Just two weeks ago, four-star edge Samuel M’Pemba committed to Georgia, choosing the Bulldogs over Miami, Tennessee and Florida.
The nation’s No. 36 overall recruit, M’Pemba is a 6-foot-3, 240-pound pass rusher who has also lined up as a large slot wideout. He’ll focus on the defensive side of the ball in Athens.
He plans to enroll early after signing his national letter of intent to UGA on Wednesday. M’Pemba joins Gabriel Harris in Athens after playing alongside each other at IMG Academy last season.
Five-star defensive end Samuel M’Pemba committed to Georgia. Bulldog fans are hyped up!
The Georgia Bulldogs have added a commitment from five-star defensive end Samuel M’Pemba. Georgia football currently has 22 commitments in the class of 2023 and the second-ranked recruiting class in the country.
Samuel M’Pemba is the fourth-ranked edge rusher in the senior class. He plays high school football for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. IMG Academy is one of the most competitive high school football programs in the nation.
The 6-foot-4, 240-pound edge rusher is the No. 30 recruit in the class of 2023 and the eighth-ranked recruit in Florida. Here’s how Georgia football Twitter reacted at M’Pemba committed to Kirby Smart’s program:
Five-star pass rusher Samuel M’Pemba has committed to the Georgia Bulldogs over Tennessee and others
Five-star pass rusher Samuel M’Pemba has committed to the Georgia Bulldogs over Miami, Tennessee and Florida. The five-star defensive end was one of the nation’s top remaining uncommitted prospects in the class of 2023.
Georgia will pair M’Pemba with four-star in-state pass rusher Gabriel Harris. Georgia has the second-ranked recruiting class in the country. The Dawgs now have 22 total commitments in the class of 2023. Georgia trails only the Alabama Crimson Tide, who have the top-ranked recruiting class in the nation.
M’Pemba is the fourth-best edge rusher in the senior class. He plays high school football for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
The 6-foot-4, 240-pound edge rusher is the No. 30 recruit in the class of 2023 and the eighth-ranked recruit in Florida. Notre Dame, Oregon and Alabama all heavily recruited the five-star pass rusher.
M’Pemba could join numerous former IMG Academy stars such as Nolan Smith, Xavian Sorey, and Daylen Everette to play for Georgia football.
The five-star edge rusher announced his commitment to Georgia football via Twitter:
Georgia football is favored to land five-star pass rusher Samuel M’Pemba, who plans to commit on Dec. 4.
Five-star pass rusher Samuel M’Pemba plans to commit on Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m. EST. M’Pemba will decide among Georgia, Miami, Tennessee and Florida. The five-star recruit, who is a member of the class of 2023, is one of the nation’s top remaining uncommitted prospects.
Kirby Smart and Georgia are looking for another talented edge rusher to pair with four-star in-state pass rusher Gabriel Harris, who has already committed to the Bulldogs. Georgia has the second-ranked recruiting class in the country. The Dawgs have 21 commitments in the class of 2023.
According to 247Sports, Georgia is favored to land a commitment from M’Pemba.
M’Pemba is the fourth-best edge rusher in the senior class. He plays high school football for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
The 6-foot-4, 240-pound edge rusher is the No. 30 recruit in the class of 2023 and the No. 8 recruit in Florida. M’Pemba has also been heavily recruited by Notre Dame, Oregon and Alabama.
M’Pemba took recent visits to Georgia and Tennessee. M’Pemba could join several former IMG Academy stars such as Nolan Smith and Daylen Everette to commit to Georgia football.
The five-star edge rusher announced his commitment time via Twitter. M’Pemba has also recently noted his top four schools.
Billy Napier and Co. aren’t done yet with the 2023 recruiting cycle as this blue-chipper has Florida in his final four.
Florida football’s regular season is in its waning phase but the recruiting efforts never end under first-year head coach [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag], who has focused on populating the program with premium prep prospects to help restore pride to the Orange and Blue. So far, he and his army of staffers have done a great job crawling up the recruiting rankings, either cracking or on the cusp of the top 10 in all the major rankings.
Among those remaining in the 2023 cycle is five-star edge defender [autotag]Samuel M’Pemba[/autotag] originally out of St. Louis, Missouri, who currently attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The 6-foot-3-inch, 255-pound defender dropped his update on Monday, announcing his final four schools including the Gators, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett.
“Florida is starting to find themselves now for sure with the last couple games,” M’Pemba told Fawcett. “They’re definitely starting to get what they need, and just needing a couple more pieces.”
The other programs included on his short list are the Tennessee Volunteers, Georgia Bulldogs and Miami Hurricanes. The high school senior is expected to make his decision on Dec. 4.
M’Pemba is ranked No. 29 overall and No. 4 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. 23 and 4, respectively. The ‘Dawgs hold three of his four 247Sports crystal ball predictions while the ‘Cane hold the other; On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has UGA with a 93.7% probability of landing the young man’s talents.
Georgia football is favored to land five-star pass rusher Samuel M’Pemba. When will he commit?
Five-star pass rusher Samuel M’Pemba is nearing his commitment. M’Pemba will decide among Georgia, Miami, Tennessee, and Florida. The five-star, who is a member of the class of 2023, plans to commit on Dec. 4, which is a few weeks before the early signing period begins.
Kirby Smart and Georgia are looking for another edge rusher to pair with four-star in-state pass rusher Gabriel Harris, who has already committed to the Bulldogs.
According to 247Sports, Georgia is favored to land a commitment from M’Pemba.
