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It’s spring game season in college football and with it comes a busy time on the recruiting circuit.
It’s spring game season in college football and with it comes a busy time on the recruiting circuit.
This past weekend, over a dozen highly ranked high school football players from around the country announced their college commitments, including seven recruits with a four-star rating. Here’s a review of who they are and where they are going.
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In-state athlete BJ Gibson was previously committed to play baseball at Tennessee. Now he has reopened his recruitment.
The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for in-state athlete BJ Gibson. Gibson decommitted from the Tennessee Volunteers baseball program on Jan. 23.
Gibson stars in football and baseball for Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, Georgia.
He is a four-star athlete. He is the No. 301 player in the country and the No. 26 athlete. Gibson is the No. 39 football recruit in Georgia.
The 6-foot, 170-pound recruit has great speed and acceleration. Gibson primarily plays wide receiver for Wilcox County. He shows good body control.
Gibson is a smooth athlete. He times the snap count to get fast releases off the line of scrimmage. He is a deep threat and does a lot of damage on screen plays.
Will Gibson pick football or baseball? He could play both sports in college. He is a highly rated baseball recruit. Gibson has gone on recent visits to Florida and Florida State.
BJ Gibson’s top schools are Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, FSU, Georgia Tech, Auburn, Stanford, Kentucky, USF, Northwestern, Georgia Southern, LSU and South Carolina.
Georgia offered the talented two-sport star in February 2022. Gibson named his top 13 schools via Twitter:
BAKERS DOZEN.🍩 #AG2G @Mansell247 @RivalsJohnson @Warchant @CNee247 @ColePinkston @NUFBRecruiting @KeiserDonavon @Blake_Alderman @StanfordRivals @GASO4life @Sheadixon @GCChrisClark @RyanCallahan247 @RWrightRivals @USFFootball pic.twitter.com/wheFIxBtb0
— BJ Gibson (@BJGibson10) March 17, 2023
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Tennessee is one of 13 schools for four-star wide receiver BJ Gibson. Gibson is a top-50 wide receiver in the class of 2024.
Four-star wide receiver BJ Gibson announced his top-13 schools on Friday.
Tennessee, LSU, South Carolina, Georgia Southern, Northwestern, South Florida, Auburn, Florida State, Stanford, Kentucky, Florida, Georgia Tech and Georgia are Gibson’s top-13 schools.
The 6-foot, 170-pound wide receiver is from Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, Georgia.
Gibson is the No. 332 overall prospect in the class of 2024. He ranks as the No. 50 wide receiver and No. 43 player in the state of Georgia, according to the On3 Sports industry rankings.
He earned first-team All-Region and first-team All-State honors last season. Gibson finished his junior season with 70 receptions, 1,387 receiving yards, 16 receiving touchdowns and averaged 19.8 yards per reception.
Gibson was committed to Tennessee to play baseball, but announced plans to reopen his recruitment on Jan. 23.
BAKERS DOZEN.🍩 #AG2G @Mansell247 @RivalsJohnson @Warchant @CNee247 @ColePinkston @NUFBRecruiting @KeiserDonavon @Blake_Alderman @StanfordRivals @GASO4life @Sheadixon @GCChrisClark @RyanCallahan247 @RWrightRivals @USFFootball pic.twitter.com/wheFIxBtb0
— BJ Gibson (@BJGibson10) March 17, 2023
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The Gators will get a visit in early March from this 4-star wide receiver.
Billy Napier and Co. are cranking away on the college football recruiting trail with the sports’ offseason now in full swing. While plenty of time is being spent helping the class of 2023 settle in on campus, the program continues to move forward in search of the best and brightest to play in the Swamp.
Last Thursday, the Gators extended a scholarship offer to four-star wide receiver [autotag]BJ Gibson[/autotag] out of Rochelle (Georgia) Wilcox County. On Monday morning, the 6-foot, 170-pound pass-catcher told Gators Online’s Corey Bender that he plans on visiting the University of Florida’s campus on March 4.
“I was excited to receive my 10th SEC offer from Florida,” Gibson told Bender. “Florida has always been a school I looked forward to getting an offer from. Coach Colbert has produced some big-name receivers through his time coaching wideouts.
“I will be looking forward to getting on campus to see how great Gainesville is. Coach Napier is going to put together a great program in the oncoming years.”
Florida is not the only school in pursuit of the talented high school sophomore, who also holds offers from the Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Texas A&M Aggies, Auburn Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers, Florida State Seminoles and Kentucky Wildcats among many others.
Gibson is ranked No. 221 overall and No. 27 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. 221 and 35, respectively. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has the ‘Dawgs out front for his services with a 38.5% chance of landing him, while Florida State, Tennessee and Kentucky follow behind at 17.7%, 15.1% and 12.6%, respectively.
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The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to in-state athlete BJ Gibson, who is committed to play baseball at Tennessee.
The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to in-state athlete BJ Gibson. Georgia football joins Arkansas, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Coastal Carolina and more as programs to offer Gibson.
Gibson stars in football and baseball for Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, Georgia. He is committed to Tennessee for baseball. Gibson could play both sports at Tennessee. He has a football scholarship offer from the Volunteers.
The in-state athlete took a visit to the University of Georgia on March 29. The 6-foot, 170-pound recruit has solid speed and acceleration. Gibson primarily plays wide receiver for Wilcox County. He shows good body control.
Here’s a look at the class of 2024 athlete’s sophomore season highlights:
Sophomore Season 🎥 – https://t.co/VImkhfng8V
— BJ Gibson (@BJGibson10) December 7, 2021
Gibson is a smooth athlete. He times the snap count to get fast releases off the line of scrimmage. He is a deep threat and does a lot of damage on screen plays. Gibson is unranked as a football recruit.
Will Gibson pick football or baseball? He could play both sports in college. He is a highly-rated baseball recruit.
The Tennessee baseball commit announced his scholarship offer from Georgia football via Twitter:
Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Georgia! #GoDawgs #AG2G @RobStowe4 @CoachMikeBobo pic.twitter.com/DoPTB0hBId
— BJ Gibson (@BJGibson10) February 17, 2022
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A Vols’ baseball commit receives offer from Tennessee football.
2024 baseball prospect BJ Gibson committed to Tennessee on Aug. 17, 2021.
The 6-foot, 170-pound outfielder and pitcher is from Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, Georgia.
Second-year head coach Josh Heupel and Tennessee offered a football scholarship to Gibson Thursday.
“Blessed to receive a football offer from Tennessee,” Gibson announced.
He has also been offered football scholarships from Georgia Tech, Florida State, Troy, Georgia Southern and Coastal Carolina.
Below are football highlights of Gibson.
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A Tennessee baseball commit receives SEC football offers.
2024 baseball prospect BJ Gibson committed to Tennessee on Aug. 17, 2021.
The 6-foot, 170-pound outfielder and pitcher is from Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, Georgia.
Gibson received Southeastern Conference football offers from Georgia and Texas A&M on Thursday.
“Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Georgia,” Gibson announced.
“Blessed to receive an offer from Texas A&M,” Gibson announced.
Gibson has also been offered football scholarships from Troy, Georgia Southern and Coastal Carolina.
Below are football highlights of Gibson.
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