Recruiting Recap 8/21

Welcome to another edition of the Recruiting Recap! Thanks for stopping by. If you are new here, this feature covers yesterday’s offers/commitments, 3 trending topics, and our sleeper of the day.

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Sleeper of the Day

Barton Mixon
2025 Savannah Country Day
Quarterback

Mixon was among the most efficient passers in the state during the 2023 season compiling 2673 total yards, 37 touchdowns, and a QBR of 113.8. Heading into 2024, he is a candidate to be All-State for Class 3A-A Private by season’s end, but more importantly, in the near term, his team looks to be a capable contender to push far into the newly formed private playoffs. Mixon has good patience while in the pocket. He settles into his drops and does a great job going through his progressions. Throwing motion is more of a 3/4 slot, and needs to speed up his release. Mixon throws a nice catchable pass with a soft touch down the sideline on his intermediate throws. On deeper passes, he consistently hits his receiver in stride. Mixon is a capable runner, he comes from a family with good athletes, so he will get behind his pads and get vertical with his runs. His physicality and ability to read his blocks better than most QBs created about 800 yards on the ground as a junior. If he takes a jump with his lateral quickness, then a 1k-yard rushing season could be in reach, plus it would with maneuvering around the pocket and escaping from the pass rush. Speaking of which, Mixon shows good composure while under pressure and is comfortable sliding his feet where he naturally feels the pressure, keeping the play alive, and more importantly, his eyes downfield. Mixon has been a starter for two years now, and he took a nice jump going from 11 touchdowns and 11 interceptions to 26 and 7. Now, where does he land senior year, and where can he lead Savannah Country Day in this newly formed Private playoffs? Not 100% sure just yet, but either way, I can see college programs from around the area taking a great interest in his senior season. He should put up big numbers.

Commitments

Grant Hollier
2025 River Ridge
Georgia State

Hollier is an athletically versatile TE prospect with an incredibly fast release which allows him to attack a defense unlike many at his position vertically. As he refines his route running, Hollier will increasingly be a tough matchup for Sun Belt opponents.

Offers

Kaden Carter
2026 Lamar Co.
Maryland

Braxton Kyle
2025 North Gwinnett
South Carolina

Alexander Ward
2027 Walton
Auburn

Kameron Thornton
2025 Central-Carroll
Bluffton

Xavier Joseph
2026 Eastside
Liberty

Christian Hale-Anderson
2025 Grayson
College of Wooster

Damarion Sharber
2025 Johnson Co.
Faulkner Univ.

Jude Cascone
2026 Walton
East Carolina

Hunter Beenken
2025 Horizon Christian
Bluffton

Derek Henderson
2025 Houston Co.
Peru State

Zykie Helton
2026 Carrollton
Indiana

Carl Noisette
2028 Duluth
Arizona

Three ‘n Out

The top speed tracking software is more sophisticated than ever, and over the last two seasons, Lumpkin County’s junior athlete Nolan Matthews has been listed at the top Titan Sports leaderboard. The 5’11” athlete ran the 5th best time from Week 1 with a 20.68 top MPH. Matthews returned a 99-yard kickoff where he burned right through the middle of the Cherokee Bluff coverage team. As the Lumpkin County football page likes to say, Nolan Matthews can go!

Just a few seasons back, Christian Langford looked to be one of the top dual-threat QBs in his recruiting class. He threw for 2k yards, and was leading East Coweta to big victories. Then during his sophomore offseason, Langford transferred over to Buford, where the timing was unfortunate, and led to Langford playing behind 5-star QB Dylan Raiola, just recently named Nebraska’s starter. Langford found greener pastures this offseason, transferring once more, this time to 5A powerhouse Langston Hughes. Langford is poised to lead the program to a 5A state title and if Game 1 is any indication, they are off to a great start. Hughes blew out Westlake 52-21. Langford attempted 9 passes, completing 6, and 2 were touchdown passes, so an efficient game where the senior managed the offense well, but rest assured, explosive plays and video game numbers are on the horizon.

As of yesterday, Peachtree Ridge is already flying down to South Florida to face off against Monarch HS on Thursday night. With Monday being a cyber school day across the state, this week has certainly been unique for the Peachtree Ridge football team. Now, let’s take care of business and show these Florida boys how we do it in Georgia!




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