SoCalPatrick
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After the top two players in the state of Georgia, four-star safety Caleb Downs and four-star running back Justice Haynes, committed to Alabama recently, I was fully prepared to write this section about how Georgia usually owns in-state recruiting and those are misses but the Bulldogs will be fine.Georgia will still be outstanding and it's more than likely that the Bulldogs will finish with a top recruiting class. By no means am I questioning coach Kirby Smart, who is coming off a win over Alabama for the national championship.
But Georgia’s lack of success with in-state recruiting in the last handful of years did surprise me.
Of the top 44 players in the state for the 2023 class, Georgia only has two commits – defensive end Gabriel Harrisand offensive lineman Bo Hughley. In 2022, the Bulldogs landed only 30 percent of the top 10 in-state players. The 2021 class was the best with six of 10 but in 2020 and 2019, the numbers were shockingly low with only two of the top 17 recruits picking the Dawgs.
What Georgia is doing obviously works. I’m not questioning that. But the lack of local recruiting success struck me as surprising.
n.rivals.com
But Georgia’s lack of success with in-state recruiting in the last handful of years did surprise me.
Of the top 44 players in the state for the 2023 class, Georgia only has two commits – defensive end Gabriel Harrisand offensive lineman Bo Hughley. In 2022, the Bulldogs landed only 30 percent of the top 10 in-state players. The 2021 class was the best with six of 10 but in 2020 and 2019, the numbers were shockingly low with only two of the top 17 recruits picking the Dawgs.
What Georgia is doing obviously works. I’m not questioning that. But the lack of local recruiting success struck me as surprising.
Rivals.com - Three-Point Stance: Louisville rolling, teams raiding Peach State, more
Louisville commit Pierce Clarkson is the top dual-threat QB in the 2023 class.
n.rivals.com
