In anticipation of this weekend's opener, HawgBeat compared the projected starting lineups for Arkansas and Georgia using the players' star ratings as recruits and their Pro Football Focus grades from last season.
We also did a side-by-side statistical comparison of the two teams using last year's numbers.
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Stat Comparison - Georgia | Arkansas (2019 FBS rank, out of 130)
Offense
Scoring: 30.8 (50th) | 21.4 (110th)
Total yards: 408.1 (61st) | 340.1 (111th)
Passing: 223.0 (72nd) | 192.9 (103rd)
Rushing: 185.1 (41st) | 147.2 (85th)
Third downs: 41.2% (t-50th) | 33.3% (t-113th)
Sacks allowed: 15 (t-8th) | 19 (t-26th)
Turnovers: 13 (t-14th) | 21 (t-94th)
Defense
Scoring: 12.6 (1st) | 36.8 (124th)
Total yards: 265.7 (3rd) | 450.7 (110th)
Passing: 201.1 (31st) | 229.2 (69th)
Rushing: 74.6 (1st) | 221.5 (122nd)
Third downs: 31.6% (14th) | 45.5% (116th)
Sacks: 31 (t-46th) | 21 (t-96th)
Turnovers forced: 16 (t-84th) | 16 (t-84th)
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Star Comparison (using Rivals ratings)
Breakdown
Tied: 1
Georgia: 18
Arkansas: 3
Pro Football Focus Comparison (using 2019 season grades)
Team Grades (Georgia | Arkansas)
Overall: 94.1 | 68.9
Offense: 92.5 | 66.1
Passing: 86.9 | 55.2
Rushing: 83.9 | 78.4
Receiving: 74.7 | 61.7
Pass blocking: 87.3 | 61.7
Run blocking: 87.9 | 63.0
