Georgia received a commitment from 247Sports' No. 1 safety KJ Bolden on Wednesday, flipping the five-star Buford (Ga.) High prospect from Florida State to secure 247Sports' No. 1 recruiting class. We are confident that Georgia will not give up its top spot in the rankings with 316.03 points even with another commitment period in February.
This is the first recruiting class 247Sports has ever drafted. In Georgia's case, that point total would currently rank as the 14th-best class in the 247Sports era (2010-present). SEC archrival Alabama has the No. 2 class. Speaking of the SEC, this is the 16th consecutive year an SEC program has graduated with the No. 1 recruiting class.
Bolden will be the No. 28 head coach Kirby Smart and its employees in the 2024 cycle Will Muschamp, David Cooper And Glenn Schumann Among other things, he helped 247Sports finish 15th overall.
“I just like what Georgia is about,” Bolden told 247Sports in the past.
This also applies to many of Bolden's colleagues.
Bolden joins a team that includes 247Sports' No. 1 five-star cornerback Ellis Robinson IV and No. 1 linebacker in five-star Justin Williams. He is the 11th top-100 contender overall.
- This class is highlighted by the work in the secondary, which saw Bolden and Robinson join the cornerbacks Demello Jones (No. 74), cornerback Ondre Evans (No. 99). Syracuse head coach Fran Brown ranks as the No. 2 recruiter by 247Sports for helping bring these guys in, but Muschamp, Schuman, Cooper and Smart combined to make these guys feel comfortable with the Bulldogs after Brown moved to the Orange's corner office .
- Williams and Chris Cole are the No. 1 and No. 3 linebackers in the country.
- Joseph Jonah Ajonye (No. 50) and Nasir Johnson (No. 58) anchor the defensive line.
- Georgia saw quarterback Dylan Raiola Move to Nebraska, but smart, Mike Bobo and companies are enthusiastic about Top247 Signal-Caller Ryan Puglisithe No. 10 signal-caller in the country.
- The five offensive linemen are massive in every sense of the word, with none weighing less than 320 pounds among the top 247 recruits Daniel Calhoun (6-6 1/2, 335), Marques Easley (6-5 1/2, 335), Nyier Daniels, Michael Uini (6-7, 335) together with Malachi Oliver 6-6 1/2, 320) and Marcus Harrison 6-7 1/2, 336). Uini, who the Bulldogs used to beat Michigan, may have the most potential of the bunch.
- Ace tight end recruiter Todd Hartley landed Jaden Reddell And Colton Heinrich. Reddell was one of the most sought after in the country.
This is the third time Georgia has been ranked No. 1 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings, following successes in 2018 and 2020. Since 2017, Smart and the Bulldogs have never finished lower than No. 4 overall. Smart puts a lot of time into the trail, demands excellence from his employees, and the results keep coming.
It was the same kind of dedication and resilience that won Bolden over on National Signing Day.