UGA Football Recruiting Update: April 4, 2016

UGA football recruiting update for the week of April 4, 2016, as the Georgia Bulldogs look to carry March’s momentum into a new month.

Kirby Smart and his staff slowed down over the past week and even watched their recruiting class drop a few spots from No. 9 to No. 12 in the 2017 class rankings.

The Bulldogs did offer two new scholarships to a couple of 2017 recruits: 4-star cornerback Amir Riep and unranked wide receiver Austin Connor.

Riep, from Cincinnati, Ohio, also holds offers from Florida, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State, among others.

 He’s 6-foot-1, 180 lbs and boasts excellent ball skills and instincts. Riep is a solid tackler and changes directions fairly easily.

Connor, from Irmo, S.C., is similar to Riep in size (6-foot, 180 lbs). He’s quick off the line and can create separation in a hurry when he stretches the field vertically with fly routes. Connor has great concentration and body control in the air.

UGA also found itself in on the top-10 list for 4-star linebacker Will Ignont from Bradenton, Fla. He’s 6-foot-2, 232 lbs and a natural fit at inside linebacker. Ignont diagnoses plays quickly, stuffs running lanes and packs a wallop when he hits ball carriers.

Of course, the Bulldogs would eventually pick up speed. UGA made news a few weeks ago when it offered nine scholarships in one day at St. Thomas Aquinas, and it decided to double that at another high school powerhouse in Florida.

On Tuesday, Smart and his staff offered 18 scholarships in one day at the IMG Academy. Ignont and No. 2 overall recruit Dylan Moses were among them.

Below is how UGA’s 2017 class looks right now.

Note: Scout rankings and ratings used in this article.

UGA Football Recruiting Update

Complete Class

No. 12 Overall Class

Total Commits: 6

5-Star Commits: 0

4-Star Commits: 4

3-Star Commits: 2

Jake Fromm: 4-Star, No. 9 QB, No. 91 Overall

Jaden Hunter: 4-Star, No. 16 OLB, No. 181 Overall

Breon Dixon: 4-Star, No. 20 OLB, No. 260 Overall

Richard LeCounte: 4-Star, No. 2 S, No. 26 Overall

Xavier Jenkins: unranked 3-Star WR

Justin Shaffer: unranked 3-Star OG

Top Targets

Deangelo Gibbs: 5-Star, No. 2 ATH, No. 3 Overall

Cam Akers: 4-Star, No. 9 RB, No. 82 Overall

Nate McBride: 4-Star, No. 2 ILB, No. 58 Overall

Jamyest Williams: 4-Star, No. 7 ATH, No. 63 Overall

Andrew Thomas: 4-Star, No. 21 OT, No. 188 Overall

Bulldogs Buzz

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Tweet Of The Week

Blessed to recieve an offer from University of Georgia!!! pic.twitter.com/5ivqMh4MrR

— Amir Riep (@Riep_Amir) March 30, 2016

2017 4-star cornerback Amir Riep was excited about landing an offer from UGA.

Scouting The Enemy

3-Star RB Maleek Barkley committed to Arkansas (4/3/2016)

Unranked DT Tyreek Johnson committed to South Carolina (4/2/2016)

3-Star DE Alex King committed to Kentucky (4/2/2016)

3-Star OT Eric Douglas committed to South Carolina (4/2/2016)

3-Star WR Monterio Hunt committed to Mississippi State (3/28/2016)

Recent UGA Offers

18 Offers Extended To IMG Academy Players

Amir Riep, 2017 4-Star, No. 14 CB, No. 129 Overall, Cincinnati, Ohio

Austin Connor, Unranked 2017 WR, Irmo, S.C.

Mustahpha Muhammad, 2018 4-Star TE, Missouri City, Texas

Joseph Lewis, 2017 5-Star, No. 1 WR, No. 8 Overall, Los Angeles, Calif.

Jake Marwede, 2017 3-Star, No. 16 TE, Unranked Overall, Wilmette, Ill.

Emory Jones, 2018 QB, Franklin, Ga.

Tre McKitty, 2017 3-Star, No. 20 TE, Bradenton, Fla.

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