– Class of 2018 OT –
(photo from Cade Mays / Twitter)
Today on Bulldawg Illustrated’s UGA Recruiting Daily we look at four 2018 offensive linemen, two guards and two tackles… three of which are visiting Athens for the Georgia-South Carolina game.
TODAY’S FEATURED PROSPECTS
If position ranking is noted, it is 247 Sports latest composite ranking of the player.
TREY HILL
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: OL – No. 2 OG
HT, WT: 6 foot 3.25, and 346 lbs
SCHOOL: Houston County High School
CITY, STATE: Warner Robins, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 06/03/2016.
# OFFERS: 33
NEWS & NOTES: Hill has held an offer from the Bulldogs for over a year. He visited Georgia on Junior Day back on 02/18/2017 and on G-Day 04/22/2017. Who else has the Houston Co. big man’s attention? Hill also visited Auburn twice over the summer and FSU has also made a big push for Hill recently. Hill was at Kearis Jackson’s family BBQ in Fort Valley, GA at Jackson’s commitment announcement on August 19th. Since football season started, he has been back to visit Auburn on an unofficial on September 2nd and then Florida on September 16th.
He most recently visited Athens on Oct. 14th for Georgia’s homecoming game versus Missouri. Hill also visited Georgia on Sept. 23rd for the Mississippi State game. While teams like Auburn and FSU have pushed hard to nab Hill from the Peach State, as I have been saying, UGA is not out of it here. The Dogs have a lot of recruiting momentum and his last two visits to Athens have made good impressions on the Houston County big man. It also cannot hurt that his former high school teammate, quarterback Jake Fromm, is starting for Georgia right now. UGA was also recruiting Hill as a potential center. Not sure if that is still the case. He is taking an unofficial to UGA this weekend for today’s game versus South Carolina.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
DOUG JOHNSON
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: OL – OT
HT, WT: 6 foot 6, and 325 lbs
SCHOOL: Fort White High School
CITY, STATE: Fort White, FL
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 08/09/2015.
# OFFERS: 14
NEWS & NOTES: UGA was one of the first two schools to offer Johnson back in 2015. Kirby Smart, Sam Pittman and the Georgia staff have continued to recruit him. He definitely fits what Pittman likes in an O-lineman as far as his height, length, and overall size as well as rare athleticism for a player his size. Johnson has had a pretty quiet and low key recruiting process the last six to seven months, and that is partly due to the fact he doesn’t do a lot of camps.
OTHER HUDL HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
CADE MAYS
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: OL – No. 2 OT
HT, WT: 6 foot 6, and 327 lbs
SCHOOL: Knoxville Catholic High School
CITY, STATE: Knoxville, TN
STATUS: Currently committed to Tennessee
UGA OFFER: Yes.
# OFFERS: 14
NEWS & NOTES: Cade Mays has been committed to Tennessee since July of 2015 but is looking around at other programs. He does hold an offer from Georgia and will be taking an unofficial visit to Athens today for the Bulldogs game versus South Carolina. Cade also plans to be back to UGA for an official visit on Dec. 15th, which will be his fifth and final OV. He also plans on taking officials to Ohio State on Nov. 11th, Clemson on Nov. 18th, Tennessee on Nov. 25th, and Notre Dame on Dec. 8th.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2014 FRESHMAN SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
JAMAREE SALYER
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: OL – No. 1 OG
HT, WT: 6 foot 4, and 342 lbs
SCHOOL: Pace Academy
CITY, STATE: Atlanta, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 05/07/2015
# OFFERS: 29
NEWS & NOTES: Salyer is another talented Peach State offensive lineman in the 2018 class. He is the No. 1 OG overall and the No. 3 player from the state of Georgia, No. 7 overall nationally. He has held an offer from Georgia for over 2 years. Salyer visited UGA back on G-Day on 04/22/2017. Since September, I mentioned that it looked like it was a Georgia vs. Clemson battle for Salyer, and in an interview with Rivals that has been picked up by other media outlets like Fanbuzz.com, Salyer confirmed that his top two schools are UGA and Clemson.
Salyer visited UGA for their season opener versus Appalachian State on September 2nd and again on September 23rd for the Mississippi State game. He plans to announce his decision after the high school football season and before Christmas during the early signing period in December. So how much of a battle is it for Salyer between the Tigers an the Bulldogs? As of right now, I think Georgia is a heavy favorite to land Salyer. And he is back in Athens this weekend for the Georgia-South Carolina game on an unofficial visit.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE