On July 17, Pace Academy 2021 wide receiver Jayden Thomas named his top-five schools out of over 28 scholarship offers.
The University of Georgia is among those schools chosen, along with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech. If you are counting, that is at least six Southeastern Conference schools.
His primary recruiter is UGA assistant coach Cortez Hankton, and despite not being able to take any visits on campus to Athens or for Coach Hankton and any members of the Dawgs’ staff to make any in-person off-campus visits due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, Thomas and Georgia have continued to be in communication electronically.
Thomas also plays at safety on defense for the Knights out of Atlanta, Georgia in addition to wide receiver on offense. Over the past three season, he has hauled in 83 receptions for 1,224 yards and 8 touchdowns in 26 games according to MaxPreps. Thomas also has 33 stops on defense with 1 tackle for a loss, 1 quarterback pressure, and 3 passes defended. A multi-talented athlete, in addition to football, Thomas also competes in varsity high school baseball and basketball.
Thomas is rated a four-star wide receiver prospect for by both 247Sports and Rivals as well as ESPN, and he is considered one of the top 25 players from the state of Georgia. You can watch Jayden Thomas’ most recent highlights by clicking on the video below.
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