Georgia's stellar recruiting over the past few seasons should serve the defense well.
It will still be tough, however, to replace what Georgia is losing on the defensive side of the football.
Key contributors at every position are expected to be selected in this year's NFL draft. The first one to come off the board is expected to be inside linebacker Roquan Smith, who finished his junior season with 137 tackles and 6.5 sacks. Up front, the Bulldogs are losing John Atkins and Trenton Thompson.
Lorenzo Carter, Davin Bellamy, Reggie Carter, Malkom Parrish, Dominick Sanders and Aaron Davis are all gone from the 2017 team, too.