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Takeaways from national signing day and the class of 2022

Georgia, Texas A&M, Alabama, and the SEC are winners of the class of 2022 recruiting cycle.

National signing day and much of the recruitment for the class of 2022 is over. Yes, there will be more transfers, but many of those will not happen until after spring practice.

Now, coaches turn their recruiting focus to the class of 2023.

Let’s look at the winners and losers of the class of 2022 recruiting cycle. Georgia, Texas A&M and Alabama all landed incredibly talented classes. The SEC continued to dominate the recruiting scene.

Here are some of our key takeaways wrapping up the class of 2022 recruiting cycle:

Georgia football now has nation’s No. 1-ranked recruiting class

The Georgia Bulldogs have jumped the Ohio State Buckeyes to have the nation’s No.1-ranked recruiting class

The Georgia Bulldogs have jumped the Ohio State Buckeyes to have the nation’s No.1-ranked recruiting class. Kirby Smart and the University of Georgia have 12 commitments in the class of 2022.

The recruiting rankings shifted following updated rankings across sites that contribute into the 247Sports composite rankings.

Georgia has two five-star commitments in Deyon Bouie and Malaki Starks. Additionally, UGA has eight four-star commitments including Bear Alexander, Jalon Walker, and Gunner Stockton.

The Dawgs recently got a commitment from punter Brett Thorson, who is from Australia. Thorson received a big boost in the rankings and is now considered a three-star prospect.

Georgia, Ohio State, LSU, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M have the top five recruiting classes in the country right now. Alabama, Texas, and Clemson have very talented classes too, but their groups are much smaller at the moment.

Overall, it is very early in the class of 2022 recruiting cycle. Prospects can begin visiting campuses in person again in June. Many recruits have been unable to take an official visit, so players could reconsider their decisions after seeing campuses and building in-person relationships with coaches this year.

The Alabama Crimson Tide can be counted on the finish with the top recruiting class in the country. Georgia has been able to take that title away from Alabama a few times in recent seasons, but is has not translated on the field.

Thus far, Kirby Smart has done an excellent job recruiting the class of 2022. UGA has commitments from five of the top 11 players in Georgia. If the Dawgs can keep elite in-state talent at home, then they will be contending for the top recruiting class every year.

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Georgia football among De’Nylon Morrissette’s top seven

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top school for four-star wide receiver recruit De’Nylon Morrissette

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top school for four-star wide receiver recruit De’Nylon Morrissette. Morrissette is a member of the class of 2022.

Morrissette plays his high school football for Brookwood, which is located in Snellville, Georgia. Snellville is a longtime recruiting pipeline. It is home to legendary Georgia Bulldog duo David Pollack and David Greene.

He plays alongside one of Georgia’s two commitments in the class of 2022: Marquis Groves-Killebrew. Don’t worry, Georgia fans, Morrissette has yet another connection to UGA. He is high school teammates with Samuel M’Bake, a 2022 four-star wide receiver, who has received a scholarship from the Dawgs.

Morrissette is 6 feet, 1 inch and weighs 200 pounds. He previously played high school football for St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland. St. Frances Academy is an elite high school football program.

Additionally, St. Frances Academy is home to University of Georgia class of 2021 signee Jamon Dumas-Johnson. Dumas-Johnson is a four-star linebacker, who has excellent speed.

Morrissette announced his top seven of Alabama, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Oregon, South Carolina and USC via his Twitter account. The Alabama Crimson Tide are considered the favorite to land the four-star wide receiver.

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