– 2019 DB – CB –
Archer High School, Lawrenceville, GA
We look at UGA’s defensive back recruiting for 2019 and 2020 today on Bulldawg Illustrated.
TODAY’S FEATURED PROSPECTS
If position ranking is noted, unless otherwise stated, it is 247 Sports latest composite ranking of the player.
ANDREW BOOTH, JR.
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DB – No. 17 CB
HT, WT: 6 foot 0.5, and 180 lbs
SCHOOL: Archer High School
CITY, STATE: Lawrenceville, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on July 28th.
# OFFERS: 17
NEWS & NOTES: The Bulldogs offered Andrew Booth back over the summer on July 28th. Over the fall, the junior out of Archer High School visited the Tennessee Volunteers on Sept. 2nd. and most recently visited UGA on Nov. 4th for their 24-10 win over South Carolina. It’s still very early in Booth’s recruiting process but I would say he is a slight lean towards Clemson at the moment.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
VARSITY HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
KAIIR ELAM
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DB – No. 11 CB
HT, WT: 6 foot 1, and 181 lbs
SCHOOL: The Benjamin School
CITY, STATE: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on May 11th.
# OFFERS: 25
NEWS & NOTES: Kaiir Elam is a talented Sunshine State prospect and he already has 24 scholarship offers and counting, including one from the Bulldogs which he received back on May 11th. Elam has taken visits to Florida on Sept. 16th, FSU on Sept. 23rd, and Ohio State on Oct. 7th this fall. Right now, those Sunshine State programs, Florida and Miami, are the early favorites for Elam.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS- CLICK HERE
KEYSHAWN JACKSON
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DB – CB
HT, WT:6 foot 0, and 180 lbs
SCHOOL: Southwest Georgia Academy High School
CITY, STATE: Damascus, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: N/A
# OFFERS: N/A
NEWS & NOTES: Keyshawn Jackson does a little bit of everything for Southwest Georgia Academy, but he likely projects best as a CB in the defensive secondary at the collegiate level. He’s an athlete and his skills are evident on the football field, but he is raw as a DB.
K. JACKSON’S HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
JALEN PERRY
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DB – No. 9 CB
HT, WT: 6 foot 1, and 185 lbs
SCHOOL: Dacula High School
CITY, STATE: Dacula, GA
STATUS: COMMITTED to UGA on Oct. 30th.
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on April 18th.
# OFFERS: 15
NEWS & NOTES: Georgia offered Perry back in the spring on April 18th and the Dacula DB visited on Athens just a few days later on the 22nd for G-Day. Perry was back in Athens over the summer on July 14th. Perry was favored to the Bulldogs and that pontification was correct as the Dacula High School CB committed to UGA on Oct. 30th.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS- CLICK HERE
JALANI WILLIAMS
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: DB – No. 15 Safety
HT, WT: 6 foot 2, and 170 lbs
SCHOOL: Parkway North High School
CITY, STATE: St. Louis, MO
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, UGA offered on Dec. 20
# OFFERS: 17
NEWS & NOTES: Georgia offered Jalani Williams last week.
2017 JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMRE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
JOSEPH PERKINS
CLASS: 2020
POSITION: DB – Safety
HT, WT: 6 foot 0, and 186 lbs
SCHOOL: Madison-Ridgeland Academy
CITY, STATE: Madison, MS
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: N/A
# OFFERS: N/A
NEWS & NOTES: “Joe” Perkins is a talented sophomore defensive back who plays at strong safety for Madison-Ridgeland Academy out of Madison, MS and is a 2020 prospect to keep your eye on. He finished the year with 62 tackles, 6 pass deflections, 2 interceptions, 6 pass deflections, and 3 tackles for loss. At 6 foot 0, and 186 lbs, with a 77.5-inch wingspan, he has a solid frame and is still growing. Perkins has also been timed a solid 4.6 in the forty.
What that translates to on the football field is a safety his not afraid to come downhill and stick his pads in there to make the hit and tackle. He does a good job of fighting off blocks to get to the ball carrier in traffic and then will wrap up to make the tackle, which I like to see in a young football player. You will also see him line up over the receiver when the opposing offense lines up in 3, 4 and 5 WR sets, and Perkins does a good job of covering when out on an island, especially playing the ball.
So is there interest in UGA. I spoke with Perkins on Twitter and he tells me visited for the Vanderbilt game last year and had a great time. “Joe” says he will playing for the Mississippi Grind 7-v-7 team this year; so, will probably in the Atlanta-metro area this summer and that he also plans on attending one of Kirby Smarts UGA football camps this summer.
2017 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 FRESHMAN SEASON HIGHLIGHTS- CLICK HERE