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5-star ATH KJ Bolden sets official visit with Georgia football

Five-star athlete KJ Bolden plays football and runs track for Buford High School.

Five-star athlete KJ Bolden is slated to take an official visit with the Georgia Bulldogs on June 9-11. Bolden is a standout football player for Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. Bolden, a member of the class of 2024, is one of the best recruits in the country.

KJ Bolden is considered the No. 11 recruit in the junior class. He is the second-ranked recruit in Georgia, which is loaded with talent in the 2024 cycle, and is the top-ranked safety nationally. Bolden also plays offense, but he projects as a safety at the next level.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound athlete runs track. The five-star recruit has excellent speed and is one of the top track athletes in Georgia.

Bolden primarily plays receiver and safety for Buford. The five-star has great acceleration and quickness. He is a threat to score a touchdown on any play as a wide receiver.

Head coach Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs have the No. 3 recruiting class in the country. The Bulldogs are behind both Ohio State and Michigan, but have a good chance to finish with the nation’s best class in the 2024 cycle.

Georgia currently has three commitments from safeties in the class of 2024. Four-star safeties Jaylen Heyward, Peyton Woodyard, and Demello Jones are all committed to the Dawgs.

The five-star Buford standout announced his plans to visit Georgia football via Twitter:

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Georgia football OL enters transfer portal

Georgia football offensive guard Griffin Scroggs is hitting the transfer portal

The Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Griffin Scroggs has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Scroggs joins several other Dawgs in the portal.

Griffin Scroggs, who played guard for Grayson High School, was rated as a three-star recruit in the class of 2022. Scroggs never saw much playing time during his freshman season in Athens. He will have four years of eligibility remaining.

Scroggs was committed to Georgia Tech during his recruitment, so there’s a chance he transfers to Georgia’s top in-state rival.

Right now, Georgia defensive tackle Bear Alexander, linebacker Rian Davis, Shone Washington, and wide receiver Dominick Blaylock are all in the transfer portal.

Kirby Smart and Georgia brought in just three transfers this offseason (Smoke Bouie, Dominic Lovett, and Rara Thomas). The Bulldogs have 14 players that have transferred or are in the portal. However, Georgia still faces challenges related to being over the scholarship limit.

Georgia has the nation’s No. 55 transfer class. The Bulldogs typically prefer to bring in talented recruits as opposed to a bunch of transfers. Georgia signed the nation’s No. 2 class of 2023.

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Georgia football offers DL Nasir Johnson

Georgia football has offered a scholarship to unranked, in-state defensive line recruit Nasir Johnson

Kirby Smart and Georgia football have offered a scholarship to in-state defensive line recruit Nasir Johnson. Johnson is a member of the class of 2024 and is currently an unranked recruit.

Nasir Johnson plays high school football for Dublin High School in Dublin, Georgia. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound defensive lineman has the size to play at the next level.

The unranked defensive lineman recently visited Georgia in early April. He received a scholarship offer from the Bulldogs during his visit to Athens.

The Dublin standout’s recruitment is heating up. Nasir Johnson has recently received scholarship offers from Florida, Minnesota, Kentucky, and Missouri. Johnson is not going to stay unranked for much longer.

Georgia football has the nation’s top class of 2024 thus far. The Bulldogs have gained 11 commitments. However, defensive line coach Tray Scott and the Dawgs are still without a commitment from a defensive lineman.

Nasir Johnson has also visited Kentucky and Florida State over the past several months.

Nasir Johnson announced his scholarship offer from Georgia football via Twitter:

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Recruiting experts project top QB to sign with Georgia football

Recruiting services are currently projecting Raiola to Georgia…

Georgia football has been trending lately for the No. 1 ranked quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class, Dylan Raiola (6-foot-3, 220 pounds).

The five-star prospect out of Phoenix, Arizona, is a former Ohio State commitment.

247Sports recruiting expert Steve Wiltfong had projected Railoa to sign with the Bulldogs before changing the prediction to the USC Trojans in early March.

Recently, Raiola’s recruitment has taken a turn in Georgia’s favor with an updated prediction from Wiltfong, as well as a projection by Jake Rowe of On3.

Both 247Sports and On3 have Raiola headed to Athens.

Raiola has strong ties to Georgia via former Bulldog quarterback Matthew Stafford, who is Raiola’s godfather.

Raiola’s father, Dominic, is a former Nebraska center who spent several years of his NFL career playing alongside Stafford for the Detroit Lions.

Here’s a look at Raiola’s highlight tape.

Georgia football offers nation’s No. 2 LB Justin Williams

The five-star is one of the top players in the country…

Georgia football has offered a scholarship to five-star linebacker Justin Williams out of Conroe, Texas.

Williams (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) is rated as the No. 2 linebacker, the No. 5 player in the state of Texas and the No. 24 player overall in the 2024 recruiting class, according to 247Sports Composite.

