Mike Bobo's Track Record Suggests a Massive Season for Georgia's Wide Receivers

Georgia is the name and defense is the game. That's a pretty good way to sum up the Bulldogs' identity under Kirby Smart. But over the last three years, the Bulldogs found an offensive identity and a really good one thanks to former offensive coordinator, Todd Monken. Georgia laid an offensive foundation over these past few seasons, and now it is Mike Bobo's job to sustain that success and continue its upward trajectory.

The Bulldogs have essentially revamped their offense and have pieced together a unit that, in its totality, is loaded down with talent. Take a look at any offensive position on Georgia's roster, and you can safely say that from 2020 to now, that spot on the roster has improved. And now with Bobo at the helm, there's a certain position group that can be circled as one to see further elevation from during the 2023 season.

When you take a look at Bobo's track record as both an offensive coordinator and head coach, there are a few things that really stand out. The one that gets talked about the most is what he has done and who has his name tied to in the running game. But what never seems to be mentioned about Bobo is the success wide receivers have with him as a play caller. Let's take a look at some numbers to contextualize this.

Since his debut season as an offensive coordinator at Georgia in 2007, Bobo has had a wide receiver finish with more than 700 receiving yards in a season 13 different times. Georgia's football program has only had that happen 10 different times over the last 16 seasons, and six of them happened while Bobo was the offensive coordinator. On top of that, during his five seasons as a head coach at Colorado State, he had a wide receiver go over 1,000 total season receiving yards for four straight seasons. Something that hasn't happened in Athens since Terrence Edwards was running routes in the early 2000s.

Another interesting stat find about Bobo, is that Georgia has only had one season over the 14 years in which they finished inside of the top five for offensive players that go for 40 yards or more. It happened in 2012 when the Bulldogs finished top two for both 40-plus yard and 50-plus yard offensive plays. Both of which were also dominated by plays that were produced through the passing game, not on the ground.

Combining those stats with the current state of Georgia's wide receiver room sets up a recipe that is bound to produce impressive results. The Bulldogs are arguably the most talented at wide receiver they have ever been under Smart and the preseason rankings even support that.

There is a preconceived notion about Bobo that his offensive success is predicated around his running backs, but as the numbers show, that's not entirely true. This isn't laid out to say that a Georgia player will hoist up the next Biletnikoff award by the end of the season, but it is to show that a special season could be on the horizon for Georgia's wide receivers and Bobo in 2023.

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