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4-star UGA football target Xavier Worthy releases top six

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for four-star wide receiver Xavier Worthy

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for four-star wide receiver Xavier Worthy. Worthy is a member of the class of 2021 and is from Fresno, California (UGA’s Kendall Milton also hails from the area). Worthy plays football for Central East High School.

Worthy tweeted his top six schools:

Worthy puts UGA, Oregon, Alabama, Auburn, Michigan, and LSU in his top schools. Where will the four-star wide receiver go?

Worthy would be a solid addition to Georgia’s class of 2021. Kirby Smart and Georgia are shaping up to have one of the more impressive recruiting classes  in the country once again.

The Dawgs are currently still seeking a talented wide receiver to commit in the class of 2021. Georgia has beefed up the offensive and defensive fronts already.

For Worthy to consider himself “The Real Flash”, then he must be a speedy receiver. The University of Georgia is continuing to select the top talent throughout the country to come to Athens.

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Former Georgia baseball commit flips to play QB for Clemson Tigers

Bubba Chandler, who was recently committed to Georgia baseball, has announced his commitment to Clemson, where he’ll play QB and baseball.

On Wednesday, Clemson football added a commitment from quarterback Bubba Chandler, who until recently was committed to play baseball at Georgia.

Clemson offered Chandler on May 7. On May 11, he announced he’d be reopening his recruitment and that he wanted to play both baseball and football in college.

Chandler announced his decision to play both sports for Clemson via Twitter on May 20.

Out of North Oconee High School in Bogart, Georgia, Chandler is a right-handed pitcher and shortstop. He originally committed to play baseball at UGA in June. With Georgia not being able to offer him a football scholarship, he’s decided to attend Clemson, where he can pursue both sports.

Chandler originally did not expect to receive interest from Clemson, a school that he’s never actually taken a recruiting visit to. But when Clemson quarterback target Christian Veilleux committed to Penn State a few weeks ago, it left the Tigers looking for a signal-caller in their 2021 class. So Clemson took a swing at a two-for-one deal and it paid off.

He did, however, visit Clemson in 2018 when his friend on the football team got him to tickets to see a game in Death Valley.

“[The Clemson coaches] just watched my film, a lot of my Twitter videos, and I talked with the coaches pretty much every day on the phone,” Chandler told ESPN. “Then, of course, our high school head coach knows [Clemson safeties coach] Mickey Conn pretty well. Clemson’s coaches asked our head coach about me, my character, and I guess they liked what they heard.”

Chandler has been playing both sports for nearly his entire life, and will continue that at Clemson.

“They’re going to develop me into the best player I can be in both sports,” Chandler said. “They have a chance to compete for a national championship every year. I’ve always wanted to play football in college, and what better place to play football than at Clemson?”

As for Georgia, the Bulldogs already have another quarterback committed in the 2021 class who also happens to be from Bogart. That’s 5-star dual-threat Brock Vandagriff.

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5-star CB Ga’Quincy McKinstry, a Georgia target, releases top-five

5-star CB Ga’Quincy McKinstry, a big-time Georgia football recruiting target, released his top-five schools on Sunday.

On Sunday, 2021 5-star cornerback Ga’Quincy McKinstry took to Twitter to release his top-five schools.

Out of Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama, McKinstry tweeted a top-five of Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, LSU and Clemson.

McKinstry ranks as the nation’s No. 23 overall player and as the No. 2 cornerback in the 2021 recruiting class.

According to 247Sports, Alabama is the favorite to land McKinstry, with LSU and Auburn also right there.

Georgia offered McKinstry in March of 2018.

A two-sport star, McKinstry is also a star on the Pinson Valley basketball team. He has won three state championships during his high school career — two in football and one in basketball.

As a cornerback, he earned Alabama Class 6A first-team all-state honors on defense as a sophomore.

Last season, he had 30 tackles, 12 pass breakups and six interceptions.

In addition to defensive back, he also plays wide receiver and kick returner for the Pinson Valley Indians.

Last season as a receiver, McKinstry finished with 47 catches for 700 yards and 12 touchdowns.

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4-star Georgia, Tennessee target announces commitment

Katron Evans, a 4-star in the class of 2021, has announced his commitment to the Tennessee Volunteers. He was considered Georgia and others.

The Georgia Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers and more made the top eight schools for 2021 defensive tackle KaTron Evans. Unfortunately for UGA, Evans has committed to the University of Tennessee.

Evans has an impressive frame at 6 feet, 4 inches and 320 pounds and he plays high school football at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Dawgs will see him again in the SEC. He announced his commitment via Twitter:

Evan is a four-star recruit and a top-10 defensive tackle in his class. Here were the initial top schools he was considering:

Evans put Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, USC, TCU and Arizona State in his original top eight. Evans can’t currently visit schools due to the recruiting dead period, but decided to commit to the Volunteers anyway.

The Vols are on fire in recruiting at the moment, but will their commits stick? More recruits are committing early this year than previous years. Recruits are always heavily swayed by what they see on the field, so the 2020 season (if played) could cause a number of players to de-commit.

Kirby Smart and UGA have seven commitments in the class of 2021. The Dawgs already have one defensive tackle commit in Marlin Dean, who is an in-state three star talent.

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4-star Georgia football target announces commitment date

The Georgia Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers target Katron Evans has set his commitment date.

The Georgia Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers, and more made the top eight schools for 2021 defensive tackle Katron Evans. Evans has an impressive frame at 6 feet, 4 inches and 320 pounds. He plays high school football at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland.

