Bruce Feldman reveals potential candidates to replace Fran Brown as Georgia's DB coach

Georgia Bulldogs defensive back coach Fran Brown is leaving to become the head coach at Syracuse. With that, head coach Kirby Smart is going to need to replace Brown as the team’s defensive backs coach.

With that, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic has revealed several potential candidates to replace Brown.

Among those potential replacements for Brown at Georgia are former Florida defensive backs coach Corey Raymond and Houston defensive coordinator Doug Belk.

As Feldman pointed out, Corey Raymond was one of the defensive assistants that Florida head coach Billy Napier moved on from at the end of the season as the Gators look to get back on track. A Louisiana native who played for LSU, Raymond has spent most of his coaching career with the Tigers under both Les Miles and Ed Orgeron. He also has stops at Nebraska and Utah State.

For his part, Doug Belk is a Georgia native. He was also a GA at Alabama when Kirby Smart was the defensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide. So, there is a connection between the two. Since 2017, he has been a Dana Holgorsen assistant at West Virginia and more recently Houston.

Regardless of who replaces Fran Brown at Georgia, they’re going to have big shoes to fill. Brown became the defensive backs coach at the start of the 2022 season and has done a phenomenal job since he first got to Athens. In the 2023 NFL Draft, there were two defensive backs out of Georgia selected. More are expected to be drafted in the next draft as well. During his time at Georgia, the Bulldogs haven’t lost a game.

Defensive back Kamari Lassiter reflected on Georgia dynasty

Ahead of the SEC Championship Game, Georgia defensive back Kamari Lassiter reflected on the Bulldogs’ dynasty.

“I definitely do. It just takes some time to sit back and appreciate it. It’s hard to, you know, sometimes take a second and slow down with everything going at you so fast with practices and everything flying around at you,” Lassiter said.

“But sometimes to sit down and think, for myself personally to be a part of a really good program and program that’s taught me a lot of things not just about football but about life. I’ve been around some really good guys and some guys that have gone to the league and some guys that are still with me. So, just being able to be a part of this and have some impact on these teams is really truly just a blessing that I’m actually very grateful for.”