Recruiting Class Needs

I received an email recently asking about a list of what the recruiting needs are for Georgia. So here is the list that I gathered about what the specific needs are for Georgia at each position and any current commits we have for each position

QB:    1 Christian LeMay

RB:    1

WR:   4 Chris Conley, Justin Scott-Wesley, Zach Witchett

TE:    1

OL:    5 David Andrews

N:      1

DE:    3

OLB:  2 Sterling Bailey

ILB:   2 Amarlo Herrera

CB:    4 Devin Bowman

S:      2 Chris Sanders, Corey Moore

Total: 26

Any thoughts that you have let me know.

Georgia in Top 5 For Bailey

Sterling Bailey was in attendance this weekend for the annual G-Day game and came away very impressed with the Bulldogs. Bailey is playing DE for East Hall HS but coach Todd Grantham feels he would play as an outside backer in the Bulldogs new 3-4 scheme. With Gainesville, GA being only short drive Athens Bailey has had a chance to make numerous trips down to Athens already.

Bailey had a chance to hangout with current commits Amarlo Herrera, Corey Moore and David Andrews. All  three have been heavily recruiting for the Bulldogs every chance they get and this weekend was no exception, with Bailey getting an ear full from all three about how much they want him to join them in Athens.

Bailey stated that currently Georgia is in his top five, but will be taking in the A-Day game at Alabama and the Georgia Tech spring game as well. Bailey is currently under consideration for the Under Armour and Army All-American Game.

Tuitt Would Play Multiple Positions

At 6'5" 252 lbs Stephon Tuitt is the ideal defensive specimen for the 3-4 defense. Tuitt was at Junior Day for the Bulldogs and got a chance to speak with Coach Grantham and Coach Garner.  The Georgia coaches seem to think that he could play almost any position in the front seven outside of nose tackle. When Tuitt spoke with Dean Legge of Scout.com he had this to say:

“They told me I could play as many as three different spots for them, I spoke with Coach Garner and the other defensive coaches one-on-one. They said I could play will linebacker, mike linebacker or defensive end for them.”

Tuitt's current high school team plays a similar type of defense which is giving him hope that if he decides to play for the Bulldogs that he could get on the field sooner than later.

Currently Tuitt is not ready to commit anyone despite having Amarlo Herrera telling him that he needs to commit to Georgia so the two of them can play together at the next level.

Tuitt currently has offers from Georgia, Florida, Georgia Tech, Clemson and South Carolina. According to Scout.com Tuitt has a high interest in Georgia Tech but we must also remember that he just got back from Tech's campus this past Sunday. It will be interesting to see if that changes comes Monday after his Georgia trip is complete.

Junior Day Update

Kipp Adams from Rivals.com is reporting that Devin Bowman was not able to make it to Athens this weekend because his mother had to work. Bowman will be contacting the Georgia coaching staff today to reschedule his visit to Athens. Damian Swann also is not at Junior Day due to a baseball game that he is playing.

There are two additions to the Junior Day list. Jeff Greene, 1 star WR, out of Sierra Mills HS, GA and Thomas O'Reilly, 3 star G, out of Pope HS, GA are in Athens. Greene would be great addition to our redzone offense as he stand 6'6". O'Reilly is on the GA Top 50 list and has a high interest in Georgia Tech right now, hopefully Mark Richt and the coaching staff can sway him away GT.

Garrison Smith and Ken Malcome are in attendance for Junior Day as well. Malcome is stating that his mission is to get Gabe Wright to commit to UGA.

Corey Moore, Chris Sanders and Amarlo Herrera have been in the side by side with Xzavier Dickson for the trip with David Andrews spending most of his time with Watts Dantzler.

Come'on boys lets go get'em

Carver Boys Coming to Junior Day

All sources are saying that the #1 recruit in GA, running back Isaiah Crowell, and the #6 recruit in GA, defensive tackle Gabriel Wright, will be in attendance for Junior Day this weekend in Athens. Everything you hear about these two outstanding players is that they are going to a package deal.

Crowell some experts are saying is the best RB to come out of GA in the last 10 years. His speed and quickness is unmatched in high school. He weighs in at 190lb right now so he can not only out run you but if you do catch up to him most likely he will run right through you. 

Wright comes in at 6'3" 273lbs right now as a junior. He would be terrific one-gap NT for the Dawgs in their newly established 3-4. He has incredible speed and quickness for someone of his size. From watching his game film he is also very disciplined and plays assignments football.

All four current commits, Corey Moore, David Andrews, Chris Sanders and Amarlo Herrera will be in attendance as well. It never hurts when you have four guys that are totally committed to UGA talking to them all weekend and pitching how great it will be to all play together.

As more information comes about who else will be in attendance this weekend I will let you know.

Georgia gets 2011 Commitment

Georgia got some good news to start their week with OLB Amarlo Herrera of North Clayton HS College Park, GA  giving a verbal commitment to UGA this morning. Herrera had offers from Florida, GT, Oklahoma State, Ohio State and Mississippi. Herrera gave a silent verbal commitment to UGA at Junior Day two weeks ago but wanted to bring his family to UGA before going public. Herrera made these comments today about his recruitment and Georgia:

"They are my home team, and growing up in Georgia, you have to like them. There is no better school than Georgia, and since they were the best fit for me, I chose them. I always felt if I had an offer from Georgia, then that was where I would be going. When they came through with the offer, I spoke with my family about it, and we decided Georgia was the place for me. The coaches knew if I ever got the offer I would be going to Georgia. They were somewhat surprised when I chose them over Florida. I thought about them, but Coach Richt told me if I knew where I wanted to go, then to go ahead an decide."

These are the type of guys that UGA needs to be going after, guys that bleed red and black already. I am extremely happy that we got Herrera but it sounded like we had him all the time, all we had to was offer him. Herrera has stated that he is ready to help with recruitment and will be trying to get DE Xzavier Dickson to commit:

"Xzavier Dickson I am going to be in your ear. You have got to come to the University of Georgia"

GATA Herrara. That's all I have to say.