Andrew Thomas has been the recipient of a great deal of praise from teammates and his head coach in his first preseason camp.

Kirby Smart has labeled him as mature and competitive. Defensive lineman Julian Rochester went as far as to call him “amazing.”

ESPN College Football analyst David Pollack, three-time All-American and Georgia’s all-time leader in sacks, chimed with his opinion on Thomas on Thursday’s edition of College Football Live.

Andrew Thomas (right) is Georgia's starting right tackle

“Andrew Thomas is going to be their right tackle. He’s a freak show,” Pollack said in a fact-or-fiction segment with Maria Taylor and Booger McFardlan. “I went and watched them practice, dude, he looks like and SEC right tackle as a true freshman. He’s going to be unbelievable.”

Thomas has been running with the first-team offensive line since the second week of preseason camp. He spent a week at left guard before shifting out to right tackle where he has remained for the past three weeks.

At 6-foot-5, 320 pounds Thomas was ranked as the 45th overall prospect and as the ninth offensive tackle in the nation according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite coming out of Pace Academy.

Pollack brought Thomas up during a segment where both he and McFarland were asked whether or not Georgia would get a scare from Appalachian State in the season opener. Maybe it’s because of the talented freshman or because of the Bulldogs dynamic running backs, but Pollack doesn’t think the Mountaineers have what it takes to seriously challenge the Bulldogs for four quarters.

“Georgia’s going to run through App. St. and here’s by Boog,” Pollack said. “They’re going to pound the football and I don’t think App. St. can do anything about it.”

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