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4-star LB Troy Bowles signs with Georgia

Troy Bowles is a Dawg.

On Wednesday, 4-star linebacker Troy Bowles signed his national letter of intent to play with the Georgia Bulldogs.

Bowles (Tampa, FL) committed to UGA in July, choosing Georgia over Oklahoma and Ohio State.

He is ranked as a four-star recruit and is one of the best linebackers in the class of 2023. Bowles, who is the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles, is ranked as the No. 51 recruit in the country and No. 5 ranked linebacker.

At 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds, 247Sports describes him as “one of the more complete three-down linebacker prospects to come out of Florida recently given his ability to not only take on blocks and blitz, but also cover tight ends and running backs.”

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No. 2 LB in the nation, Troy Bowles, commits to UGA football

Linebacker Troy Bowles, a four-star prospect, has committed to the Georgia Bulldogs.

The Georgia Bulldogs and inside linebackers coach Glenn Schumann are doing an excellent job recruiting the class of 2023. The Bulldogs have three commitments from linebackers ranked the in top ten players at the inside linebacker position.

Playmaking linebacker Troy Bowles is the latest elite linebacker to commit to Kirby Smart and the University of Georgia. Bowles committed to Georgia football over Oklahoma and Ohio State.

Troy Bowles is ranked as a four-star recruit and is one of the best linebackers in the class of 2023. Bowles, who is the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles, is ranked as the No. 44 recruit in the country. The talented inside linebacker is not far from being ranked as a five-star prospect.

Troy Bowles plays high school football for Tampa Jesuit in Tampa, Florida. Jesuit won a state title last season in the highly competitive 6A division of Florida high school football. Now, Bowles has made his college decision, so he can focus on the upcoming season.

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound linebacker is the No. 44 recruit in the class of 2023 class. Bowles is disruptive and frequently makes critical interceptions, pass deflections and sacks. The four-star prospect is the second-ranked linebacker in his class and the No. 11 recruit in Florida.

The Jesuit linebacker has scholarship offers from some of the best programs in the country including Florida, Alabama, Michigan, Miami and Notre Dame.

Jesuit High defender Troy Bowles records a sack. Mike Lang/Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound linebacker is the second-ranked linebacker in the rising senior class. Bowles is the No. 11 recruit in Florida. On tape, Bowles is disruptive and frequently makes critical interceptions, pass deflections and sacks.

The Jesuit linebacker has scholarship offers from elite programs including Florida, Alabama, Michigan, Miami and Notre Dame.

Bowles announced his commitment to Georgia via Twitter:

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Lucky number 7: Sooners score seventh commitment in July as Lewis Carter pledges to Oklahoma

As the Sooners continue to stay scalding hot in July, landing yet another commitment. This time from four-star LB Lewis Carter.

Don’t let the lede deceive you. The Oklahoma Sooners are far from lucky this month. This type of recruiting success takes planning, hard work, and maybe just a little luck.

Nonetheless, the Sooners are as hot as an  mid-July summer day on the recruiting trail. They landed their seventh commitment in July, when 2023 linebacker Lewis Carter pledged to Oklahoma Saturday afternoon.

Carter, a four-star linebacker out of the Tampa area, chose Oklahoma over Auburn, UNC, Clemson, Florida, Miami, and UCF.

He’s smaller in build for a linebacker and maybe has long-term potential as a sub-package linebacker that plays in the box as a strong safety on other downs. He’s very athletic and that quality is the first thing that jumps out to you when watching his film.

After a fast and furious morning of predictions yesterday, Carter wasted no time locking in his future home.

With Carter’s commitment, Oklahoma is fine No. 10 nationally for recruiting in the 2023 class.

His pledge potentially closes up shop for linebacker recruiting for 2023 barring a very surprising commitment.

Carter’s recruitment was pretty swift as the Sooners only offered the Florida linebacker in May. He visited officially the weekend of June 10th, and about five weeks later he is now a member of the Sooners “CHO23N” class. Carter was offered by Venables when the first-year Sooners head coach was still the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Clemson, so the relationship was well established before the Sooners’ offer came in.

The Floridian joins four-star Samuel Omosigho, three-star Phil Picciotti, and three-star Kaleb Spencer as new linebackers to be coached by Ted Roof and Brent Venables. Carter’s commitment gives Oklahoma sixteen commitments in total.

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4-star LB Troy Bowles nearing commitment

Four-star linebacker recruit Troy Bowles plans to make a decision on where he will play college football on July 16 at 9:00 a.m. EDT

Four-star linebacker recruit Troy Bowles plans to make a decision on where he will play college football on July 16 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. Bowles’ top three schools are Georgia, Ohio State, and Oklahoma.

