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Today on Bulldawg Illustrated’s UGA recruiting daily we take a look at four tight end prospects, two class of 2018 and two 2019.
Georgia already has one tight end committed for 2018, 6 foot 6 and 232 lbs John Fitzpatrick out of Marist High School. And with 18 prospects already committed for 2018, do the Bulldogs have room to sign a second tight end in this recruiting class? If they do, the top two targets are Luke Ford, out of Carterville, Illinois, and Wesleyan High School’s Tommy Tremble.
The Bulldogs do lose seniors Jeb Blazevich and Jordan Davis at the end of this season which leaves them with junior Jackson Harris along with sophomores Isaac Nauta and Charlie Woerner, but they could get by with just signing one tight end in 2018 and then either sign one or two in 2019. Two prospects to look at in 2019 are Kennesaw Mountain High School’s Ryland Goede and Lakeland, Florida’s Keon Zipperer.
TODAY’S FEATURED PROSPECTS
If position ranking is noted, it is 247 Sports latest composite ranking of the player.
LUKE FORD
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: No. 2 TE
HT, WT: 6 foot 6, and 250 lbs
SCHOOL: Carterville High School
CITY, STATE: Carterville, IL
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 02/24/2017.
# OFFERS: 30
NEWS & NOTES: Ford was offered by UGA back in February and then committed to Arkansas a month later in March. However, Ford then de-committed from Arkansas on June 10th, reopening up his recruitment. He visited UGA back on July 15th and also visited Texas, Michigan, and Illinois during the month of July. Could Ford be the second TE the Bulldogs are looking to get a commitment from for the 2018 class? I do think he is their No. 1 target left on the board at that position, but Alabama may be the team to beat here; although the recent commitment of 2018 QB Justin Fields to the Bulldogs may have turned him back Athens as he has stated more than once that he would like to play with Fields at the collegiate level. Ford did visit the Crimson Tide on October 14th and is scheduled to visit Georgia this next Saturday for the Bulldogs home game versus South Carolina.
2017 HIGHLIGHS vs. MURPHYSBORO HS – CLICK HERE
2016 JUNIOR SEASON OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2016 JUNIOR SEASON DEFENSIVE (OLB, DE) HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
TOMMY TREMBLE
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: No. 24 TE
HT, WT: 6 foot 4, and 225 lbs
SCHOOL: Wesleyan High School
CITY, STATE: Norcross, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 04/08/2017.
# OFFERS: 26
NEWS & NOTES: Tremble is a legacy recruit and was ecstatic when Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs extended an offer to him back in the spring on the same day he visited on April 8th. He came back to Athens a couple of months later and attended Kirby Smart Football Camp on June 2nd. How much does Tremble like Georgia? He put UGA in his top 6 schools he announced on July 4th. The Dogs were considered a leader after he was offered, but Notre Dame has made a big push and is front and center at the moment. Whether or not Tremble comes to UGA may hinge on where Ford commits to, but he still regards UGA highly. Tremble most recently visited the Bulldogs for their homecoming game versus Missouri on October 14th. He visited Notre Dame a week later on Oct. 21st.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
RYLAND GOEDE
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: No. 7 TE
HT, WT: 6 foot 7, and 235 lbs
SCHOOL: Kennesaw Mt. High School
CITY, STATE: Acworth, GA
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on 07/21/2016.
# OFFERS: 18
NEWS & NOTES: Goede has held an offer from the Bulldogs for over a year, and the Kennesaw Mountain TE visited Georgia for G-day on April 22nd. He also visited Clemson and Auburn in June. Goede has visited UGA several times this fall including the Mississippi State game back on September 23rd and the homecoming game versus Missouri on October 14th. As of right now, Goede is a heavy Georgia lean, but NSD 2019 is a long way off.
2017 HIGHLIGHTS vs. MARIETTA HS – CLICK HERE
2017 HIGHLIGHTS vs. WOODSTOCK HS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
GOEDE’S OTHER HUDL HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
KEON ZIPPERER
CLASS: 2019
POSITION: No. 2 TE
HT, WT: 6 foot 3, and 232 lbs
SCHOOL: Lakeland High School
CITY, STATE: Lakeland, FL
STATUS: Undeclared
UGA OFFER: Yes, offered on June 15th.
# OFFERS: 20
NEWS & NOTES: Zipperer camped and visited UGA on June 15th and received an offer from the Dogs the very same day. Right now, he is leaning towards a couple of Sunshine State school in the Gators and the Seminoles.
2017 HIGHLIGHTS vs. WINTERHAVEN HS – CLICK HERE
2016 SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE
KEON’S OTHER HUDL HIGHLIGHTS – CLICK HERE