Recruiting is the lifeblood of college football and to build a dominant program requires securing the top athletes during each recruiting cycle.
Under Kirby Smart, Georgia has finished in the top four in the recruiting race in each year of the Coach Smart era. He landed the No. 1 overall class during the 2020 recruiting cycle and landed the No. 2 overall class in 2019. The 2019 class, led by five-star defensive recruits Nolan Smith Jr. (WDE), LB Nakobe Dean, DT Travon Walker and offensive recruits George Pickens (WR) and Clay Webb (OC), made significant contributions to the Bulldogs.