premium-icon 36 months ago, football Edit Talyn Taylor’s previous two excursions to Georgia have been drastically different.

The Rivals100 receiver from Illinois visited Georgia the weekend of February 3. Since then, the Bulldogs have lost receivers coach Bryan McClendon to the NFL and replaced him with James Coley.

In addition to meeting Coley in person, Taylor also got his first glimpse at a Georgia practice when he visited on March 23. Even in a much different atmosphere, the Bulldogs amazed him. premium-icon PREMIUM CONTENT You must be a member to read the full article.

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Part of the fun of spring practice for fans is trying to guess who will become “the next big thing.” At Georgia, applicants are never in short supply.

That’s certainly true in the secondary, where the Bulldogs have two new five-star defensive backs in Ellis Robinson IV and KJ Bolden. Due to attrition—players leaving early for the NFL and transfers—many question if Robinson and Bolden could see the field early.

“They’re first-year players; they’re talented players,” head coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday. “They’re everything they’re advertised to be in terms of being instinctual football players. They both learn well.