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4-star Buford ATH KingJoseph Edwards sets UGA visit

Georgia football is considered one of the favorites to land the Buford star.

Four-star defensive end and tight end recruit KingJoseph Edwards is scheduled to visit the University of Georgia for the Samford game on Sept. 10. Edwards is an elite athlete that stars for Buford High School.

Edwards is three-sport athlete. He plays football, basketball, and runs track for Buford. Edwards is currently considered a Georgia lean, per 247Sports.

The 6-foot-4, 240-pound athlete has recently visited Michigan, Michigan State, and Georgia. Edwards ranks as the nation’s No. 12 player and the No. 4 athlete. The Buford star is the No. 4 recruit in Georgia. The Peach State is loaded in the class of 2024.

Georgia offered KingJoseph Edwards in Feb. 2022. Edwards announced his busy visit schedule for the 2022 college football season via Twitter:

Edwards plans to attend 11 college football games this fall. We will provide updates throughout his recruitment.

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Top-50 2024 EDGE prospect sets another Florida visit

Top-50 2024 EDGE rusher KingJoseph Edwards has announced his next visit to Gainesville.

With the commitment of [autotag]Myles Graham[/autotag] to the Gators earlier this month, other 2024 recruits are beginning to take notice and schedule visits to Gainesville.

KingJoseph Edwards recently told On3 that he will be in attendance for the Gators highly-anticipated October 15 matchup against the LSU Tigers. Edwards, who took a visit to Gainesville back in June, was recently offered a scholarship by head coach [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] and defensive line coach [autotag]Sean Spencer[/autotag], who is spearheading his recruitment.

After receiving his commission, Edwards was quick to praise Florida for multiple reasons, including its academic reputation, the support staff and the ability to decide which side of the ball he wants to play on.

In addition to Florida the Buford, Georgia native currently holds a multitude of offers from programs such as Alabama, Ohio State, USC, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Georgia, who currently are in the lead for Edwards’ signature with an 88% chance at signing Edwards, according to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine.

According to the On3 Consensus, Edwards is listed as 2024’s No. 8 player in the state of Georgia regardless of position, the No. 6 EDGE rusher in the nation, and the No. 33 player in the nation regardless of position.

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This 2024 4-star ATH is planning to visit Florida during the season

The Gators will get another chance to host four-star athlete KingJoseph Edwards in the fall. He’s planning to visit the Swamp for a big SEC matchup.

The Florida Gators were one of the many Power Five teams to get 2024 four-star athlete [autotag]KingJopeph Edwards[/autotag] on campus over the summer, and things went well enough to earn a return trip during the fall, according to a Swamp247 report.

“They (Florida) are in my top 5,” Edwards said to 247Sports. “I’ll be back in the season for a game. Coach (Billy Napier) said I can come to any home game I want to.”

That game should be the October 15 matchup between Florida and LSU, Florida’s highest-profile home game this season. Utah is ranked No. 8 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, but the atmosphere in the Swamp during an SEC matchup is unmatched.

Those are not the only plans Edwards has made for the fall. He expects to be at Ohio State and Oregon in September and will stop by Alabama in October before hitting Miami, Michigan State, Notre Dame and Oklahoma in November. Edwards has made it clear that his schedule could change at any time, but he’s looking to explore all of his options fully.

Ranked No. 12 overall on the Top247, 247Sports’ individual rankings, Edwards won’t be denied any attention over the season. He doesn’t have to make a decision for a while, so expect him to enjoy the recruiting process a bit longer before truly narrowing things down.

Florida has offered him as a true athlete. Napier has decided he could use him as a tight end or defensive lineman in the SEC. The 247Sports composite ranks him No. 33 overall in the class of 2024 and No. 6 among athletes.

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Gators land in top 5 for this 2024 ATH following visit

The Gators hosted a trio of unofficial visitors out of the class of 2024 on Friday, and at least one of them is high on Florida.

Florida hosted a trio of recruits from the class of 2024 out of Buford, Georgia, on Friday. Four-star athlete [autotag]KingJoseph Edwards[/autotag] was one of those visitors and he left town with an offer from the Orange and Blue, according to Swamp247.

That was enough to put Florida in Edwards’ top five, but there’s still well over a year until he can put pen to paper. He plays on both sides of the ball for Buford, and head coach Billy Napier is willing to let the 6-foot-5-inch recruit pick between tight end and defensive end.

