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UGA football in top group for 5-star James Smith

The Georgia Bulldogs are in the top six for five-star defensive lineman James Smith and his high school teammate Jaquavious Russaw

Five-star defensive lineman James Smith is planning to play college football with five-star edge rusher Qua Russaw, who is his high school teammate. Both recruits named Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Alabama State and Ohio State as their top six.

Both are highly ranked members of the class of 2023. The dynamic defensive duo plays high school football for Carver High School in Montgomery, Alabama.

Smith is the top-rated recruit in Alabama and the second-ranked defensive lineman in the class of 2023. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound defensive lineman is the No. 13 recruit in his class.

Carver’s James Smith plays running lanes during a spring game between Carver and Jeff Davis in Montgomery, Alabama. Photo by The Montgomery Advertiser/Jake Crandall

Smith is one of the top uncommitted prospects in the country. A commitment from Smith and Russaw could give Alabama, Georgia or Ohio State the top recruiting class in the country.

The Carver standout also plays basketball.

Kirby Smart and Georgia football have commitments from two defensive linemen in the class of of 2023, Seven Cloud and Jamaal Jarrett.

The five-star defensive lineman named his top schools via Twitter:

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5-star edge rusher Qua Russaw names top schools

UGA football is in Qua Russaw’s top six.

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for five-star edge rusher Qua Russaw.

Russaw is a member of the class of 2023. He plays high school football for Carver High School in Montgomery, Alabama. Russaw is high school teammates with another five-star recruit in James Smith, who has an identical top six to Russaw. The duo is expected to play together in college.

It is always tough to convince the best players in Alabama to leave the state. The Alabama Crimson Tide tend to dominate in-state recruiting, but Georgia has landed one commitment from a five-star recruit in Alabama this recruiting cycle.

The five-star outside linebacker is the No. 26 recruit in his class and the third-ranked edge rusher in the class of 2023. Qua Russaw’s the fifth-best recruit in Alabama per 247Sports. Russaw has improved his recruiting ranking significantly since the beginning of the 2021 high school football season.

Qua Russaw considers his tops six schools to be Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, Ohio State, Florida, and Alabama State.

Russaw has to be impressed with Georgia’s defensive performance during the 2021 college football season and the Bulldogs’ record showing at the 2022 NFL draft.

The Carver High School star received a scholarship offer from the University of Georgia in Sept. 2021. The Carver star has recently visited Georgia, Auburn, and Florida.

Kirby Smart and Georgia have a top-five ranked recruiting class of 2023. The Dawgs have 18 total commitments in the class.

The 6-foot-2, 230-pound edge rusher named his top six schools via Twitter:

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4-star OT Kelton Smith sets commitment date

In-state prospect Kelton Smith has locked in a commitment date and is expected to commit to the Dawgs. Who is Kelton Smith?

Four-star offensive tackle prospect Kelton Smith has locked in a commitment date ahead of the 2022 high school football season. Smith will announce his decision on July 22 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.

Kelton Smith is a member of the class of 2023. He plays high school football, basketball, and track for Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia. Smith plans to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl on NBC.

Kelton Smith has great size at 6-foot-6 and weighs 300 pounds. The Carver High School star has received scholarship offers from Texas A&M, Tennessee, Florida, Oregon, and Ohio State among others.

The four-star offensive tackle has taken recent visits to LSU, Georgia, Florida, and Ole Miss. Where will he commit? Smith is favored to commit to head coach Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs per 247Sports.

Kelton Smith could play inside at the college level. In Smith’s junior year highlights, he shows power when blocking in the run game and primarily played right tackle. Smith shows good versatility and played some snaps at left tackle last season.

The Carver standout announced his commitment time via his Twitter account:

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UGA football in top schools for 5-star DL James Smith

The Georgia Bulldogs are in the mix for five-star defensive lineman James Smith and his high school teammate Jaquavious Russaw

Five-star defensive lineman James Smith is likely going to play college football with four-star edge rusher Jaquavious Russaw, who is his high school teammate. The Georgia Bulldogs are in the mix for both recruits.

Both players are very talented and are members of the class of 2023. The dynamic duo plays high school football for Carver High School in Montgomery, Alabama.