247Sports recruiting expert Steve Wiltfong currently has Williams projected to sign with the Oregon Ducks, led by former Georgia assistant Dan Lanning.

Here’s a look at Williams’ sophomore season highlight tape.Β 

Talented 5-star safety DJ Pickett sets Georgia visit

Pickett is rated as the No. 1 safety in the ’25 class…

Five-star 2025 safety D.J. Pickett, out of Tampa, Fla., has scheduled a visit to Georgia on April 15, the day of the annual ‘G-Day’ spring game in Sanford Stadium.

Pickett (6-foot-2, 170 pounds) is rated as the No. 1 safety, the No. 2 player in the state of Florida and the No. 5 player overall in the 2024 recruiting class, according to 247Sports Composite.

Here’s a look at Pickett’s sophomore season at Zephyrhills High School.

 

4-star OT Max Anderson names his top schools

Anderson has four SEC schools in his top eight

Four-star offensive tackle recruit Max Anderson is narrowing his favorite opportunities at the next level. The class of 2024 offensive tackle puts Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oregon, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Michigan in his top eight.

The Georgia Bulldogs football program offered a scholarship to the talented offensive tackle prospect in early March 2023. Georgia was not in Anderson’s previous list of top schools, but the Dawgs are on his radar now after offering the four-star offensive tackle.

Georgia football already has secured commitments from 10 players in the class of 2024. As of March 24, Georgia has the nation’s best recruiting class in 2024 cycle. Kirby Smart and Georgia are still seeking a commitment from an offensive lineman in the class of 2024.

Anderson plays high school football for Reedy High School in Frisco, Texas. Frisco is located north of Dallas.

The 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive tackle is ranked as the No. 200 player in the class of 2024 and the No. 13 offensive tackle. Anderson is the No. 36 recruit in Texas. The Michigan Wolverines are favored to land a commitment from the Reedy star, per 247Sports.

The four-star offensive tackle has summer visits planned with Tennessee and Michigan.

The big offensive lineman announced his top schools via Twitter:

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UGA football offers 4-star OT Max Anderson

Anderson plays high school football for Reedy High School in Frisco, Texas.

There is no offseason for Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia is constantly recruiting. The Dawgs are looking to fill out the class of 2024 now that the class of 2023 has signed.

Georgia football already has secured commitments from nine players in the class of 2024. To date, Georgia has the nation’s best recruiting class in 2024 cycle.

One of Georgia’s latest offers is four-star offensive tackle recruit Max Anderson. Anderson plays high school football for Reedy High School in Frisco, Texas. Frisco is located north of Dallas.

The 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive tackle already has named his top schools.

Max Anderson still could be considering the Georgia Bulldogs. He’s the No. 183 player in the class of 2024 and the No. 11 offensive tackle. Anderson is the No. 31 recruit in Texas.

The four-star offensive tackle recently visited Oklahoma and has a future visit set with Tennessee. Will he schedule a visit to Athens to visit Georgia?

The Reedy lineman announced his offer from Georgia football via Twitter:

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Four-star WR Zion Ragins names top schools

In-state wide receiver Zion Ragins has named his top 12 schools

Class of 2024 speedster Zion Ragins has named his top 12 schools. Ragins plays wide receiver and is ranked as the No. 69 player in the class of 2024. In addition to football, the 5-foot-9, 150-pound recruit also runs track.

Zion Ragins is rated as a four-star recruit. He is the No. 11 wide receiver in the current junior class and the No. 13 player in Georgia.

The four-star wide receiver’s top 12 schools are Georgia, Western Kentucky, Colorado, Oklahoma, Auburn, Miami, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, FSU, South Carolina, and Penn State.

Ragins put together some impressive times in the 100 meters track event. He’s run the event with times in the 10.4 second range, which means he’s exceptionally fast and could possibly run track at the college level.

Zion Ragins plays high school football for Jones County, which is fittingly named the Greyhounds. Ragins has got some greyhound-like speed himself. Jones County High School is located in Gray, Georgia.

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs have the No. 1 class of 2024 in the country. Georgia has 10 commitments from players in the junior class.

We’ll provide updates on Ragins throughout both his football and track careers.

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Georgia offers 2024 4-star QB Jake Merklinger

Merklinger is the 10th ranked QB in the class…

Georgia football has extended a scholarship offer to 2024 quarterback Jake Merklinger out of Calvary Day School in Savannah, Georgia.

Merklinger is the No. 10 quarterback nationally, the No. 21 player in the state and the No. 114 recruit overall in the 2024 class, according to 247Sports.

The 6-foot-4, 195-pound gunslinger has completed 452 of 669 pass attempts for 6,607 with 75 touchdowns and 22 interceptions in his three year career for the Cavaliers.

Take a look at Merklinger’s highlight tape here.

Merklinger isn’t afraid to use his wheels when needed.

The Bulldogs have the No. 1 ranked 2024 class, per 247Sports.