“They (the Florida Gators) are in my top 5,” Edwards said. “I’ll be back in the season for a game. Coach said I can come to any home game I want to.”

Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Texas are among his other top schools right now. The Bulldogs are the only team considered “warm” by 247Sports and have a pair of crystal balls cast in their favor as well.

This was Edwards’ first time at Florida with a coach in place. The last time he was in town, [autotag]Dan Mullen[/autotag] had already been let go and a lame-duck staff was in place. Napier’s family-oriented style of recruiting should have been a complete change from what he saw in 2021.

The class of 2023 is still the top priority right now, but the class of 2024 is starting to get more and more attention from the Gators. Edwards and his two five-star teammates that were in town, [autotag]Eddrick Houston[/autotag] and [autotag]KJ Bolden[/autotag], will be among the top out-of-state names to keep an eye on.

The 247Sports composite ranks Edwards No. 42 overall in the class of 2024 and No. 7 among athletes.

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Gators hosting final group of official visitors before dead period begins

The Florida Gators’ recruiting staff have had a busy month of June, but there is still one more group to host over the weekend before wrapping things up.

The month of June has been one of the busiest since the Billy Napier era began at the University of Florida. Elite prospects roamed the halls each weekend on official visits, and there’s still one more group to get through before the dead period begins on Monday, June 27.

Four-star offensive lineman [autotag]Roderick Kearney[/autotag], four-star wide receiver [autotag]Andy Jean[/autotag] and Pearl River C.C. transfer linebacker [autotag]Justin Jefferson[/autotag] make up the list of visitors, according to 247Sports. Three-star safety [autotag]Bryce Thornton[/autotag] is also scheduled to be in town this weekend on an unofficial visit.

Kearney is one of Florida’s top targets on the offensive line. He’s been to campus twice already this year, and the Gators even offered his friend and teammate a preferred walk-on spot as a sign of good faith. It’s down to Florida and FSU for the Jacksonville-area recruit, but he says he doesn’t want to rush a decision and will take likely things into the fall.

Jean is a former Miami commit that backed off the pledge in March after just two months. The Hurricanes are still in the mix, but Georgia and Texas A&M might be bigger threats for Florida. He’s from South Florida, though, so the Gators could stand to gain some favor with the in-state recruit over the weekend.

Jefferson picked up an offer from the Gators fairly early on in the spring and has since collected many more from SEC programs. He said that Florida was his leader after getting the offer, but things may have changed since then. Getting him on campus should get Florida a chance to get back on top of things in this recruitment.

A pair of five-stars from the class of 2024 will also be on campus over the weekend. Athlete [autotag]KJ Bolden[/autotag] and edge rusher [autotag]Eddrick Houston[/autotag] are names to watch, as is four-star athlete [autotag]KingJoseph Edwards[/autotag].

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Georgia offers 2024 4-star DE KingJoseph Edwards

Georgia offers @KingjosephE

The Georgia Bulldogs have extended a scholarship offer to 2024 4-star defensive end KingJoseph Edwards, out of Buford High School.

Edwards, who ranks as the nation’s No. 77 overall player in the 2024 cycle according to 247Sports, was named one of the top performers at the UA camp in Atlanta over the weekend.

His great performance at the camp was enough to earn him an offer from Georgia.

Edwards was apparently ecstatic to receive an offer from the in-state Bulldogs.

From the sound of things, Edwards had been wanting this offer for a long time and UGA is clearly the frontrunner during the early stages of his recruitment.

The 6-foot-4, 233 pound Edwards listed on his Twitter bio that he plays both defensive end and tight end for the powerhouse Buford program. He also plays basketball, and you can see a video of his varsity dunk below.

 

Texas offers 2024 four-star ATH KingJoseph Edwards out of Georgia

The 6-foot-4 athlete is seeing a wave of offers come in.

The Longhorns are now targeting one of the top athletes in the 2024 recruiting class. Continue reading “Texas offers 2024 four-star ATH KingJoseph Edwards out of Georgia”

Tennessee offers 2024 prospect KingJoseph Edwards

The Vols offer 2024 prospect KingJoseph Edwards.

Second-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and his staff continue to recruit future Vols.

The Vols have offered 2024 prospect KingJoseph Edwards.

“Blessed to receive an offer from Vol football,” Edwards said on Twitter.

The 6-foot-4, 233-pound prospect is from Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. Edwards has played defensive end and tight end at Buford.

Edwards has offers from the Vols, Colorado, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, Texas A&M and UCF.

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