The month of April was marked by some ups and downs when it came to the college football recruiting trail for the Georgia Bulldogs.
And many Dog fans are probably wondering what was so ‘hot’ or ‘up’ about Georgia’s football recruiting last month? Granted, before the G-Day spring game on Saturday, April 22 saw Rome High School’s 2018 defensive end/outside linebacker Adam Anderson flip his commitment from UGA to LSU, and just a few days later, a major 2018 defensive end offer and target for the Bulldogs chose Ohio State over staying home in the Peach State. But it was not all doom and gloom.
The Dogs did have a who’s who list of recruiting prospects at G-Day, who from all accounts and reports came away very impressed from their visit. Plus, UGA also picked up the number one kicker/punter for the 2018 class, Jake Camarda, after the G-Day spring game.
A confirmed 63 prospects visited Athens, GA for G-Day and there was likely more than that in the Classic City on that sunny, spring, Saturday. For the month of April, UGA hosted a total of 110 unofficial visits from prospects. You can find a visitors’ list down below.
Georgia also sent out quite a few offers during the month of April. In fact, the Bulldogs sent out a total of 51 confirmed offers. Over half of those, 26, were to class of 2018 prospects, and the rest of the offers breaks down as follows: 18 class of 2019 prospects, six class of 2020 prospects, and one class of 2021 prospects. The Bulldogs targeted and offered a slew of wide receivers out of those 51. A total of 23 offers went out to wideouts last month. Below you will find a full listing of offers for the month of April.
Looking ahead to this merry month of May, what is in store for UGA football recruiting?
An ‘evaluation period’ for this 2017 recruiting cycle began on Monday, May 1st and will last until the end of May on Wednesday the 31st with the exception of Sundays and the Memorial Day holiday. Also in effect, is a ‘quiet period’ for the entire month of May and the ‘quiet period’ stays in effect till June 25th.
During the quiet period, coaches and staff members are not allowed to have any off-campus in-person, face-to-face contact with a recruiting prospect, but are allowed to have prospects and their parents or guardians visit the campus of the school. Electronic communication including phone calls and texts are allowed with the restriction of one call per week per prospect. Since there is also an evaluation period, institutions are allowed to send an authorized recruiter off-campus and may “use one evaluation to assess the prospective student athlete’s athletics ability and one evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete’s academic qualifications during this evaluation period.”
That means we will see some of the coaches that are authorized off-campus recruiters head out to evaluate prospects that they already have offers out to and targets that need further evaluation before an offer is sent out. In addition, there will be more unofficial visits to Athens, GA from prospective student-athletes. But the big question is; will the Bulldogs get a commitment from a 2018 prospect?
Last year, UGA only had one commitment for the 2017 class during the month of May, and that was Trey Blount who committed to UGA on 05/01/2016, and it looks like lightning struck again for the Dogs on May 1st as 2018 cornerback Chris Smith II announced his commitment to Georgia on Monday evening shortly before 6:30 p.m. ET; CLICK HERE to read more about it.
I am hopeful, that the Dogs will get at least one commitment for the 2018 class during the month of May, but last year, the Bulldogs only had the Blount commitment on May 1st. The next one didn’t come until June 1st, 2016 when Matt Landers announced his commitment to Georgia. As to who might be the next to pull the trigger, your guess is as good as mine, but even if May comes and goes without another commitment, Chris Smith is a big time pick up at DB and I do think Georgia will get good news in June. The 27th of June to be exact when Zamir White is set to announce.
