Georgia added another piece to its 2028 recruiting haul Thursday, landing four-star safety Nick Carroll and giving the Bulldogs even more early momentum in a cycle that already looks promising.
Carroll is rated by 247Sports as the No. 48 overall prospect in the class of 2028, the No. 4 safety nationally and the fifth-best player in Georgia. He picked Georgia over Florida and Tennessee, and his commitment pushed the Bulldogs up to No. 6 in the recruiting rankings.
That ranking, though, only tells part of the story. Georgia has just three commitments in the class, but its group stacks up well when measured by quality rather than quantity. Every school ranked ahead of the Bulldogs has more commits, and Georgia’s average commit ranking is better than the five teams above it.
Carroll is the second-highest rated pledge in the class behind five-star quarterback Jayden Wade. Wade, the No. 2 overall recruit in the country, has been committed to Georgia for close to a year, even with other schools trying to flip him and expected to keep pushing over the next year.
The third Georgia commitment is four-star tight end Asa Wall, who checks in as the No. 120 player nationally and the No. 7 tight end. Carroll and Wall are both Georgia natives, a useful sign for the Bulldogs after having a harder time building momentum with in-state prospects in the 2027 class.
Carroll was a relatively quiet name for many Georgia fans during his recruitment, which makes sense given the limited buzz around other schools. He also chose Georgia more than a year before signing day, so this one came together well ahead of the finish line.
There is still a long way to go before this class can be signed next December, but Georgia’s early work has it positioned to make a run at one of the top classes in the country.
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