In the latest UGA football news, 4-Star WDE Elijah Jeudy has made his commitment to the Bulldogs 2021 recruiting class.
It was a great weekend for some UGA football news, particularly with no actual G-Day game going on (although the Virtual G-Day was a huge success). The Dawgs got a 2021 recruiting commitment from OLB Elijah Jeudy, the No. 8 player in the state of Pennsylvania and the No. 12 WDE in the nation, according to 247 Sports.
While players who are listed as WDE (weak side defensive end) typically are thought of as better pass defenders than run, Jeudy actually possesses some elite skills in both run and pass defense, meaning he could work in a hybrid-linebacker type role on the outside.
Edge rushers who have the speed to contain mobile quarterbacks and who also have the strength and length to be effective run-stoppers are a premium find for any program.
Jeudy made his announcement on his Instagram account over the weekend in a much-anticipated commitment.
Texas A&M, Alabama and Florida were all SEC schools with a big interest in the Philadelphia native, but Jeudy loved what he saw of the Dawgs and the program being built by Kirby Smart.
"“It is the way they do things with the rotations. The way they get their guys in the game and keep them coming in fresh playing a lot of guys and then it is the way they treat their players. They treat their players like they are one of their own. Like their sons.”"
This is an important commitment for the Georgia 2021 class, where Georgia sits currently seventh in the nation with only seven hard commits. Ohio State currently ranks first for the 2021 class, showing 16 total commits with three of them being 5-Star prospects, and 11 being 4-star.
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The Bulldogs will need all the defensive help they can get in the 2021 class as they are expected to lose at least 12 players from the defensive side of the squad, possibly more if some rising underclassmen declare for the 2021 NFL Draft.
Jeudy makes the third defensive lineman to commit for Georgia in 2021, including 4-Star SDE Jonathan Jefferson and 3-Star DT Marlin Dean.