– 2018 offensive lineman –
Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA
Today on Bulldawg Illustrated’s UGA Recruiting Daily we look at Georgia’s offensive line recruiting and these four potential prospects in Daniel Faalele, Trey Hill, Cade Mays, and Jamaree Salyer who could join center commit Warren Ericson and offensive tackle Owen Condon in the Bulldogs’ 2018 recruiting class.
Speaking of Condon and Ericson, I have been asked the last few weeks on whether or not I think both Owen and Warren will stay committed to and sign with UGA? The answer to that question is, yes. Both offensive linemen are planning to go ahead and sign during the early signing period from Dec. 20-22, and Ericson is planning on enrolling early.
There have also been a lot of concerns regarding Condon’s knee injury. It was NOT a torn ACL. I am not sure why that has been reported by some but Condon and his head coach at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Justin Jones, have stated that the injury was a tear to his right lateral meniscus in the season opener versus Del City. He did have surgery to repair the damage back on Sept. 25th, 2017. Condon should be ready to go by April at the latest and his recovery may be sooner than. He should be fine to workout with the rest of the incoming freshman next summer and to compete in Fall Camp.
TODAY’S FEATURED PROSPECTS
If position ranking is noted, unless otherwise stated, it is 247 Sports latest composite ranking of the player.
DANIEL FAALELE
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: OL – No. 30 OT
HT, WT: 6 foot 8.5, and 396 lbs
SCHOOL: IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL
CITY, STATE: From Melbourne, Australia
STATUS: Committed to Minnesota
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 01/24/2017.
# OFFERS: 21
NEWS & NOTES: UGA offered Daniel Faalele back in January, one of the first several programs to do so. He took an official visit to UGA for the Bulldogs’ homecoming game versus Missouri on Oct. 14th. He also took an official visit to Alabama on Nov. 17th. From his tape, you can see his potential because of his size and natural strength, but he is still very raw, even more so than Ben Cleveland was coming out of high school. So where will the big Aussie land?
If you look back at my predictions for Faalele over the last several months, I was of the opinion that his recruitment was down to Alabama, Michigan, and Georgia and perhaps Tennesse, depending on who the Vols brought in on the coaching staff. But as is sometimes the case in college football recruiting, she throws you a curve ball out of nowhere. On Saturday, Dec. 9th, a day after taking an official visit to Minnesota, Faalele committed to the Golden Gophers.
UTR DANIEL FAALELE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2017 NIKE THE OPENING HIGHLIGHTS- CLICK HERE
2017 SPRING GAME HIGHLIGHTS- CLICK HERE
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: Trey Hill has held an offer from the Bulldogs for over a year, and like fellow Peach State big man, Jamaree Salyer, is one of the top OGs in the 2018 recruiting class as well as one of the top 50 players in the country. Who has the Houston County prospect’s attention?
It looks like this is coming down to a big recruiting battle for Hill between Auburn and UGA. I still think the Bulldogs are not out of it here. Georgia is carrying a lot of recruiting momentum and Hill’s last several visits to Athens have all been as good as the Auburn visits, making positive impressions on the Houston County talent. I usually don’t put as much stock in winning games when it comes to recruiting, but it definitely can make an impact when the recruiting battle is so close between schools like Auburn and Georgia; so the Bulldogs winning the SEC Championship game could be big in more ways than one. Plus, UGA got an official from Hill over the weekend.
It also cannot hurt that his former high school teammate, quarterback Jake Fromm, is starting for Georgia right now. We will know very soon who Hill will go with as he plans on announcing his decision today, Monday, Dec. 11th at 8:00 p.m. ET at his football banquet. He also plans on signing during the early signing period from Dec. 20-22 and will be enrolling early.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON 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: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes.
# OFFERS: 14
NEWS & NOTES: Cade Mays had been committed to Tennessee since July of 2015 but started looking around at other programs just before Volunteer Head Coach Butch Jones was let go. Then on Nov. 7th, he decided to officially de-commit from Tennessee. He does hold an offer from Georgia and took an unofficial visit to UGA on Nov. 4th for the South Carolina game, just three days before he de-committed.
Cade still plans to be back to UGA for an official visit on Dec. 15th, which is likely his last OV. He took officials to Ohio State on Nov. 11th, Clemson on Nov. 18th, Notre Dame on Dec. 8th, but ended up cancelling his official to Tennessee on Nov. 25th.
So will Georgia land Mays? The ye ‘ole magic 8-ball says chances are looking for good. Mays released a final top three from which he is making his decision that included UGA as well as Clemson and Ohio State. The No. 16 player in the country plans to sign during the early signing period from Dec. 20-22, and he also is planning to enroll early.
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. 10 overall nationally. Many analysts consider him a generational type talent on the O-line. He has held an offer from Georgia for over 2 years.
Since September, I have mentioned that it looked like it was a Georgia vs. Clemson battle for Salyer, and in a number of interviews, he has confirmed that his top two schools are indeed the Bulldogs and the Tigers. 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. He has visited UGA at least three times this fall which included the Bulldogs’ season opener versus Appalachian State on Sept. 2nd and again on Sept. 23rd for the Mississippi State game. He was also back in Athens for the Bulldogs’ Nov. 4th game versus South Carolina on an unofficial visit. Salyer plans to announce his decision after the high school football season and before Christmas during the early signing period on December 20th. He also plans on going ahead and signing during the early signing period, but he is not an early enrollee.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE