– Class of 2019 CB –
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
(Photo from Jaden Davis/Twitter)
With National Signing Day 2018 in the Books, our focused attention now turns towards the 2019 recruiting class and beyond; so, on today’s UGA Recruiting Daily, we look at several 2019 defensive backs.
Georgia has offered over 29 defensive backs which include 17 cornerbacks and 12 safeties, so far for 2019, and out of the Dog’s seven commitments for 2019, one is a DB. That would be Dacula High School’s Jalen Perry, a 6 foot 1, and 175 CB who committed to UGA this past fall on Oct. 30th. Perry is considered a top-10 CB for 2019 and is a consensus four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals.
After taking 7 DBs in 2017 and finishing with 4 DBs in the 2018 class, how many will the Bulldog’s coaching staff look to take in 2019?
Right now, Georgia has 13 DBs on scholarship which includes freshman Mark Webb, Jr. who switched from WR on offense to CB on defense this past fall, and 2018 signee and early enrollee Divaad Wilson. If there are no transfers are non-qualifiers, the Dogs will enter fall camp with 16 on scholly after the three remaining 2018 DBs join the position group over the summer. Plus, per Kirby Smart’s NSD2018 press conference yesterday, it looks like the staff is going to start Otis Reese off in the secondary at safety, and he will also likely get a look at playing STAR.
So that would give UGA at least 17 in the secondary, but only four of those will be upperclassmen, two juniors and two seniors. So this is a young group headed into the 2018 season. I’m predicting that the UGA staff will take three to four DBs for 2019, and it should be similar to the 2018 crop, where the coaches will likely go CB heavy. Let’s take a look at five 2019 CB prospects.
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TODAY’S FEATURED PROSPECTS
If position ranking is noted, unless otherwise stated, it is 247 Sports latest composite ranking of the player.
ANDREW BOOTH, JR.
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DB – No. 5 CB
HT, WT: 6 foot 0.5, and 180 lbs
SCHOOL: Archer High School
CITY, STATE: Lawrenceville, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on 07/28/2017.
# OFFERS: 23
NEWS & NOTES: The Bulldogs offered Andrew Booth, Jr. this past summer on July 28th. He also has offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, FSU, Ohio State, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Over the fall, the junior out of Archer High School visited the Tennessee Volunteers on Sept. 2nd. and also visited UGA on Nov. 4th for their 24-10 win over South Carolina. He recently took an unofficial visit to Clemson for the Tigers’ Junior Day on Jan. 20th, and he also took visits to UGA on Jan. 27th and Alabama on Feb. 3rd.
It’s still very early in Booth’s recruiting process but I would say he is a slight lean towards Clemson at the moment. However, he had very good visits to both UGA and Bama.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
VARSITY HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
JADEN DAVIS
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DB – No. 19 CB
HT, WT: 5 foot 10.5, and 170 lbs
SCHOOL: St. Thomas Aquinas High School
CITY, STATE: Fort Lauderdale, FL
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on Jan. 24th.
# OFFERS: 43
NEWS & NOTES: Jaden Davis already has racked up over 43 scholarship offers from college football programs across the country, including one from Georgia, who offered the Sunshine State prospect on Jan. 24th. Davis is currently rated the No. 19 overall CB by 247Sports composite ranking system and is considered a four-star prospect by 247, ESPN, and Rivals.
Currently and not unexpectedly, the Gators and Hurricanes are favorites here, but both Ohio State and Oklahoma have also separated themselves from the pack. Davis is planning to take on-campus visits to both the Buckeyes and Sooners in April. He is just coming off an unofficial visit to Syracuse on Feb. 3rd for the Orangemen’s Junior Day.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
JOHN DIXON
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DB – No. 25 CB
HT, WT: 5 foot 10.5, and 176 lbs
SCHOOL: Chamberlain High School
CITY, STATE: Tampa, FL
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on Thursday, Jan. 18th.
# OFFERS: 14
NEWS & NOTES: UGA offered John Dixon on Jan. 18th and just a few days later Nebraska also offered. Those two offers were the Tampa, FL native’s 13th and 14th scholarship offers so far which also include programs such as Alabama, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Ohio State, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Dixon is a talented athlete and along with CB, he also plays at RB and WR for Chamberlain High School. He is rated a four-star CB prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
KAIIR ELAM
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DB – No. 14 CB
HT, WT: 6 foot 1, and 181 lbs
SCHOOL: The Benjamin School
CITY, STATE: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on 05/11/2017.
# OFFERS: 32
NEWS & NOTES: Kaiir Elam is a talented Sunshine State prospect and he already has 32 scholarship offers and counting, including one from the Bulldogs which he received back at the end of last spring on May 11th. Some of his other offers include Auburn, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
He is four-star CB prospect out of the Benjamin School per 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals and 247’s composite ranking system has him as the No. 14 CB overball for 2019 currently.
Elam took visits over the fall to Florida on Sept. 16th, FSU on Sept. 23rd, and Ohio State on Oct. 7th. Right now, Sunshine State programs Florida and Miami are the early favorites for Elam.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS- CLICK HERE
KEYSHAWN JACKSON
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DB – CB
HT, WT:6 foot 0, and 180 lbs
SCHOOL: Southwest Georgia Academy High School
CITY, STATE: Damascus, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: N/A
# OFFERS: N/A
NEWS & NOTES: Keyshawn Jackson does a little bit of everything for Southwest Georgia Academy, but he likely projects best as a CB in the defensive secondary at the collegiate level. He’s an athlete and his skills are evident on the football field, but he is raw as a DB.
K. JACKSON’S HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
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