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.

Zach Witchett Gives The Dawgs Ten

Zach Witchett announced today that he would be verbally committing to Georgia to play football. Witchett is the third receiver to commit to Georgia. The Bulldogs will be light in terms of receivers this year and most likely will be losing All-American AJ Green to the draft after next season. Witchett told Mark Richt and the Georgia coaching staff after the state track meet that he would be committing but wanted to wait and make a formal announcement today.

7 on 7 Camp Day 1

Today and tomorrow Georgia will be holding a 7 on 7 camp in Athens. Here is the list of teams that were in attendance today

1)   Alcovy
2)   Clarke Central
3)   Cross Keys 
4)   Dorman (SC)
5)   Darlington
6)   Grady 
7)   Johnson County
8)   Milton   
9)   Monroe Area
10) North Gwinnett
11) North Oconee
12) Ola
13) Parkview
14) South Gwinnett
15) Spaulding
16) Tri-Cities
17) Trion 

The key matchup of the day is when Damian Swann and Charon Peake went up against each other in the semifinals. Swann won this match-up picking off the pass. Swann overall played outstanding and just reinforced why he is the number CB in the state of Georgia.

Tomorrow Carver High School will be in attendance, which includes recruits such as Isaiah Crowell, Gabe Wright and Deion Bonner.

Zach Witchett and Washington HS will also be in attendance and Witchett is planning to announce his verbal commitment.  

Witchett has the same first name as me and is announcing his choice on my birthday with all these signs I am extremely confident that he will be announcing Georgia tomorrow.

UGA Could Land Top Safety out of GA

Damien Swann, 4 Star S, out of Grady HS in Atlanta has UGA in his top two right now. Alabama had been the clear cut frontrunner for a while but the Bulldogs have been coming on strong lately. Swann had this to say about the situation:

"Alabama is still that top school because they came around first and they were in my face every chance they get. But now that Georgia is showing me that same attention I am really looking at them in the same way. They are neck and neck right now, and Florida is coming on too."

Swann would be a huge pick-up for the Bulldogs 2011 class. The Bulldogs have two people, Branden Smith and now Zach Witchett,  working for them to help Swann make the right choice and join the Bulldogs 2011 class. Swann had this to say about each one:

 "I played against Branden Smith at Washington my sophomore year, and I hung out with him a couple weeks ago at the Junior Day. Branden did not try to pressure me to join him at Georgia, he just said to follow my heart and go with that. He told me he knew he had every option he wanted, and he said he knew Georgia was for him because of how they explained they would use him"

"Zach is one of my childhood friends, and we have been thinking about playing college ball together for a long time, so now we just might."

Zach Witchett received his offer this morning from UGA and all arrows seem to point that Wichett will give a verbal to Georgia sooner than later.

Swann is not sure yet when he will make a decision, as more and more offers keep pouring in for him. As of right now he has offers from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Ohio State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas Tech and Virigina Tech.

Bulldogs Offer Washington WR

The Georgia Bulldogs sent an offer to Washington HS WR Zach Witchett this past week. Witchett is known as one of the fastest players in the southeast running a 4.4 40 yard dash. Witchett was expecting to receive an offer from UGA at their Junior Day this weekend but when he went to his mailbox there it was. Two former Washington players played for Georgia last season and showed Witchett around when the Bulldogs played Auburn last season. He really like both players:

 "I know Branden Smith and Reshad Jones since they are both from my neighborhood. Reshad was a friend of my brother and he used to come to my little league game and give me positive advice. I really looked up to him and I used to come watch him play here. Branden used to help me improve as a player in practice, and he never let up on me."

Witchett is a lock I believe to be Bulldog. After he made this comment:

"Georgia was the first college I ever saw play, and I had already had my heart and mind set on wanting to go there. So for them to already be my number one team and then offer me, that just makes it even better."

The 2011 class is going to be a top #5 class I truly believe.