And just like that, the early signing period is upon us.
It has been an entertaining recruiting cycle with the Class of 2025, full of flips, down-to-the-wire commitments and plenty of movement at the quarterback position.
Everything can become official Wednesday. We’ve got thoughts.
won’t be surprising if Georgia finishes with the nation’s top class for the second consecutive year as Kirby Smart continues to dominate on the recruiting trail. But what was up with Georgia’s quarterback approach this cycle?
The Bulldogs have had four-star Ohio native Ryan Montgomery committed since April, yet they started to aggressively pursue several other 2025 quarterbacks in recent months. (It is worth noting that Montgomery tore the ACL in his right leg in the season opener and missed virtually his entire senior season.) They offered Hawaii native (and Cal commit) Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele in October and Mississippi State commit Kamario Taylor in November.
Then, they hosted in-state prospect Julian Lewis for a visit for the Tennessee game in mid-November.
On Sunday, they finally found their (second) man when Hezekiah Millender, a three-star local prospect from Athens, flipped from Boise State.
In an era when most programs sign only one quarterback per cycle, why were the Bulldogs so determined to add a second player at the position? It’s likely just a numbers game. Georgia has only four scholarship quarterbacks on its 2024 roster and will be losing Carson Beck. Adding two QBs in the Class of 2025 gives the staff some protection in case one of the underclassmen opts to leave.
Also, Georgia is making a push to add more dual-threats at the position, and Millender falls into that category.
2. In non-quarterback news, Georgia has done a nice job with in-state prospects this cycle — something that isn’t always the case. The Bulldogs have commitments from four of the top five players in the state and will make it five-for-five if defensive tackle Justus Terry picks the Bulldogs, as expected.
Georgia has not signed more than two of the state’s top five players since the 2021 cycle.
