recruiting news - Seven spots still available for 2013 class

by Carlton DeVooght

While the season is heating up
recruiting season has flown under
the radar a little bit lately. My
neighbor, Jack Terry, told me it was
time for another recruiting update.
Here are a couple of quick hitters
on where the Bulldog recruiting
class of 2013 currently stands.

The Bulldog coaches would like
to sign at least two, maybe three
more offensive linemen. With the
de-commitment of Trenton Brown,
UGA has turned up the heat on
Rockingham North Carolina offensive
lineman, Tyrone Crowder. It is
clear that Laremy Tunsil is the Bulldog’s
top target at offensive tackle,
and it looks like the Bulldogs still
have the edge over Alabama.
Crowder is a four star prospect
who is ranked as one of the top
eight interior offensive linemen in
the country. While many originally
felt that Clemson led for Crowner,
it appears that the Bulldogs have
pulled even with the Tigers at this
point.

There are two other offensive
linemen the Bulldogs have been recruiting
heavily recently. Joshua
Outlaw, from Martin Luther King
High School in Lithonia, Georgia
has been in touch with the Bulldogs
since his de-commitment
from the University of Florida.
Outlaw projects at Guard, but has
the length to play Tackle if needed.
The Bulldogs have also been in
contact with Hargrave Military offensive
tackle prospect, Sonny
Odogwu. Odogwu is a massive offensive
tackle prospect (6’8”, 315
pounds) who has long arms and is
very effective in pass coverage.
Look for one of these two prospects
to be the third offensive lineman in
this class.

The Bulldogs are still heavily
recruiting Hutcheson Community
College defensive lineman, Toby
Johnson. Toby is a four star JUCO
standout who could make an immediate
impact in 2013. Many believe
that he is better than any
defensive end that is currently on
the Bulldogs’ roster. While several
top programs are still chasing Toby,
many feel that the Bulldogs have
the edge because he wants to get
back to his home state of Georgia.

Some pieces in the running
back puzzle are starting to fall into
place. Recently, the American Heritage
Running Back indicated that
Georgia was outside of his top five
and may not get an official visit. In
that interview, he indicated that he
recognized how well Georgia’s two
freshman running backs were playing,
and that this concerned him.
Many believe that the Bulldogs lead
for Norcross All-Purpose back
Alvin Kamara, the number three
ranked All-Purpose back in the
country. The Bulldogs are competing
with Alabama for this blue-chip
prospect, and many feel that the
Bulldogs currently have a slight
edge over the Crimson Tide. Additionally,
A.J. Turman, from Boone
High School in Orlando Florida has
the Bulldogs in his top three and
will be taking an official visit for
the Ole Miss game. Turman is a
physical back who does not shy
away from contact. If the Bulldogs
show him that he is a priority, it
would not surprise me if he committed
to Georgia during his visit
the weekend of the Ole Miss Game.

One other Running Back note
concerns current commitment
Tramel Terry from Goose Creek
High School in Goose Creek, South
Carolina. Terry has had a tremendous
year at Goose Creek at Wide
Receiver, but has recently been getting
some looks at Running Back.
He appears to be continuing to fill
out without losing a step, (4.4/40)
leading some folks to believe he
may become a RB/Slot guy. There is
also some chatter that Camden
County standout J.J. Green, may
get some looks at Running back as
a slash type player. Several recruiting
prognosticators have compared
J.J. Green’s size, strength and
speed to current NFL star Maurice
Jones Drew.

At wide receiver, it looks like
Jonathon Rumph from Holmes
Community College in Goodman,
Mississippi, and Marquez North
from Mallard Creek High School in
Charlotte, North Carolina are still
the Bulldogs top two prospects at
Wide Receiver. Although North
appears to want to make a decision
early, he has seemed relatively uninterested
in the recruiting process
to date and is more focused on his
senior season right now. Many believe
that Rumph still favors the
Bulldogs, but that Tennessee and
Arkansas may be making a push for
his services. Current Clemson
commit and Peach County High
School standout Demarcus Robinson
may take a visit to Athens this
fall. He is currently listed as a
“soft” commitment to Clemson and
will definitely visit a few other
schools. If I had to guess which of
these three blue-chip prospects will
wind up signing with the Bulldogs,
it would be Rumph.

The Bulldogs are also making a
very strong push for Dooly County
Defensive Lineman, Montravious
Adams. It appears that the Bulldogs
have at least pulled even with
Clemson and Auburn and have
given Adams a lot to think about.
On a recent visit to Athens, Adams
said that he really enjoyed spending
time with the coaches and
bonded with a number of the defensive
players. Additionally,
Adams and his mother will visit
Athens for the homecoming game
against Ole Miss. This will likely
come down to the wire, but I like
the Dawg’s chances the longer
Adams takes to pull the trigger.

It looks like the Bulldogs are
also searching for one more defensive
back prospect. Some names
that have been floated include
Riyahd Jones from Garden City
Community College in Garden
City, Kansas and a couple other
prospects from out of state. If the
numbers work, look for the Bulldogs
to add one more defensive
back to this class.

The Bulldogs currently have 27
commitments to their class of
2013. The coaches are trying to
sign 34 in this class, so there are
seven spaces left to be filled by
these blue-chip prospects. Look
for an exciting finish to this year’s
class, as the Bulldogs will definitely
have a recruiting class ranked in
the top five nationally this year.

As always, Go Dawgs.

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