Five-star athlete KJ Bolden is ready to announce where he will play college football. Bolden, a member of the 2024 recruiting class, is the top-ranked safety recruit in the nation.
Bolden is a versatile football player for Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. Bolden also plays wide receiver. He is one of five-star Georgia football quarterback commit Dylan Raiola’s top receiving targets.
Bolden is the No. 7 recruit in the class of 2024. He is the second-ranked recruit in Georgia. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound athlete plans to announce his decision on Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Bolden will decide among Georgia, Alabama, Florida State, Ohio State, and Auburn. Georgia is favored to land Bolden but Ohio State and Florida State also have a shot.
KJ Bolden may have dropped a hint as to where he will play college football. In an interview with some of his high school teammates, KJ Bolden said, “I go to the University of … I go to Buford.”
Bolden caught himself, but only two of Bolden’s top schools would continue the phrase the five-star safety was starting: The University of Alabama and the University of Georgia.
Auburn University, Florida State University and Ohio State University don’t fit the sentence Bolden was starting.
Here’s a look at Bolden’s interview:
5⭐️ ATH/S KJ Bolden (@KhalilBolden2) to media today: “I have a school in my head that I’m probably ready to go to right now.”
Then: “I go to the University of…I go to Buford.”
August 5th almost came early. 👀🔥#GoDawgs | #CommitToTheG pic.twitter.com/FN386fwJkW
— Aaron Leicht (@aaronleicht) July 26, 2023
Bolden and Raiola are already connecting on passes in practice:
We Connecting and working on our chemistry. @RaiolaDylan Hit Me with a Good Pass down the field. #Athlete @buford_football @BufordGAPrspcts pic.twitter.com/YtuP6OWUJw
— Khalil “KJ”Bolden (@KhalilBolden2) July 19, 2023
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