Biggest visitor list of the year by far lines Sanford Stadium prior to UGA-Auburn

ATHENS, Ga. — These pictures will be worth more than 1,000 DawgNation words.

A constellation of star recruits lined the sidelines at Sanford Stadium Saturday prior to Georgia’s final SEC game this season against annual border rival Auburn.

The Bulldogs won it, 13-7.

UGA legends Champ Bailey and Hines Ward were on the sidelines. So was 5-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Evander Holyfield.

That’s quite enough star-gazing for one fall Saturday afternoon in Athens.

A quick recap of the notables just from 5-star land (Players listed are arranged by year and within each class by overall ranking:

2017 5-star CB Stanford Samuels III (Flanagan High/ Hollywood, Fla. — FSU commit and unofficial visitor
2017 5-star OT Walker Little (Episcopal High/ Houston, Tex.) — Undecided official visitor
2017 5-star S Richard LeCounte III (Liberty County/ Hinesville, Ga.) — UGA commit and unofficial visitor
2018 5-star QB Trevor Lawrence (Cartersville High/ Cartersville, Ga.) — Undecided unofficial visitor
2018 5-star RB Zamir White (Scotland County / Laurinburg, N.C.) — Undecided unofficial visitor
2018 5-star DE Justin Mascoll (South Gwinnett / Snellville, Ga. ) — Undecided unofficial visitor
2018 5-star OG Jamaree Sayler (Pace Academy / Atlanta, Ga.) — Undecided unofficial visitor

5-star cornerback Stanford Samuels III was a big unofficial visitor at the UGA-Auburn game on Saturday. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

Texas 5-star OL Walker Little took an official visit to UGA for the Auburn game weekend. He's rated as the No. 4 OT in the nation for 2017. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

5-star UGA commit Richard LeCounte III chats with DeAngelo Gibbs, Stanford Samuels III and Jamyest Williams prior to the UGA-Auburn game on Saturday. Samuels is committed to FSU. Williams is also pledged to play at South Carolina. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

5-star Georgia commitment Richard LeCounte III shares a laugh with DeAngelo Gibbs prior to the Auburn game on Saturday. Gibbs would form an impressive tandem with LeCounte in the secondary at UGA. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

4-star QB Jake Fromm has already signed his financial aid papers to enroll early at UGA. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

Class of 2018 4-star UGA offensive line commitment Max Wray chats with 4-star junior DE Justin Mascoll prior to the UGA-Auburn game this year. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

UGA legends Champ Bailey (left) and HInes Ward (right) pose for a photo prior to Saturday's UGA-Auburn game. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

4-star recruit DeAngelo Gibbs is rated as the nation's No. 3 safety for the Class of 2017. He's an impact player for top-ranked Grasyon High School. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

5-star RB Zamir White (left) was a surprise unofficial visitor to UGA-Auburn last fall. (Jeff Sentell / DawgNation)

5-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Evander Holyfield speaks with former UGA great Hines Ward prior to the Auburn game on Saturday. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

5-star QB Treor Lawrence (top left) is rated as the nation's No. 1 overall prospect for the Class of 2018. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

4-star Georgia OL commitment Andrew Thomas chats with his 5-star former Pace Academy teammate Jamaree Salyer prior to the UGA-Auburn game last year. (Jeff Sentell / DawgNation)

4-star DE prospects Malik Herring (left) and Robert Beal Jr. (right) watch UGA warm up prior to the Auburn game at Sanford Stadium. Beal and Herring are now both committed to UGA. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

UGA hosted undecided 4-star safety DeAngelo Gibbs and South Carolina 4-star cornerback Jamyest Williams for the Auburn game. 5-star CB Stanford Samuels III is in the background. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

UGA commitment Jake Skole was at UGA-Auburn on Saturday. The former minor league baseball player will enroll as a freshman in January after playing six seasons of pro baseball. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

4-star DE Markaviest "Big Cat" Bryant of Crisp County High School was an unofficial visitor at UGA-Auburn on Saturday. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

4-star WR Jeremiah Holloman was supposed to take an official visit to Nebraksa this weekend but opted to take another unofficial visit to Georgia instead. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

Pace Academy teammates Andrew Thomas (left) and Jamaree Salyer (right) take in the UGA-Auburn pregame warmups on Saturday. Thomas is a 4-star Georgia commitment in the Class of 2017. Salyer is Georgia's top offensive line target for 2018. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

4-star Brookwood LB Leonard Warner III was at UGA-Auburn for another unofficial visit on Saturday. He has yet to make his college commitment. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

4-star CB Jamyest Williams (left) and 4-star LB Leonard Warner III were unofficial visitors for the Auburn game. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

4-star UGA linebacker commitment Adam Anderson was at the Auburn game. He's a member of the Class of 2018. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

Harrison High QB Justin Fields took an unofficial visit to see Georgia play Auburn. Fields is a 5-star QB in the Class of 2018. (Jeff Sentell / SecCountry)

Stockbridge 5-star DE Brenton Cox was an unofficial visitor at UGA-Kentucky this month. (Jeff Sentell / SEC Country.com)

Roswell 4-start OT Jordan Tucker was at UGA-Auburn on Saturday. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

4-star Peach County ATH Kearis Jackson was at the UGA-Auburn game on Saturday. (Jeff Sentell / AJC)

4-star South Carolina DL Stephon Wynn was at the UGA-Auburn game as an unofficial visitor last fall. (Jeff Sentell / SecCountry.com)

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