re: 2016 UGA Recruiting Thread (commits, offers, visits, etc.)

"***Things are going to get very interesting in the DL class at UGA in the 16 group. I am hearing that UGA wants to take 4 in this class. Today UGA offered Tyler Clark from Americus and he is a kid that I love. I think he is mid four star type prospect. Julian Rochester, Michail Carter, Antwuan Jackson,and Clark were all hanging around today. I was told by one source that the 4 prospects made the comment “we might as well come together today and take all four spots.” Georgia had a unreal class at DL, but they need more in this class no question about it. No doubt UGA leads for Clark right now I am hearing.

***Spoke with Elijah Holyfield and some people close to this. Georgia is recruiting him, but right now I don’t see him in Athens. Watch Auburn and Michigan in this. How hard is UGA recruiting him? I am not sure to be honest at this point. You always have to make difficult decisions, I say that a lot in fact.

***It is very clear that Rob Sale has turned the full court press on EJ Price and so has others. IMO, he is at the top of the board as uncommitted OT’s for UGA. Georgia is really trying to get a foot in the door at Archer with their talented 2016 class and 2017 class. Price is a true left tackle prospect to me. He is still raw some, but being in the Archer weightroom is going to help him big time over the next year.

***CB is another spot that UGA could go heavy in-state for in this class. Chad Clay, Tyrique McGhee, Baylen Buchanan, Nigel Warrior, Mecole Hardman (If wants to play DB) and Dylan Singleton are all big time targets of UGA staff I am told. That is a strong in-state group.

***Georgia offered Jordan Smith tonight and I am told that he measured in at 6-foot-6, 220 pounds after playing a season of basketball. He has a lot of upside and I think he could be the long OLB UGA is looking for in each class. They already have Chauncey Manac. Explosive raw kid that will hit your butt, just needs to gain weight.

***Aaron Dowdell measured in at 6-foot-3.5, 296 pounds. Really has changed his body since coming to Creekside."

Tyrique McGhee commits to Georgia

Getting his spot early....

Tyler Clark has us as his top school as well. Looks like this whole Jr. Day thing was

Dylan Singleton is supposed to be visiting today, I believe

I wonder how much shite coaches talk about recruiting rankings. Probably a lot.

Think about Juwuan Briscoe. Dude had two powers (UGA, Ohio State, you could even throw Clemson in there) going balls to wall to sign him all the way until NSD. Both those programs were from outside his region and have very good local recruiting bases from which to find fillers at the end, but instead used a ton of time and resources recruiting a kid from Maryland.

Three star

Not so much Maryland. DMV is recruited very heavily

I think rankings re for fans. Period. Any coaching staff worth their salt shouldn't have to look at rankings and give the slightest of shits. I think it just so happens that rankings happen to see a lot of the same things that coaches see, but they're also prone to miss a lot.