– Class of 2018 OL – OG –
Houston County HS, Warner Robins, GA
Today on Bulldawg Illustrated’s UGA Recruiting Daily we look at Georgia’s offensive line recruiting and these four potential prospects in Daniel Faalele, Trey Hill, Cade Mays, and Jamaree Salyer who could join center commit Warren Ericson and offensive tackle Owen Condon in the Bulldogs’ 2018 recruiting class.
TODAY’S FEATURED PROSPECTS
If position ranking is noted, it is 247 Sports latest composite ranking of the player.
DANIEL FAALELE
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: OL – No. 36 OT
HT, WT: 6 foot 8.5, and 396 lbs
SCHOOL: IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL
CITY, STATE: From Melbourne, Australia
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 01/24/2017.
# OFFERS: 21
NEWS & NOTES: UGA offered Faalele back in January, one of the first 8 programs to do so, and he visited UGA back in the spring on March 3rd. Faalele participated in Nike the Opening Finals over the summer, and he took an official visit to UGA for the Bulldogs’ homecoming game versus Missouri on Oct. 14th. He also took an official visit to Alabamam on Nov. 17th. From his tape, you can see his potential because of his size, but he is still very raw, even more so than Ben Cleveland was coming out of high school.
UTR DANIEL FAALELE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2017 NIKE THE OPENING HIGHLIGHTS- CLICK HERE
2017 SPRING GAME HIGHLIGHTS- CLICK HERE
TREY HILL
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: OL – No. 2 OG
HT, WT: 6 foot 3.25, and 346 lbs
SCHOOL: Houston County High School
CITY, STATE: Warner Robins, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 06/03/2016.
# OFFERS: 33
NEWS & NOTES: Hill has held an offer from the Bulldogs for over a year, and like fellow Peach State big man Jamaree Salyer, is one of the top OGs in the 2018 recruiting class. Who else has the Houston County prospect’s attention?
Hill visited Auburn twice over the summer and FSU has also made a big push for Hill before the Seminoles’ season went into the tank. Hill was at Kearis Jackson’s family BBQ in Fort Valley, GA at Jackson’s commitment announcement on August 19th. Since football season started, he has been back to visit Auburn on an unofficial on Sept. 2nd and then Florida on Sep. 16th.
Hill has also been to visit UGA about as much as Auburn. He visited Athens on Sept. 23rd for the Mississippi State game and again on Oct. 14th for Georgia’s homecoming game versus Missouri. He most recently visited the Bulldogs on Nov. 4th for their 24-10 over South Carolina on Nov. 4th. He took a visit to Auburn on Nov. 11th for the Tigers’ big upset win over Georgia, and he was back at the Barn for an official over the weekend for the Tigers’ game versus Alabama in the Iron Bowl.
It looks like this big recruiting battle for Hill is between Auburn and UGA. And Georgia has a limited number of spots. I still think UGA is not out of it here. The Dogs have a lot of recruiting momentum despite the loss to Auburn with wins over Kentucky and GT, and his last several visits to Athens have all been as good as the Auburn visits and made impressions on the Houston County big man. I usually don’t put as much stock in winning games when it comes to recruiting, but it definitely can make an impact when the recruiting battle is so close between schools like Auburn and Georgia; so the SEC Championship game could be big in more ways than one.
It also cannot hurt that his former high school teammate, quarterback Jake Fromm, is starting for Georgia right now.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
CADE MAYS
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: OL – No. 2 OT
HT, WT: 6 foot 6, and 327 lbs
SCHOOL: Knoxville Catholic High School
CITY, STATE: Knoxville, TN
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes.
# OFFERS: 14
NEWS & NOTES: Cade Mays had been committed to Tennessee since July of 2015 but started looking around at other programs with the rumor mill a buzz of Volunteer Head Coach Butch Jones being fired. Then on Nov. 7th, he decided to officially de-committ from Tennessee. He does hold an offer from Georgia and took an unofficial to UGA on Nov. 4th for the South Carolina game, just three days before he de-committed. Cade also plans to be back to UGA for an official visit on Dec. 15th, which will be his fifth and final OV. He took officials to Ohio State on Nov. 11th, Clemson on Nov. 18th, and to over the weekend at Tennessee on Nov. 25th. Mays plans to take an official visit to Notre Dame on Dec. 8th before his visit to Georgia.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2014 FRESHMAN SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
JAMAREE SALYER
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: OL – No. 1 OG
HT, WT: 6 foot 4, and 342 lbs
SCHOOL: Pace Academy
CITY, STATE: Atlanta, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 05/07/2015
# OFFERS: 29
NEWS & NOTES: Salyer is another talented Peach State offensive lineman in the 2018 class. He is the No. 1 OG overall and the No. 3 player from the state of Georgia, No. 7 overall nationally. Many analysts consider him a generational type talent on the O-line. He has held an offer from Georgia for over 2 years.
Since September, I have mentioned that it looked like it was a Georgia vs. Clemson battle for Salyer, and in an interview with Rivals that has been picked up by other media outlets like Fanbuzz.com, Salyer confirmed that his top two schools are UGA and Clemson. So how much of a battle is it for Salyer between the Tigers an the Bulldogs?
As of right now, I think Georgia is a heavy favorite to land Salyer. He has visited UGA at least three times this fall which included the Bulldogs’ season opener versus Appalachian State on Sept. 2nd and again on Sept. 23rd for the Mississippi State game. He was also back in Athens for the Bulldogs’ Nov. 4th game versus South Carolina on an unofficial visit. Salyer plans to announce his decision after the high school football season and before Christmas during the early signing period in December.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE