Adryan Cole’s recruitment has been one of the biggest storylines in Georgia’s 2027 class, and the wait is almost over.
The four-star safety from Douglas County (Ga.) is set to announce his commitment on Saturday, July 18 at 4:30 p.m. ET, with the decision airing live on the CBSSports College Football YouTube channel. Cole has been on the radar for a long time, and as his choice nears, he’s climbed into the top tier of prospects in the state.
247Sports currently lists Cole as the nation’s No. 27 safety and the No. 26 player in Georgia. The evaluation on him paints the picture of a modern defensive back who checks plenty of boxes: he’s over 6 feet tall, owns green Sprint and Explosion Scores, closes hard on intermediate routes, carries vertical routes with functional speed, and breaks on the ball with efficient footwork.
He also brings some pop as a tackler, though there are moments when misdirection can pull him out of the flow near the box. Even so, the profile points to a player who can line up deep or close to the line and project as a starting-caliber hash safety at the Power Four level.
Cole’s final group is down to Florida, Georgia, LSU and Ole Miss.
When he explained what mattered most in the process, Cole made it clear the choice went beyond football alone.
"I wanted to be somewhere my parents could trust me being for the next 3-4 years. It came down to the relationship with the staff.
It was the overall way the coaches interacted with the players, and they compete. They're always working hard," Cole told 247Sports.
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