Troy Bowles is projected to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs. Kirby Smart and inside linebackers coach Glenn Schumann have done an excellent job recruiting elite linebackers in the class of 2023. The Dawgs currently already have commitments from the No. 5 linebacker in the rising senior class, Raylen Wilson, and the No. 10 linebacker, CJ Allen. Can the Bulldogs add another elite linebacker in Troy Bowles?

Bowles, who is the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles, is a member of the class of 2023. That means Troy Bowles has a great mind to pick whenever he has a question about football or life. It also helps Bowles have an advanced football IQ at a young age.

The rising senior plays high school football for Tampa Jesuit in Tampa, Florida. Jesuit won a state title last season in the highly competitive 6A division of Florida high school football.

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound linebacker is the No. 44 recruit in the class of 2023 class. Bowles is disruptive and frequently makes critical interceptions, pass deflections and sacks. The four-star prospect is the second-ranked linebacker in his class and the No. 11 recruit in Florida.

The Jesuit linebacker has scholarship offers from some of the best programs in the country including Florida, Alabama, Michigan, Miami and Notre Dame.

The Jesuit multi-sport star plays basketball and runs track. Bowles is an elite athlete that can dunk a basketball despite only being 6-foot-1.  As a linebacker, Bowles shows the potential to be formidable in coverage at the college level.

Bowles announced his commitment date when he dropped his top three schools. The elite linebacker received a scholarship offer from Georgia on May 10, 2021.

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Elite linebacker Troy Bowles has Sooners in his top 3 as recruitment winds down

Oklahoma finds itself in the top 3 for elite linebacker prospect Troy Bowles.

The Oklahoma Sooners have had a productive July on the recruiting trail and it’s going to be even more so in the coming days. Oklahoma has many notable targets committing soon and some other noteworthy targets are winding their recruitments down.

One of those prospects is elite linebacker prospect Troy Bowles, son of NFL head coach Todd Bowles. Bowles’ recruitment has largely featured teams in the southeast region of the United States. His Top eight reflected that.

Florida, Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, and Rutgers joined the Oklahoma Sooners, Georgia Bulldogs, and Ohio State Buckeyes in his top eight released in May. However, in the time since then, Bowles has gone on official visits to the latter three schools, which makes sense as to why they’d be his top three as well.

With his official visits behind him and a final three decided on, Bowles is ready to make his decision and that will come on July 16th. Georgia currently has all three crystal ball predictions in their favor on 247Sports right now so it may seem that Oklahoma ultimately may end up on the outside looking in here.

No one knows for certain but considering how hot Oklahoma has been on the recruiting trail over the last few weeks nothing is completely off the table. Given Brent Venables knack for recruiting the linebacker position, Oklahoma could still very much be in the race for Bowles.

Should the Sooners miss out on Bowles, they’ll turn their attention to another Tampa, Fla. linebacker to round out their collection of linebacker prospects for the 2023 class in four-star Lewis Carter.

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Nation’s No. 2 LB, son of Tampa Bay Bucs HC includes Georgia football in top-three

Georgia in the top three for nation’s No. 2 LB Troy Bowles

Four-star linebacker Troy Bowles has released his top three schools.

Bowles, a member of the class of 2023, ranks as the nation’s No. 37 overall player, No. 2 linebacker and No. 11 player in the state of Florida, per 247Sports.

Bowles’ top three consists of the Georgia Bulldogs, the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oklahoma Sooners.

At 6 feet, 1 inch, 205 pounds, Bowles is the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles. He is considered one of the most coveted recruits in the nation.

Currently, the crystal ball predictions favor UGA, but no lead experts have made a prediction at this point in time. Bowles plans to announce his commitment on July 16.

The rising senior plays high school football for Tampa Jesuit in Tampa, Florida. Jesuit won a state title last season in the 6A division of Florida high school football.

Bowles received a scholarship offer from Georgia on May 10, 2021. Georgia  inside linebackers coach Glenn Schumann is a key recruiter for the Florida linebacker.

Florida, Rutgers, Auburn, Alabama and Clemson were the five schools  Bowles removed from the running to get down to a top three.

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Linebacker Troy Bowles listed the Buckeyes among his final three

Another linebacker has Ohio State in the final three. #GoBucks

While the Ohio State Buckeyes wait to find out if Tackett Curtis will commit, there is another top-tier talent that could be eyeing the Buckeyes. On Wednesday, Troy Bowles narrowed down his list to just three teams.

