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Major Georgia target, No. 1 DL Walter Nolen includes UGA among top-5 schools

Nolen is rated as the No. 1 defensive lineman in the 2022 recruiting class.

Georgia football is in the running for one of the best prospects in the 2022 recruiting class.

Five-star recruit and the No. 1 defensive tackle recruit in the country, Walter Nolen, has included the Bulldogs in his top-five schools.

Out of Cordova, Tenn., Nolen is the No. 1 player in the state and the No. 3 overall player for his class, per 247Sports Composite.

The St. Benedict at Auburndale High School prospect will choose among Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Alabama.

Nolen (6-foot-4, 300 pounds) visited the Bulldogs in June.

 

247Sports recruiting analyst Gabe Brooks wrote,

“Stoutly assembled defensive lineman with college-ready size. Owns the requisite height and possesses verified length to foster more bulk addition if desired. Powerful build manifests in point-of-attack disruption. Flashes consistent suddenness at the snap and closes fast in pursuit.”

Georgia currently holds the No. 7 ranked recruiting class for 2022 and are looking for defensive line help after five-star Bear Alexander decommitted from the Bulldogs last month.

Check out some of Nolen’s highlights here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr4Rpt0eD4E

 

A new episode of the “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” podcast is streaming now! J.C. is joined by special guest, former UGA tight end Robert Brannon to talk about his days in Athens, playing for legendary Georgia coaches Jim Donnan and Mark Richt, and how this year’s tight end room is as loaded as ever. Listen here:

 

 

Major Georgia football target Mykel Williams moves commitment date

2022 Georgia football target, four-star defensive tackle Mykel Williams has moved his commitment date. Details and analysis here.

Four-star defensive tackle Mykel Williams is not committing on Monday after all. The No. 5 player in the state of Georgia has elected to move back his commitment date.

https://twitter.com/MykelW_50/status/1369345895708364800

 

Williams (6’5, 255 pounds) is rated as the No. 4 defensive tackle and the No. 42 player overall in the 2022 recruiting class. The Hardaway High School prospect recorded 20 tackles for loss and 12 sacks in 2020.

Georgia is predicted to land the Columbus, Ga., prospect, according to the 247sports Crystal Ball predictions but the decision not to commit as scheduled points towards some other players in the mix.

Williams is an All-American Bowl invitee and holds offers from some of the top programs in the country, including ones from Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M and Notre Dame.

You can heck out Williams’ junior highlight tape here.

 

Check out the “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” podcast here! J.C. is joined by Georgia legend Rennie Curran in this special episode.

 

 

UGA football offers scholarship to 2022 4-star safety Azareyeh Thomas

Georgia has made its latest scholarship offer in the class of 2022 to talented four-star safety Azareyeh Thomas out of Niceville, Florida.

Georgia football has made its latest scholarship offer in the class of 2022 to talented four-star safety Azareyeh Thomas out of Niceville, Florida.

Thomas (6-3, 176) is rated as the No. 11 prospect in Florida, the No. 9 athlete in the country and the No. 94 recruit in the class of 2022, according to 247Sports.

Thomas, a three-sport athlete (football, basketball and track) at Niceville High School, holds 25 offers from schools including Alabama, Florida State, Auburn, Florida, LSU and Georgia.

Thomas’ brother, Juanyeh Thomas, is a defensive back at Georgia Tech.

Georgia currently holds the No. 2 2022 class in the country and the No. 1 class in the SEC. The addition of Thomas would be huge for the future of the Bulldogs secondary.

Watch his highlights here.

 

A new episode of “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” is up now! This week J.C. talks recent Georgia football news, gives out our 2020 defensive MVP and breaks down the linebacker room. Listen here:

Georgia footballl offers scholarship to 2022 OT Antavious Woody

Georgia football has made its latest offer in the class of 2022 to Lafayette High School (Ala.) prospect Antavious Woody. Details here.

Scholarship offers are rolling in just as fast as we can write. The 2021 recruiting cycle ended on Feb. 3 and programs around the country are beefing-up their recruiting boards for the 2022 and 2023 cycles.

Georgia football made its latest offer in the class of 2022 to Lafayette High School (Ala.) prospect Antavious Woody.

Woody is a 6-foot-five, 270 pound offensive tackle from Lafayette, Ala., who currently holds offers from 12 schools, inclduing Georgia, Auburn, Florida State, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M, USC, Virginia Tech and Coastal Carolina.

Check out Woody’s highlights here. 

This week on the “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” podcast, we talk national signing day and break down Georgia’s Will Muschamp hire. Listen here:

Georgia football offers scholarship to 4-star 2023 OT Chase Bisontis

Georgia football has offered a scholarship to four-star offensive tackle Chase Bisontis for the 2023 recruiting class. Details here

The 2021 recruiting cycle is over, which means programs all over the country are reaching out to more 2022 and 2023 recruits with scholarship offers.

Georgia football’s latest offer is to offensive tackle Chase Bisontis, a four-star prospect out of New Jersey’s Don Bosco Preparatory High School.

Bisontis is rated as the No. 6 tackle, the No. 3 recruit in New Jersey and the No. 74 prospect overall in the 2023 recruiting class, according to 247sports.

