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Alabama and Florida State are garnering a lot of the headlines in the 2015 recruiting cycle, but the Georgia Bulldogs aren’t far behind with the No. 3 recruiting class.

Already with 25 hard commitments in the class, UGA has loaded up on defensive talent, including the nation’s No. 2 overall recruit defensive tackle Trent Thompson.

Behind Thompson, Georgia’s also pulled in some other top talent along the defensive line in defensive ends Jonathan Ledbetter and Natrez Patrick.

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Ultra-athlete Terry Godwin should provide some excitement on the offensive side of the ball as well once he arrives in Athens, Ga., next season.

Despite a disappointing finish to the 2014 regular season, next year figures to be another season filled with high expectations for the Bulldogs and their 2015 recruiting class.

Current Georgia 2015 recruiting class

  • National Rank: No. 3. Thanks to a bevy of defensive stars, UGA has one of the top classes in the country.
  • SEC Rank: No. 2
  • No. of Commitments: 25
  • No. of Commitments by Rating: Two five-stars, 12 four-star, 11 three-stars
NAT RANK PLAYER STAR POS HGT WGT
2 Trent Thompson 5 DT 6’4” 292
20 Terry Godwin 5 ATH 6’0” 168
73 Jonathan Ledbetter 4 DE 6’4” 265
80 Natrez Patrick 4 DE 6’3” 220
97 Rashad Roundtree 4 S 6’1” 195
135 Van Jefferson 4 WR 6’2” 180
137 Chauncey Rivers 4 DE 6’2” 247
143 Darius Slayton 4 WR 6’2” 182
198 Jackson Harris 4 TE 6’6” 250
237 Jayson Stanley 4 WR 6’2” 198
254 Michael Barnett 4 DE 6’5” 258
280 Patrick Allen 4 OT 6’5″ 286
301 Michael Chigbu 4 WR 6’2” 211
306 Gary McCrae 3 OLB 6’4″ 220
425 Sage Hardin 3 OT 6’7” 276
JUCO 29 DeVondre Seymour 3 OT 6’6″ 315
520 Shaquery Wilson 3 ATH 6’3” 190
526 Deontai Williams 3 S 6’0” 175
701 Juwan Taylor 3 LB 6’2″ 200
708 Deandre Baker 3 CB 5’11” 175
717 Justin Young 3 DT 6’3″ 255
830 Jarvis Wilson 3 S 6’2″ 197
JUCO 66 Chris Carson 3 RB 6’1″ 200
NA Jonathan Abram 3 S 6’1″ 202
JUCO 109 Chuks Amaechi 3 LB 6’3″ 220