Georgia football fans can always tell which recruits are the biggest priority for UGA. Kirby Smart will get involved with most recruits to some capcity, but every Georgia fan will know a recruit is the most important when Smart is the lead recruiter for them.
According to five-star EDGE David Jacos Jr., that is exactly what is happening to him.
“He was like, ‘Lock me in, your future head coach.’”
David Jacobs Jr. (@DaviddJacobss) got a direct message for Kirby Smart on June 15.
— Jed May (@JedMay_) July 6, 2025
“He was like, ‘Lock me in, your future head coach.’”
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Kirby Smart is all in on 5-star EDGE David Jacobs Jr.
According to 247Sports, Jacobs is the No. 3 overall player in the country. He also is the No. 1 EDGE in the 2027 recruiting class and the top ranked player from the state of Georgia.
Considering Jacobs is one of the best players in the country and from the Peach State, it is not surprising to find out that he is a priority for Georgia. But Smart is apparently going above and beyond to let Jacobs know how important he is to him and the entire program.
Jacobs already has 38 scholarship offers from many of the top programs in the country like Alabama, Auburn, Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Ole Miss, Texas, Texas A&M, Miami (FL) and Notre Dame, but the Bulldogs are one of two teams who are “warm" according to his 247Sports profile. The other program given that label is Tennessee, who appears to be Georgia's biggest competition in this recruitment.
Jacobs' recruitment still has a year and a half to it, so he isn't likely to announce a commitment anytime soon. But Georgia is one of the top teams in his recruitment right now and according to On3 are the heavy favorite to win this battle. Time will tell if that turns out to be the case, but Georgia has a lot of reasons to be extremely hopeful in this recruitment.