Today on Bulldawg Illustrated’s UGA Recruiting Daily we look at Georgia’s defensive tackle recruiting.

 

 

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 275 lbs

SCHOOL: Timpview High School

CITY, STATE: Provo, UT

STATUS: Undeclared

UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on August 6th.

# OFFERS: 19

NEWS & NOTES: Georgia offered Cravens on Aug. 6th and while Utah and Washington are both favored landing spots for the Timpview HS big man and several other Western U.S. programs have recruited him heavily, his recruitment is still wide open. Cravens 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. He has taken one official visit this fall that I know of and that was to Michigan State on Sept. 22nd.
 
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.

So can Cravens be one of the propects at DT that Georgia adds to the 2018 recruiting class after the early signing period? Cravens isn’t planning on signing till Feb. 7th and right now it looks liek he is favoring Utah and Michigan State.
 
2016 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
2015 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
 

JORDAN DAVIS

CLASS: 2018

POSITION: DL – No. 28 DT

HT, WT: 6 foot 6, and 315 lbs

SCHOOL: Mallard Creek High School

CITY, STATE: Charlotte, NC

STATUS: COMMITTED to UGA on Nov. 16, 2017

UGA OFFER: Yes.

# OFFERS: 8

NEWS & NOTES: Jordan Davis committed to UGA back on Nov. 16, 2017. He plans on signing his LOI on Feb. 7th.
 
FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
FRESHMAN B-BALL HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
 

RICK SANDIDGE

CLASS: 2018

POSITION: DL – No. 10 DT

HT, WT: 6 foot 5, and 288 lbs

SCHOOL: Concord High School

CITY, STATE: Concord, NC

STATUS: Undeclared

UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 01/19/2017.

# OFFERS: 23

NEWS & NOTES: Rick Sandidge was offered back in January by Georgia and included the Bulldogs in his top-11 schools on May 1st. UGA’s new D-line Coach Tray Scott recruited Sandidge when Scott was coaching the position group at UNC.
 
This has been a Bulldogs vs. Gamecocks battle with South Carolina having a big edge here for much of the fall. This 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 did take a visit to Athens on Saturday, Nov. 4th for Georgia’s game versus the Gamecocks. He also took an official visit to Michigan on Nov. 25th. But at this point, it would be a pretty big surprise if Sandidge were to commit to and sign with another program outside of USCe.
 
Still, until he signs his LOI, there is a chance he could be recruited to Athens, and he is not planning on signing his LOI till Feb. 7th. Right now, Sandidge is planning on taking an official visit to UNC on Jan. 19th.
 
2016 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
2015 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
 

MICHAEL THOMPSON, JR.

CLASS: 2018

POSITION: DL – No. 2 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 in March and since then, there hasn’t been much news about Thompson and UGA… at least until the early signing period. Could the Bulldogs be in the running to pick up the Parkway North High School D-lineman?
 
That is the scuttle butt on the street, but we will have to wait a couple of months till Feb. 7th to find out.
 
2017 SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
2016 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
2015 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
 

TRAMEL WALTHOUR

CLASS: 2018

POSITION: DL – No. 43 DT

HT, WT: 6 foot 3.5, and 280 lbs

SCHOOL: Liberty County High School

CITY, STATE: Hinesville, GA

STATUS: COMMITTED TO UGA on Sept. 18th.

UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on May 15th.

# OFFERS: 15

NEWS & NOTES: Walthour committed to Georgia back on Sept. 18th just after midnight with little fanfare. He had been a Bulldog lean even before UGA offered back in May. Walthour is waiting till Feb. 7th to sign his National Letter of Intent.
 
2017 SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
2016 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
2015 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
2014 FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
 
 

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UGA’s 2018 RECRUITING CLASS

Updated 12/22/2017 02:21 a.m. ET

CLASS SIZE: 24

SIGNEES: 20

(EE) indicates prospect is an early enrollee
 
Adam Anderson
Jake Camarda
Owen Condon
James Cook
Brenton Cox (EE)
Warren Ericson (EE)
Justin Fields
John Fitzpatrick
Luke Ford
Trey Hill (EE)
Kearis Jackson (EE)
Nadab Joseph (EE)
Cade Mays (EE)
Azeez Ojulari
Jamaree Salyer
Chris Smith
Channing Tindall
Zamir White (EE)
Divaad Wilson (EE
DeVonte Wyatt (EE)
 

COMMITS: 4

Prospects who have committed to UGA but have not signed their National Letter of Intent yet
(EE) indicates prospect is an early enrollee
 
Aaron Brule
Jordan Davis
Tramel Walthour
Rachad Wildgoose, Jr.
 

REMAINING TARGETS

 
Tommy Bush
Tyson Campbell
Mario Goodrich
Caleb Johnson
Otis Reese
Rick Sandidge
Isaac Taylor-Stuart
Michael Thompson
Quay Walker
 

 
 

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