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One Georgia player makes list of SEC’s instant impact freshmen for 2024

Ellis Robinson IV listed as impact freshman for 2024…

Georgia football will likely feature some true freshman in the secondary this fall after the departures of starters Javon Bullard, Tykee Smith and Kamari Lassiter.

At cornerback, early enrollee Ellis Robinson IV may have the most upside. The former five-star recruit signed with the Bulldogs as the highest-rated player at the position in the Kirby Smart era.

Looking ahead to the 2024 season, Sporting News recently attempted to list the SEC’s impact freshmen. Robinson was mentioned for the Bulldogs.

“Georgia lost multiple key contributors this offseason in the secondary, including All-American Tykee Smith. The Bulldogs have done an excellent job developing talent in the secondary, which makes Ellis Robinson IV the perfect candidate for an instant-impact freshman.

Robinson was a consensus five-star prospect and No. 1 cornerback in the class of 2024. He was a semifinalist for the Maxwell Football Club Defensive Player of the Year and started 19 games at cornerback over the past two seasons. He has the size that head coach Kirby Smart loves at cornerback, which should earn him plenty of playing time for the Bulldogs this season.”

It’s easy to get ahead of ourselves when it comes to highlighting young players that may make a big impact. While Robinson has all the talent to be a star, Smart isn’t one to throw players into the lineup without them proving themselves on the practice field.

We’ll get our first real look of Robinson in a Georgia uniform at UGA’s annual G-Day scrimmage game on April 13. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET (SEC Network+).

 

Oklahoma among teams with the most players in 247Sports Top247

Oklahoma put together a great recruiting class in 2024, finishing among the teams with the most Top247 signees in the country.

The Oklahoma Sooners put together arguably their best class of the [autotag]Brent Venables[/autotag] era in 2024. It wasn’t ranked higher than the 2023 class, but because of the defensive talent it is bringing in, it makes a strong argument for the top spot.

A great way to show the strength of a class is to look at how many blue-chip prospects a team signed. Blue-chip prospects are defined as four- and five-star prospects. To show how important that is, according to the blue-chip ratio, programs need to sign more four- and five-star recruits than two- and three-star players over the previous four recruiting classes (better than a 1:1 ratio) to have a shot at a title.

To go further, three of the four College Football Playoff teams this past season met the blue-chip ratio criteria heading into the season, including the eventual national champion. Every national champion has met the blue-chip ratio criteria dating to the tool’s inception in 2013. So, how did Oklahoma fare compared to other teams in the 2024 class? Turns out, quite well.

The Sooners were among the top 10 teams that signed the most prospects from the 247Sports Top247 player rankings.

What 5-star defensive back did ESPN’s Tom Luginbill compare to Sauce Gardner and Minkah Fitzpatrick?

Ellis Robinson IV gets some big NFL comparisons from ESPN analyst Tom Luginbill.

Georgia football commit and signee Ellis Robinson IV has the potential to be an elite player, with ESPN analyst Tom Luginbill making some pretty strong projections for the class of 2024 defensive back.

Robinson is a five-star player who participated in last week’s Under Armour All-America Game. ESPN ranks him as the top recruit in the nation in the 2024 class.

He had an offer list that included Florida State, Kentucky and Miami among others.

Luginbill was the analyst for last week’s Under Armour All-America game on ESPN. After watching Robinson in practice, he was impressed with the defensive back, who signed with Georgia during the early signing period in December.

“If I were to just tell you from a physical attributes standpoint, he’s as good of a pure cover corner prospect that we’ve had in this game over the last 17 years now,” Luginbill told USA TODAY High School Sports.

“I think what makes him a bit unique is he’s every bit as good a tackler and run supporter- it’s not all about the pass breakup, interceptions and recovery. He’s a complete package. So we’ve been very excited to see that he has been as advertised.”

Robinson played his last year of high school football for IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida). IMG finished the season fifth in the nation in the USA TODAY HSS Super 25.

As for comparisons, Luginbill likened Robinson to a trio of defensive backs who are currently in the NFL.

“He’s built very, very similar to Sauce – that’s a great comp that I would agree with,” Luginbill said.

“I think Eli Apple when he was at Ohio State, that’s another one? I would say that some of the Alabama guys Dre Kirkpatrick, Minkah Fitzpatrick when he first came to Alabama, he was a corner that got moved into safety. So I think there’s a lot of good comps out there.

“You just don’t find six one-and-a-half, 190-pound corners that are just so fluid and agile and explosive…there’s a lot of guys that look the part and are athletic, but maybe they don’t perform to that level all the time. He performs on par with his skill set.”

