Georgia expects the best from sack leaders Mykel Williams, Jalon Walker, Chaz Chambliss

ATHENS — Two on me, one free.

That’s Georgia’s defensive motto up front, where all the action starts and where opposing ball carriers and scrambling quarterbacks are designed to end.

Mykel Williams, Chaz Chambliss and Jalon Walker enter their CFP Sugar Bowl matchup with Notre Dame vying for the team lead in sacks.

But the only numbers that matter to these players – and their teammates – will be the ones on the scoreboard, as it will determine whether they will take the field again.

“If we win, it’s not my last game,” Chambliss said, asked if he has thought about the 6 p.m. 8:45 p.m., with Notre Dame possibly his last in Georgia.

“Obviously, we want the last one to be in the championship, so I’m doing everything to make sure all my other her seniors and upperclassmen come out well.”

The Bulldogs defensive front will need to be at their best against a veteran Irish front known to be task-sound.

“Their offense hardly messes up,” noted Chambliss, who has 6.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss. “They never let anybody into holes they shouldn’t be.

“It all comes down to who is better man to man.”

Or two men on one man, as is often the case for Williams, who looks to work his way into the top 10 picks in the upcoming NFL draft with a strong postseason run.

“Two on me, another free,” said Williams, who has 5 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss. “As long as we play defense, I’m happy with it.”

Walker said he’s happy to have Williams to work with, the pair often lining up on the same side of the line, the better to stress offensive lines and disrupt protective packages.

“He makes my job a lot easier with the attention he gets, we just compliment each other,” said Walker, the team leader with 35 QB pressures and 10.5 tackles for loss to go along with his 6.5 sacks.

“I feel like it goes deeper than just football, I’ve been with Mykel for the last three years, he’s been one of my brothers,” said Walker, the 2024 Butkus Award winner.

“We have a relationship and a mindset, we work together, it creates opportunities not only for him but for me, and we feed off each other’s energy.”

In fact, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian noted how the Walker-Williams tandem disrupted the Longhorns, with Chambliss holding things down on the other end.

“(Williams) is obviously an elite passer who can put stress on your tackles and put stress on your quarterback,” Sarkisian said after Georgia’s 30-15 win in Austin.

“I thought they had a really good plan to allow him to rush and flush the quarterback, and then use Walker as a spy to chase the quarterback — he has elite closing speed, too.”

Williams is not one for words, but when he speaks, his teammates listen and his message carries weight.

“(Walker) is my brother, we work together every day,” Williams said. “We’re constantly relaxing together, we watched a game (Thursday) night. We’re working on things together.”

Georgia co-defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann thinks so.

“We talk about being at our best when our best is needed,” Schumann said, “and in this environment, your best is needed.”