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Recruiting 2022: Week 2
Season 2022 Episode 2 | 30m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Matt Stewart and Jon Nelson discuss the top recruiting news from around the state.
Matt Stewart and Jon Nelson discuss the latest recruiting news around the state, and reveal their pick for "Make That Kid An Offer."
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Recruiting 2022: Week 2
Season 2022 Episode 2 | 30m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Matt Stewart and Jon Nelson discuss the latest recruiting news around the state, and reveal their pick for "Make That Kid An Offer."
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> WELCOME BACK TO GPB RECRUITING 2022, THE FASTEST HALF HOUR IN TELEVISION HE'S MATT, I'M JON.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR GAME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR BUT WE HAVE NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO RECRUITING.
>> WE HAVE A BIG RECRUIT OFF THE TOP.
THE BIGGEST COMMITMENT IN THE STATE THIS WEEK AND IT'S COMING OUT OF MA CON, XAVIAN HARDY COMMITS TO SOUTH CAROLINA, THE 24/7 SPORTS RANKING AND 13th PROSPECT IN GEORGIA, THE 6'5", 262 POUND SENIOR CHOSE THE GAMECOCKS OVER 19 PLUS OFFERS IN A TOP EIGHT INCLUDING GEORGIA, MIAMI AND OLD MISS.
HARDY SAID HIS CONNECTION WITH CAROLINA DEFENSIVE LINE COACH JIMMY LINDSEY WAS A FACTOR IN THE COMMITMENT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>>> WE GO FROM THERE TO SOMETHING NOT DECIDED UNTIL LATE OCTOBER.
>> NORTH WE NET LATE STAR, CADEN McDONALD ANNOUNCES THAT HE WILL COMMIT ON HALLOWEEN.
McDONALD IS RANKED AT THE 35th DEFENSIVE LINEMAN.
HE HAS 37 OFFERS TOOK AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO FLORIDA IN JUNE AND TWO UNOFFICIAL VISITS OVER THE SUMMER.
HAS PLANS FOR VISITS TO MICHIGAN AND OHIO STATE, MAY GO BACK TO FLORIDA AGAIN.
HE TOLD RUSTY MANZIEL HE'LL TAKE AN OFFICIAL TO CLEMSON FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAME LATE IN THE SEASON.
HE HAD 15 SACKS LAST SEASON.
>> TRICK OR TREAT.
>>> NEXT STOP, HUGHES, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT AND THE ACC?
>> JOSHUA HORTON COMMITS TO NORTH CAROLINA.
THE NUMBER 86 DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE SPORTS COMPOSITE, 6'5", 290 POUND SENIOR CHOSE THE TAR HEELS OVER 31 OFFERS, INCLUDING AUBURN AND UCF.
HORTON IS THE FIFTH D LINEMAN TO COMMIT TO UNC'S CLASS OF 2023, 177 TOTAL TACKLES WITH SIX QUARTER SACKS THE LAST TWO SEASONS COMBINED.
HORTON HAS A 3.6 GPA, WHILE THE NFL IS HIS ULTIMATE GOAL, ACADEMICS PLAYED A PART IN HIS DECISION TO COMMIT TO UNC.
>> LET'S GO TO CARTERSVILLE.
>> JONATHAN CLINE COMMITS TO THE NIGHTS, NUMBER 65 INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN, BLOCKING FOR THE PURPLE HURRICANES WHO ASCENDED TO THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN THE GPB SPORTS 5A RANKINGS THIS WEEK, 6'4", 295 PICKED THE KNIGHTS OVER 32 PLUS OFFERS INCLUDING MEMPHIS, MIAMI.
HIS COMMITMENT TO THE KNIGHTS CAME ONE YEAR TO THE DATE THAT UCF GAVE HIM HIS FIRST OFFER.
>> TO THE ACTUAL ARMY ARMY FOR THIS ONE.
>> ARCHER RUNNING BACK, CHAD ALEXANDER COMMITS TO ARMY.
BECOMES THE SECOND ARCHER PLAYER TO COMMIT TO THE BLACK KNIGHTS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS JOINING QUARTERBACK JUSTIN JOHNSON.
PICKED ARMY OVER 13 OTHER OFFICERS, INCLUDING NAVY, AIR FORCE, HARVARD AND COLUMBIA.