5-star Georgia DB recruit reaffirms commitment

Five-star UGA defensive back commitment makes it know that he is sticking with Georgia football despite Fran Brown’s departure

Five-star defensive back Ellis Robinson IV isn’t going anywhere. Robinson IV and other Georgia defensive back commitments are evaluating their commitment to Georgia after defensive backs coach Fran Brown accepted the head coach job at Syracuse.

Head coach Kirby Smart and Georgia have the No. 1 recruiting class in the SEC and in the country. In today’s pass-heavy college football world, teams need excellent talent and skill at the cornerback position. Ellis Robinson IV and other Georgia defensive back commitments have to feel very comfortable with the Bulldogs because both Kirby Smart and co-defensive coordinator Will Muschamp played defensive back at Georgia.

Robinson IV, who committed to the Georgia Bulldogs in February is planning to sign with the Bulldogs. College football programs, including Miami and Alabama, have previously made a strong push to flip the 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back.

247Sports ranks Robinson IV as the No. 3 recruit in the nation and the No. 1 cornerback. He is the No. 2 player in Florida. However, ESPN’s recruiting rankings consider the elite defensive back to be the top recruit in the nation.

Robinson IV plays high school football for one of the best programs in the country, IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Former five-star cornerback Daylen Everette, who is seeing a lot of snaps for the Bulldogs, also played for IMG Academy.

Robinson IV holds a ton of scholarship offers. The five-star played for New Rochelle Iona Prep in New York before joining IMG Academy.

Robinson IV firmed up his plans to stick with the Dawgs with a simple message via social media:

Robinson IV told Rivals, “I got a lot of trust in Coach Smart and his staff to make me a overall better player at the position knowing that he’s played DB (defensive back) at Georgia also.”

5-star Ellis Robinson visiting Georgia for Kentucky game

ESPN’s top-ranked recruit, Ellis Robinson IV, plans to visit Georgia for the Kentucky game

Five-star defensive back Ellis Robinson IV, who is one of Georgia’s top commitments in the class of 2024, plans to visit Georgia for the Kentucky game.

The Kentucky kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET on Oct. 7. Robinson will join numerous other elite recruits for Georgia’s fifth home game of the year. The Georgia-Kentucky game should have an excellent atmosphere.

Robinson said earlier this year that he isn’t going on any more official visits. Robinson committed to the Georgia Bulldogs in February and is planning to sign with the Bulldogs.

Other top college football programs, including Miami and Alabama, were previously making a strong push to flip the 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back. Robinson visited Georgia, Miami and Alabama in June.

247Sports ranks Robinson as the No. 3 recruit in the nation and the No. 1 cornerback. He is the No. 2 player in Florida in the class of 2024. ESPN’s recruiting rankings consider the elite defensive back to be the top recruit in the country.

In today’s pass-heavy college football world, teams need excellent talent and skill at the cornerback position.

Robinson plays high school football for one of the top programs in the country, IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Former five-star cornerback Daylen Everette, who is a starting cornerback for the Bulldogs, also played for IMG Academy. Georgia has numerous other players and former players with connections to IMG Academy including Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith.

Ellis Robinson holds a slew of scholarship offers. The five-star played for New Rochelle Iona Prep in New York before joining IMG Academy.

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Kirby Smart and Georgia have the No. 1 class of 2024 in the nation. The Bulldogs currently have 26 commitments in the 2024 recruiting cycle including two commitments at cornerback.

5-star Georgia football commit shuts down recruitment

ESPN’s top-ranked recruit, Ellis Robinson IV, has shut down his recruitment.

Five-star defensive back Ellis Robinson IV isn’t going on anymore official visits. Robinson, who committed to the Georgia Bulldogs in February is planning to sign with the Bulldogs.

Other top college football programs, including Miami and Alabama, were making a strong push to flip the 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back. Robinson visited Georgia, Miami and Alabama in June.

247Sports ranks Robinson as the No. 4 recruit in the nation and the No. 1 cornerback. He is the No. 2 player in Florida. However, ESPN’s recruiting rankings consider the elite defensive back to be the top recruit in the country.

Robinson plays high school football for one of the best programs in the country, IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Former five-star cornerback Daylen Everette, who is projected to start for Georgia in 2023, also played for IMG Academy.

Robinson holds a slew of scholarship offers. The five-star played for New Rochelle Iona Prep in New York before joining IMG Academy.

Kirby Smart and Georgia have the No. 1 recruiting class in the SEC and in the country. In today’s pass-heavy college football world, teams need excellent talent and skill at the cornerback position.

