Chaz Chambliss is playing his best football as a Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart made sure reporters knew it during Monday’s press conference.
“He’s tough, he’s physical, and when we had the offensive line injuries, we were forced to find a kind of another fullback of a body type,” Smart said of Chambliss, who served as the upback for Nate Frazier on his game-clinching touchdown run against Tennessee. “I think Chaz’s work ethic, his buy-in, his leadership, his film study – Chaz knows what people are running before we do as coordinators sometimes, because he looks at so much tape, and he uses those cues to help him and make plays.”
The statistics prove it.
His 5.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss tie him with Jalon Walker for the top marks on the team.
“He’s the leader of our defense,” cornerback Daylen Everette said of Chambliss, who had two of his sacks against Tennessee.
“He benefited a little bit Saturday, they …