Georgia football among top schools for in-state DT

Three-star defensive tackle recruit Joshua Horton has named his top 10 schools and indicates that a commitment is coming soon.

Three-star defensive tackle recruit Joshua Horton has named his top 10 schools and indicates that a commitment is coming soon. Horton, a member of the class of 2023, plays football for Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Georgia.

The 6-foot-5, 290-pound defensive lineman has recently visited UCF, Florida, and Nebraska. Horton is the No. 724 overall recruit in the country and the No. 86 defensive lineman.

Horton ranks Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, UCF, Tennessee, Nebraska, Michigan State, UNC, Mississippi State, and West Virginia as his top 10 schools. The Langston Hughes star is favored to commit to the Auburn Tigers.

Horton is a rising senior and has good grades. He visited Athens for the Georgia-South Carolina game in 2021. The Bulldogs offer Hughes back in June 2021.

Here is one of his top highlights from this past season:

Hughes could play 4-3 defensive tackle or 3-4 defensive end at the next level. The three-star defensive tackle named his top 10 schools via Twitter:

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