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UGA football no longer has nation’s top 2024 class

The Georgia Bulldogs have fallen behind Ohio State in 2024 recruiting class rankings

The Georgia Bulldogs no longer have the top-ranked class of 2024. Georgia dropped behind Ohio State in the 2024 recruiting rankings, per 247Sports, following the decommitment and flip of five-star tight end Landen Thomas.

However, Georgia still holds the No. 2 class. Kirby Smart and the Dawgs are off to a strong start in the 2024 cycle. The Bulldogs hold 11 commitments. Georgia has the highest average commitment ranking of any team with more than 10 commits in the 2024 recruiting class.

Georgia is well-positioned to secure an elite recruiting class. The Bulldogs are off to a strong start and the Peach State is stacked in the 2024 cycle. It has 18 of the nation’s top 100 recruits.

Three-star wide receiver NiTareon Tuggle is Georgia’s most recent commitment in the class of 2024. Syndication: South Bend Tribune

Georgia is vying to land a commitment from five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola, who was committed to Ohio State. Speaking of Ohio State, the Buckeyes may be the hottest recruiting program in the country at the moment. Ohio State has picked up six commitments in April.

Michigan holds the third-ranked recruiting class in the country followed by LSU and Florida State.

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5-star DE Damon Wilson makes commitment

Five-star pass rusher Damon Wilson has committed to Georgia!

Five-star pass rusher Damon Wilson, who was the nation’s top-ranked uncommitted player in the class of 2023, has committed to the Georgia Bulldogs over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The decision means Kirby Smart and Georgia won a key recruiting battle against Ohio State. The two teams will meet in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in the College Football Playoff semifinals in Atlanta, Georgia.

Damon Wilson took an official visit to Georgia for the Auburn game. Wilson plans to play in the All-American Bowl.

Wilson plays for Venice High School in Venice, Florida. Venice plays against a high level of high school competition. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound edge rusher won the 8A state championship in Florida in 2021. Wilson made a clutch interception in the 2021 state title game.

Wilson and Venice fell to Georgia commit Tyler Williams and Lakeland in the 2022 state championship.

The five-star’s recruitment has been very competitive, but ultimately Wilson signed with Georgia football. Georgia also signed  a pair of four-star class of 2023 edge rushers, Gabriel Harris and Samuel M’Pemba.

Syndication: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Wilson is a member of Venice’s weightlifting team. Impressively, Wilson recorded 15 sacks during the 2021 high school football season and was named the Herald-Tribune Defensive Player of the Year, per 247Sports.

The five-star edge rusher is ranked as the No. 13 recruit in the senior class. The Venice standout is the No. 2 edge rusher in the class of 2023 and the No. 3 player in Florida.

Wilson was also considering Miami, Alabama and Texas. The talented edge rusher has been compared to former Georgia outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari.

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Ohio State DE Zach Harrison will play in Senior Bowl to cap his collegiate career

The senior will get another chance to be on a big stage

The Senior Bowl is the most prestigious post-collegiate bowl and can really help a prospects [autotag]NFL Draft[/autotag] status. We have seen plenty of [autotag]Senior Bowl[/autotag] participants rise up on teams draft boards, especially due to the fact that NFL teams will have full access to those players for a week of practices, interviews and of course, the game.

Ohio State has sent some of their best seniors to the game (last year [autotag]Jeremy Ruckert[/autotag], [autotag]Haskell Garrett[/autotag] and [autotag]Tyreke Smith[/autotag]) and this year defensive end [autotag]Zach Harrison[/autotag] will represent the Buckeyes in Mobile, Alabama. It should be a very prosperous week for the senior, as Harrison should test very well and has an impressive physique.

Even though Harrison knows where he will play his final snaps in college, he would still like to play in at least two more games before heading off to Alabama.

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Multiple Ohio State stars make Mel Kiper of ESPN’s top NFL prospects

Expect to see a lot more Buckeyes on Sunday’s!

There is some good and bad when it comes to the uptick in NFL Draft projections. The good is that the Buckeyes are always very well represented at the next level, the bad sees [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] stars moving on and the end of the college football season.

Even though it is inevitable, it’s a bit bittersweet. With that said, Mel Kiper of ESPN (subscription required) has released his top 25 big board prospects along with his top 10 positional prospects for the upcoming 2023 [autotag]NFL Draft[/autotag]. It should come as no surprise that a large amount of Buckeye players made the list. Find out below who made the top 25 overall and who is considered the best at their positions.

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Five-star Buckeyes target Tony Grimes commits to UNC

The Buckeyes lost out on what would’ve been their fifth five-star commit as cornerback Tony Grimes has announced he’ll play at UNC.

The Ohio State Buckeyes were a major player leading up to five-star cornerback Tony Grimes’ decision. Sadly, Grimes announced on Instagram Live that he’ll be attending the University of North Carolina, selecting UNC over Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia

Primarily known as a basketball school, UNC has put together respectable teams in the last few seasons and was close to downing the Clemson Tigers who were undefeated in the ACC last season.

North Carolina, now, according to 247Sports, has the third-best recruiting class of 2021.

Above both Alabama and LSU, the Tar Heels may shock many this upcoming season as their Class of 2021 recruiting class will boast Grimes and more than ten four-star recruits as well.

As for Ohio State, losing out on Grimes is a huge blow. The team just lost 30th-best cornerback Devonta Smith as well.

Seeing both Damon Arnette and Jeff Okudah leave to play in the league, the Buckeyes will heavily depend on Shaun Wade and then hope the 2022 class can repair the damage.

The Buckeyes have one four-star cornerback coming to Columbus this fall, and with four five-star commits, by far the most of any program, the Buckeyes will be just fine moving forward.