2021 Georgia Recruiting: Bold Predictions
Head coach Kirby Smart and Georgia closed out national signing day with the No. 3 overall class according to our SI All-American rankings. Highlighted by the signing of several 5-stars, including quarterback Brock Vandagriff, tackle Amarius Mims and Linebackers Smael Mondon and Xavian Sorey, Georgia closed out yet another excellent class.
Every year, DawgsDaily lead editor Brooks Austin picks two prospects that he thinks will come in and make an immediate impact in their freshman season. In 2019, it was Tyrique Stevenson and George Pickens. This year was Jalen Carter and Jermaine Burton. Those predictions were all correct.
For 2021, we wanted to put the perfect record on the line and take the liberty of making bold predictions for this year's upcoming class.
Prediction: Jamon Dumas-Johnson will play for Georgia before Smeal Mondon and Xavian Sorey.
Jamon Dumas-Johnson, or JDJ, will be coming to Georgia to play inside linebacker at the start of his career. So will Mondon and Sorey. Mondon is the No. 6 overall prospect in the SI99, Sorey No. 17. So, what is that is seen in Dumas-Johnson? Well, JDJ is the only one of the three that has a traditional inside linebacker's background. He's played in an identical 4-2-5 defense in high school, and he's a polished prospect at the inside backer position.
Prediction: Jared Wilson will be the first guard in the class to earn playing time.
Out of the four offensive linemen who signed their letters of intent with Georgia Wednesday, Wilson was the lowest-rated recruit of the bunch. Offensive line signees currently ahead of him are Amarius Mims, Micah Morris and Dylan Fairchild. The things that will separate Wilson from the rest are his mechanics, his awareness on the field and his athletic ability at 6-foot-5, 330 pounds. Wilson will control the inside with his above-average hip movement and hand shock. Players move when he punches. In addition to that, his anticipation of defensive schemes and the ability to identify the blitz could set him apart when he gets to the next level.