APRIL 2017 UGA VISITORS LIST
04/01/2017 – Steele Chambers | 2019 ATH | Blessed Trinity Catholic, Roswell, GA
04/01/2017 – Jacolbe Cowan | 2020 SDE | Providence Day School, Charlotte, NC
04/01/2017 – Azeez Ojulari | 2018 WDE | Marietta HS, Marietta, GA
04/01/2017 – BJ Ojulari | 2020 WDE | Marietta HS, Marietta, GA
04/03/2017 – Katerian Legrone | 2018 ATH (TE) | Best Academy, Atlanta, GA
04/04/2017 – Trey Dean | 2018 DB (Safety) | Dutchtown HS, Hampton, GA
04/05/2017 – Kyle Mann | 2020 DL | Douglas County, Douglasville, GA
04/06/2017 – Mikel Jones | 2019 OLB | Mater Academy Charter, Hialeah, FL
04/07/2017 – Weston Franklin | 2021 OL | Wayne County High School, Jesup, Georgia
04/07/2017 – Deondre Jackson | 2020 LB/RB | Miller Grove HS, Lithonia, GA
04/07/2017 – Kelvin Peters | 2018 LB | Stephenson HS, Stone Mountain, GA
04/07/2017 – Joshua Shepphard | 2020 ATH
04/07/2017 – Darick Stephenson | 2018 DB | Tucker HS, Tucker, GA
04/08/2017 – Cartavious Bigsby | 2020 ATH | Callaway HS, Hogansville, GA
04/08/2017 – Malachi Buckner | 2018 Safety | Tucker HS, Tucker, GA
04/08/2017 – James Cook | 2018 RB | Miami-Central HS, Miami, FL
04/08/2017 – Kingsley Enagbare | 2018 DE | Hapeville Charter, Atlanta, GA
04/08/2017 – Gilbert Frierson | 2018 DB | Coral Gables Senior HS, Miami, FL
04/08/2017 – Tommy Tremble | 2018 TE | Johns Creek HS, Alpharetta, GA
04/08/2017 – Christian Tutt | 2018 DB | Thomson HS, Thomason, GA
04/08/2017 – Zamir White | 2018 RB | Scotland County HS, Laurinburg, NC
04/10/2017 – Robert Hicks | 2018 LB | Miami-Central HS, Miami, FL
04/10/2017 – Ivan Thomas | 2018 WR | Miami Palmetto HS, Miami, FL
04/12/2017 – Anthony Schwartz | 2018 WR | American Heritage HS, FL
04/14/2017 – Leonard Manuel | 2020 WR | Vanguard High School, Ocala, FL
04/14/2017 – Jeremy Smith | 2019 ATH | Jenkins High School, Savannah, GA
04/14/2017 – Master Teague | 2018 RB | Blackman HS, Murfreesboro, TN
04/14/2017 – Kendrick Torain, Jr. | 2018 WR | Jesuit HS, Tampa, FL
04/15/2017 – Cortez Andrews | 2019 DB (Safety) | Amos P. Godby High School, Tallahassee, FL
04/15/2017 – Griffin Brewster | 2020 QB | Darlington High School, Rome, GA
04/15/2017 – Kam Brown | 2019 DB/WR | Colleyville Heritage HS, Colleyville, TX
04/15/2017 – T Lee | 2020 DB/WR | Chattahoochee HS, Alpharetta, GA
04/15/2017 – Javier Morton | 2020 DB/WR | Stephenson HS, Stone Mountain, GA
04/15/2017 – Stephaun “Tank” Peters | 2018 ATH | Groves HS, Garden City, GA
04/15/2017 – Cross Patton | 2019 ATH | Woodward Academy, College Park, GA
04/15/2017 – Tate Ratledge | 2020 TE | Darlington School, Rome, GA
04/15/2017 – Lawrence Shadd | 2019 WR | Harrison High School, Kennesaw, GA
04/15/2017 – Terrick Smalls, Jr. | 2018 RB | Benedictine Military School, Savannah, GA
04/15/2017 – Jeremy Smith | 2019 ATH | Jenkins HS, Savannah, GA
04/15/2017 – Alan ‘Taco’ Wright | 2021 WR | Woodward Academy, College Park, GA
04/15/2017 – Michael Wright, Jr. | 2020 QB | Woodward Academy, College Park, GA
04/15/2017 – Winston Wright | 2019 ATH | Memorial Day School, Savannah, GA
04/20/2017 – Cammon Cooper | 2018 QB | Lehi HS, Lehi, UT
04/20/2017 – Luke Johns | 2018 DE | Southeast Whitfield County HS, Dalton, GA
04/21/2017 – Matt Corral | 2018 QB | Long Beach Poly, Long Beach, CA
04/21/2017 – Robert Snead | 2018 LB | Queen Of Peace HS, North Arlington, NJ
04/22/2017 – There were over 63 visitors for Georgia’s G-Day. CLICK HERE for a list of G-Day visitors.
