FRISCO, Tex. — It was a good first day for Georgia football recruiting and its top targets and commitments at the Opening out in Texas.
The NFL training camp home of the Dallas Cowboys was the venue. More than 125 of the nation’s top high school prospects all competed on the first day of the Opening finals on Monday.
Georgia has six commits and more than a dozen remaining top targets for the 2020 cycle here this week for the three-day event.
The schedule for Tuesday is as follows:
- 10:30 AM – 12:45 PM — The Opening 7-on-7 Jamboree
- 1:30 PM-4:30 PM — The Opening Final 5 Lineman Workout #1
- 6 PM – 9 PM — The Opening 7-on-7 tournament first round of games.
Georgia commits at The Opening finals
- OT Tate Ratledge (4-star/Nation’s No. 5 OT)
- WR Marcus Rosemy (4-star/Nation’s No. 6 WR)
- QB Carson Beck (4-star/Nation’s No. 4 pro-style QB)
- CB Jalen Kimber (4-star/Nation’s No. 6 CB)
- DT Nazir Stackhouse (4-star/Nation’s No. 25 DT)
- DT Jamil Burroughs (4-star/Nation’s No. 29 DT)
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)
DawgNation had an extensive photo gallery of all those future UGA guys as well as those undecided top targets at the event. It looked like all the guys were having a good time on their first day.
The Georgia football commits
4-star WR commit Marcus Rosemy flashed a large frame and big set of hands on Monday at The Opening. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
4-star DT Jamil Burroughs is one of the longest-tenured commitments for UGA in this class. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
QB commit Carson Beck has been found catching passes and bouncing footballs during his downtime between reps this week. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
4-star DT Nazir Stackhouse has been committed to Georgia longer than any other prospect in this class. He chose UGA on the day Georgia won its first SEC title since 2005 back during that special 2017 season. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
4-star OT Tate Ratledge is the highest-rated UGA commitment currently at The Opening this week. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Marcus Rosemy ranks as the nation’s No. 6 WR for the class of 2020. He’s the second-highest rated UGA commitment at The Opening this week. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Carson Beck might or might not have been telling his coach here that he was going to throw to major UGA target Darnell Washington a lot this week. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Related: Check out DawgNation’s first-day notes from The Opening in Texas
The major UGA targets at The Opening
The RB targets
Kendall Milton was very impressive on the first day of The Opening on Monday at The Ford Center at The Star in Texas. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Kendall Milton ranks as the nation’s No. 2 RB prospect for the 2020 cycle. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
DawgNation has been hearing a lot of buzz regarding 4-star Tank Bigsby as a potential member of this class. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
5-star Miami commit Don Chaney Jr. has been mentioned a lot as a possible flip on the DawgNation forums. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Kendall Milton cut his list down to four schools. A decision is expected this month. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
The big TE targets
5-star ATH Arik Gilbert was laughing a lot at The Opening on Monday in Texas. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
5-star ATH Darnell Washington is a specimen to see in person. He’s actually a pretty efficient and smooth route runner, too. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Theo Johnson is down to four schools: Georgia, Iowa, Michigan and Penn State. He should decide either this month or before his senior season. He’s a rare Canadian target by the program. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Expect Darnell Washington to take his recruiting process and his final decision up to the Under Armour All-American Game. He will take his UGA official for the Notre Dame game this fall. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Theo Johnson is a rare athlete. He has posted that he has a 10-foot broad jump and a 43-inch vertical leap. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
The Noah Sewell section
Noah Sewell posted a 4.75 laser in the 40-yard dash at 266 pounds. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Sewell has rare short space quickness for an ILB. He was timed in the pro agility shuttle drill at 4.13 seconds. That is the 99th percentile for all athletes. Especially the skill RBs and WRs. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Noah Sewell plays and camps with a high level of emotion and intensity. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Here’s pretty much the reaction when anyone sees Sewell fly around on the field at close to 270 pounds. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)
Noah Sewell had a brilliant day in the “Cat-and-Mouse” drill during the showcase portion of the Opening on Monday. (Jeff Sentell/DawgNation)/Dawgnation)