Georgia football is one day removed from their first major recruiting weekend of the summer. The Bulldogs hosted nine elite recruits this past weekend on official visits, and one of those recruits was four-star linebacker Shadarius Toodle.
According to the 247Sports composite rankings, Toodle is the No. 168 overall player in the country. He also is the No. 9 linebacker in the 2026 class as well as the No 10 overall player from his home state of Alabama.
While having a player of Toodle's caliber is extremely exciting, this was going to be a tough recruitment to win because he has been committed to rival Auburn since last July. But Toodle was giviing Kirby Smart and Georgia a chance to change his mind and flip to the Bulldogs instead.
Toodle had quite the reaction coming off this visit because he claimed that Georgia was his new "number one" team. That is a very intriguing thing to say while being committed to a different school, but that very statement created a lot of hope in the Georgia fanbase. Many thought this would lead to Toodle flipping his commitment to UGA, but there is never a guarantee of anything happening on the recruiting trail.
However, On3's Steve Wiltfong has just officially predicted Georgia to flip Toodle from Auburn.
Georgia predicted to steal top 200 linebacker Shadarius Toodle from Auburn
It goes without saying how dominant UGA has been over Auburn the last few years. In fact, Georgia has won the last eight meetings against Auburn, which includes a dominant 31-13 victory this past season.
There are a lot of reasons why Georgia has been so much better than Auburn, but the biggest reason is because of their dominant recruiting compared to the Tigers. And it's moments like this that will continue to lead Georgia in their dominance over their hated rival.
After watching Jackson Cantwell commit to Miami (FL) over Georgia last week, UGA fans learned that anything is possible in recruiting. But as it stands right now, it may just be a matter of time until the Bulldogs officially flip Toodle from Auburn.