It's been a few days now since Georgia football has earned a commitment, but that doesn't mean there hasn't been a lot of important updates on the recruiting trail. This is especially the case with the best players in the country who Georgia is aggressively pursuing.
So let's dive right in and discuss three important updates, beginning with the No. 1 linebacker in the country.
Georgia hits potential speed bump in Tyler Atkinson's recruitment
Georgia's top remaining target in the 2026 class is five-star linebacker Tyler Atkinson. A commitment date isn't none for Atkinson yet, but many experts believe that Georgia is the current team to beat. But a new NIL deal that Atkinson signed could be changing that.
Atkinson is one of six top high school recruits who have just signed an NIL deal with Adidas. The reason this could be a problem for Georgia is because they wear Nike gear, not Adidas.
The good news for Georgia is that every other finalist in Atkinson's recruitment (Clemson, Oregon, Texas and Ohio State) are all Nike schools as well. There are also examples of current college football players who have an NIL deal with Adidas even though their team wears Nike gear. But this latest NIL deal is a small reason for Georgia fans to be a little worried in Atkinson's recruitment.
Kirby Smart wants the No. 3 EDGE bad
One of Georgia's top targets in the 2027 recruiting class was made abundantly clear earlier this week. David Jacobs Jr. is a four-star EDGE and the No. 12 overall player in the country according to On3. Jacobs is also from the Peach State, so it isn't surprising to find out how badly Kirby Smart wants him in Georgia's recruiting class. But Jacobs recently was quoted stating the last message Smart shared with him.
“He (Smart) was like, ‘Lock me in, your future head coach.’”
It will be interesting to see how this recruitment plays out over the next year, but Georgia has a great chance to strike gold if Smart is taking this much of an interest in Jacobs' recruitment.
Texas Tech moving past Georgia for top ranked recruit
The No. 1 recruit in the 2027 recruiting class is LaDamion Guyton who just so happens to be from the state of Georgia as well. Everyone knows this means Georgia will have a great chance to win this recruitment, and that was confirmed when 247Sports originally logged a prediction for UGA to win this recruitment.
Georgia however no longer appears to be trending for Guyton anymore as Rivals insider Sam Spiegelman placed a prediction on Monday for Guyton to commit to Texas Tech instead.
Who knows how accurate this prediction is, but seeing Guyton trend to any school not named Georgia is a little concerning. Thankfully there is still plenty of time in Guyton's recruitment, so Georgia will have many opportunities to surpass the Red Raiders by the time his recruitment comes to an end.