FRISCO, Tex. — The eyes of the college football recruiting world are on Texas this week. That’s certainly the case when it comes to the Georgia recruiting and its prized 2020 recruits, too.

Georgia has a host of its commits and major remaining targets for the 2020 class in Frisco this week for the Opening national finals. Those Bulldogs and potential Bulldogs were finally able to join 2020 QB commit Carson Beck in town this week.

Beck just wrapped up three days of the Elite 11 finals on Sunday. The rest of the players started competing with one another on Monday. The showcase took place on Monday at The Ford Center. That’s the training headquarters of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.

Georgia commits at The Opening finals 

Major Georgia targets at The Opening finals

  • ATH Darnell Washington (5-star/Nation’s No. 1 ATH that projects at TE)
  • ATH Arik Gilbert (5-star/Nation’s No. 2 ATH that projects to play WR and TE)
  • RB Kendall Milton (5-star/Nation’s No. 3 RB)
  • RB Don Chaney Jr. (5-star/Nation’s No. 6 RB)
  • RB MarShawn Lloyd (4-star/Nation’s No. 7 RB and a South Carolina commit)
  • ATH Noah Sewell (4-star/Nation’s No. 4 ATH that projects to play ILB)
  • DT Gervon Dexter (4-star/Nation’s No. 3 DT and a Florida commit)
  • RB Tank Bigsby (4-star/Nation’s No. 8 RB)
  • DT Jacolbe Cowan (4-star/Nation’s No. 12 DT)
  • S Chris Thompson Jr. (4-star/Nation’s No. 7 S)
  • TE Theo Johnson (4-star/Nation’s No. 4 TE)
5-star RB Kendall Milton is one of the top undecided targets that Georgia is recruiting. He was one of the biggest names in action at the Opening finals out in Texas on Monday. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)

Georgia recruiting highlights from the first day

It was a packed day. Here’s what stood out during Monday’s showcase session:

  • Georgia CB commitment Jalen Kimber put on an eye-popping display in the 40. He clocked a 4.44 laser and found himself in the finals of the “Fastest Man” competition.
  • Georgia OT commitment Tate Ratledge won at least five of his six reps, which included a series of three reps against 5-star Clemson commit Bryan Bresee. It can easily be scored that he had a perfect day against elite competition. His stock continues to rise. Ratledge seems every bit like a young man who will have earned his 5-star rating soon.
  • Bulldog QB commit Carson Beck finished just off the lead in the “Longest Throw” competition. He cut loose a wobbly spiral that wasn’t one of his best heaves of the week. It still covered 65 yards. Florida commitment Anthony Richardson (and Beck’s good friend) won the competition with a 68-yard effort in his own right.
  • Major UGA recruiting target Noah Sewell basically had a tractor beam in his chest for every running back he faced in the “Cat-and-Mouse” drill. Remember that old “Superman: The Movie” slogan? It was  “You will believe a man can fly” on those old movie posters. With Sewell, it is  “You will believe a 270-pound ILB can move like a RB” at the Opening. Sewell was the prospect who was fielding punts aptly with one hand while cradling a ball with his other hand at the Rivals “Five Star Challenge” event last month in Atlanta. He is really that special of an athlete.
  • It was a day to learn how some of the top recruits were feeling. 5-star South Florida RB Don Chaney Jr. reaffirmed his commitment to Miami. Chaney has been a hot name of late on the recruiting trail. It really does not sound like he will even be a darkhorse candidate to join the UGA class.
  • 4-star TE Theo Johnson sounds like he is just ready to be done with his process. He has is down to four schools. Those are Georgia, Iowa, Michigan and Penn State. There is no order to that group. Johnson said he has not even reached the point where he has a private leader.
  • Chris Thompson Jr., the nation’s No. 7 safety, sounds like a prospect who wants to give the Bulldogs a closer look. He took a recent visit and told DawgNation that he needs to get back. DawgNation was told he timed a 4.66 for his 40. That’s a good time on the laser for such a physical hard-hitting safety.
  • Milton, it should go without saying, was one of the most impressive prospects the media got to watch on Monday. He carried good weight and was really working on posting a strong time in the 40. He went back and got stretched out before he took his last rep.
  • DawgNation was told he lowered his times significantly with that last effort with a showing right at 4.60 seconds. 247Sports reported his best time for the day at 4.59 seconds.
Tate Ratledge had a very good first day at the Opening finals out in Texas on Monday. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)

Georgia recruiting related tweets from the Opening 

Want to keep up with the Intel as it happens real-time at The Opening this week? Check out this thread from all things going down in Frisco this week.