LIMITED TO 60 CARRIES LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF INJURIES.
>> JONES COUNTY ATHLETE, PICKED THE -- HE PICKED THE TIGERS OVER 12 OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING POWER FIVES, UTAH, PITT AND OLD MISS, JONES RUSHED FOR 58 CATCHES, SEVEN TOUCHDOWNS IN HIS CAREER, ON DEFENSE 230 CAREER TACKLES AND FOUR INTERCEPTIONS.
>> NEXT STOP MAZE, WHAT DO WE KNOW?
>> TROY PIKES COMMITS TO GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 6'3", 270 POUND SENIOR FOR THE RAIDERS, THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
THE BIGGEST PROSPECT FOR THE MAZE TEAM.
OF THE BEST LOOKING D-LINES IN THE STATE.
>> AS PROMISED WE GOT A GAME COMING UP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR.
IT IS CRISP TRAVELING FROM CORDEL.
>> KORDELL.
>> AIN'T NO WAY IT'S TWO HOURS FOR CRISP.
DEPENDS ON HOW QUICKLY.
>> NO WAY.
>> FROM -- ♪♪ >>> WELCOME BACK TO GBB SPORTS RECRUITING 2022, FASTEST HALF HOUR IN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
ANOTHER ROUND BECAUSE WE HAVE A GAME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
HE'S MATT, I'M JON.
WASTING NO TIME.
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK, WE'VE HAD T SQUARED AS OUR LEAD.
>> OUR LIST OF SEVEN COMMITMENTS IN THE STATE THIS WEEK AND FOUR STAR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN XAVIAN HARDY COMMITTING TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
BIGGEST COMMITMENT IN THE STATE THIS WEEK.
HARDY THE NUMBER 22 D-LINEMAN IN THE COUNTRY, 24/7 SPORTS RANKINGS AND 13 OVERALL PROSPECT IN GEORGIA.
CHOSE THE GAMECOCKS.
HARDY BECOMES THE 19th COMMITMENT FOR COACH SHANE BEAMERS 2023 GAMECOCKS CLASS.
>>> IT'S TRICK OR TREAT FOR SOMEBODY IN OCTOBER.
>> NORTH GYWNETTE STAR, PLAYER OF THE YEAR WILL COMMIT ON HALLOWEEN.
HE'S TAKEN OFFICIAL VISITS TO FLORIDA, HAS 37 OFFERS.
TOOK AN OFFICIAL TO FLORIDA BACK IN JUNE, TWO MORE UNOFFICIALS TO FLORIDA IN THE SUMMER.
GOING BACK PERHAPS -- >> HE LIKES FLORIDA.
>> YES.
VISITS WITH MICHIGAN AND OHIO STATE, HAD 58 PFL LAST SEASON.
>> IS THAT ALL?
NEXT STOP, NORTH CAROLINA.
>> LANSTON HUGHES THREE STAR JOSHUA HORTON COMMITS TO NORTH CAROLINA.
6'5", 290 CHOSE THE TAR HEELS OVER 31 OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING AUBURN AND UCF, TOOK OFFICIAL VISITS TO ALL THREE SCHOOLS THIS SUMMER.
FIFTH D LINEMAN FOR THE TAR HEELS CLASS OF 2023.
SIX QUARTERBACK SACKS HIS LAST TWO SEASONS AS A SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR, ALSO A 3.6 GPA CHOSE NORTH CAROLINA BECAUSE OF THE ACADEMICS.
>> COOL.
>> LET'S GO TO CARTERSVILLE.
>> JONATHAN CLINE COMMITS TO UCF, NUMBER 65 INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE 24/7 SPORTS COMPOSITE.
PICKED THE KNIGHTS OVER 32 PLUS OFFERS INCLUDING MIAMI, MEMPHIS, AND FLORIDA.
HIS COMMITMENT CAME ONE YEAR TO THE DATE THAT UCF GAVE HIM HIS FIRST OFFER LAST YEAR.
>> FROM GOLDEN KNIGHTS TO BLACK KNIGHTS.
>> ARCHER RUNNING BACK CHAD ALEXANDER COMMITS TO ARMY.