Samuel M’Pemba is ranked as the fourth-best edge rusher in the senior class. M’Pemba plays high school football for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
The 6-foot-4, 240-pound edge rusher is the No. 29 recruit in the class of 2023 and the No. 8 recruit in Florida. M’Pemba in no longer strongly considering Notre Dame, Oregon, and Alabama.
M’Pemba has taken recent visits to Georgia and Tennessee. Samuel M’Pemba could join several former IMG Academy stars like Nolan Smith to commit to Georgia football.
The five-star edge rusher announced his top four schools and his commitment via Twitter:
Five-star IMG Academy edge rusher Samuel M’Pemba is attending another UGA football game
Five-star pass rusher Samuel M’Pemba is attending a Georgia football game for the second straight week. M’Pemba watched the Georgia-Missouri game last week and is set to attend the Georgia-Auburn game.
Kirby Smart and Georgia are looking for another class of 2023 edge rusher to pair with four-star in-state pass rusher Gabriel Harris, who has already committed to the Bulldogs. Georgia has the No. 2 recruiting class in the country and has commitments from 20 members of the senior class.
Georgia is looking to reload at the edge rusher position after several Georgia defenders were selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
M’Pemba is ranked as the second-best edge rusher in the class of 2023. M’Pemba plays high school football for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
The 6-foot-4, 240-pound edge rusher is the No. 24 recruit in the class of 2023 and the No. 8 recruit in Florida. M’Pemba considers Notre Dame, Oregon, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Alabama, and Tennessee to be his top seven schools.
Samuel M’Pemba could join several former recent IMG Academy stars like Nolan Smith and Daylen Everette to commit to Georgia football. The five-star pass rusher is projected to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs.
Who will be the next top recruit to commit to the University of Georgia?
The latest look at high school football recruiting from around the country.
USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school football recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.
Friday evening Santa Ana, California, will be the site of the biggest high school football game of the season. For the first time in three years, the top-two schools in the country will meet on the field, as reigning national champion and No. 1 ranked school Mater Dei hosts No. 2 St. John Bosco.
Tickets for the game are a hot item on the resale market, and for a good reason. Together these teams have dozens of highly-ranked recruits for the class of 2023 and into the future – some of whom may end up playing on Sunday afternoons.
We begin this week’s edition of Friday Night Notes by examining a few of the top recruits who are playing tonight.
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Matayo Uiagalelei (St. John Bosco Edge – 2023)
Uiagalelei (6-foot-5, 265 pounds) is the highest-rated recruit in this matchup. He’s ranked as the No. 2 edge-rusher in his class and No. 8 overall nationally by 247 Sports. He already has 2.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for a loss this year.
Brandon Baker (Mater Dei Offensive tackle – 2024)
One of the offensive linemen who will be tasked with containing the explosive Uiagalelei is Baker (6-foot-5, 285 pounds). He’s the second-ranked offensive tackle and No. 8 overall recruit in California. Baker has visits scheduled for Ohio State, Oklahoma and Oregon.
Elijah Brown (Mater Dei Quarterback – 2024)
Baker will also be watching the back of his team’s highly-ranked quarterback prospect. Brown (6-foot-2, 180 pounds) is the fifth-best QB in his class and threw five touchdown passes when these teams met last season, a 42-21 win for the Monarchs.
R.J. Jones (St. John Bosco Safety – 2023)
One of the defensive backs Brown will have to keep an eye out for is Jones, a four-star, 6-foot-1, 195 pound safety. He was committed to Cal but backed out and is now drawing interest from several other Pac-12 schools, including Colorado, UCLA and Oregon State.
Latest football recruiting news from the high school and NCAA lens.
USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school football recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.
Georgia won the national championship last season on the strength of their defense, and that unit has continued to dominate the competition this year. Heading into Week 5, the Bulldogs are 4-0 and their opponents have averaged just eight points per game. However, while they hang their hats on defense, that doesn’t mean they’re neglecting the other side of the ball.
This week Georgia nabbed one of the top wide receivers in the class of 2023 and moved up in the recruiting rankings…
Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
On Tuesday night Lakeland (Fla.) wide receiver Tyler Williams announced his decision to play for Georgia.
He had offers from 43 other programs, including Clemson, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Alabama.
Williams (6-foot-3, 200 pounds) has a four-star rating and is ranked No. 20 at his position in his recruiting class, according to 247Sports. He has drawn comparisons to former 49ers first-round draft pick Michael Crabtree.
That makes three wide receivers who have committed to Georgia and 20 players overall. Thanks to this addition, the Bulldogs have pushed up past Texas and now their 2023 recruiting class ranks No. 2 in the country behind Alabama.
Do you think this anything but a foregone conclusion?
Notre Dame’s 2023 recruiting class is nearly complete but a few holes remain while a few huge names remain uncommitted. One such player is edge defender [autotag]Samuel M’Pemba[/autotag], a five-star prospect from high school powerhouse IMG Academy in Florida.
M’Pemba checks in as the 23rd overall player according to the On3 consensus rankings and will be a major boost to whichever program he ultimately chooses. According to the experts as well as On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM), things do not look good for [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and Notre Dame here.
On3’s director of recruiting Chad Simmons has a prediction on M’Pemba out on Thursday that says with 60% confidence the star defender will ultimately choose Georgia. Furthermore, the RPM gives Georgia a 93.6% chance of landing M’Pemba’s commitment.
It’s not official yet and the good news for Notre Dame is that M’Pemba is still scheduled to be on campus for an official visit during Clemson weekend, but the Irish appear to have quite the road ahead if they’re ultimately going to pull the upset for his services.
