– Class of 2019 athlete – CB, RB, return specialist –
Eastside High School, Covington, GA
Today on Bulldawg Illustrated’s UGA Recruiting Daily we look at several athlete prospects for the class of 2018 and 2019.
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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.
TAYLOR CARTER
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: Athlete – CB, RB, Kick return specialist
HT, WT: 5 foot 9, and 180 lbs
SCHOOL: Eastside High School
CITY, STATE: Covington, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: No.
# OFFERS: N/A
NEWS & NOTES: Taylor Carter doesn’t have an offer from UGA as of yet, but he did take an unofficial visit to Georgia this past weekend on Jan. 27th.
While certainly not the biggest prospect at athlete for 2019, Carter continues to work hard off the field to develop his frame. Last year, as a junior at Eastside, he carried the ball 95 times in ten games for 607 yards and 7 rushing touchdowns. He also had 22 receptions for 152 yards and another two scores, and he had 10 kickoff returns for 207 yards. In total, he touched the ball 127 times and had 966 yards from scrimmage with 9 scores.
Carter’s junior season production is an uptick from his sophomore season which saw him 110 times for 684 yards and 9 touchdowns. Keep your eye on Eastside’s No. 8 this fall.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
MARQUEZ EZZARD
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: No. 18 Athlete – DB, WR
HT, WT: 6 foot 1.5, and 213 lbs
SCHOOL: Stockbridge High School
CITY, STATE: Stockbridge, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on 01/05/2017
# OFFERS: 28
NEWS & NOTES: The Bulldogs offered Marquez Ezzard back in January of last year, and he put UGA in his top-8 on 04/27/2017. Georgia was thought to be a favorite early on, but he ended up committing to FSU on July 21st. Several months later, Ezzard reopened up his recruitment, de-committing from the Seminoles on Nov. 11th.
Ezzard took an official visit to Ole Miss on Jan. 19th and is coming off a visit to Miami this past weekend on Jan. 26th. He’s already taking one official to Oregon back on Nov. 17th. Is Ezzard an option for Georgia with their 5 plus remaining spots?
It’s possible, but Georgia’s 2018 class has only a few spots left. The Bulldogs have 20 signees with two other players currently committed who have yet to sign, Jordan Davis and Tramel Walthour; although, either one of those two committed prospects could potentially end up signing elsewhere.
While Ezzard can play either WR or DB, I don’t think the Georgia staff would take more than one more receiver in the 2018 class in addition to Kearis Jackson and Tommy Bush looks like he could be coming to Athens and they have Tyson Campbell, Isaac Taylor-Stuart, and Leonard O’Neal most likely higher on their board at DB.
To me, the Hurricanes are the favorite to land Ezzard, but he did have a good official visit to Ole Miss.
2017 SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
MARIO GOODRICH
<CLASS: 2018
POSITION: No. 4 Athlete – CB, WR, Return specialist
HT, WT: 6 foot 2, and 180 lbs
SCHOOL: Lee’s Summit West High School
CITY, STATE: Lee’s Summit, MO
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on 08/01/2017.
# OFFERS: 19
NEWS & NOTES: UGA offered Mario Goodrich back in August and he took an official visit to Georgia on Jan. 19th. He also took an official to LSU the previous weekend on Jan. 12th and is just coming off an official to Clemson over the weekend on Jan. 26th. He had been committed to Nebraska but de-committed from the Cornhuskers on Dec. 2nd.
Right now, I think Goodrich likely lands at LSU but he had a very good visit to UGA and you can never count out Coach Dabo and Clemson when it comes to recruiting.
2017 SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
JAYLIN SIMPSON
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: No. 19 Athlete – CB, WR, Return specialist
HT, WT: 5 foot 11, and 165 lbs
SCHOOL: Frederica Academy High School
CITY, STATE: St. Simons Island, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered 03/17/2017.
# OFFERS: 15
NEWS & NOTES: Jalyin Simpson has over 15 scholarship offers so far, including one from the Bulldogs who offered the Frederica Academy High School athlete back last March on the 17th.
Simpson is a fast and dynamic football player whether he is on offense at WR or tailback, wreaking havoc in the secondary on defense, or as a returner on special teams. Simpson will remind you a lot of current Georgia WR and return specialist Mecole Hardman, Jr., and Frederica uses Simpson a lot like Elbert County did Hardman.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
ISAIAH WILLIAMS
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: No. 3 Athlete – DB, QB, SB, WR
HT, WT: 5 foot 11, and 170 lbs
SCHOOL: Trinity Catholic High School
CITY, STATE: St. Louis, MO
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on Jan. 18th.
# OFFERS: 48
NEWS & NOTES: Georgia offered Isaiah Williams earlier last week on Jan. 18th. The talented athlete plays basketball and football for Trinity Catholic High School out of St. Louis, MO, and he does a little bit of everything for the TCHS Titans on the gridiron at QB, SB, and WR on offense and in the secondary on defense. He also plays on special teams and punts the ball.
While his height may limit him from playing QB at the collegiate level and beyond, there is no denying that Williams is a playmaker with the ball in his hands, and college programs across the country have noticed his ability as well. Williams has over 48 scholarship offers so far. The big question here for Isaiah, is what position is the best fit for him at the next level? I really like him on offense at WR. And he is another player that will remind you very much of Mecole Hardman, Jr.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
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