2021 Georgia football signee Kamari Lassiter sat down with UGA Wire in this week’s episode of UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton to talk about his recruitment and future as a Bulldog.
The 4-star corner back out of American Christian Academy in Tuscaloosa, Al., is rated as the No. 194 overall prospect, No. 14 cornerback and No. 7 overall recruit in Alabama, according to 247Sports.
Tus Al Acavshandleysemifinal 2285In his senior season Lassiter, a Savannah, Ga. native, racked up 74 tackles, eight pass breakups, 10 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and 32 catches for 833 yards and 11 touchdowns on offense and earned an invite to the prestigious All-American Bowl, which recognizes the best high school football players in the Nation.
Lassiter committed to Georgia on Oct. 22 and inked his letter of intent on national signing day, Dec. 16, to help the Bulldogs to the nations No. 3 recruiting class.
Signing Day Kamari LassitereHere are the highlights of my conversation with Lassiter.
Q: Can you talk us through your recruitment a little bit? When did the offers start to roll in and which ones really stood out to you the most?
KL: “My offers didn’t start really rolling in until about the offseason to my sophomore year, you know, I had a pretty good sophomore year, and I was starting to go to camps and stuff and get recognized on a national level. And then those are the small offers. And then, about my junior year, my really big offers started rolling in from places like Alabama and Georgia and Auburn, places like that.”
Q: You played both receiver and defensive back at American Christian and you’ve signed with UGA as a corner back. Is there one position that you feel more comfortable in?
KL: “Yes sir, definitely DB, that’s what I started at and I just picked up receiver because we really needed another receiver and I really worked at it and I was willing to do whatever we had to do to win. So, receiver, I enjoyed catching touchdowns but you know, I feel like my calling is at DB.”
Q: Is there one Georgia Bulldog who you look to as a role model for your game?
KL: “Yes sir, definitely Richard LeCounte. I mean he’s the epitome of what it is to be a Georgia Bulldog. I’ve seen him show great leadership and I’ve had a conversation with him one time and I could really tell that he was all in and everything. That’s somebody who’s really already done it and he’s going to the highest level football and you know, that’s one of my goals as well. So, I’m trying to be like him, but be myself at the same time.”
You can listen to the full interview here, on Spotify:
Or here, on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uga-football-live-with-j-c-shelton/id1533295384
