ATHENS — Matt Landers threw for a touchdown at G-Day on Saturday.

But he and the rest of the wide receivers didn’t do enough in the actual pass catching game to give head coach Kirby Smart confidence in the position. When asked if he has more faith in the receivers after five weeks of spring practice, Smart quickly said, “No.”

“I never feel more confident about our receiving corps because we just don’t have numbers,” Smart said. “It’s the thinnest position. There, d-line and tight end.”

The cupboard isn’t complete bare. But with Mecole Hardman, Terry Godwin and Riley Ridley all gone from last year’s team, Georgia doesn’t have very many sure things behind Jeremiah Holloman, who caught for 54 yards on Saturday. Tyler Simmons, Demetris Robertson, Trey Blount, Kearis Jackson and Matt Landers are all fighting for playing time.

Robertson, who has recently practiced in the slot position, sat out G-Day because of an illness he got Friday night, Smart said. Of the receivers who played, Trey Blount had the most yards and catches with 69 and 5six respectively. He and Landers played on the Black team, which was the second-team offense.

Landers caught a 52-yard catch on Saturday, the longest play of the game. Smart said after the game that he is looking for him to step up. Landers said he is feeling that pressure.

“Seeing that a lot of guys left (I knew) that I got to be the guy that had to step up,” Landers said. “I’ve been hearing that I have a lot of potential, but I just wanted to go out there and see for myself.”

Landers doesn’t know how the playing time will shake out in the fall. He said he just hopes he can make the travel list.

Theoretically, there should be light at the end of the tunnel for the Bulldogs. Receivers George Pickens, Dominick Blaylock and tight ends Brett Seither and Ryland Goede have yet to arrive on campus as members of the 2019 recruiting class who didn’t enroll early. But Smart doesn’t know what he will get from them.

“I know the kids that are coming in but I don’t know how they’re going to respond to the first time they get hit in the mouth [or the] first time they have to compete with a guy one-on-one and answer the bell,” Smart said.

As for the tight ends, Charlie Woerner had the most catches on the Red team with five.

Jake Fromm picked Woerner as the player he was most impressed with at G-Day.

“He did a really good job route running,” Fromm said. “That’s the thing he probably needed to get better at … (I’m) super proud of my roommate.”

It’s not just pass catching ability that Smart is concerned about losing. Mecole Hardman, the No. 1 receiver last season, also ran back punts last season.

“We lost a tremendous amount of special teams snaps out of our wide receiver room,” Smart said.

A spring game isn’t the end-all-be-all. Smart said he just looks to see if his players can follow simple instructions rather than execute the entire playbook.

But while Smart still isn’t convinced about the pass catching depth, he can be sure of one thing: Landers can throw the ball.