Here’s a guide to the top prospects to watch in the eight GHSA Football State Championship Games next week, Monday-Wednesday, on GPB Sports. As extensive as this list is, there are many more incredibly gifted players who didn’t even make the list. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t great players, it just means that they haven’t been rated by recruiting services.

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The players are listed in order by class and by their On3 Recruiting Industry Ranking. That is a composite score derived from the rankings of the four major recruiting services, On3, 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals.

So, keep this list handy as you watch the state finals next week and enjoy your Football Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Georgia!

Senior – Class of 2024

Demello Jones – Swainsboro - 6-2, 178, Senior – Committed to Georgia March 17  over 26 other offers - Highest Ranking: Consensus 2024 4-Star and ESPN No. 3 CB in the country and On3 No. 7 overall prospect in Georgia (94.64)

Daniel Calhoun – Walton - 6-7, 350, Senior – Committed to Georgia July 5 over 19 other offers – Highest Ranking: Consensus 2024 4-Star – 247 Sports No. 5 IOL in the country and No. 11 prospect in Georgia (92.90)

Wendell Gregory – Walton - 6-4, 225, Senior – Committed to South Carolina January 27 over 20 other offers – Highest Ranking: Consensus 2024 4-Star – ESPN No. 7 Edge in the country and No. 15 prospect in Georgia (91.66)

Caleb Holmes – Creekside - 6-3, 276, Senior – Committed to Pittsburgh June 11 over 13 other offers – Highest Ranking: 2024 247 Sports 4-Star and No. 10 IOL in the country (90.77)

Debron Gatling – Milton - 6-2, 185, Senior – Committed to Texas A&M December 11, 2022, over 42 other offers including Alabama and Georgia – Highest Rating: Rivals 2024 4-Star WR in the country (88.06)

Andrew Hines – Woodward Academy - 6-1, 215, Senior – Committed to Wake Forest April 9 over 30-plus offers including Georgia Tech and Duke – Highest Ranking: 2024 ESPN 4-Star and No. 27 LB in the country (88.05)

Duke Scott

Stockbridge running back Duke Scott has committed to NC State

Credit: Sam Crenshaw

 

Duke Scott – Stockbridge - 5-10, 208, Senior – Committed to NC State April 19 over 30-plus offers – Highest Ranking: Consensus 3-Star RB (87.68)

Jeremy Hecklinski – 6-0, 180, Senior – Committed to Wake Forest December 14, 2022, over three other offers including UCF – Consensus 2024 3-Star QB (87.59)

C.J. Heard – Woodward Academy - 5-11, 200, Senior – Highest Ranking: 2024 ESPN 4-Star and No. 29 Safety in the Country – 50-plus offers including Florida State from whom he recently decommitted (87.55)

Ashton Woods – Walton - 6-4, 220, Senior – Committed to North Carolina June 21 over 26 other offers including Baylor – Highest Ranking: Rivals 2024 4-Star and No. 17 LB in the country 2024 (87.53)

Prince Avenue

Prince Avenue Christian quarterback Aaron Philo is headed to Georgia Tech.

Credit: 247 Sports

Aaron Philo – Prince Avenue - 6-2, 210, Senior – Committed to Georgia Tech May 11 over 13 other offers including UCF and Minnesota to whom he was originally committed – Highest Rating: Consensus 2024 3-Star QB (87.24)

Michai Boireau – Creekside - 6-5, 340, Senior – Committed to Florida December 2 over 17 other offers including Georgia – Highest Ranking: 2024 Consensus 3-Star and Rivals No. 22 DL in the country (87.16)

Ben Grice – Woodward Academy - 6-0, 175, Senior – Committed to Wake Forest May 6 over 30-plus offers including Boston College – Highest Ranking: 2024 Consensus 3-Star WR (86.98)

Bradley Smith – Woodward Academy - 6-3, 285, Senior – Committed to Duke February 5 over 25-plus  offers including Georgia Tech – Highest Ranking:  2024 Consensus 3-Star and Rivals No. 5 IOL in the country (86.81)

Kevon Gray – Creekside - 6-2, 180, Senior – Committed to Virginia June 24 over 12 other offers including Florida State – Highest Ranking: Consensus 2024 3-Star CB (85.99)

Jacorey Stewart, Milton

Milton's Jacorey Stewart has committed to Kansas.

Jacorey Stewart – Milton - 6-1, 210, Senior – Committed to Kansas June 11 over 12 other offers including Georgia Tech and Texas A&M – Highest Rating: Consensus 2024 3-Star and ESPN No. 37 LB in the country (85.73)

Lakhi Roland – Cedar Grove - 6-1, 175, Senior – Committed to Maryland in April over 7 other offers including Buffalo and UConn – Highest Ranking: Consensus 3-Star CB (85.64)

Dakari Anderson – Perry - 5-8, 180, Senior – Committed to Cincinnati April 18 over 15 other offers including Georgia Tech, Georgia State and Georgia Southern – Highest Ranking: Consensus 3-Star WR (85.53)

David Bucey – Savannah Christian - 6-0, 200, Senior – Committed to South Carolina June 26 over 12 other offers – Highest Ranking: 2024 Consensus 3-Star and ESPN No. 24 Safety in the country (84.92)

MaKari Bodiford – Walton - 6-0, 205, Senior – Committed to Memphis June 18 over seven other offers including Troy and App State – Highest Ranking: Consensus 2024 3-Star RB (84.67)

Jakyre Horton – Cedar Grove - 6-0, 185, Senior – Committed to Western Kentucky August 4 over 4 other offers including Memphis and UConn – Highest Ranking: ESPN 2024 3-Star SAF (83.95)