SECOND PLAYER TO COMMIT TO ARMY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS JOINS QUARTERBACK JUSTIN JOHNSON.
ARMY WAS PICKED OVER 13 OFFERS INCLUDING NAVY, AIR FORCE, HARVARD -- >> ALL THE SERVICE ACADEMIES.
>> LESS THAN 60 CARRIES, HE WAS LIMITED BECAUSE OF INJURIES.
>>> NEXT STOP JAVIUS BONDS.
>> COMMITS TO MEMPHIS.
PICKED THE TIGERS OVER UTAH PITT AND OLE MISS.
RUSHED FOR 1,500 YARDS IN HIS CAREER, 18 TOUCHDOWNS OVER 58 CATCHES, SEVEN TOUCHDOWNS AND 230 CAREER TACKLES IN FOUR INTERCEPTIONS.
>> HELP THERE FOR MIKE.
>> NEXT STOP MAIZE.
>> AND D-LINEMAN TROY PIKES COMMITS IN STATE TO GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 6'3", 270 HE AND THE RAIDERS PLAYING IN THE BASH TOMORROW.
HE'S THE BIGGEST PROSPECT OF THE MAZE D, AND SECOND YEAR STARTER UP FRONT FOR THE NEW COACH WHO CALLS IT ONE OF THE BETTER LOOKING D LINEMEN IN THE STATE.
>> THAT'S A LOOK AT THE STORY LINES.
WE HAVE A GAME, BOTTOM OF THE HOUR.
>> FUN GAME.
>> CRISP AND WEST LAKE, FIRST TIME EVER THAT CRISP HAS BEEN ON OUR AIR, ANTICIPATING A LOT OF FOLKS COMING FROM CORDELE MAKING THEIR WAY TO WEST LAKE.
THIS WILL BE FUN.
>> A NICE NORTH/SOUTH MATCHUP.
INTERESTING IN THAT CRISP IS 3A AND WEST LAKE IS 7A BUT CRISP HAS A HISTORY OF PLAYING UP AND PULLING OFF UPSETS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT LEGACY HERE.
CLAY WALKER, HE WAS THE NUMBER TWO RATED OUTSIDE LINEBACKER WHEN HE SIGNED OUT OF CRISP WITH THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS IN 2018.
FOUR YEARS LATER NOW A ROOKIE WITH THE GREEN BAY PACKERS AFTER BEING CHOSEN IN THE FIRST ROUND THIS PAST SPRING, 22nd OVERALL SPRING.
A JUNIOR ON THE COUGAR'S TEAM IN 2016, SET THE PROGRAM RECORD WITH 18 WINS THEY GOT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND LED GEORGIA TO THE 2021 COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PRESENT TENSE WALKERS AND START THERE.
>> THEY HAVE PLAYERS, BARRY WALKER, 6'5", 305, NUMBER 16 OFFENSIVE TACKLE IN THE CLASS OF 2024.
15 OFFERS INCLUDING GEORGIA TECH, TEXAS A&M AND MICHIGAN STATE.
COACH LAWRENCE SMITH WHO ALSO PLAYED IN THE NFL WITH THE RAVENS AND BILLS, CALLS WALKER THE PROPO TYPICAL SLENDER, BODY LEFT TACKLE THAT EVERY PROGRAM IS LOOKING FOR THESE DAYS.
HE'S ALREADY A SECOND YEAR STARTER ON THE CRISP OFFENSIVE LINE.
>> NEXT STOP.
AHMAUD BROWN.
>> THREE STAR SAFETY, AJ BROWN THEY CALL HIM.
6'1", 195.
HE PLAYS BOTH WAYS.
STARTS AT QUARTERBACK AND STARTS AT FREE SAFETY.
THAT'S THE POSITION HE'S PROJECTED TO PLAY FOR OLE MISS WHO HE COMMITTED TO, OVER 26 PLUS OFFERS INCLUDING CLEMSON.
CAME AS A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WERE PREDICTING THAT CLEMSON WAS GOING TO GET HIM.
TENNESSEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ALSO REPORTEDLY IN THE MIX.
YOU'LL SEE HIM ALL OVER THE FIELD, QUARTERBACK, RUNNING BACK, WIDE RECEIVER, FREE SAFETY, KICK RETURN, EXPECT A LOT OF AJ BROWN TONIGHT.
>> WHERE YOU WON'T SEE HIM IS SPENDING TIME ON THE BENCH CATCHING HIS BREATH.
JULIAN FOX, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
>> 11 OFFERS, INCLUDING AT STATE, ARMY, WESTERN KENTUCKY, LINEBACKER, BACK UPTIGHT END, THE MISSOURI TIGERS HAVE EMERGED IN THE RECRUITING PICTURE AS WELL.
180 CAREER TACKLES.
COACH SMITH SAID YOU HEAR PEOPLE SAY THIS IS SUCH A GREAT YOUNG MAN, HE CAN DATE MY DAUGHTER.
HE SAID THIS IS AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN, HE COULD DATE BOTH OF MY DAUGHTERS IF I HAD BOTH OF THEM.
SO AN OUTSTANDING CITIZEN AND A GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYER AS WELL.
>> HERE'S THE REST OF THE TOP PROSPECTS IN YOUR SPOT.
>> TRAY WALKER, CORNER BACK WIDE RECEIVER SCHMIDTED TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS A CORNER.
AAMIR DWIGHT, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS COMMITTED, THOSE ARE POWER FIVE OFFERS IF HE'S THREE INCHES TALLER.
KJ CORELL.
AND DAVID MITCHELL, HE HAS OFFERS FROM WARNER.
HIT A 48 YARD FIELD GOAL.
>> COACH SAID THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD FROM NORTH OF 50.
THAT'S THE CRISP SIDE OF THINGS.
WHAT ABOUT THE LEGACY SIDE FOR THE HOME SIDE?
>> WE KNOW 11 FORMER LIONS HAVE PLAYED IN THE NFL, SEVENTH HIGHEST TOTAL AMONG GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOLS.
NONE MORE FAMOUS THAN CAM NEWTON.
NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE NFL DRAFT, 2015 NFL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER LEADING THE CALIFORNIA PANTHERS TO SUPER BOWL 50.
THE FORMER WEST LAKE STAR MIGHT BE AT THE END OF HIS NFL CAREER AS WE STAND HERE RIGHT NOW, STILL UNSIGNED FOR THE 2022 SEASON.
>> TO THE PRESENT TENSE.
>> WE'VE SEEN AVIEON TERRELL PLAY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, COMMITTED TO CLEMSON, OVER 21 OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING AUBURN, NUMBER 28 CORNER BACK IN THE NATION.
BROTHER STAR WITH THE ATLANTA FALCONS.
AND AJ TERRELL, FOUR YEAR STARTER, HIS COMMITMENT TO CLEMSON IS HARDLY A SURPRISE.
HE'S BEEN THERE SINCE HE WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> TWO.
>> CHRISTIAN PETERERSON, 13 OFFERS, INCLUDING MICHIGAN, OLE MISS AND PITT, STARTS ON DEFENSE, PLAYING WIDE RECEIVER, BIG IN WEST LAKE'S KICK RETURN GAME, TWO BIG KICK RETURNS IN THEIR DISAPPOINTING 21-17 LOSS, DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE THEY HAD A LEAD IN THE FOURTH QUARTER LET IT GET AWAY.
92 TOTAL TACKLES THROUGH FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE SEASON.
>> THIRD ONE, RJ JOHNSON.
>> DON'T CALL HIM A TWO STAR BUT THAT'S WHAT HE'S RATED.
HE'S COMMITTED TO TOLEDO, EIGHT OTHER OFFERS, HE'S A FOUR YEAR STARTER WE'VE SEEN RJ PLAY A LOT.
I WOULD HARDLY CALL THIS YOUNG MAN A TWO STAR.
PASSED FOR NEARLY 7,000 YARDS IN HIS CAREER, 58 TOUCHDOWNS AND 11 INTERCEPTIONS.
A PRO STYLE QUARTERBACK HE WILL TAKE OFF AND RUN ON YOU, OVER 500 YARDS RUSHING IN THREE SEASONS WITH 11 TOUCHDOWNS ON THE GROUND.
>> WHAT ELSE FROM WEST LAKE?
>> JUAN GASTON, 6'8", 348 SOPHOMORE TACKLE.