04/30/2017 – Jalyn Phillips | 2019 DB (Safety) | Archer HS, Lawrenceville, GA
APRIL 2017 UGA OFFERS
04/01/2017 – Lloyd Murray Jr. | 2019 DT | Hirschi HS, Wichita Falls, TX
04/03/2017 – NaNa Osafo-Mensah | 2019 OLB/WDE | Nolan Catholic School, Fort Worth, TX
04/04/2017 – Kevin G. Harris II | 2019 OLB | Grayson HS, Loganville, GA
04/04/2017 – Sam Pinckney III | 2018 WR | Greenwood HS, Greenwood, SC
04/05/2017 – JaMarr Chase | 2018 WR | Archbishop Rummel HS, Metairie, LA
04/05/2017 – Jammal Houston | 2018 WR | John Ehret HS, Marrero, LA
04/05/2017 – Rondale Moore | 2018 WR | Trinity HS, Louisville, KY
04/07/2017 – Kameron Brown | 2019 DB/WR | Colleyville Heritage HS, Colleyville, TX
04/08/2017 – Cartavious Bigsby | 2020 ATH | Callaway HS, Hogansville, GA
04/08/2017 – Jerome Carvin | 2018 OL | Cordova HS, Cordova, TN
04/08/2017 – Joshua Fleeks | 2018 WR | Cedar Hill HS, Cedar Hill, Texas
04/08/2017 – Tommy Tremble | 2018 TE | Johns Creek HS, Alpharetta, GA
04/11/2017 – Tyrique Stevenson | 2019 DB/WR | South Dade High School, FL
04/12/2017 – Solomon Enis | 2018 WR | North Canyon HS, Phoenix, AZ
04/12/2017 – Tyquan Thornton | 2018 WR | Booker T. Washington HS, Miami, FL
04/12/2017 – Divaad Wilson | 2018 DB (CB) | Miami-Northwester HS, Miami, FL
04/13/2017 – Deajaun McDougle | 2020 WR | Deerfield Beach High School, FL
04/14/2017 – Xavier Peters | 2018 OLB | Lakota West HS, West Chester, OH
04/14/2017 – Jaylon Robinson | 2018 WR/KR/PR | Pascha HS, Fort Worth, TX
04/15/2017 – Miller Merriweather-Lewis | 2020 OL | Vanguard HS, Ocala, FL
04/15/2017 – Derek Stingley, Jr. | 2019 DB (CB) | Dunham School, Baton Rouge, LA
04/16/2017 – Kenyatta Watson II | 2019 DB (Safety) | Grayson HS, Loganville, GA
04/18/2017 – Chase Cota | 2018 WR | South Medford HS, Medford, OR
04/18/2017 – John FitzPatrick | 2018 TE | Marist HS, Atlanta, GA
04/18/2017 – Jalen Jordan | 2018 WR | IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL
04/18/2017 – Jayson Oweh | 2018 DE | Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ
04/18/2017 – Trey Palmer | 2019 WR | Kentwood HS, Kentwood, LA
04/18/2017 – Jalen Perry | 2019 ATH | Dacula HS, Dacula, GA
04/19/2017 – Brian Williams | 2019 DB (Safety) | Bishop Dunne HS, Dallas, TX
04/20/2017 – Cammon Cooper | 2018 QB | Lehi HS, Lehi, UT
04/22/2017 – Jermaine Burton | 2020 ATH (WR) | Hapeville Charter Career Academy, College Park, GA
04/22/2017 – Jaylen Waddle | 2018 WR | Episcopal HS, Bellaire, TX
04/23/2017 – Ainias Smith | 2019 WR | Dulles HS, Sugar Land, TX
04/24/2017 – Cameron Brown | 2018 JUCO WR | Christian Brothers College, Saint Louis, MO
04/24/2017 – Dwight McGlothern | 2020 DB | New Caney HS, New Caney, TX
04/25/2017 – Ayodele Adeoye | 2018 LB | Ritenour HS, Overland, MO
04/25/2017 – Ramel Keyton | 2019 WR | Marietta HS, Marietta, GA
04/25/2017 – Tyler Shough | 2018 QB | Hamilton HS, Chandler, AZ
04/26/2017 – Joseph Charleston | 2019 DB | Milton HS, Alpharetta, GA
04/26/2017 – Jamious Griffin | 2019 RB | Rome HS, Rome, GA
04/26/2017 – Dante Lang | 2018 DE/OLB | Boca Raton HS, Boca Raton, FL
04/26/2017 – Ashaad “Shaadie” Clayton | 2020 RB/WR | Easton HS, New Orleans, LA
04/26/2017 – Azeez Ojulari | 2018 DE/LB | Marietta HS, Marietta, GA
04/26/2017 – Solomon Tuliaupupu | 2018 LB | Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, CA
04/27/2017 – Nakobe Dean | 2019 LB | Horn Lake HS, Horn Lake, MS
04/27/2017 – Kyle Ford | 2019 WR | Servite HS, Anaheim, CA
04/27/2017 – Damon Payne | 2021 DE | Belleville HS, Belleville, MI
04/27/2017 – Geordon Porter | 2018 WR | Etiwanda, HS, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
04/27/2017 – Ethan Rae | 2019 TE | Servite HS, Anaheim, CA
04/28/2017 – Anthony Bradford | 2019 OL | Muskegon HS, Muskegon, MI
04/28/2017 – Camren McDonald | 2018 TE/WR | Long Beach Poly HS, Long Beach, CA
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