Hours after receiving an offer from Georgia, Florida athlete Christopher Johnson Jr. de-committed from Rutgers. Johnson had committed to Rutgers in March while on an unofficial visit to the Big Ten program.
He is a class of 2023 recruit out of Dillard (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) who is fast, elusive in the open field and is a solid receiving option out of the backfield. The decision to re-open his commitment certainly has something to do with his recent offer from the national champions.
Johnson tweeted about his Georgia offer on Saturday afternoon.
The 5-foot-11, 182-pound running back currently holds ‘Power Five’ offers that include Colorado, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Louisville, Pittsburgh and Syracuse in addition to Rutgers and Georgia. Rivals has Johnson listed as a three-star recruit.
Johnson’s message, posted early on Saturday evening, was simple: “I will be decommitting from the university of Rutgers, I am open to all schools now.”
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Johnson is a three-star running back who is also a standout sprinter. Recently, he posted one of his track times on Twitter where he tagged Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano as well as running backs coach Andrew Aurich and several recruiting reporters. Perhaps foreshadowing his decision to de-commit from Rutgers, he additionally tagged Georgia secondary coach Fran Brown on the tweet.
Brown, of course, left Rutgers this offseason to make a lateral move to Georgia.
#1 in Florida and #2 in the country 🤝🏾 @GregSchiano @FranBrownUGA @Coach_Aurich @HBFATHLETES @larryblustein @CoachBlu954 @Dillard_DHS @TEAM_TATE_FLA @Andrew_Ivins @RivalsRichie @RWrightRivals @247Sports @milesplit pic.twitter.com/ShOAV1yefE
— ripkym4l (@christopherj6_) April 23, 2022
A bit under-recruited, Johnson is an intriguing running back prospect who is likely to add other significant offers. Georgia currently does not have a running back commit in their 2023 recruiting class.
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Dillard finished last season 10-2. They lost 28-14 to Homestead in the playoffs to end their season.
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