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4-star WR Andre Greene names top-3, locks in commitment date

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top three schools for four-star wide receiver recruit Andre Greene Jr.

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top three schools for four-star wide receiver recruit Andre Greene Jr., who is ranked the No. 9 receiver in the class of 2022.

Greene Jr. named his top three schools of Clemson, UNC, and UGA. He announced his top schools and commitment date of Nov. 17 via his Twitter account:

The 6-foot-3, 175-pound receiver out of St. Christopher’s School (Richmond, Virginia) ranks No. 71 nationally and as the third-best prospect in Virginia per 247Sports.

He is slated to play in the Under Armour All-America Game in 2022.

Greene Jr. had an incredible one-handed catch during his high school career. You don’t see many catches better than this one:

Greene Jr. was also considering Oregon, Penn State, FSU and Notre Dame before narrowing down his top schools. The four-star wide receiver will be an excellent addition to UNC, Clemson, or Georgia’s class of 2022.

Where will he go? Kirby Smart and Georgia already have commitments from three wide receivers in the class of 2022.

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Georgia in top schools for 2022 4-star WR

Georgia football in top 6 schools for 2022 4-star WR Andre Greene Jr.

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top six schools for four-star wide receiver recruit Andre Greene Jr., who is ranked as the No. 12 receiver in the class of 2022.

Greene Jr. listed UGA among his top six schools along with Clemson, Penn State, UNC, Oregon, and LSU. He announced his final schools via his Twitter account:

The four-star receiver previously was considering college football programs like Florida, Miami, Texas, Michigan, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Virginia, Oklahoma and Florida State.

The 6-foot-3, 175-pound receiver out of St. Christopher’s School (Richmond, Virginia) ranks No. 87 overall nationally and as the third-best prospect in Virginia per 247Sports.

The St. Christopher’s School star is slated to play in the Under Armour All-America Game in 2022.

Andre Greene Jr. had a catch for the ages during his high school career. You don’t see many catches better than this one:

Andre Greene Jr. visited Oregon, Penn State, Georgia, Clemson, UNC, FSU, Notre Dame, and more this summer. Here’s a look at a photo from Greene Jr.’s visit to Athens, Georgia.

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Report: 4-star OL to visit UGA

Per DawgNation, 4-star 2022 offensive lineman Earnest Greene will check out Georgia football next month.

Georgia has the nation’s No. 1 ranked class for the 2022 recruiting cycle and is looking to add another elite prospect in 4-star offensive lineman Earnest Greene.

Greene, an interior offensive lineman out of Bellflower, California, ranks as the nation’s No. 59 overall prospect, according to 247Sports.

Per DawgNation, the 6-foot-4, 330 pounder plans on taking an unofficial to Athens in June.

“I have unofficials to Alabama and Georgia the 23rd through 27th of next month,” Greene told DawgNation.

“All the family on my dad’s side is from Savannah, Georgia. That’s where he was born and raised.”

Greene also explained to DawgNation that Ohio State has been recruiting very hard since his freshman year, so Georgia will have some tough competition from the Buckeyes.

In March, Greene released a top-10 of Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon, Texas A&M, Ohio State, LSU, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and USC.

Report: Nation’s top kicker schedules official visit to Georgia

Evan McPherson, the nation’s No. 1 ranked kicker in the class of 2022, has scheduled an official visit to Georgia.

According to 247Sports, Georgia will be hosting the nation’s top kicker in the class of 2022 for an official visit on June 25.

Alex McPherson, out of Fort Payne, Alabama, will have a busy month of June, with visits scheduled to Auburn, Texas A&M, Florida and Georgia, per 247Sports.

The 5-foot-10, 153 pound McPherson is the younger brother of Evan McPherson, who played for the Florida Gators and now plays for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals.

Georgia offered McPherson a scholarship on April 6.

Georgia listed as a top school for 2022 4-star WR

2022 4-star WR Andre Greene listed Georgia football among his top 15 schools.

Georgia’s 2022 recruiting class currently ranks No. 1 in the nation with 12 commitments.

On Sunday, the Bulldogs learned that they were a finalist for 3-star receiver Chandler Smith and then on Tuesday the Bulldogs received more good news when 4-star wideout Andre Greene Jr released his top-15 schools.

Greene listed UGA among his top-15 schools along with Florida, Miami (FL), Texas, Michigan, Texas A&M, Oregon, LSU, Penn State, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Oklahoma, Florida State.

The 6-foot-3, 175-pound receiver out of St. Christopher’s School (Richmond, Virginia) ranks as the nation’s No. 211 overall player in the class of 2022 and as the No. 28 ranked wide receiver by 247Sports.

He also tweeted that he has an official visit planned to Georgia, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Oregon.

His unofficial visits will include Clemson, Florida State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas and Texas A&M.

And his pending visits include Florida, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Tennessee and Virginia.

Georgia in top-five for 2022 Orlando WR

Georgia football made the top-five for 2022 3-star WR Chandler Smith.

Georgia’s 2022 recruiting class currently ranks No. 1 in the nation with 12 commitments.

On Sunday, Georgia took one step closer to adding to that top-ranked class when 2022 3-star wide receiver Chandler Smith included UGA in his top-five.

Smith released an all-SEC top-five of Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Ole Miss and Arkansas.

Out of Orlando, Florida (Bishop Moore Catholic High School), Chandler ranks as the nation’s No. 773 overall player and No. 98 ranked wide receiver, according to 247Sports. Right now, 247Sports predicts Chandler to sign with Florida.

Smith is one of the nation’s fastest recruits, having won state titles in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. He also was clocked running a 10.28 in the 100-meter and a 20.62 in the 200-meter dash.

Georgia offered the 6-foot-3, 180 pound speedster on May 5.

7th grader Amari Sabb tweets he’s received offer from Georgia

Amari Sabb, a 7th grader in the class of 2026, tweeted that he’s received a scholarship offer from Georgia football.

On Monday, 7th grader Amari Sabb, a member of the class of 2026, tweeted that he received a scholarship offer from the University of Georgia.

A 7th grader!

As Jeff Sentell of DawgNation points out, this may be out the earliest offer in Georgia history. Sabb is certainly the youngest player I can recall to receive an offer from UGA.

Sabb, a 5-foot-9 athlete out of Williamstown, New Jersey, is the younger brother of 2022 5-star safety Keon Sabb. Keon plays for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and ranks as the nation’s No. 1 ATH and No. 19 overall player in the 2022 class.

According to Rivals, the younger Sabb holds two other offers from Ole Miss and Penn State.