NINE OFFERS INCLUDING GEORGIA TECH, ARKANSAS, SON OF FORMER BASKETBALL STAND OUT JUAN GASTON.
AHMAD JOHNSON, SENIOR LINEBACKER, SIX OFFERS INCLUDING EAST CAROLINA.
JABARI JONES, SIX OFFERS INCLUDING PERDUE, MARYLAND, BOSTON COLLEGE, 11 YARD TOUCHDOWN CATCH.
AND KINDLE FARMER, JUNIOR D TACKLE, ALABAMA STATE.
>> A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT GETTING OFFERS EARLY ON.
MATT IS GETTING HIS DRINK OF WATER.
WHEN WE COME BACK, HANNAH GOODIN AND HER INTERVIEW WITH THE STARS, SOMEONE WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, AVIEON TERRELL.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO SPORTS RECRUITING 2022.
IT'S THAT TIME.
THE B BLOCK WHICH MEANS HANNAH GOODIN, IT'S TIME FOR HER TO DO HER INTERVIEW WITH THE STARS.
THIS WEEK'S STAR, AVIEON TERRELL, FROM WEST LAKE.
>> HEY, EVERYBODY, TODAY WE ARE JOINED BY WEST LAKE CORNER BACK AND CLEMSON COMMIT, AVIEON TERRELL.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> DOING GOOD.
DOING GOOD.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
YOU HAVE BEEN ALL PURPLE AND ORANGE FROM THE BEGINNING.
YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST PLAYERS IN THE 2023 CLASS TO GET AN OFFER FROM CLEMSON, THAT WAS BACK WHEN YOU WERE IN JUST NINTH GRADE.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU?
>> IT FELT GOOD.
THAT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE, ALWAYS A SCHOOL I WANTED TO GO TO.
THEY COULD HAVE OFFERED ME -- THEY COULDN'T OFFER ME BECAUSE IT WAS COVID.
HE CALLED MY BROTHER AND TOLD HIM.
>> YOU GOT THE HOOK UP WITH YOUR BROTHER, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE.
I WANT TO KEEP THIS ABOUT YOU RIGHT NOW.
YOU DID COMMIT TO THE TIGERS IN JUNE OVER AUBURN, TEXAS A&M, MICHIGAN STATE AND KENTUCKY.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE CLEMSON?
>> THE FAMILY ATMOSPHERE.
THAT WAS THE ONLY PLACE THAT -- I AIN'T GOING TO SAY THE ONLY PLACE.
AUBURN WAS UP THERE, TOO.
BUT CLEMSON FELT LIKE HOME.
THAT WAS THE COLLEGE I WAS GOING TO SINCE LIKE FIFTH GRADE SO THAT'S WHERE HOME IS AT.
>> YOU LIKE DABO SWEENEY.
WHAT'S SPECIAL?
>> DABO BEEN TALKING TO ME FOREVER, COACH REED, EVERYBODY TALK GOOD.
>> THE REASON THAT YOU HAVE GROWN UP GOING TO CLEMSON IS BECAUSE OF YOUR BROTHER, HE'S FORMER STANDOUT AND ALSO FIRST ROUND 2020 DRAFT PICK, AJ TERRELL, PLAYS FOR THE FALCONS.
HOW EXCITED WAS HE WHEN YOU OFFICIALLY COMMITTED?
>> HE'S EXCITED.
KEPT TELLING ME TO STOP PLAYING.
HE WAS RUSHING ME.
HE WAS HAPPY.
HE WAS THE MAIN ONE THAT WAS HAPPY.
>> YOU PLAY THE SAME POSITION.
HOW VITAL HAS HE BEEN IN YOUR GAME ON THE FIELD AND AS A ROLE MODEL OFF THE FIELD.
>> GOOD.
YOU KNOW, HE STAY IN ATLANTA, SO EVERY DAY WE TALK TO EACH OTHER.
HE BE AT THE HOUSE EVERY DAY.
SO I SEE HIM EVERY DAY, EVEN WHEN I PLAY A GAME, HE TELL ME WHAT I'M DOING WRONG.
HE BEEN A GOOD ONE.
>> WHAT'S SOMETHING HE SAID OR A LESSON HE TAUGHT YOU THAT YOU REMEMBER THAT STICKS OUT TO YOU?
