Derion Kendrick, Arik Gilbert more reason to be bullish on UGA football

The college football preview magazines that hit supermarket and bookstore racks already pegged Georgia as a top five team.

Then the latest splashes to the Bulldogs roster came last week in the form of high-profile transfers: All-ACC cornerback Derion Kendrick and tight end Arik Gilbert, the 2020 Gatorade national player of the year.

“It kind of feels like NFL free agency, right?” Ralph Russo, the national college football writer for the Associated Press since 2005, said. “You’re putting two potential All-Americans into a team that could have made a good case to be your national championship pick.”

Kendrick is a former Clemson two-year defensive starter. Gilbert was LSU’s fourth leading receiver last year as a freshman.

Before their additions, Georgia ranked No. 4 by Lindy’s, and No. 5 by Athlon and The Sporting News.