Nyland Green ranks as one of the top remaining targets for Georgia in its 2021 recruiting class.
The nation’s No. 5 CB and No. 69 overall recruit (247Sports Composite rankings) has been through stretches where it seemed like Auburn, Clemson, Georgia and Tennessee were the teams with the momentum in his recruitment.
Green has always played his cards pretty close, but there was always been the talk of each of those schools currently being the vogue team for different stretches of his process. Sometimes at different times.
The world will know the final outcome soon. Green tweeted out on Wednesday afternoon he had come to his decision, was shutting down his recruitment and had settled on a decision date.
The 6-foot-2, 185-pound cornerback prospect ranks even higher with his pure 247Sports rating. 247Sports rates him as the nation’s No. 2 CB prospect and the No. 19 overall prospect for 2021.
It appears this will be quite a taxing upcoming decision on Green.
Green is a flashy and productive player with ball skills, length and athleticism. He’s known for pregame handfuls of Skittles and a backflip as his Newton team busts through the sign during its pregame entrance. He plays both sides of the ball as a receiver and a kick returner.
It will come as a surprise to many, but Green has also served at length as the long snapper for Newton on punts. He will snap the ball and routinely be the first Ram down the field to cover those punts, too.
He’s also established a tradition of carrying a Chucky doll from the “Child’s Play” franchise along with him for games, too. Green does that before every game.
Green is important to this year’s class because the Bulldogs could lose up to five of their veteran defensive backs off the 2020 roster. Seniors DJ Daniel, Richard LeCounte III and Mark Webb Jr. are allowed to return based on the “bonus” COVID-19 year granted by the NCAA for players this season.
It is not likely to expect any of them to return, but Daniel and Webb might be able to return. LeCounte has a much more legitimate early-round NFL outlook.
There is also a strong chance that draft-eligible juniors Tyson Campbell and Eric Stokes Jr. will also not be back for the 2021 season.
A collection of a few of his senior highlights appears below.
SENTELL’S INTEL
(the recent reads on DawgNation.com)
- Priority DB target Terrion Arnold sets his final five, finalizes his decision day
- Smael Mondon Jr. adds to robust number of 5-stars who chose to play for Kirby Smart
- 5-star LB Smael Mondon Jr. makes his commitment to UGA
- Byron Young: JUCO tryout with ‘Disney movie ‘ story now has with a slew of SEC offers
- COVER 4: The position that Georgia must get right with its next recruiting class
- WATCH: Check out 5-star QB commit Brock Vandagriff throwing up the weights
- Terrion Arnold: Georgia’s recruiting pitch has been enhanced by a former 5-star DB
- 5-star junior ATH Deyon Bouie commits to his dream school
- BREAKING: Nation’s No. 5 senior DT Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins chooses UGA
- Georgia 5-star QB commit Brock Vandagriff honored as an All-American
- Tyre West: Nation’s No. 4 junior DT is getting close to a decision
- Breaking down a legacy offer from UGA for elite 2023 RB Justice Haynes
- Rewinding an epic All-American performance from major target Terrion Arnold
- BREAKING: Elite Tuscaloosa DB Kamari Lassiter chooses UGA
- Amarius Mims: The 2021 class weighs in on how big the 5-star’s commitment was
- Jonathan Jefferson: UGA pledge blessed by Dad’s health after “bad case” of COVID-19