ATHENS, Ga. — It's Early National Signing Day! High school football standouts across the nation announced their decisions on which college they will attend.
A total of 28 recruits signed with the Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday -- and there were some surprises.
"I'm really excited about this class. Obviously, it started long before this time last year. We're really confident in our evaluations. We do a thorough job," UGA Head Coach Kirby Smart said at a press conference.
Smart said that 25 of the 28 signees are multi-sport athletes from 13 different states.
"More important than all that is the kind of kids they are. I'm excited to get them to come in and work," he added.
You can check out KJ Bolden's spotlight and the full list of UGA recruits below:
2024 Georgia football signees
KJ Bolden
After KJ Bolden previously made a verbal commitment to Florida State, he ended up officially signing with the Bulldogs. The Buford High School five-star safety took to social media to announce he's staying with his home state.
Bolden said he made his decision based on what's best for him.
"I just told coach, like I want to play against the best. I want to practice with the best, develop into one of the best and be one of the... best in the nation. 'Why not go to one the best programs in the nation?'" he said.
UGA football recruits 2024 | Full list
(Listed below is each player's name, position, height, weight, hometown, previous school)
- KJ Bolden DB 6-0 185 Buford, Ga. (Buford High)
- Chauncey Bowens RB 5-11 225 Port St. Lucie, Fla. (The Benjamin School)
- Daniel Calhoun OL 6-6 350 Marietta, Ga. (Walton)
- Chris Cole ILB 6-3 220 Salem, Va. (Salem)
- Nyier Daniels OL 6-8 365 Newark, N.J. (Bergen Catholic)
- Marques Easley OL 6-5 335 Kankakee, Ill. (Kankakee)
- Ondre Evans DB 6-0 195 Nashville, Tenn. (CPA)
- Nate Frazier RB 5-10 210 Compton, Calif. (Mater Dei)
- Justin Greene DL 6-4 265 Dacula, Ga. (Mountain View)
- Marcus Harrison OL 6-8 330 Buffalo, N.Y. (St. Francis)
- Colton Heinrich TE 6-4 230 Coral Springs, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons)
- Nasir Johnson DL 6-6 335 Dublin, Ga. (Dublin)
- Quintavius Johnson OLB 6-4 255 Atlanta, Ga. (Mays)
- Joseph Jonah-Ajonye DL 6-4 275 Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge)
- Demello Jones DB 6-1 180 Swainsboro, Ga. (Swainsboro)
- Kristopher Jones ILB 6-2 230 Stafford, Va. (Fairfax)
- Drew Miller P 6-2 215 Mediapolis, Iowa (Mediapolis)
- Nnamdi Ogboko DL 6-4 340 Durham, N.C. (South Garner)
- Dwight Phillips, Jr. RB 5-10 175 Mableton, Ga. (Pebblebrook)
- Ryan Puglisi QB 6-3 210 Paxton, Mass. (Avon Old Farms)
- Jaden Reddell TE 6-4 235 Raymore, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar)
- Ellis Robinson IV DB 6-0 180 New Haven, Conn. (IMG Academy)
- Jordan Thomas DL 6-5 325 Hackensack, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep)
- Malachi Toliver OL 6-5 320 Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
- Nitro Tuggle WR 6-1 190 Elkhart, Ind. (NorthWood)
- Michael Uini OL 6-7 325 Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove)
- Sacovie White WR 5-9 180 Cartersville, Ga. (Cass)
- Justin Williams ILB 6-2 215 Woodlands, Texas (Oak Ridge)