– Class of 2018 D-Lineman –
Concord High School, NC
Today on Bulldawg Illustrated’s UGA Recruiting Daily we look at Georgia’s 2018 defensive line recruiting focusing on defensive tackle prospects and also look at some of the 2019 prospects in the next class.
So how do the Dawgs look for 2018 so far?
Georgia has one defensive tackle signee for 2018, Hutchinson Community College’s DeVonte Wyatt, and he has already enrolled at UGA and is on campus. Wyatt was originally a 2017 signee out of Towers High School, Decatur, GA but was not able to qualify academically. He is good to go now after one semester at Hutchinson and will look to be in the mix of the competition this spring.
In addition to Wyatt, the Bulldogs also currently have two verbal defensive tackle commits in Mallard Creek High School’s Jordan Davis out of Charlotte, NC, and Liberty County High School’s Tramel Walthour out of Hinesville, GA. Both players decided not to sign during the early signing period in December and will be doing so on Feb. 7th. There is always a chance that either Davis or Walthour could flip their commitment to another school, but as of right now, they are looking to still sign with UGA.
There are several undeclared prospects at DT that could potentially land in Athens between four prospects which include Provo, Utah’s Jackson Cravens, Independence C.C. Emmit Gooden, Concord High School’s Rick Sandidge, and Parkway North High School’s Michael Thompson out of St. Louis, Missouri. Out of those four, the Dawgs have the best shot at landing Rick Sandidge. The other three I would consider long shots at this point, but we will take a look at them below.
With 20 signees there are likely five spots remaining, maybe one or two more, in the 2018 recruiting class for UGA. Right now, it looks like Georgia will sign Davis and Walthour and could add Sandidge which along with Wyatt, would give UGA four DTs in the 2018 class. So let’s take a look at those undeclared 2018 targets at DT and a few of the 2019 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.
JACKSON CRAVENS
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: DL – No. 46 DT
HT, WT: 6 foot 3, and 280 lbs
SCHOOL: Timpview High School
CITY, STATE: Provo, UT
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on 08/06/2017.
# OFFERS: 21
NEWS & NOTES: Georgia offered Jackson Cravens on before the season started this past Aug. 6th, and he listed the Bulldogs in his top 7 schools that he released on Twitter on Nov. 6th along with Arizona, Michigan State, Oregon, Utah, Vanderbilt, and Washington. His tape looks good, and as a junior, Cravens had 160 tackles, 20 for a loss, and 13 QB sacks. Those are impressive stats, even if the competition isn’t as stout as some of the other high school classifications and regions around the country in states like California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas.
Cravens has taken official visits to Michigan State on Sept. 22nd, Oregon Jan. 19th, and is just coming off an official to Utah on Jan. 26th. Right now, it looks like he will stay home and go with Utah.
2016 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
RICK SANDIDGE
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: DL – No. 14 DT
HT, WT: 6 foot 5, and 288 lbs
SCHOOL: Concord High School
CITY, STATE: Concord, NC
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on 01/19/2017.
# OFFERS: 23
NEWS & NOTES: Rick Sandidge was offered last January by Georgia and included the Bulldogs in his top-11 schools before last summer on May 1st. UGA’s new D-line Coach Tray Scott recruited Sandidge when Scott was coaching that position group at UNC.
This has been a Bulldogs vs. Gamecocks battle for several months now. This past football season, Sandidge has visited UNC on Sept. 9th and South Carolina on Sept. 16th, and he visited Columbia, SC again on Oct. 28th. Sandidge took a visit to Athens on Nov. 4th for Georgia’s game versus the Gamecocks.
He has taken official visits to Georgia on Jan. 12th, North Carolina on Jan. 19th, and is just coming off a visit to South Carolina this past weekend on Jan. 26th. Right now, this is still a very close race between UGA and USCe. It really could go either way on Feb. 7th.
2016 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
MICHAEL THOMPSON, JR.
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: DL – No. 4 DT
HT, WT: 6 foot 3.5, and 291 lbs
SCHOOL: Parkway North High School
CITY, STATE: St. Louis, MO
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 03/02/2017.
# OFFERS: 25
NEWS & NOTES: Georgia offered Michael Thompson back last spring in March. For a long while it looked like Thompson would stay home in the state of Missouri, but after his official visit to Oklahoma on Jan. 19th, watch the Sooners here.
Thompson took official visits to Southern California on Nov. 18th, and Missouri on Dec. 9th.
2017 SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
C.J. CLARK
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DL – No. 21 DT
HT, WT: 6 foot 3, and 303 lbs
SCHOOL: North Stanly High School
CITY, STATE: New London, NC
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on Jan. 18th.
# OFFERS: 10
NEWS & NOTES: The state of North Carolina turns out some pretty good football players that not only include running backs but also defensive linemen. North Stanly High School’s C.J. Clark out of New London, NC is no exception. The Georgia coaching staff extended an offer to Clark on Jan. 18th a couple of weeks ago, and the talented 6 foot 3, and 303 lbs DT has 10 offers so far from collegiate programs, including wthe one from UGA.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
DEREK GREEN
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DL – No. 40 DT
HT, WT: 6 foot 5, and 309 lbs
SCHOOL: Southwest Onslow High School
CITY, STATE: Jacksonville, NC
STATUS: Committed to Oklahoma 11/17/2017
UGA OFFER: Yes.
# OFFERS: 4
NEWS & NOTES: Like C.J. Clark, Derek Green out of Southwest Onslow High School is another talented state of North Carolina D-lineman. UGA has extended an offer to the 6 foot 5 and 309 lbs defensive tackle, and Green took an unofficial visit with the Bulldogs on Jan. 26th. He is currently verbally committed to Oklahoma since November 2017.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
TRAVON WALKER
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DL – No. 3 DT
HT, WT: 6 foot 4.5, and 255 lbs
SCHOOL: Upson-Lee High School
CITY, STATE: Thomaston, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, holds offer from UGA
# OFFERS: 12
NEWS & NOTES: Travon Walker is a talented junior Peach State D-lineman for Upson-Lee. He holds a scholarship offer from Georgia and is considered a heavy lean to the Bulldogs at the moment. Walker has visited Athens and UGA several times. He attended the Kirby Smart Football this past summer on June 2nd and then visited again in August. Walker also visited Georgia on Sept. 23rd for the Mississippi State game.
Until Walker adds more bulk to his frame, he will likely start out as an SDE at the next level, but if he can add on 30 to 40 lbs, he’ll be a terror on the inside, in the middle of the d-line.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
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