UGA football OL Jared Wilson named true freshman All American by ESPN

ESPN recently named its preseason true freshman All American team for the 2021 college football season and included Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Jared Wilson.

ESPN recently named its preseason true freshman All American team for the 2021 college football season and included Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Jared Wilson.

“With a big body, very good feet, and impressive strength, Wilson has flashed the physical tools early to compete in the trenches in the SEC,” wrote ESPN’s Tom Luginbill.

2021 Georgia football recruiting class review: ILB Jamon Dumas-Johnson

Reviewing the 2021 Georgia football recruiting class, continuing with ILB Jamon Dumas-Johnson

Name: Jamon Dumas-Johnson

Position: Inside Linebacker

Height: 6’1

Weight: 235 lbs

High School: St. Frances Academy

Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

Commitment Date: July 8th, 2020

Rating/Recruitment: 

4-star Dumas-Johnson is the fourth Georgia 2021 commit that plays the linebacker position. However, he is the only inside LB the Dawgs were able to sign for this class. He grades out at 0.9215, which makes him the 193rd best overall prospect.

He also falls inside the top-20 for both his position and in his state (Maryland), ranking 12th and 8th, respectively. Dumas-Johnson received a total of 17 offers before deciding on his final 10.

The programs that were beat out by Georgia in the chase for Dumas-Johnson were Auburn, Ole Miss, Michigan, Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Penn State, Arizona State, and Texas A&M. Not a bad list of schools.

Highlights: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avAKqIJ_BdE

(data via 247 Sports)

2021 Georgia football recruiting class review: CB Kamari Lassiter

Reviewing the 2021 Georgia football recruiting class, continuing with CB Kamari Lassiter

Name: Kamari Lassiter

Position: Cornerback

Height: 6’0

Weight: 185 lbs

High School: American Christian

Hometown: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Commitment Date: October 23rd, 2020

Rating/Recruitment: 

Lassiter is currently listed as a 4-star cornerback with a grade of 0.9096. He is one of the lowest-ranked 4-star’s in 2021, being ranked as the 245th-best overall prospect, but he is a 4-star none-the-less.

Lassiter also ranks as the 18th-best cornerback and the 8th-best recruit from the state of Alabama. This was good enough to earn him nearly 25 total scholarship offers. 

His decision came down to four schools; Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn, and Clemson. He decided he wanted to play ball in the SEC, narrowing the aforementioned list down to two, The rest is history. 

Highlights: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lxAWWGZVDo

(data via 247 Sports)

2021 Georgia football recruiting class review: OG Jared Wilson

Reviewing the 2021 Georgia football recruiting class, continuing with OG Jared Wilson

Name: Jared Wilson

Position: Offensive Guard

Height: 6;4

Weight: 325 lbs

High School: West Forsyth High School

Hometown: Clemmons, North Carolina

Commitment Date: August 3rd, 2020

Rating/Recruitment: 

Jared Wilson is currently graded as a 3-star guard with a 0.8856. He is not listed very high in the national rankings, coming in only at 408. He is, however, ranked in the top 25 at both his position and out of his state, listing at 20 and 23, respectively. 

Wilson received 15 offers before deciding to join the Bulldogs. He originally pledged to Georgia in late 2019, before decommitting after receiving a few new offers in early 2020. After reconsideration, Wilson decided to re-commit to Georgia a few months later. 

Wilson listed Georgia in his top-8 schools before his final decision. The other seven programs included LSU, Auburn, Florida State, Clemson, Arkansas, Florida, and North Carolina. 

Highlights: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c2rAc_LL4k

(data via 247 Sports)

2021 Georgia football recruiting class review: DE Jonathan Jefferson

Reviewing the 2021 Georgia football recruiting class, continuing with DE Jonathan Jefferson

Name: Jonathan Jefferson

Position: Defensive End

Height: 6’4

Weight: 255 lbs

High School: Douglas County High School

Hometown: Douglasville, Georgia

Commitment Date: March 23, 2020

Rating/Recruitment: 

Jonathan Jefferson is unanimously ranked by 247 Sports, Rivals, and ESPN as a 4-star recruit. According to 247 Sports, Jefferson’s overall rank in the 2021 recruiting class lies just outside the top 100 at number 139, which is his highest rank out of all three platforms.

247 also lists Jefferson as the 9th-best strong-side defensive end in his class and the 14th-best out of Georgia. His 247 Sports composite grade is 0.9409.

Jefferson received a total of 20 offers before committing to Georgia. A few of these offers were from SEC rivals, including Alabama, Auburn, and Florida. He also received offers from in-state rival Georgia Tech and title contenders such as Notre Dame, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuH88eqX0BI

2021 Georgia football recruiting class review: QB Brock Vandagriff

Reviewing the 2021 Georgia football recruiting class, continuing with QB Brock Vandagriff

Brock Vandagriff is one of the most exciting recruits Georgia has in this 2021 class. He is the top rated quarterback that Georgia has gained a commitment from since… well you know.

Standing at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Vandagriff currently attends Prince Avenue Christian School in Bogart, Georgia. He committed to UGA on January 21st, 2020 over schools such as Oklahoma, Alabama, Penn State, and LSU.

Vandagriff is such an intriguing QB prospect because, like Justin Fields, he has the capability of standing in the pocket, carving up defenses, putting his head down and picking up yards with his legs. Because of his versatility, he earned the honors of National High School Quarterback of the Year.

247 Sports has him rated as a 5-star prospect and the third-best QB (2nd dual-threat) of 2021. He is marked as the second-best recruit from the state of Georgia, right behind fellow Dawg OT Amarius Mims.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKNH671Bnxk

2021 Georgia football recruiting class review: OT Amarius Mims

Reviewing the 2021 Georgia football recruiting class, starting with OT Amarius Mims

Starting off this new 2021 Georgia football recruiting class review, we start with arguably the top recruit for the Bulldogs in this 2021 class.

Amarius Mims is a massive 6-foot-7, 315-pound offensive tackle. He currently attends Bleckley County High School in Cochran, Georgia and is rated as the top prospect for the ’21 Georgia class by 247 Sports and Rivals.

ESPN ranks him as the second-best UGA prospect, behind Smael Mondon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8dlMPPyLJM

247 Sports has him graded very highly. According to 247, Mims is ranked as the 7th best overall recruit in the 2021 class and the third-best offensive tackle. He is also graded as the top recruit in the state of Georgia.

ESPN ranks Mims as the 20th best overall recruit, while Rivals has him as the 4th overall. Not only that, but 247 has him as the 188th best recruit of all time, which puts him higher than stars like WR Keenan Allen (205), RB Willis McGahee (211), TE Greg Olsen (225) and QB Spencer Rattler (237), to name a few.

Mims committed to Georgia on October 14th, 2020. He chose the Dawgs over other major schools such as Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, and LSU.