James Smith considers his top 11 schools to be Alabama, Jackson State, Miami, Georgia, Texas A&M, Auburn, USC, Florida, Ohio State, Texas, and Alabama State. Smith’s list of top schools only has one different program (Jackson State) than Russaw’s top 11.

The duo has to be impressed with Georgia’s defensive dominance throughout the 2021 college football season and the Bulldogs’ historic 2022 NFL draft. Despite Georgia’s momentum, it will be tough to convince Smith and Russaw to leave Alabama. The Crimson Tide are extremely adept at recruiting the best prospects in Alabama.

James Smith is the top rated recruit in Alabama and the second-ranked defensive lineman in the class of 2023. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound defensive lineman is the No. 15 recruit in his class.

Chad Simmons of ON3 has the scoop as the duo named their top schools via Twitter:

Kirby Smart and Georgia football have secured commitments from nine recruits in the class of 2023. The Bulldogs have one commitment from a defensive lineman, Seven Cloud.

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Georgia football in top schools for fifth-ranked edge rusher

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for elite four-star edge rusher Jaquavious Russaw

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for elite four-star edge rusher Jaquavious Russaw, who is not far away from being ranked as a five-star prospect.

Russaw is a member of the class of 2023. He plays high school football for Carver High School in Montgomery, Alabama. It is always tough to convince the best players in Alabama to leave the state. The Alabama Crimson Tide tend to dominate in-state recruiting.

The four-star outside linebacker is the No. 37 recruit in his class and the No. 5 edge rusher in the class of 2023. He’s the sixth-best recruit in Alabama. Russaw has improved his recruiting ranking significantly since the beginning of the 2021 high school football season.

Jaquavious Russaw considers his top 11 schools to be Alabama, Miami, Georgia, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Auburn, USC, Florida, Ohio State, Texas, and Alabama State.

Russaw has to be impressed with Georgia’s defensive performance in the 2021 college football season and the Bulldogs’ showing at the 2022 NFL draft.

He has scholarship offers from Colorado, Nebraska, Kentucky, Texas, Texas A&M and more. The Carver High School star received a scholarship offer from the University of Georgia in Sept. 2021.

Kirby Smart and Georgia have a top-five ranked recruiting class of 2023. The Dawgs have seven commitments from four-star prospects in the class.

The 6-foot-2, 230-pound edge rusher named his top schools via Twitter:

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Georgia football offers 4-star Alabama OLB

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star edge rusher Jaquavious Russaw.

The Georgia Bulldogs offered a scholarship to four-star edge rusher Jaquavious Russaw.

Russaw is a member of the class of 2023. He plays high school football for Carver High School in Troy, Alabama.

The four-star outside linebacker is the No. 228 recruit in his class and the No. 15 edge rusher in the class of 2023.

Russaw has to be impressed with Georgia’s defensive performance to begin the 2021 college football season. Russaw visited Georgia, Texas A&M and UCF this summer.

He has scholarship offers from Colorado, Nebraska, Kentucky, Texas, Texas A&M and more.

The Carver High School star announced his scholarship offer from the University of Georgia via his Twitter account:

Kirby Smart and Georgia have a top-five ranked recruiting class of 2023. The Dawgs have five commitments from four-star prospects in the class of 2023. UGA already has one 2023 commitment along the defensive line in Seven Cloud.

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Georgia football offers in-state OT Kelton Smith

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to in-state offensive tackle prospect Kelton Smith.

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to in-state offensive tackle prospect Kelton Smith. Smith is a member of the class of 2023. He plays high school football, basketball, and track for Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia.

Kelton Smith has great size at 6-foot-6 and weighs 300 pounds. The Carver High School star has received scholarship offers from Ole Miss, FSU, Oregon, and South Carolina thus far. More recruiting interested is headed his way.

Kelton Smith is currently an unranked prospect, but that may change soon. Smith has a solid frame and has received interest from several schools who sign scholarship players who finish typically their careers as well-rated prospects.

The Columbus, Georgia, standout is only a sophomore in high school and has plenty of time to develop. Smith is a dominant run blocker who overwhelms high school competition at the point of attack. He serves up pancake blocks to opposing defensive linemen with startling frequency.

Additionally, Kelton Smith plays both offensive guard and offensive tackle. Positional versatility is always a plus, especially along the offensive front.

Kelton Smith announced his scholarship offer from the University of Georgia via his Twitter account:

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