Georgia football wrapped up a 2020 recruiting class that ranked No. 1 in America.
Right now for the class of 2021, the Bulldogs have two commitments for a class that currently ranks No. 24.
Those two commitments are pretty big, however. The headliner for this class is, and will continue to be, 5-star quarterback Brock Vandagriff (Bogart, Ga.), the No. 1 ranked quarterback and No. 8 player overall.
Accompanying Vandagriff as the only other commit in this class is 4-star defensive back David Daniel (Woodstock, Ga.). Daniel, who is recruited as a safety, is considered an athlete on 247Sports and ranks as the nation’s 45th player.
Until both Vandagriff and Daniel officially sign with Georgia roughly a year from now, Kirby Smart and staff will continue to recruit both of them heavily. But there’s still 20+ others guys that Smart will need to land a commitment from for the 2021 class, and we are taking a look at a few players that should be Georgia’s biggest targets.
Here are Georgia’s top targets for 2021:
OFFENSE
5-star OT Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims is 2021’s Broderick Jones, who was Georgia’s 5-star offensive tackle in the 2020 class.
At nearly six-foot-eight and 320 pounds, the junior out of Cochran, GA is already considered to be a Georgia lean. As per 247Sports, 100 percent of recruiting experts predict he will enroll at the University of Georgia.
Mims recently released a top-12 that included Georgia and a plethora of other SEC powerhouses.
He is the ranked as the No. 13 player in the country.
5-star RB Will Shipley
5-star running back Will Shipley is a priority recruit for just about every major program in the country.
Ranking as the nation’s No. 21 overall player and No. 1 all-purpose back, Shipley could join Tim Worley, Todd Gurley, Keith Marshall and Zamir White as the next great Georgia running back out of North Carolina.
Shipley comes from Weddington High School in a town about 5 minutes south of Charlotte where he has a 4.375 grade-point average.
He clocked a 4.46 40 time, rushed for 2,066 rushing yards last season and averaged 11 yards per carry.
Georgia coaches have been in contact with Shipley, with Kirby Smart and Dell McGee both visiting separately.
4-star OT Micah Morris
Another offensive lineman, Micah Morris is a 4-star out of Kingsland, Georgia.
He ranks as the nation’s No. 44 overall player and No. 7 ranked tackle. It looks like right now it’s mainly between Georgia and South Carolina.
Morris, 6-4, 316 pounds, visited Georgia on February 1st.
4-star WR Jaquez Smith
Right now, Georgia is the favorite to land 4-star wide receiver Jaquez Smith out of Westlake High School in Atlanta.
Smith, who ranks as the No. 136 overall player in the 2021 class, is being recruited by a lot of the usual suspects. He visited Georgia for last season’s Notre Dame game
Smith could compliment freshman George Pickens and Dominick Blaylock in future seasons.
4-star RB Evan Pryor
I think Georgia could bring in two running backs for the 2021 class and Evan Pryor would be a player to keep an eye on regardless of what happens with Shipley.
Pryor ranks as the nation’s No. 86 overall player and 6th ranked running back. He, like Shipley, also hails from North Carolina, in a town called Cornelius. Much like Shipley’s hometown of Weddington, Cornelius is a city that is on the outskirts of Charlotte, so it’s an ok bet to assume the two high profile backs have crossed paths multiple times.
The last time Georgia brought in two running backs from North Carolina we saw Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall takeover the SEC and put up wild numbers. Pryor recently visited Georgia, and the Dawgs will do their best to land the speedy ball carrier.
NEXT: DEFENSE
DEFENSE:
DB James Williams
Williams is a 5-star safety out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an area that Georgia traditionally recruits very well.
Ranked as the No. 1 safety and No. 5 player in the entire class, Williams holds offers from just about everywhere, but Georgia is considered the favorite as of now according to 247Sports. Williams is a freak of nature at 6-5, 218 pounds. He’s projected to be a safety at the moment, but this guy is not done forming. He could very well end up as a linebacker.
DB Tony Grimes
Another 5-star defensive back, Tony Grimes (Virginia Beach, Va.) is the No. 1 cornerback in the country and the No. 10 overall player.
Grimes visited Georgia recently for junior day and it was supposedly a great visit. Georgia is very much in it for Grimes and right now the other two leaders appear to be Virginia Tech and Texas A&M.
DB Isaiah Johnson
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Johnson ranks as a 5-star cornerback out of Bluefield, West Virginia. As the No. 25 overall player in his class, Johnson was recently in Athens with his friend Grimes and word is that Georgia is in good shape to possibly land him.
LB Barrett Carter
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4-star linebacker Barrett Carter out of Suwanee’s North Gwinnett High School has kept relatively quiet regarding his preferences in potential college destinations, but he plans on delineating some of those preferences within the week.
In addition to receiving scholarship offers from LSU, Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, and literally every other school affiliated with the Southeastern Conference, Carter is a top target for perennial contenders Ohio State, Oklahoma, Clemson, and Oregon.
The dynamic defender is currently predicted to enroll at Georgia and, following the recent departure of two 2021 Bulldog pledges, has the opportunity to become a leader in the class alongside Brock Vandagriff.
OLB Smael Mondon
4-star outside linebacker Smael Mondon ranks as the nation’s No. 37 overall player, No. 3 ranked OLB and No. 3 player in the state of Georgia.
Out of Paulding County High School, Mondon and Georgia coaches met in person three times in the month of January, including two visits paid by coaches and one trip to Athens.
Georgia offered the 6-foot-3 215-pounder who also played running back for his high school. Right now, it looks like Mondon is all Georgia, with the Dawgs in prime position to land him.
DE Quintin Somerville
Out of Scottsdale, Arizona, Somerville ranks as a 4-star strong side defensive end with heavy interest from Georgia’s staff.
If Georgia is able to land Somerville, he would be the second player in a row from Saguaro High School in Scottsdale to come to Georgia — 5-star CB Kelee Ringo, also out of Saguaro HS, committed to Georgia for 2020.
Somerville stands 6-3 and weighs 230 pounds. He and Ringo both visited Georgia recently and I’m sure Ringo will do his best to get Somerville to Athens.
He ranks as the 74th overall player in his class.