He announced his commitment date via Twitter:

Evan is a four-star recruit and a top-10 defensive tackle in his class. He released his top schools via Twitter:

Evans put Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, USC, TCU and Arizona State in his top eight. Evans can’t currently visit schools due to the recruiting dead period. Who will he choose.

Kirby Smart and UGA have seven commitments in the class of 2021. The Dawgs already have one defensive tackle commit. Marlin Dean is a lengthy in-state three star talent.

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Clemson football coaches coming for Georgia baseball commit

Clemson football coaches are recruiting Georgia baseball commit Bubba Chandler to play QB for the Tigers.

Clemson quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter and offensive coordinator Tony Elliott have been in touch with 2021 Georgia baseball commit Bubba Chandler.

Out of North Oconee High School in Bogart, Georgia, Chandler is a right-handed pitcher and shortstop. He committed to play baseball at UGA last June.

Clemson quarterback target Christian Veilleux committed to Penn State last week, leaving the Tigers looking for a signal caller in their 2021 class.

Though Chandler is committed to play baseball at Georgia, he has been picking up football offers lately from schools like UNC-Charlotte, Western Kentucky and Troy.

He said that the Auburn football program has also been recruiting him heavily.

Clemson is yet to offer Chandler, but the two sport star told TigerNet that if they do offer he would certainly give them a chance. He said he would love to play both sports in college.

Chandler has not yet been able to visit the Clemson campus, but it appears he is excited to do so when the lockdown is lifted.

As for Georgia, the Bulldogs already have another quarterback from Bogart committed in the 2021 class. That’s 5-star dual-threat Brock Vandagriff.

“I love UGA. But I love football as well,” Chandler told Clemson Insider. “I’m going to look over and consider any opportunity, such as Clemson.”

Georgia football offers 2022 4-star WR Armani Winfield

Lewisville, Texas receiver Armani Winfield tweeted that Georgia football offered him a scholarship for the class of 2022

Wednesday, Armani Winfield, a 4-star receiver at Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas, tweeted that he received a scholarship offer from Georgia.

According to 247Sports, Winfield is the No. 13 receiver and the No. 90 prospect in the 2022 recruiting class.

As a sophomore, the 6-foot-2 180 pound recruit caught 58 passes for 758 yards and 8 touchdowns and was named District 6-6A Co-Offensive Newcomer of the Year as a freshman.

Winfield holds offers from Oklahoma, Auburn and Florida, among 29 others, and is predicted by 247Sports to sign with Oklahoma.

Georgia football, 3 SEC teams in 4-star WR’s top five

The Georgia Bulldogs have made the top five for four-star wide receiver Adonai Mitchell.

The Georgia Bulldogs have made the top five for four-star wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. Mitchell is a 2021 recruit, who plays high school football for Cane Ridge in Antioch, Tennessee.

Despite being a talented in-state prospect, Mitchell doesn’t appear to have any plans to attend the University of Tennessee. The Volunteers failed to make Mitchell’s top five. Mitchell released his top-five via Twitter:

Mitchell’s top five includes: UGA, Auburn, Ole Miss, LSU, and Virginia Tech. Mitchell is 6-3 and weighs 190 pounds. He’ll look to add some weight to his frame before playing in either the SEC or ACC.

Mitchell received an offer from Virginia Tech back in February. What’s next for him? Will he join Georgia’s class of 2021? We’ll keep you updated throughout his recruitment.

Kirby Smart and Georgia currently have four commits in the class of 2021 and are looking to add more. Unfortunately with no G-Day and a dead period in recruiting, there’s not much coaches can do at the moment.

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Georgia cracks top eight for 4-star DT

The Georgia Bulldogs, Auburn Tigers and three other SEC schools have made the top eight schools for 2021 defensive tackle Katron Evans.

The Georgia Bulldogs have made the top eight schools for 2021 defensive tackle Katron Evans. Evans has an impressive frame at 6-4, 320 lbs. He plays high school football at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland.

Evan is a four-star recruit and a top ten defensive tackle in his class. He released his top schools via Twitter:

Katron Evans places Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, USC, TCU, and Arizona State in his top eight. Evans was most recently received an offer from the Auburn Tigers. He has a long time to make his decision and can’t currently visit any schools due to the recruiting dead period.

Interestingly, Evans did not put many schools close to his hometown in his top eight. We’ll keep you updated throughout his recruitment.

Kirby Smart and UGA have four commitments in the class of 2021. The Dawgs already have one defensive tackle commit in Marlin Dean, an in-state three star.

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Report: 5-star Georgia football commit no longer visiting Auburn this weekend

P5-star Georgia football OT commit Broderick Jones will no longer be visiting Auburn this weekend. The Tigers were UGA’s biggest threat.

5-star offensive tackle Broderick Jones, one of Georgia’s highest ranked commitments in the class of 2020, has had Bulldog fans on the edge of their seats the past few weeks.

Jones, a 6-5, 300 pounder out of Lithonia, Georgia, ranks as the nation’s No. 11 overall prospect and has been committed to Georgia since April of 2018.

Despite his longtime commitment, he was not comfortable signing with Georgia during the early. Former UGA offensive line coach Sam Pittman’s departure for Arkansas likely had something to do with Jones keeping his recruitment open.

Auburn has been Georgia’s biggest threat to flip the 5-star tackle. Jones has planned to take a visit there this weekend, but per a report from Keith Niebuhr of 247, he will no longer make that visit.

That does not make him joining the Bulldogs official, but it does put Georgia fans’ minds at ease knowing he will not visit Auburn just a few days before National Signing Day.

Jones was in Athens this past weekend, along with a plethora of elite recruits.

Following his visit, he posted on Twitter about what a great time he had and how he is still committed to the Dawgs.