Sixty-seven days remain until Georgia kicks off its season opener against Buffalo on Sept. 1. In the days counting down to the opener, DawgNation will profile, with our “Around the Hedges in 80 Days” series, a Bulldogs player we expect to make an impact. We will review each player’s career thus far and project his long-term potential as we progress through our alphabetical list, from center David Andrews to receiver Rantavious Wooten.

67. Chris Conley
Sophomore, Wide receiver
6-3, 202 pounds

Fall forecast: Conley should be fully recovered from offseason wrist surgery when the Bulldogs open preseason camp. He participated in spring practice in a limited capacity while recovering from the surgery and finished the spring as the Bulldogs’ third-team flanker behind Tavarres King and Justin Scott-Wesley. Nonetheless, Conley is poised to build on a freshman season (16 catches, 288 yards, two touchdowns) in which he played for the first time after injuries to more experienced receivers four games into the fall.
Career highlight: Conley’s touchdown catch against Georgia Tech and an acrobatic scoring grab against New Mexico State made highlight reels, but his top play of the season definitely came against Florida. Facing second-and-9 with barely more than two minutes to play, Conley made a leaping 17-yard catch over Jaylen Watkins at the Florida 19-yard line, converting a first down that helped the Bulldogs run out the clock on a 24-20 win.

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