Who’s deeper: TCU or Georgia? Our final CFP nationwide title lineup

School soccer’s largest stars will likely be on full show Monday evening when No. 1 Georgia (14-0) and No. 3 TCU (13-1) take the sector at SoFi Stadium on this yr’s School Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship (7:30 p.m. ET).

Georgia, the top-ranked workforce within the nation, has lived as much as its popularity as being one in all, if not the deepest and most proficient workforce within the nation. TCU has loads of star energy on its roster as properly, regardless of being the smallest college to ever play within the CFP title sport and a large 12.5-point underdog, per FOX Guess.

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TCU quarterback Max Duggan and Georgia's Stetson Bennett had been each Heisman Trophy finalists, however which signal-caller would you need underneath middle should you had to decide on only one? 

On the defensive facet of the ball, each Jalen Carter (Georgia) and Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (TCU) had been named AP first-team All-Individuals, however which workforce has the benefit at different defensive spots?

To reply these questions, we mixed each workforce’s projected starters to create an final nationwide championship beginning 11 on each offense and protection.

OFFENSE

Quarterback: Max Duggan, TCU

The Horned Frogs' senior quarterback has loved a standout season, throwing for 3,546 yards and 32 touchdowns, whereas including 461 yards and eight scores on the bottom. He was named the Huge 12 Offensive Participant of the 12 months and acquired the Davey O’Brien Award, whereas additionally being named the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. 

Working again: Kendre Miller, TCU

The junior again was a dominant power in TCU’s backfield all through the 2022 season. Miller led the Horned Frogs with 1,399 speeding yards and 17 speeding touchdowns, each which ranked among the many prime 15 within the nation. Miller ranked second within the Huge 12 in yards per carry (6.25) and topped the 100-yard speeding mark in seven video games this season. The proficient working again injured his knee within the first half of TCU’s Fiesta Bowl win over Michigan and is listed as questionable forward of Monday’s sport.

Broad receiver: Quentin Johnston, TCU

Johnston is a big-play large receiver who is predicted to be one of many first pass-catchers taken in April’s NFL Draft. Standing at 6-foot-4, 215 kilos, the junior wideout has the power to stretch the sector and are available down with 50/50 balls thrown in his course. He was named first-team All-Huge 12 this season after hauling in 59 catches for 1,066 yards and 6 touchdowns. Johnston was distinctive in TCU’s Fiesta Bowl victory, catching six passes for 163 yards and a rating.

Broad receiver: Ladd McConkey, Georgia

Like Miller, McConkey can be coping with an harm heading into Monday’s sport, however that does not take away from the very fact he loved a standout sophomore marketing campaign. The 6-foot, 185-pound large receiver caught 53 passes for 674 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2022. He recorded four-plus catches in 10 of the Bulldogs’ 14 video games this season.

Tight finish: Brock Bowers, Georgia

Thought-about by many to be the highest tight finish in school soccer, Bowers is without doubt one of the most achieved gamers within the nation, no matter place. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Bowers is a two-time All-SEC member, the 2021 SEC Freshman of the 12 months, a two-time All-American and the 2022 John Mackey Award winner. He hauled in a team-best 56 passes for 790 yards and 6 touchdowns this season.

Tight finish: Darnell Washington, Georgia

It’s not day by day you see a workforce with two dominant tight ends lined up on the sector collectively, however that’s the case with Georgia’s Bowers and Washington. Standing at 6-foot-7, 270 kilos, Washington is without doubt one of the most bodily imposing gamers in school soccer. He's an asset as each a blocker and pass-catcher, totaling 27 catches for 426 yards and two scores this season for the Bulldogs.

Offensive line: Broderick Jones, Georgia

Jones was a former five-star recruit within the 2020 class that has loved an excellent redshirt sophomore marketing campaign, beginning 12 video games at left deal with and liable for defending Bennett’s blind facet. Jones was an AP first-team All-SEC choice this yr.

Offensive line: Warren McClendon, Georgia

A 3-year starter at proper deal with, McClendon is without doubt one of the prime offensive linemen within the SEC. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound lineman has began each sport at proper deal with for the Bulldogs this season and was a 2022 first-team All-SEC choice.

Offensive line: Steve Avila, TCU

One of many prime inside linemen within the nation, Avila has been a power on TCU’s offensive line all through his profession. He's a two-time All-Huge 12 choice and was named a consensus first-team All-American this season.