>> PLAY HUMBLE.
HE TELLS ME TO STAY HUMBLE, BE HUMBLE.
ALWAYS BE THE ONE TO DO EXTRA WORK.
BE THE FIRST TO EVERYTHING.
FIRST TO CLASS.
ALL THAT.
>> WHAT TYPE OF PLAYER IS CLEMSON GETTING IN YOU?
>> A DOG, A LEADER.
YOU CAN PUT ME ANYWHERE, NICKEL, CORNER, SOMEBODY WHO WANT TO PLAY AND BE IN THE PLAY BOOK.
>> WE ARE EXCITED TO WATCH YOU PLAY FOR CLEMSON NEXT FALL AND ALSO AGAINST CRISP COUNTY HERE ON GPB, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> YOU KNOW, TECHNOLOGY.
SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CLOSE THE INTERVIEW AND THE PHONE SOMETIMES OR HOWEVER YOU'RE DOING YOUR ZOOM.
SOMETIMES TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T COOPERATE.
THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS THERE AT THE TAIL END.
WHEN THEY DO PICKUP FOOTBALL IN THE OFF SEASON, WHO'S THE BETTER DEFENSIVE BACK?
AJ OR AVIEON.
>> I'M SURE AJ HE'S IN THE NFL.
BUT HE WENT THROUGH THE RECRUITING PROCESS, WENT TO CLEMSON, KNOWS THE INS AND OUTS PLAYING FOR A GREAT COACH IN DABO SWEENEY.
BUT JUST INCREDIBLY VALUABLE RESOURCE TO COME UP AND HAVE AJ TO LEAN ON AND HELP HIM THROUGH EVERYTHING, NOT JUST THE FOOTBALL PART BUT THE SCHOOL PART, SOCIALIZATION PART.
A FORTUNATE YOUNG MAN.
>> WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HIM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR.
A SMALL PORTION OF THE GREAT SENIOR CORNERS HERE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, JUST THIS LIST, MATT.
WHO'S AT THE TOP OF THE LIST OTHER THAN THE GUY COMING UP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR.
>> AVIEON IS TOP TWO.
WE HAVE A BUNCH IN THE STATE.
STARTING WITH KN LEE, ONE TIME COMMITTED TO GEORGIA, CHANGED HIS MIND COMMITTED TO OHIO STATE OVER THE SUMMER.
CLOCKED AT 4.4 IN THE 40 MULTIPLE TIMES.
TOOK OFFICIAL VISITS, BUCKEYES, NEBRASKA, OREGON IN JUNE.
PICKED OHIO STATE OVER 29 OTHER OFFERS, RATED THE NUMBER 21 CORNER IN THE NATION BY THE 24/7 SPORTS COMPOSITE.
SEVEN PICKS LAST YEAR, INCLUDING TWO IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME INCLUDING RIGHT HERE.
>> THAT'S TWO OF THE TOP FIVE.
WHEN YOU THINK OF THE REST.
HERE'S YOUR LIST.
>> KN LEE.
AVIEON TERRELL, WE'RE GOING TO SEE HIM TONIGHT.
ETHAN NATION, WE SAW HIM LAST FRIDAY NIGHT PLAYING FOR ROSWELL.
NUMBER 30 CORNER IN THE COUNTRY.
HIS RECRUITING IS STILL WIDE OPEN.
50 OFFERS INCLUDING GEORGIA, GEORGIA TECH, ALABAMA, AND OHIO STATE.
BRANDON STROZER, FOUR STAR AT ST. FRANCIS.
ALSO COMMITTED TO CLEMSON SO CLEMSON HAS COME AND GOT TWO FOUR STAR CORNERS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
MARTEL HEIGHT, COMMITTED TO VANDERBILT.
>> HELD CREEK SIDE TO 6 POINTS IN WEEK NUMBER ONE.
>> WHEN WE COME BACK, IT'S THAT TIME WHERE MATT AND I POINT AT THE SCREEN AND WE GET YOUR HELP AND ASK MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
WE CONTINUE AFTER THIS.
REMEMBER, MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER STATEWIDE.
IT'S GREAT STUFF.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO GPB SPORTS RECRUITING 2022.
