Kevin Sherrer probably feels like a kid in a candy shop.

In his first season on the Georgia staff, Sherrer is coaching arguably college football’s best linebacking corps.  After spending last season at South Alabama, Sherrer arrived in Athens this past winter and was handed Lorenzo Carter, Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins.

Jenkins is a preseason All-SEC selection, Floyd is poised for a breakout season and Carter was one of the most sought-after recruits in the nation.  Welcome to Athens and the SEC, Kevin.

“Makes you look like a good coach,” Sherrer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Carter arrived on campus to great hype, but so far though the summer and fall camp, he’s lived up to it.  Standing at 6-feet-6 inches, he’s already bulked up to 240 pounds despite just one short summer of strength and conditioning.  It’s no mistake he shows up on the Bulldogs’ two-deep for Saturday’s opener.

“As he understands our scheme and how we expect him to play and the things he does, he’s just going to get better and better,” Sherrer said.

Carter, a native of Norcross, Ga., chose to stay home over a lengthy list of college football’s most elite programs.  He could start at any program in the country, but it just so happens that head coach Mark Richt and defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt want him to play Sam, or strong-side linebacker.  Which is the same spot as Floyd, who is a sophomore.

The Carter-Floyd tandem provides Pruitt with a world of opportunity in his defensive schemes.  Pruitt has stated that Floyd was the most under-utilized talent on the Bulldog defense in 2013.

With Carter now joining Floyd at linebacker, and with his incredible physical tools and speed, Pruitt can now insert Carter into the lineup at Sam in situations in which Georgia previously would have counted on Floyd and can move Floyd around.

That’s not counting Jenkins, who plays the new Jack position in Pruitt’s defense, which is defensive end that lines up opposite the Sam position.  He’s down 20 pounds from last season and is moving around much more swiftly.

Carter, though he has looked like a freshman at time, has regained form and has excited coaches with his potential.

“Before he’s done here he’s going to be a great player, one of the best ones to come through here probably,” Sherrer said.