Robinson firmed up his plans to stick with Georgia via social media:

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ESPN names different Georgia football commit as No. 1 2024 recruit

One five-star Georgia commit has surpassed quarterback Dylan Raiola, another UGA commit, to become ESPN’s top ranked recruit.

Five-star defensive back Ellis Robinson IV committed to the Georgia Bulldogs back in Feb. 2023. Now, Robinson IV is considered the top recruit in the country, per ESPN’s recruiting rankings.

The class of 2024 cornerback is ranked as a five-star recruit and is the rising senior class’s top-ranked player at his position. Robinson IV surpassed fellow Georgia commit quarterback Dylan Raiola to become ESPN’s top ranked recruit.

Who is Ellis Robinson IV? The elite cornerback prospect plays high school football for one of the best high school programs in the country, IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Georgia has several players on its roster that are from IMG Academy, including former five-star cornerback Daylen Everette.

The 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back is being heavily recruited by other top college football programs. Robinson IV visited Georgia, Miami, and Alabama in June. Nick Saban and Alabama are making a strong push to flip Robinson IV.

Here is a look at Robinson’s recent official visit to Georgia. He visited Alabama the following weekend.

The IMG Academy star has numerous scholarship offers. Robinson played for New Rochelle Iona Prep in New York before joining IMG Academy.

Kirby Smart and Georgia currently hold commitments from nine of ESPN’s top 75 recruits.

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Miami just hosted several 5-star recruits in one weekend

Miami had a massive recruiting weekend with visits from elite players like Ellis Robinson, Colin Simmons, David Stone and Dylan Stewart.

Miami just had what will almost certainly go down as its biggest football recruiting weekend of the 2024 cycle — the Hurricanes hosted at least 10 recruits, including four five-star prospects, as it tried to wow potential members of its program.

Elite high school football prospects from across the country, including five-star edge Colin Simmons, five-star cornerback Ellis Robinson IV, five-star edge Dylan Stewart, five-star defensive lineman David Stone, four-star defensive lineman Aydin Breland and four-star running back Jerrick Gibson, ventured to Miami to get an in-person look the program head coach Mario Cristobal has put together over his first year-plus with the team.

Here’s a look at which players were on campus and what they said. All rankings are based on the 247Sports Composite.

Georgia lands commitment from 2024 5-star CB Ellis Robinson IV

5-star CB Ellis Robinson IV has committed to UGA

Georgia used the 2023 national signing day to reel in a commitment from one of the top ranked prospects in next year’s recruiting class.

On Wednesday, five-star 2024 cornerback Ellis Robinson IV announced his commitment to UGA via a live-streaming announcement on ESPN2.

Robinson attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He originally hails from New York, where he built a relationship with then-Rutgers defensive backs coach Fran Brown, who is at Georgia.

Robinson chose Georgia over Alabama, Colorado, LSU and Miami.

At 6 feet, 175 pounds, Robinson is the nation’s eighth-ranked player in the class of 2024 and the No. 1 cornerback, per 247Sports.

Georgia has been considered the favorite for Robinson since he visited Athens in November for the Bulldogs’ win over the Tennessee Volunteers.

Georgia has the nation’s No. 1 class in the 2024 cycle. Robinson joins tight end Landen Thomas as the two five-star commitments.

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Georgia football among top schools for 5-star DB Ellis Robinson

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for five-star junior defensive back recruit Ellis Robinson IV.

Five-star defensive back Ellis Robinson IV has trimmed his list of top schools. The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top five schools. The class of 2024 cornerback is ranked as a five-star recruit and is the junior class’s top-ranked player at his position.

Who is Robinson? The talented cornerback plays high school football for one of the best high school programs in the country, IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Georgia has several players on its roster that are from IMG Academy, including former five-star cornerback Daylen Everette.

The five-star defensive back is the No. 6 recruit in Florida in the class of 2024. Robinson is the No. 13 recruit in the country.

Georgia and Kirby Smart are favored to land a commitment from Robinson. The 6-foot, 175-pound defensive back considers Georgia, Colorado, Alabama, LSU and Miami to be his top schools. Robinson plans to focus on these five schools moving forward.

The IMG Academy star has numerous scholarship offers. Robinson played for New Rochelle Iona Prep in New York before joining IMG Academy.

The junior has taken recent visits to Penn State, Alabama and Georgia. Colorado and Deion Sanders recently entered the mix for the five-star defensive back after the Buffaloes extended a scholarship offer on Dec. 24.

Robinson announced his top five schools via Twitter:

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