Joining Ohio State in the running are the Oklahoma Sooners and Georgia Bulldogs. If the name sounds familiar, Troy is the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles. He is one of the most coveted linebackers in the country.

Bowles is ranked as the No. 2 linebacker in the country and the No. 44 overall prospect according to 247Sports composite rankings. Currently, the crystal ball predictions favor UGA but no lead experts have made a prediction at this point in time.

Bowles will officially announce his commitment on Jul. 16.

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4-star LB Troy Bowles names top schools

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for four-star linebacker prospect Troy Bowles

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for four-star linebacker prospect Troy Bowles. Bowles, who is the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles, is a member of the class of 2023.

That means Troy Bowles has a great mind to pick whenever he has a question about football or life. It also helps Bowles have an advanced football IQ at a young age.

Troy Bowles’ top eight schools are Georgia, Florida, Rutgers, Auburn, Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, and Oklahoma.

The rising senior plays high school football for Tampa Jesuit in Tampa, Florida. Jesuit won a state title last season in the competitive 6A division of Florida high school football.

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound outside linebacker is ranked as the No. 44 recruit in his class. Bowles is disruptive and frequently makes critical plays like interceptions, pass deflections, and sacks. The four-star prospect is the third-ranked linebacker in his class and the No. 11 recruit in Florida.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles is a great resource for his son Troy Bowles. Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

The Jesuit linebacker has offers from Florida, Alabama, Michigan, UNC, Tennessee, Miami, Notre Dame and more.

The Jesuit star also plays basketball and runs track. He can dunk a basketball despite only being 6-foot-1. That takes some serious athleticism. As a linebacker, Bowles shows potential to be formidable in coverage at the college level.

Bowles received a scholarship offer from Georgia on May 10, 2021. Georgia  inside linebackers coach Glenn Schumann is a key recruiter for the Florida linebacker.

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2023 LB target Troy Bowles includes Oklahoma in his top 8 schools

Oklahoma Sooners land inside the top 8 for 2023 four-star linebacker Troy Bowles out of Florida.

The focus of Oklahoma recruiting changed on Dec. 5, 2021, when the Oklahoma Sooners hired Brent Venable to be head coach. Having spent a decade in the Southeast, Oklahoma’s new head coach has had the Sooners wading into SEC and ACC territory regularly.

One of the first offers the Sooners made in the Venables era came four days after he was hired. It went to 2023 four-star linebacker Troy Bowles. Bowles had been a recruit Venables pursued during his time at Clemson.

A top 100 player in the 2023 recruiting cycle, Bowles released his top eight schools and included the Oklahoma Sooners, largely because of his connection to Brent Venables. He shared with Hayes Fawcett of On3 Recruiting, “Coach Venables and I have a very good relationship, and he’s always been honest with me,” Bowles said. “I have a lot of respect for him, and the fans are crazy. I love it.”

Bowles, the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles, included Rutgers, Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, Georgia and Florida along with the Sooners in his top eight.

Currently, On3 gives the edge in the recruiting battle to the Ohio State Buckeyes while the only crystal ball predictions issued have Bowles going to Georgia. The Sooners may be a long shot here, but never count out Venables. With an official visit coming on June 3, Oklahoma could make enough of an impression to gain ground.

Bowles is an athletic player who shows good speed and pursuit ability. Lined up as a weak side linebacker, he’s able to walk down and play on the edge as well as drop into coverage.

Andrew Ivins of 247Sports had this to say about Troy Bowles.

One of the more complete three-down linebacker prospects to come out of Florida recently given his ability to not only take on blocks and blitz, but also cover tight ends and running backs. Has done nothing but produce since he was a freshman at one of the Sunshine State’s more tradition-rich high school programs totaling over 250 tackles, 12 sacks and 5 interceptions his first three years on varsity. Intelligent player that has a good feel for what’s going on around him, which isn’t surprising given the fact that his father is an NFL defensive coordinator. A face-up tackler with good leg drive that doesn’t let many slip ball carriers out of his hands. Featured primarily as a stand-up edge player early on in his prep career, which in turn taught him how to win with a chop or a simple dip of the shoulder. Comfortable in zone coverage and is quick to anticipate throws. More than capable of making a difference outside of the hashes given his initial burst and will exert plenty of energy over the course of four quarters. Will need to cut down on the few mistakes he makes and keep mastering his craft, but should be viewed as one of the top ‘backers in the class of 2023. Traits and pro-like mentality suggests that he can emerge as a trusted contributor for a Top 25 program and eventually an impact player. NFL upside. – Ivins, 247Sports

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