ATHENS, Georgia - Sacovie White-Helton came into the season talking about control what he can control, and through two games he’s done exactly that.
The junior receiver, pressed into a bigger role after Zachariah Branch’s record-setting production, made his lone catch Saturday count in a big way. White-Helton turned a short slant from Gunner Stockton into a 70-yard touchdown in Georgia’s 70-20 win over Western Kentucky.
“It was a choice route, he ran a great route,” Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton said. “I just had to get him the ball and he did the rest.
“He turned on the jets and nobody caught him.”
White-Helton has now caught four passes for 104 yards and a touchdown this season. He’s also been busy in the return game, with six punt returns for 82 yards and a kick return of 18 yards in Georgia’s 63-3 win over Tennessee State.
Kirby Smart has rotated heavily through the first two blowouts, pulling Stockton and many of the top receivers in the second quarter both times. Even with that limited game time, White-Helton has made it clear he can be a steady target and a dangerous one after the catch.
Smart liked just about everything he saw on the touchdown.
“The throw and the decision by Gunner was great, was elite, and the catch by Sacovie using his hands and not his body was really big,” Smart said. “Then his burst to split the safeties and go make a play.
“It was really nice (pass) protection, and really nice decision and great catch and run after the catch.”
White-Helton said in fall camp that he had taken lessons from Branch, who set a UGA program record with 81 catches last season. What stood out most to him was the detail.
“Route definition, depth in routes, and the speed and timing of the routes he used, not everything needs to be 100 mph,” White-Helton said.
“It’s coming out of your break and being able to run downfield.”
That part has shown up early, and White-Helton heads into Georgia’s first SEC and road game at noon next Saturday at Arkansas with momentum on his side.
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