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A look at the current SEC recruiting rankings for 2021 – Where is Georgia?

Looking at the SEC’s 2021 recruiting rankings. Where is Georgia?

Currently, Georgia possesses the SEC’s 4th ranked recruiting class for the 2021 cycle with nine commits.

Georgia has one five-star, seven four-stars and one three-star committed in this class so far, with an average player rating of 94.08, which is second highest in the SEC behind Alabama and fourth highest in the nation.

In 247Sports’ SEC recruiting rankings, Tennessee leads the league with the top ranked class.

Here are the full SEC rankings:

  1. Tennessee
  2. Florida
  3. LSU
  4. Georgia
  5. Auburn
  6. Alabama
  7. Texas A&M
  8. Arkansas
  9. Missouri
  10. Mississippi State
  11. Kentucky
  12. South Carolina
  13. Vanderbilt
  14. Ole Miss

Georgia’s class ranks No. 17 nationally.

Georgia commits see shift in updated 247Sports rankings

Commits in the 2021 Georgia football recruiting class saw a shift in 247Sports’ updated rankings.

This week, 247Sports updated its top-247 rankings for players in the class of 2021, putting an emphasis on offensive prospects.

Georgia has seven commits ranked inside the top-247. Here are their updated rankings:

QB Brock Vandagriff: No. 30 –> No. 29

OG Dylan Fairchild: No. 40 –> No. 39

OT Micah Morris: No. 93 –> No. 84

RB Lovasea Carroll: No. 106 –> No. 103

DB David Daniel: No. 126 –> No. 122

DL Jonathan Jefferson: No. 176 –> No. 173

DE Elijah Jeudy: No. 200 –> No. 199

Buford, Georgia RB Gabe Ervin releases top-five schools

Gabe Ervin of Buford, Georgia released his top-five schools and included the UGA football program.

Running back Gabe Ervin has released his top-five schools.

Out of Buford, Georgia, Ervin released a top-five of Georgia, Duke, Arizona State, Nebraska and Michigan State.

Considered a 3-star back in the class of 2021 by 247Sports, Ervin ranks as the nation’s No. 734 overall player, No. 54 running back and as the No. 61 ranked player in Georgia. (247Sports Composite)

The 6-foot-0, 200 pound ball carrier was tasked with trimming a list of 16 reported scholarship offers down to five finalists.

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Schools like Tennessee, Ole Miss, Georgia Tech, FSU and Virginia Tech all offered but did not make the cut.

Georgia running back coach Dell McGee extended a scholarship offer to Ervin back in January.

 

2021 recruiting: Tennessee fans, stop bragging. Georgia fans, stop panicking.

Looking at the 2021 recruiting class, Tennessee Vols fans should stop bragging and Georgia football fans need to stop panicking.

Georgia football’s 2021 recruiting class is as follows (all rankings via 247Sports)

5-star QB Brock Vandagriff: No. 2 QB, No. 12 overall

4-star OT Micah Morris: No. 9 OT, No. 61 overall

4-star ATH David Daniel: No. 4 ATH, No. 78 overall

4-star RB Lovasea Carroll: No. 7 RB, No. 117 overall

4-star SDE Jonathan Jefferson: No. 13 SDE, No. 145 overall

4-star WDE Elijah Jeudy: No. 10 WDE, No. 170 overall

3-star DT Marlin Dean: No. 28 DT, No. 447 overall

Right now, this is the nation’s 20th ranked class. Given the fact that Georgia has only seven commitments, being ranked No. 20 is just fine. It’s clear that Georgia is going for quality over quantity in this class, with its commits carrying an average rating of 94.52, which is third in the country.

For comparison purposes, Tennessee has the No. 2 class in the nation. But Jeremy Pruitt is certainly going for quantity in this class. With 23 verbals, Tennessee commits carry an average rating of 89.84. That’s the lowest in the top-five.

(Fun fact: Florida, which has the nation’s No. 7 ranked class, has an average rating of 87.41, which is the lowest in the top-10 and the second-lowest in the top-15).

Georgia commits, fans and coaches all know that Kirby Smart has plenty of time to work his magic and climb the rankings by the time the early signing period rolls around in December. Maybe enlisting a little help from current players and commits on Twitter is what it takes to expedite that process, which is something we’ve seen a lot of this month. 5-star quarterback commit Brock Vandagriff has led the surge, tweeting at a number of top players in the 2021 class recruiting them to Georgia.

It’s too early to start doing two things: Bragging and panicking.

Look at Alabama. Nick Saban currently has the nation’s No. 46 raked class for the 2021 cycle. Nobody thinks for a second that the Tide will finish outside of the top-five when all is said and done. There’s just too much time and too many elite players remaining.

And let’s stick with Tennessee for a moment. The No. 2 class is nice, but in the end I’d prefer a class of around 22 players filled with elite commits than a class consisting of 30+ players where a majority of them are three-stars.

Tennessee’s 23 commitments broken down by star rating:

  • One 5-star
  • Nine 4-stars
  • Thirteen 3-stars

Georgia has plenty of highly ranked uncommitted recruits still on its board, not to mention the ones that Kirby will try to flip to UGA.

