2025 4-star DL Christian Garrett announces his top seven schools

Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Tennessee and USC remain in the race for 2025 four-star defensive lineman Christian Garrett. Close to two dozen schools have offered the No. 95 prospect in the 2025 On3 Industry Ranking and he is now focused on seven schools.

“I am not shutting things down, but I am narrowing things down and focusing on a smaller selection of schools,” Garrett told On3. “Communication with these schools has been strong and all have good things I like. I have visited five of the schools, I know a lot about them and I see these schools as a good fit for me and my family. I am confident that they can develop me as a man and football player.”

Garrett has not yet visited Ole Miss and USC. He has been talking more with coaches from those schools and both intrigue him.

“I now want to find out more about Ole Miss and USC. I have had a good first interaction with their coaches. Now I just need to visit and see how I feel.”

He has official visits to Clemson (May 31) and Georgia (June 6) locked in. The 6-foot-3, 261-pounder plans to schedule three more, then make his decision.

“The other three official visits are up in the air. I will be back at Clemson on March 9, then I will take a few more visits in the spring, see how I feel and lock in my other official visits.

“My plan is to take five official visits in the summer, look everything over with my family and coaches, then commit in the summer. It will come down to relationships and who can develop me. It is about the fit for me and my family.”

Garrett has visited Georgia five times, Clemson and Tennessee three times, Georgia Tech two times and Alabama once.

Garrett talks the five favorites he has visited

Alabama: “Alabama speaks for itself. They recruit well, they put guys in the league and they get the best in the nation. Nick Saban was a big loss, and I thought that over, but they are still Alabama and they will do big things.”

Clemson: “Clemson is a staff I have connected well with from the beginning. Coach Nick Eason and Coach Dabo Swinney have shown love since I camped there, they connected with me and my family and we just have that relationship.”

Georgia: “Georgia is Georgia. They put the most defensive linemen in the league right now. I have a really good connection with Coach Kirby Smart and Coach Tray Scott too.”

Georgia Tech: “I have good connections at Georgia Tech with two former teammates (Aaron Philo and Bailey Stockton) being there. I had a good visit on their Junior Day too and I like what their new coaches are doing there. Georgia Tech is on its way up.”

Tennessee: “Tennessee has made me feel like a priority since I camped there last summer. I have been building a good relationship with Coach Josh Heupel and Coach Rodney Garner. They do a great job of checking up on me each week.”