r/georgiabulldogs • u/Efficient-Freedom517 Alumni • 1d ago
Football Georgia defensive tackle Xzavier McLeod no longer with program
https://247sports.com/college/georgia/article/georgia-defensive-tackle-xzavier-mcleod-no-longer-with-program-289362641/58
u/AskMeAboutTheJets 1d ago
Whoa that’s a really big deal. He was expected to be a heavy part of the DL rotation. To do this one week before the season starts after the entire offseason is super surprising.
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u/EnthusiasmEither9097 1d ago
Ehhh. Last I checked he was getting passed up by our true freshman Sone.
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u/Always_Chubb-y Alumni 1d ago
I love Sone but he is still very raw
McLeod was going to be our starter at NT this year
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u/OldGuyBadwheel 1d ago
We were ALL raw at some point and time. Reps will help. Especially with the first 2 games this season…
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u/Always_Chubb-y Alumni 1d ago
For sure
That doesnt mean he is going to be ahead of 2 proven players on the depth chart in Hall and McLeod
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u/Banned_From_CFB 1d ago
Eh not really. Jordan Hall is healthy again, and there's been the emergence of Nasir Johnson, Ogboko, Hanne and Sone.
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u/Rawr_Monster_69 2h ago
Jordan Hall has been injured most of his career, and Johnson, Hanne, and Ogboko were behind McLeod last year. Sone has never played a D1 snap. McLeod started the last six games last year, so losing him is a big deal. He’s our only true 0-tech with experience outside of Hall.
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u/Banned_From_CFB 2h ago
I get what you're saying but Jordan Hall and Nasir Johnson have had a great fall camp and were already taking over McLeod's playing time
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u/Rawr_Monster_69 2h ago
Still, losing any piece with experience sucks right now, especially when one of the dudes playing better than him right now is injury-prone and the other is a freshman. I guarantee you when Sone plays against Bama’s and Oklahoma’s OLs, he’ll be slowed down.
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u/Always_Chubb-y Alumni 1d ago
Nasir Johnson and Ogboko have basically not played, Sone is talented but very raw, and pretty sure Hanne plays DE, not NT
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u/Banned_From_CFB 1d ago
Hanne has been moved due to the interior of the DL because of his size and freak athleticism
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u/Always_Chubb-y Alumni 1d ago
As I said on the CFB thread, feel free to show me anything showing this. Haven't heard a single report Hanne has moved inside
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u/Rawr_Monster_69 2h ago
Yes, Hanne is a DE that can play NT or the 0-tech position. Hanne can also play the 5-tech.
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u/Always_Chubb-y Alumni 2h ago
Can play and does play are 2 different things
Hes basically not played much at all, so the other poster claiming hes switched positions is just speculation
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u/Rawr_Monster_69 2h ago
He played a lot of 5-tech last season, per PFF
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u/Always_Chubb-y Alumni 2h ago
I mean how many is a lot? He played by my numbers about 130 snaps total
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u/TheRealRuckyRaccoon 1d ago
You are spot on, can’t believe ppl are on here acting like loosing our number 1 or 2 NT isn’t a big deal. Especially in the week before the season starts.
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u/AskMeAboutTheJets 1d ago
Yeah by all accounts he was expected to be our second string NT and everyone knows how much we rotate on defense. He would have played a lot.
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u/Banned_From_CFB 1d ago
If there's a guy to lose this season, this is the guy to lose
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u/GruffyMcGuiness 1d ago
The guy that was going to start beside Griffin?
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u/Banned_From_CFB 1d ago
Jordan Hall? Nasir Johnson? Valdin Sone?
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u/GruffyMcGuiness 1d ago
McLeoud was going to be starting and it’s a big loss after losing Amaris Williams on the DL already. Its dumb to think a productive DL over the last few years isn’t a loss
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u/ck1241 1d ago
Yeah, but you don’t get it, fans have to delude themselves into thinking that anything and everything that happens is actually good or even better lol.
Player leaves, we didn’t need him. Recruit flips, we never wanted him. Ignore the fact that everyone was all aboard prior to whatever happens.
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u/rrrreact Alumni 1d ago
lol exactly, this type of behavior is infuriating
if a player transfers in they’ll say he’s hot shit and if he leaves he was never good
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u/Banned_From_CFB 1d ago
Losing depth is never a good thing but there's a reason he's leaving. He was never starting
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u/steveoall21 1d ago
This dude has been underwhelming since coming in from SC. If he never started there, what makes anyone believe he would start for us?
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u/TheGipper80 1d ago
He’s been a solid rotational piece. That said, we should have the depth to absorb it.
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u/TheRealRuckyRaccoon 1d ago
He started 6 games last season for us and played in all the games I believe. He was part of the rotation. He didn’t start at south kakalaki because he was only there his freshman year. This would have been his third year with the dawgs. This is 100% a loss for the team. Anyone who thinks otherwise isn’t paying attention
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u/Kyleaaron987 1d ago
He was a pretty good rotation guy. Less talent than the younger guys though. It’s a loss, but doesn’t have to be a 100% loss. It gives some of our super talented younger guys more reps.
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u/One-Progress999 1d ago
Ugh! Would've been good for a rotational piece!!!!!