NEXT…Georgia’s top remaining targets in the 2021 class

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A few of Georgia football’s top 2021 recruiting targets – with predictions

A look at some of top 2021 Georgia football recruiting targets with predictions on whether or not they’ll sign with UGA.

Currently Georgia has the nation’s 20th ranked class for the 2021 recruiting cycle.

With big-time players like 5-star passer Brock Vandagriff and 4-star running back Lovasea Carroll, Georgia’s class is small but filled with elite players.

Look for Georgia to finish with yet another top-three class when all is said and done. It may take some time, but there are still plenty of highly rated recruits remaining on Georgia’s board.

Here are a few of Georgia’s top remaining targets — This is not a full list but just some of the top guys: 

** Indicates we predict he’ll sign with Georgia

  • 5-star DE Korey Foreman: Nation’s No. 1 overall player
  • 5-star OT Amarius Mims: No. 2 OT, No. 6 overall **
  • 5-star CB Tony Grimes: No. 1 CB, No. 7 overall **
  • 5-star DB James Williams: No. 1 ATH, No. 10 overall **
  • 5-star OLB Smael Mondon: No. 2 OLB, No. 25 overall **
  • 5-star DT Leonard Taylor: No. 3 DT, No. 27 overall
  • 4-star RB Donovan Edwards: No. 3 RB, No. 37 overall **
  • 4-star WR Deion Colzie: No. 5 WR, No. 45 overall **
  • 4-star WDE Dallas Turner: No. 2 WDE, No. 46 overall **
  • 4-star OG Terrence Ferguson: No. 3 OG, No. 50 overall **
  • 4-star OLB Xavian Sorey: No. 5 OLB, No. 64 overall
  • 4-star CB Isaiah Johnson: No. 6 CB, No. 75 overall
  • 4-star CB Nyland Green: No. 8 CB, No. 86 overall
  • 4-star TE Brock Bowers: No. 3 TE, No. 94 overall **
  • 4-star OG Dylan Fairchild: No. 7 OG, No. 135 overall **
  • 4-star SDE Jahvaree Ritzie: No. 12 SDE, No. 142 overall
  • 4-star TE Moliki Matavao: No. 4 TE, No. 151 overall
  • 4-star OLB Chaz Chambliss: No. 18 OLB, No. 255 overall **
  • 4-star OLB Prince Kollie: No. 21 OLB, No. 302 overall

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UGA DB commit David Daniel recruiting top players to Georgia

4-star 2021 Georgia football DB commit David Daniel recruits players in the 2021 class to join him at UGA.

4-star 2021 Georgia defensive back commit David Daniel has joined Brock Vandagriff in the efforts to recruit the top talent of the 2021 class to Athens.

On Thursday, Daniel tweeted at 4-star defensive end Dallas Turner and 4-star outside linebacker Xavian Sorey to come ‘eat’ with him.

Turner and Sorey are both from Florida, and Daniel, the Woodstock, Georgia native, is making a push for the Floridians to come team up with him in Athens.

Turner is the No. 3 weak-side defensive end recruit in the 2021 class, standing at 6-foot-4, 235 pounds. According to the 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions, Turner is expected to sign with the Dawgs.

Sorey stands at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds and is the No. 1 outside linebacker in the 2021 class, per 247Sports. 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions currently have Sorey going to Alabama.

Recruits recruiting recruits has been a theme with the Dawgs’ incoming 2021 class, helping Kirby Smart and his coaching staff reel in more of the nation’s top players.

 

4-star WR from Athens, Georgia decommits from Notre Dame

Deion Colzie, a 4-star WR from Athens, Georgia, has decommitted from Notre Dame. Is he going to give UGA football a closer look?

Are Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs about to flip a local prospect?

On Friday, 2021 4-star wide receiver Deion Colzie, out of Athens Academy in Athens, Georgia, announced on Twitter that he is decommitting from Notre Dame and reopening his recruitment.

Colzie, who ranks as the nation’s No. 46 overall prospect and the No. 5 ranked receiver, stands 6-4 and weighs 195 pounds.

Colzie tweeted on Friday:

“I want to take the time and thank the University of Notre Dame for trusting in me and giving me an opportunity to continue my academic and athletic career. Secondly, I want to thank God and my family for the unbelievable support in this process. This was not an easy decision, and there were lots of thoughts and prayers that went into this decision. With that being said, I will be decommitting from the University of Notre Dame and re-opening my recruitment. No interviews please!”

In addition to Notre Dame, Colzie has received scholarship offers from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Duke and Georgia Tech.

On Thursday night, Colzie called Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly to tell him that he is decommitting from the program.

“This has been weighing on me for about three weeks, so I called coach Kelly and decommitted, Colzie told recruiting analyst Chad Simmons of Rivals. “It was not easy to do, but it was something I needed to do. It is the best decision for me.

Colzie visited Georgia just a few weeks ago, and according to Simmons the Dawgs have not taken their foot off the gas when it comes to his recruitment.