LAST TIME AROUND FOR US BEFORE WE CHANGE HATS A LITTLE BIT, BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, CRISP AND WEST LAKE COMING UP HERE ON GPB.
HE'S MATT, I'M JON.
TIME TO DUCK INTO THE COLLEGES A LITTLE BIT AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
WE HAVE THE FIVE CLASSES THAT ARE OUT AND FOLKS GET TO SIT THERE AND LOOK AT FULL SCREENS AND GO, WHERE'S MY TEAM, MY CLASS.
WE HAVE YOUR INFORMATION NOW.
>> LAST WEEK WE HIT THE TOP OVERALL RECRUITING CLASSES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
THIS WEEK WE START WITH THE TOP TEN SENIOR RECRUITING CLASSES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, LANGSTON HUGHES AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, LED BY JALANI THURMAN, COMMITTED TO OHIO STATE IN JULY OVER 28 PLUS OFFERS INCLUDING MICHIGAN STATE, AUBURN AND ALABAMA.
HE COMES FROM A SUPER STAR ATHLETIC FAMILY, HIS DAD FORMER GEORGIA BULLDOGS LINEBACKER ODELL THURMAN, SECOND ROUND PICK OF THE CINCINNATI BANGLES.
HIS MOM STARRED FOR THE LADY BULLDOGS AND WAS A WNBA FIRST-ROUND PICK.
7 TOUCHES, 61 TACKLES LAST YEAR.
AND THEY CAME WITHIN A FIELD GOAL OF BEING THE STATE CHAMPION.
>> WE MENTIONED HUGHES.
THEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF HEAVY WEIGHTS TWO TO FIVE.
>> CEDAR GROVE, BUFORD AND CREEK SIDE.
AND HOW ABOUT ELCA, A DOUBLE A PROGRAM, SINGLE A UNTIL THIS YEAR.
THEY CHECK IN AT NUMBER FIVE WITH THE HEAVY WEIGHTS AND THEY'RE LED BY FOUR STAR DJ CHESTER.
THE NUMBER SIX OT IN THE NATION IN THE 24/7 SPORTS COMPOSITE.
HE HAS 33 TOTAL OFFERS, HAS TAKEN OFFICIAL VISITS TO AUBURN AND LSU WITH OFFICIAL VISITS PLANNED FOR FLORIDA STATE IN SEPTEMBER AND OLE MISS AND MICHIGAN IN OCTOBER.
6'5", 300 POUNDS.
A POWER FIVE CONFERENCE GUARD OR TACKLE AND POTENTIAL EARLY ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK AT THE END OF HIS COLLEGIATE CAREER.
>> THAT'S ONE THROUGH FIVE.
SIX THROUGH TEN, STARTS WITH ARKANSAS.
>> MALACHI SINGLETON, 14 RATED QUARTERBACK IN THE NATION IN THE 24/7 SPORTS COMPOSITE.
SINGLETON COMMITTED TO ARKANSAS BACK IN APRIL, OVER 15 OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING GEORGIA AND GEORGIA TECH.
THE TOP DUAL THREAT QUARTERBACK IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA WITH OTHER 2,300 YARDS PASSING LAST SEASON, 23 TOUCHDOWNS, THREE INTERCEPTIONS.
RUSHED FOR OVER 1,000 YARDS AND 25 TOUCHES ON THE GROUND.
HIS CAREER NUMBERS ARE GETTING TO THAT MIND BOGGLING STAGE.
6'5", 225 POUND SENIOR.
>> HOW MIND BOGGLING?
>> THROWN FOR OVER 4,000 YARDS AND 39 TOUCHDOWNS FOR A QUARTERBACK, THAT'S OKAY.
ALSO RUSHED FOR 2100 YARDS AND 52 SCORES IN HIS CAREER.
>> HERE'S SIX THROUGH TEN, COLLINS HILL, SOUTH PALDING AT NUMBER NINE.
AND DENMARK.
>> SOUTH PALDING THEY HAVE MADDEN SANKER, COMMITTED TO LOUISVILLE.
THEIR QUARTERBACK COMMITTED TO KANSAS OVER THE SUMMER, A REASON THEY STRETCH INTO THE TOP TEN, WE HAVE THEM IN THE TOP TEN IN THE 6A RANKINGS AS WELL.