247sports wrote:

“Frame and athleticism to play right tackle or guard. Strong and powerful despite youth. Well drilled and strong technique. Quick feet. Bends at knees and sinks hips. Explodes at the snap. Able to shoot hands inside. Has lower body strength to win rep even when off balance. Can scrape and get to second level. Patient in pass pro and has strong initial punch.”

Watch Bisontis’ sophomore highlights here.

 

This week on the “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” podcast, we talk national signing day and break down Georgia’s Will Muschamp hire and preview Super Bowl LV. Listen here:

Georgia O-line coach Matt Luke named top-25 recruiter

Rivals recently released their list of the top-25 recruiters and Georgia is represented by offensive line coach Matt Luke. Details here.

Rivals recently released their list of the top 25 recruiters in college football and Georgia is represented by offensive line coach Matt Luke.

After three seasons as head coach at Ole Miss, Luke took over the Bulldogs front in 2019 when Sam Pittman left Athens for the head coaching job at Arkansas.

Luke made his mark on Georgia’s 2021 recruiting class by signing the top-ranked tackle in the class, five-star Amarius Mims, while adding another top-10 tackle, four-star Micah Morris.

Rivals wrote:

“Georgia was unable to pull off a fourth straight recruiting rankings title in 2021, but the Dawgs did sign the nation’s sixth-best class, which featured a ton of top talent. Top-ranked among the prospects headed to Athens is five-star offensive tackle Amarius Mims the No. 4-ranked prospect overall in 2021. Offensive line coach Matt Luke was responsible for delivering Mims for the Bulldogs, and he did not stop there, landing big offensive tackle Micah Morris who is the fourth-highest ranked prospect in this Georgia class, and four-star offensive guard Dylan Fairchild. Three-star offensive guard Jared Wilson rounds out Luke’s offensive line recruiting haul in this 2021 class.”

While Rivals has Georgia’s class rated as the No. 6 class in the country, other sites such as 247Sports have the Dawgs rated at No. 3 in the nation behind Alabama and Ohio State.

Regardless, the Bulldogs 2021 class is full of talent, especially along the offensive line as Luke worked to replace senior starters Trey Hill and Ben Cleveland.

While Wilson, Fairchild and Morris will most likely redshirt, Mims should have an opportunity to compete for either tackle spot as senior Jamaree Salyer, who started every game at left tackle in 2020, is expected to move to guard next season, his natural position.

We will know much more about next year’s lineup when Georgia holds the annual ‘G-day’ spring game, which is scheduled for April 17.

This week on the “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” podcast, we talk national signing day and break down Georgia’s Will Muschamp hire and preview Super Bowl LV. Listen here:

Nation’s top JUCO CB commits to Georgia football for 2021

No. 1 JUCO cornerback De’Jahn Warren has committed to Georgia for the 2021 recruiting class. Details here

Great start to the week for Georgia football as De’Jahn Warren, JUCO’s No. 1 cornerback for the class of 2021, commits to the Bulldogs.

That makes 14 commitments so far in the Bulldogs 2021 recruiting class and the first from JUCO.

Warren made his commitment in a video posted through his Twitter account Monday morning.

His top schools were Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee, Maryland, Penn State, Florida State and Georgia.

Warren plays for Lackawanna Community College where he is rated as the No. 2 JUCO prospect overall, the No. 1 JUCO cornerback and the No. 1 player in Maryland, according to 247Sports composite rankings.

That makes three defensive backs added to the Bulldogs’ 2021 class.

David Daniel, Javon Bullard and now Warren are set to join a Georgia secondary that will soon feature even more new faces as guys like Eric Stokes, Tyson Campbell and Richard Lecounte inevitably move on to the NFL.

 

 

 

Georgia football 5-star QB commit Brock Vandagriff shines on first day of Elite 11 competition

The 22nd annual Elite 11 quarterback competition began Monday and Georgia football commit Brock Vandagriff looks the part so far.

On Monday, 20 of the top- high school quarterbacks in the nation arrived in Nashville for the first day of competition at the 22nd annual Elite 11 finals.

Among those competing is Georgia football commit Brock Vandagriff, a 5-star quarterback from Bogart, Georgia. Vandagriff is rated as the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback in the 2021 recruiting class.

247Sports spoke with Elite 11 head coach Trent Dilfer about his thoughts after day one and it seems Vandagriff is matching the high expectations so far.

“Vandagriff is awesome,” Dilfer stated. “He’s another one of those kids that makes everything look easy. His tape matches what you see in person. It’s impossible not to put the other stuff out of your mind when you’re watching him, he plays six weeks after he shatters his ankle with screws in his ankle and scores six touchdowns. He’s not a camp guy, you can see he’s a football player at a camp. He’s consistent.”

Vandagriff isn’t the only Georgia quarterback in Nashville. Wake Forest transfer quarterback Jamie Newman is also representing the Bulldogs as a counselor.

Notable former UGA quarterbacks that have participated in the competition are D.J. Shockley, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Murray, Jacob Eason and Jake Fromm – not a bad list to follow if you’re Vandagriff.

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