Welcome to another edition of the Recruiting Recap! Thanks for stopping by. If you are new here, this feature covers offers/commitments from over the weekend, 3 trending topics, and our sleeper of the day.
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Sleeper of the Day
Gage Lawrence
2026 DE
Milton
Lawrence came over to Milton and was an immediate depth piece that could be moved across the line of scrimmage and provide some much-needed length for that group. At around 6’5″, Lawrence does a nice job of using his length to get off blocks. He leverages his hands with good placement and drives his legs through the blocker. Strong hands at the point of attack and quick ripping through blockers. He is an active defender who will track from the backside and shows good patience in staying in his rush lane, which was very beneficial in the state title game against Hughes. That was probably his best game of the season, sacking the top dual-threat QB in 5A multiple times in the biggest game. Lawrence has a lot of upside as a SDE at the next level. He weighs around 230 and from my tracking, has been steadily adding 20 or so lbs. each offseason. Improving hip flexibility, getting lower with his pad level, and more agile side-to-side are general areas to improve. Overall, Lawrence is a solid athlete showcasing a 29.5″ vertical jump, and has the size that D1 schools covet. He creates a lot of havoc by getting his hands up, deflecting passes, and consistently applying pressure. Miami of Ohio offered earlier this year, and we feel like more opportunities coming soon once HS spring practice kicks off.
Commitments
Bardy Marchese
2026 Cartersville
UGA
Julian Shanks
2025 Arabia Mt.
Tusculum
Buie Crawford
2025 Walton
Berry
Deotris Mize Jr.
2025 Mill Creek
Concord
Cole Kemp
2025 Jefferson
Brevard
Tyler Humes
2025 Union Grove
Gordon State
Offers
Antavius Watts
2026 Carver-Col
South Alabama & Bryant
Dawson Jacobs
2028 Blessed Trinity
UGA
Damien Henderson
2026 Creekside
Sacramento State
Kamden Jennings
2026 Denmark
Charleston Southern or Sacramento State
KJ Caldwell
2027 Parkview
LSU
Amare Hughes
2025 GAC
Valdosta State
Brody Jenkins
2026 Morgan Co.
Air Force
Eric Johnson
2026 Grayson
Wofford & Grambling State
Damyon Pearson
2026 Brookwood
Mercer
Zamar McGee
2026 Carver-Col
South Alabama
Kingston Rivers
2026 Harris Co.
Kentucky State
Tristen Hill
2026 Peachtree Ridge
South Florida
Christopher Jones
2025 SE Bulloch
Muskingum
Drew Hardwick
2026 Cambridge
Delaware State
Lucas Smalls-Allen
2026 Blessed Trinity
Wofford
TJ Umenyiora
2026 Mt. Pisgah
Sacramento State
Xevien Brinson
2028 Arabia Mt
South Florida
Chase Foster
2028 Dutchtown
Tennessee
Dannell Jester
2026 Thomas Co. Central
Bryant
Gavin Fletcher
2026 Toombs Co.
Clark Atlanta
La’Trell Sellers
2026 Jeff Davis
Bryant
Trenton Sager Quinn
2026 Calhoun
Fordham
Tim Sims
2026 Lovejoy
Delaware
Teddy Jarrard
2026 North Cobb
Indiana
Braylon Jackson
2026 Lithonia
East Illinois
Andrew Spitznagle
2026 Starr’s Mill
Air Force
Praise Chane
2026 Mt. Pisgah
West Georgia
David Kienast
2025 McIntosh
Rhodes
Walker Bryson
2026 Rabun Gap
Kansas State
Will Chaney
2026 Lithonia
Delaware State
Braylon Carter
2026 SW DeKalb
Clark Atlanta
Michael Domanik
2026 Kell
Samford
Xavier Buckner
2026 Mt. Zion
Eastern Kentucky
Chase Golson
2026 Hughes
Bethune-Cookman
Three ‘n Out
Hughes JR TE Chase Golson might be a prospect to watch closely during this evaluation period. The 6’4″ 220 lbs. athlete is a big target, as seen below when he catches the football over the head of a defender and junior film highlights his unrelenting blocking off the edge. Bethune-Cookman offered over the weekend plus earlier this year EKU, FIU, and FAU offered.
Perfecting my Craft and Getting Better💪🏾@CoachColeMeyer @CoachBrown_MDN @RecruitGeorgia @247Sports @On3sports @RivalsWoody #agtg #AGTG pic.twitter.com/dMQHzbOq8Z
— Chase Golson (@BrandonChase08) March 17, 2025
Mason Freeman, one of the top 2028 receivers in the state, posted some impressive track numbers over the weekend. Freeman has an eye-catching 22.3 200m time along with a 20.05′ long jump and his 400m time was 52.99. Freeman is an exciting athlete who consistently beat coverage deep downfield for long touchdowns in 2024 and should be one of the state leaders in receiving yardage come this fall.
Still got work to do 🏃🏾♂️💨@Coach_Bama @hxllywoodBN @BridgeBoysFB @SHS_TIGERTRACK @ps_nation_ @travismillerx13 @HDHSports @AthleticsHenry @RecruitGeorgia pic.twitter.com/zA9hdlmeuG
— Mason Freeman (@d1_masonfreeman) March 16, 2025
Top recruit Tyler Atkinson took a visit to Oregon over the weekend. The Ducks pulled all the stops for the Grayson star defender even utilizing his #AtkNup social media moniker displayed at their practice facility, and got to talk 1v1 with head coach Dan Lanning. No doubt, every team in the country wants the junior defender out of Grayson. He helped his team to the 2024 Class 6A title game and was dominant throughout the season. Over the last two seasons, Atkinson has led the state in tackles while playing against one of the toughest SOS.
The Oregon Ducks are really AtkNup this weekend!! #GoDucks🦆#AtkNup #NOW @oregonfootball @CoachDanLanning @CoachLup @duckscrootin @ChadSimmons_ @On3Recruits @josh_newberg @mtorressports @Zack_Poff_MP @RecruitGeorgia @CoachMikeLBs @fox12oregon @JHopkinsSD pic.twitter.com/9KbGPHvwSg
— Tyler Atkinson (@Tyler16Atkinson) March 16, 2025