>> IT IS THAT TIME WE HAVE THE TRUMPET FANFARE AND MATT AND I CAN'T COORDINATE IT WELL.
WE SIT HERE, TAKE OUR FINGERS, POINT AT THE CAMERA AND REQUEST THAT YOU, ALONG WITH US, MAKE A KID AN OFFER.
WELL DONE TOM SPENCER.
WE HAVE THREE THIS WEEK.
>> THREE NOMINEES THIS WEEK.
>> NOW THAT WE'RE IN THE CFL RULES, 3 MINUTE WARNING.
WHO'S THE FIRST ONE.
>> ROSWELL DEFENSIVE END CHASE MORRISON, WE SAW HIM LAST WEEK HERE, 6'4", 225 JUNIOR, THIRD YEAR STARTER, HE HAS ONE OFFER, PICKED IT UP FROM WAKE FOREST IN THE SPRING, YOU CAN EXPECT MORE AFTER HIS PERFORMANCE IN ROSWELL'S 35-10 VICTORY OVER DENMARK.
ONE MAN WRECKING CREW, 12 TACKLES, 5 TFL.
TWO QUARTERBACK SACKS.
ONE FORCED FUMBLE.
HE REMINDS ME A LOT OF JUSTIN ELLIS, WHO IS NOW A PRESEASON ALL SUN BELT DEFENSIVE END FOR THE GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES.
>> NEXT STOP AL FARETI.
>> BEN GUTHRIE, ONE OFFER, HAS GOTTEN INTEREST FROM WAKE FOREST AND AIR FORCE.
HAS LED THE RAIDERS TO A 47-46 WIN OVER JEFFERSON LAST NIGHT.
338 YARDS AND THREE TOUCHDOWNS.
SEVEN DIFFERENT WIDE RECEIVERS, THREW FOR CLOSE TO 1,700 YARDS, JUST SIX PICKS LAST YEAR.
HE IS A REASON I HAVE ALFARETA RANKED IN MY MOST IMPROVED TEAMS IN THE STATE THIS SEASON.
>> BROOK WOOD.
>> BROOK WOOD SENIOR LINEBACKER MALCOLM McCAIN, 6'4", 215ING, REPORTS 12 OFFERS BUT LOOKING FOR INTEREST FROM THE POWER FIVE.
135 TACKLES, 7 TFL, 4 SACKS AND ONE INTERCEPTION.
GACA ALLSTATE LINEBACKER, FIRST TEAM DEFENSE, SECOND TEAM ALL COUNTY LINEBACKER.
OUTSIDE OF FOOTBALL, MAINTAINS A 3.76 GPA AND 1330 ON HIS S.A.T.. >> YOU CAN REACH OUT TO US AT GPB SPORTS, ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, INDIVIDUALLY.
LET US KNOW WHO TO FOCUS ON STATEWIDE FOR ATHLETES SO WE CAN HELP MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
ONE MINUTE TO GO.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT THE WAY THAT LARRY DOES IT, OTHERWISE I GET IN TROUBLE.
THIS INDIVIDUAL, HE IS GETTING IT DONE.
>> HE IS GETTING IT DONE AND IT IS FORMER ROSWELL STAR QUARTERBACK, MALIK WILLIS.
CONTINUES TO PROGRESS.
IN THE TENNESSEE TITANS TRAINING CAMP AFTER STARRING AT LIBERTY, 7 OF 17 PASSING FOR 80 YARDS AND HIS FIRST NFL TOUCHDOWN PASS IN THE TITANS 13-3 PRESEASON VICTORY OVER TAMPA BAY, RUSHED FOR 42 YARDS AND FIVE CARRIES.
INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MALIK WILLIS PLAYS INTO THE PLANS OF THE TENNESSEE TITANS HERE IN HIS FIRST SEASON IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
>> TAKE THE SNAP, HAND IT TO DERRICK HENRY AND GET OUT OF THE WAY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE THE QB AT TENNESSEE.
HE'S MATT, I'M JOHN.
WE HAVE A GAME COMING UP, WEST LAKE AND CRISP COUNTY -- NOW!
>> RIGHT NOW.
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