Welcome to another edition of the Recruiting Recap! Thanks for stopping by. If you are new here, this feature covers offers/commitments from Friday and over the weekend, three trending topics, and our sleeper of the day.
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Sleeper of the Day
Gary Borders III
2026 Rockdale Co.
Defensive Back
Borders was the sole All-State selection on the site out of Rockdale County in 2024. The 6A standout defender has been tested against top-flight talent throughout his varsity career. At around 6’2″ or 6’1″, the aggressive defensive back reads the field well and gets a good early jump on the play. Borders is instinctive against the run. He plays the pursuit angles well, which led to several big-time tackles; one that was even in consideration for play of the week last fall. Borders’ top-end acceleration and willingness to square up his tackle attempts and run through the ball carrier is impressive. At around 170 lbs., that level of physicality makes it even more noteworthy. He is patient reading the play, moving well laterally and keeping his pads parallel to the LOS, which allows for some clean tackles in space. Borders is sold in coverage, dropping back and flipping his hips, but would like to see him continue to make an impact in pass coverage. With his length, Borders’ breakup radius should be able to create more PBUs and that’s an area to focus on this offseason. Ideally, Borders should fill out his frame to at least 190 lbs, and considering his skill set as of now, strong safety seems to be the most natural. As of now, Borders has offers from EKU and Bryant University, but with the evaluation period kicking up, that number should multiply, so stay tuned.
Commitments
Nash Howell
2025 Irwin Co.
LaGrange
Jordan Hardy
2025 Camden Co.
Warner
Wayne Lucas
2025 East Paulding
Shorter
Danny Boden
2025 Dunwoody
UNLV
Offers
Jackson Cox
2026 Marist
Wisconsin
Bryson Hughley
2026 Peach Co.
Yale & Bryant
Garrison Edwards
2026 Troup
Air Force
Clint Davis III
2026 Hughes
Sacramento State
Lucas Smalls-Allen
2026 Blessed Trinity
Charlotte
Jared Mitchell
2026 LFO
Air Force
Tilil Blackwell
Transfer Portal
Georgia State PWO
Lavonte Cole
2026 Thomasville
Air Force
Devon Caldwell
2026 Hebron Christian
Air Force
Seth Brown
2026 Valdosta
ETSU
Jayce Johnson
2027 Lowndes
Vanderbilt
Tyler Chukyem
2026 South Paulding
Minnesota
Da’Jy’Quwan Jackson
Transfer Portal
Georgia State
Eli Rickell
2026 Wesleyan
Charlotte
Chase Foster
2028 Dutchtown
Michigan
Adriel Rojas
2027 North Forsyth
Duke
Malachi Character
2026 Upson-Lee
Middle Tennessee
Kyson Mallard
2027 Westover
Georgia
Tre’von Pringle
2026 Thomas Co. Central
South Alabama
Dannell Jester
2026 Thomas Co. Central
South Alabama
Trenton Sager Quinn
2026 Calhoun
Coastal & Rice
Kevin Caldwell
2027 Parkview
Duke
Mason McGill
2026 North Hall
Charleston Southern
DJ Alexander
2026 New Manchester
Air Force
Kobe Lewis
2026 Harrison
Mercer
Praise Chane
2026 Mt. Pisgah
Columbia & Charleston Southern
Dallas Dickerson
2026 North Oconee
NC State
Andrew Tinker
2026 Heard Co.
Ball State
Ahmontae Pitts
2026 Blessed Trinity
Furman
Nick Burden
2026 Dutchtown
Howard
Will Rajecki
2026 Sequoyah
NC State
Kylen Pope
2028 Cartersville
Miami
Adryan Cole
2027 Pace Acd.
South Carolina
Kelsey Adams
2027 Hughes
Georgia
Kaden Perkins
2025 Bleckley Co.
Mt. Mercy
Nathan Agyemang
2026 Kell
Duke
Artem Korchagin
2026 Thomas Co. Central
Dartmouth
Anthon Lonon
2026 Clarke Central
Howard
Sebastian Myles
2026 North Atlanta
Jax State
Three ‘n Out
All-State safety Max Steve has been on a recruiting tour this month visiting Harvard, Wofford, and over the weekend at Gardner Webb and Davidson. The hard-hitting safety had 138 tackles on the season helping his team to the Class 3A-A Private State Championship, which was Hebron Christian’s first-ever. Steve is a consummate student sporting a 4.57 GPA which translates over to the field where adeptly shades in the direction of the play positioning himself to make impactful plays. High-academic programs are filling out their recruiting boards right now, so how the process shakes out will be worth following, but regardless, Steve should be moving up. He is a D1-caliber student-athlete.
Had an awesome time at Davidson checking out spring practice and touring their top-tier facilities. Appreciate the invite, @DSGBCoachCam.@CoachKDallas @jonathan_gess @Danny__mejia @Terrencemelton @Coach_Thakkar @RecruitGeorgia @HebronLionsFB @DavidsonFB pic.twitter.com/WHgVfMKyWD
— Max Steve (@Max_Steve6) March 24, 2025
Brookwood junior transparently shared his visit with Penn over the weekend. The powerful linebacker who is quite articulate and profound with his thoughts online shared how the visit went. He stands around 6’2″ and 205 lbs., holding offers currently from USF, UPenn, Cornell, Brown, and Dartmouth. Diggs made All-State honorable mention on the site and his profile was recently made last week. He is an explosive 2026 prospect with a 10’7″ broad jump and should see his offers jump to double digits in the coming months.
It’s a little late but I was trying to get the full Philly experience in 48hrs this weekend. I want to say thank you to @CoachDupont @CoachForeman42 & @PennFB for having me out for Junior Day and spring practice. The opportunity to play football at the D1 level at a top 10… pic.twitter.com/FzcTQ9AnG4
— Daniel Diggs (@DiggsDanie7783) March 24, 2025
Forsyth Central junior running back Max Haertel had a great weekend on the track running a 10.96 100m time, won first in the 4×1 and his 22.18 200m 200m time broke the school record. Last season, the All-Region athlete had 10 rushing touchdowns, a couple of interceptions returned, and a punt return; giving him a total of 13 touchdowns. The resounding theme? Electric top-end speed where the 2026 athlete squares his shoulders upfield, digs up turf, and flies by the pursuit like they are running in sand. The 6′ 200 lbs. student-athlete has a rock-solid 3.6 GPA. We are convinced more D1 programs will soon throw their hat into his recruitment.
Amazing day at county championships broke 11 in the 100 10.96. First in the 4×1 and broke the school record in the 200 with a 22.18 @FCHS_Bulldog_TF @Uncommon_Coach @fchs_bulldogs @Bulldogs_FB pic.twitter.com/839dFHIWdS
— Max Haertel (@Max_Haertel) March 22, 2025
