One of Georgia’s best players on its National Championship team was freshman Brock Bowers. The standout tight end led the team in every major receiving category and hauled in a school-record 13 touchdown passes.

Georgia freshman Adonai Mitchell also played a huge role for the Bulldogs, with his 40-yard touchdown in the win over Alabama as evidence. While Bowers was the No. 105 prospect in the 2021 recruiting cycle, Mitchell arrived with far less fan-fare as the No. 387 overall prospect.

Related: Brock Bowers named Freshman of the Year by FWAA

Point being, even elite programs such as Georgia need contributions from freshmen. That will be the case once again in 2022, especially with all Georgia is set to lose via the NFL draft and transfer portal.

The Bulldogs though do have plenty of options as far as impact freshmen, with Georgia currently having the No. 3 ranked recruiting class for the 2022 cycle. And Georgia’s top-ranked signee in the class is ESPN’s prediction for which player will make an instant impact on the 2022 season.

That player would be Malaki Starks.

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