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Georgia wraps up race to No. 1 class for 2024 recruiting cycle
By Paul Harvey
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Georgia has officially wrapped up the No. 1 spot in the 247 Sports Team Composite rankings for the 2024 recruiting class. It gives Kirby Smart his third season with the No. 1 recruiting class since 2018.
247 Sports officially called the race to the No. 1 recruiting class after the Bulldogs flipped safety, KJ Bolden, away from Florida State. It’s the earliest 247 Sports has called the race to the top class per Steve Wiltfong.
BREAKING: We are calling the race for No. 1 in 2024. The Georgia Bulldogs clinch the top spot after flipping 5-star safety KJ Bolden.
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— 247Sports (@247Sports) December 20, 2023
Georgia’s current point total for the 2024 recruiting class (316.03) would rank as the 14th-best class in the 247 Sports era (since 2010). Bolden’s flip to Georgia gives Smart 28 total players, including a quartet of 5-star players.
It is another defensive-rich class for Smart with the Bulldogs signing the top safety (Bolden), top cornerback (Ellis Robinson IV) and top linebacker (Justin Williams) in the cycle. Additionally, Georgia signed 5 of the top 50 players available.
The Bulldogs could have pushed that ranking even higher had the program held onto 5-star quarterback Dylan Raiola. Even with the flip to Nebraska, there was no stopping this class. Without Raiola in tow, the Bulldogs did sign Ryan Puglisi, a 4-star recruit and the No. 9 QB in the class out of Avon, Connecticut.
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