Malik Caswell – Stockbridge - 6-1, 168, Senior – Committed to Marshall over 6-plus  offers – Highest Ranking: 2024 On3 3-Star Safety (82.50)

Kyle Mosley – Cedar Grove - 6-2, 290, Senior – Committed to UAB in July over 7 other offers including Georgia Southern and App State – Highest Ranking: ESPN 3-Star DL (82.20)

Hunter Teal – Walton - 6-2, 220, Senior – Committed to Miami (Ohio) over UAB – Highest Ranking: 247 Sports 2024 3-Star TE (81.56)

Jordan Bride – Walton - 5-10, 170, Senior Athlete (Plays WR/SAF for Walton) – Committed to Navy July 28 over 21 other offers including Morehouse and Georgia Tech

Junior – Class of 2025

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Woodward Academy junior Josiah Abdullah already has 50-plus offers.

Credit: Sam Crenshaw

Elijah Griffin – Savannah Christian - 6-4, 270, Junior – Highest Ranking: Consensus 5-Star and No. 1 DL in the country next season – Rivals also rates him the overall No. 1 junior prospect in the country – 37 total offers including South Carolina and Georgia (98.78)

Justus Terry – Manchester - 6-5, 275, Junior – Committed to Georgia January 16th over 4 other offers - Highest Ranking: ESPN 2025 5-Star and No. 2 DL in the country, No. 2 overall junior prospect in Georgia and No. 7 overall prospect in the country next season (96.79)

Kendarius Reddick – Thomas County Central - 6-0, 185, Junior – Committed to Auburn October 19th over 13 other offers including Alabama – Highest Ranking: 2025 Consensus 4-Star and On3 No. 3 Safety in the country and No. 8 overall junior in Georgia (92.97)

Christian Garrett – Prince Avenue - 6-5, 275, Junior – Highest Ranking: Consensus 2025 4-Star and On3 No. 9 DT in the country and No. 12 overall prospect in Georgia next season – 13 offers including Georgia (92.85)

London Merritt – Woodward Academy  - 6-3, 230, Junior – Highest Ranking: 2025 Consensus 4-Star and No. 4 DL in the country and No. 8 overall junior prospect in Georgia – 41 offers including Alabama and North Carolina (92.79)

Logan Brooking – Savannah Christian - 6-5, 235, Junior – Committed to Clemson November 3 over 27 other offers including South Carolina and Miami – Highest Ranking: 2025 On3 4-Star and No. 9 junior TE in the country (90.07).

C.J. Wiley – Milton - 6-4, 195, Junior – 22 Offers including Georgia, Michigan and Florida State – Highest Rating – On3 2025 4-Star and No. 32 WR in the country (89.44)

Josiah Abdullah – Woodward Academy - 5-11, 180, Junior – Highest Ranking: 2025 Rivals 4-Star and No. 15 WR in the country and No. 12 junior prospect in Georgia – 50 offers including Tennessee (89.00)

Ryan Ghea – Milton - 6-5, 240, Junior – Committed to Auburn November 12 over 41 Offers including Ole Miss and Georgia Tech – Highest Rating: Rivals 2025 4-Star and No. 10 TE in the country (88.83)

Cedar Grove

Cedar Grove junior E.J. Colson has ccommited to UCF.

Credit: DeKalb County Athletics

E.J. Colson – Cedar Grove - 6-0, 190, Junior – Committed to UCF in July over 8 other offers including Virginia Tech and Cincinnati – Highest Ranking: ESPN 2025 4-Star and No. 6 QB in the country (88.12)

Luke Nickel – Milton - 6-2, 200, Junior – Committed to Miami August 11 over 21 other offers including Georgia Tech and Florida State – Highest Rating: Rivals 2025 4-Star and No. 20 QB in the country (88.06)

Dylan Lewis – Milton - 6-0, 180, Junior – Committed to Tennessee October 12 over 20 other offers including Clemson and Auburn – Highest Rating: On3 2025 3-Star CB (88.00)

Bo Walker – Cedar Grove - 5-10, 200, Junior RB – Committed to Georgia October 12 over 12 other offers – Highest Ranking: ESPN 2025 4-Star and No. 17 RB in the country (87.67)

Chase Taylor – Stockbridge - 6-3, 205, Junior – Highest Ranking: 2025 On3 3-Star LB – 13 offers including Georgia Tech, Tennessee, and Florida State (87.50)

Dylan Vickerson – Creekside - 6-1, 215, Junior – Highest Ranking: 2025 Rivals 4-Star WR – 16 offers including Tennessee and Missouri (86.89)

Ty Redmond – Milton - 6-2, 175, Junior – Committed to Tennessee November 19 over 10 other offers including NC State and Ohio State – Highest Rating: 247 Sports 2025 3-Star CB (86.63)

Jerome Bettis, Junior – Woodward Academy- 6-3, 185, Junior – Highest Ranking: 2025 247 Sports 3-Star WR – 17 offers including Notre Dame (86.44)

Sophomore – Class of 2026

Devin Carter – Cedar Grove - 6-1, 170, Sophomore – Committed to Florida State over 18 other offers including Georgia and Auburn – Highest Ranking: 2026 On3 Industry Ranking No. 4 WR in the country and No. 7 overall sophomore prospect (91.77)

Camron Brooks – Thomas County Central - 6-4, 220, Sophomore – Highest Ranking: 2026 247 Sports 4-Star and No. 2 sophomore Edge in the country and No. 9 overall in Georgia – 19 offers including Florida (91.76).