Offensive line: Tate Ratledge, Georgia

After lacking all of final season with a foot harm he suffered on the opening drive of the yr, Ratledge bounced again in a giant approach this season. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound Georgia native has been a staple at proper guard for the Bulldogs all yr.

Offensive line: Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia

Van Pran has began each sport at middle for the Bulldogs this season, serving to pave the way in which for a Georgia speeding assault that's averaging 200-plus yards per sport on the bottom. The 6-foot-4, 310 pound redshirt sophomore was voted second-team All-SEC in 2022.

Can TCU's offense overcome Georgia's top-ranked protection?

DEFENSE

Defensive position/edge rusher: Robert Beal, Georgia

Beal is a stat-sheet stuffer, recording 22 tackles, two sacks, a compelled fumble, a fumble restoration and two tackles for loss this season for the Bulldogs. He had his greatest sport of the season in Georgia’s 50-30 win over LSU within the SEC Championship, recording 4 tackles, 4 QB hurries and a strip sack.

Defensive position: Dylan Horton, TCU

Horton has loved an excellent senior season, recording 44 tackles and a team-high 10 sacks, which ranked first within the Huge 12. The 6-foot-4, 275-pound edge rusher was named honorable-mention All-Huge 12 this season.

Defensive position: Jalen Carter, Georgia

Thought-about by many to be essentially the most dominant inside defensive lineman in school soccer, Carter is a first-team All-American and could possibly be the No. 1 decide in April’s NFL Draft. He's an imposing power in the midst of a Georgia protection that held opponents to simply 12.8 factors per sport this season.

Defensive position: Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia

Stackhouse has began each sport for the Bulldogs this season, recording 31 tackles en path to being named second-team All-SEC. The 6-foot-3, 320-pound junior performed a pivotal position on a Georgia protection that held opponents to simply 3 yards per carry this season, which ranked fifth within the nation.

Linebacker: Dee Winters, TCU

Winters is a speedy, however undersized linebacker who has loved an excellent 2022 marketing campaign. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound senior totaled 44 tackles, 7.5 sacks and a memorable pick-six within the Horned Frogs’ win over Michigan within the CFP semifinals. He was a first-team All-Huge 12 choice in 2022.

Linebacker: Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia

The 6-foot-1, 245-pound center linebacker has loved a standout sophomore season. He has recorded 66 tackles, 4 sacks and a compelled fumble. Dumas-Johnson was a second-team All-SEC member in 2022.

Linebacker: Johnny Hodges, TCU

Hodges transferred to TCU after two years at Navy and made a direct impression for the Horned Frogs in 2022. He totaled a team-high 81 tackles, whereas additionally including two sacks on the season. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound junior was named second-team All-Huge 12 this season. 

Defensive again: Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU

You’d be hard-pressed to discover a higher cornerback in school soccer than Hodges-Tomlinson. He was the winner of the 2022 Jim Thorpe Award, which is awarded to the nation’s prime defensive again. Hodges-Tomlinson isn’t a giant nook by any means — listed at 5-foot-9, 177 kilos — however he has loads of big-play means and a knack for shutting down opposing workforce’s prime receivers. He recorded 45 tackles, three interceptions and a compelled fumble en path to being named an AP first-team All-American this season.

Defensive again: Kelee Ringo, Georgia

From a pure expertise standpoint, Ringo is without doubt one of the prime cornerbacks within the nation. He's a 6-foot-2, 210-pound nook with 4.3 pace, which makes him a perfect match on the subsequent stage. He'll seemingly have the problem of attempting to close down Johnston, which must be an enchanting matchup. The proficient sophomore had a memorable 79-yard pick-six in final yr’s nationwide title sport that sealed the victory over SEC foe Alabama.

Defensive again: Christopher Smith, Georgia

Smith is without doubt one of the prime defensive backs within the nation and the quarterback of Georgia’s secondary. He was named a first-team All-SEC member and was a finalist for the 2022 Bronko Nagurski Award because the nation’s prime defensive participant. The senior defensive again totaled 57 tackles, a sack and 6 interceptions for the Bulldogs this season.

Defensive again: Malaki Starks, Georgia

This proficient freshman was a finalist for the 2022 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the 12 months Award this season. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Starks ranked second on the workforce with 68 tackles, whereas additionally including two picks in his freshman marketing campaign. 

Can TCU threaten Georgia within the nationwide title sport?

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