Georgia’s secondary is starting to look like the kind of unit that can change the feel of a season, and Ellis Robinson is right in the middle of that conversation.
Around Athens, Bulldogs fans already know what Robinson brings. The bigger development is that NFL people are beginning to catch up.
He entered the offseason with first-round buzz for the 2027 NFL Draft, and that buzz is only getting louder as Georgia heads toward its opener. Scouts are now putting him in a different tier, with some seeing him as the best corner Georgia has had since Champ Bailey, the No. 7 overall pick in the 1999 NFL draft.
Others are even drawing a line to Colorado’s Travis Hunter, who went second overall in the 2025 draft.
One report from Rookie Watch said several NFL scouts reportedly view Robinson as the “most talented” Georgia CB since Champ Bailey, and one scout reportedly believes Robinson has “Travis Hunter-esque” ball skills.
That kind of talk did not come out of nowhere. Robinson had a minor setback early in the offseason when he sprained his ankle during spring ball, but he bounced back fast and spent the rest of Georgia’s offseason standing out.
Fall camp, in particular, has been a showcase. He has given Georgia’s receivers fits and piled up interceptions in practice, reinforcing the idea that his ceiling is still climbing.
The next step is the one that matters most: doing it when the lights come on. If Robinson carries that practice production into games this season, his draft stock could keep rising and push him even higher than the first-round conversation already attached to his name.
He is also part of what could be a very good Georgia defense, even if there are still questions up front. The Bulldogs finished last in the SEC in sacks, and if they want to chase a national championship, that front has to be much better at pressuring the quarterback. The secondary, though, looks much more settled.
Robinson headlines that group, and KJ Bolden is another projected first-round type. Safety Kyron Jones is also back from injury and expected to start on Saturday.
If Georgia is going to resemble the 2021 or 2022 defenses, the pass rush has to improve. But a strong secondary can make life easier on everyone else. Tight coverage buys time, and time can turn into sacks.
Georgia gets its first chance to show all of that on Saturday against Tennessee State. The Bulldogs are favored by more than 40 points, so this should be a comfortable win on paper.
Still, Georgia needs to look the part and handle business cleanly before the schedule gets much tougher in the SEC. If the fall camp reports are accurate, Robinson and the rest of that secondary should be ready to make the opener look routine.
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