One of the joys of winning big and then recruiting even bigger is that the high talent level stretches far down the roster. There aren’t just 11 guys — or fewer — capable of starting on both sides of the ball for Georgia these days. In this case, there might be more like 20 or 25 capable of starting on each side of the ball.

And that’s without exaggeration. There’s that much talent.

So now that the Bulldogs are back to work at fall camp, there are plenty of position battles that are going to be fun to watch. Even incumbent starters who played well in 2017 aren’t immune to losing their jobs to young up-and-coming kids.

Depth chart? Ha! There’s really no such thing right now, and that’s a good thing. Let the battles begin, on both sides and at every level.

“We’ve got a ton of competition in this camp. You look across the board, you sit there and say, ‘We don’t really have a depth chart,’” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Friday. “You (media) guys have a depth chart, but we don’t have a depth chart. Every guy’s getting the same reps. Our ones, twos, threes, fours are going to get the same number of reps at practice.

“We’re going to evaluate them and say, ‘Who’s doing the best job of competing at the standard we want?’ And then we’ll make decisions from there and play.”

Here are five battles that are going to be interesting:

1. Quarterback: Jake Fromm and Justin Fields

It amazing to think about all the success Georgia has had the past two years even though it has been forced to rely on a freshman quarterback. Through the years, that just hasn’t been a recipe for success.

Jacob Eason played well in 2016 and then when we was hurt in the season opener in 2017, freshman Jake Fromm stepped in and played well the rest of the year, leading the Bulldogs to an SEC championship and the national title game. He played well enough that Eason couldn’t get his job back once healthy. Fromm was that good; Eason saw the writing on the wall and transferred after the season.

Fromm would seem to be the obvious starter this year, but then here comes Justin Fields, the No. 2 recruit in the nation. He has been impressive ever since he set foot on campus in January. As good as Fromm was last year, it’s not hard to see Fields starting at some point.

“I think when you start thinking about (who starts), you start trying to make it a bigger deal than it is,” Smart said. “For me, it’s all about, ‘Who’s going to play with the most consistency? Who’s going to do things naturally and understand and develop and make right decisions at every position?’ That’s the most important thing for us: ‘Are we headed in team-goal-oriented decisions and are you working as hard as you possibly can to out-compete the other guys?’”

2. Cornerback: Veterans holding off the youngsters?

Deandre Baker (senior) and Tyrique McGhee (junior) have been around a while, and Baker might have been Georgia’s best defender last year after Roquan Smith. McGhee has had his moments, but there’s been some bad beats as well.

There are a lot of guys ready to step in, most notably freshman Tyson Campbell, a 5-star recruit out of Fort Lauderdale. It’s hard to imagine him not being on the field most of the time. Expect a lot of reps for as many as six players at the corner spots.

3. Running back: How to divvy up all the carries

D’Andre Swift is the obvious heir apparent at running back now that Nick Chubb and Sony Michel are gone, but there are at least four others who will want their shot, too. No one in the country has the running back depth that Georgia does, certainly not five-deep.

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Swift played great last year (618 yards, 3 touchdowns) when given the chance, and he has the potential to have a huge year. What’s going to be interesting is to see where juniors Elijah Holyfield and Brian Herrien will fit in. Will they be the next men up, or are the two talented freshmen ready to pass them up in the pecking order?

Freshman Zamir White (ACL) has been cleared for all action in fall practice and he’ll want to be in the mix, along with fellow freshman James Cook.

4. Linebacker: Who grabs all the spots that have opened up?

Losing Smith is huge, and this is the one position group that collectively has a lot to prove because of all the attrition. Senior D’Andre Walker have proven his skills, and he could have a big year. He’s one obvious starter, if there is such a thing. Juwan Taylor, Monty Rice and Walter Grant have potential, but then there are freshmen here as well who could step in, most notably Brenton Cox and Robert Beal.

What’s interesting about the linebacker group is that there is plenty of talent, but how is it all going to fit? There are a lot of moving pieces here, so it’s going to be interesting to see how cohesive they become.

5. Offensive line: Moving pieces there, too

A place where the depth chart might truly be irrelevant right now? That would be along the offensive line.

Here, too, there is plenty of talent, but the big question during the fall is who’s the best, and at what spots?

“We have a lot of guys with a lot of talent and there’s going to be a lot of competition,” Georgia tackle Andrew Thomas said. “For the guys starting right now, it is going to push us, and for the defense it will make them a lot better because once you go from the ones and twos, it’s almost like the same thing.”