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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 |
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