Georgia takes over No. 1 class in latest Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings

Kirby Smart and Georgia are hunting yet another top-ranked recruiting class after just missing out last cycle. The Bulldogs finished No. 2 in 2025 to SEC rival Texas, in a race that came down to the wire in the final days of the early signing period. Ultimately, the Longhorns prevailed with a few late additions — including beating out UGA for five-star defensive lineman Justus Terry.

Early on in the 2026 class, it has been USC that the ‘Dawgs are chasing, with the Trojans holding the No. 1 class in the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings for nearly all of the past few months. Georgia has been increasingly closing that gap, climbing into the top 10 in May and early June, and then catapulting up to No. 2 over the past few weeks.

On Monday though, they finally overtook the Trojans after the latest player rankings updates from Rivals arrived. Georgia’s team score — 93.209 — outpaces USC’s by just two-thousandths of a point, signifying what should be a ferocious battle until December.

The Bulldogs’ latest commitment, five-star tight end Kaiden Prothro, ultimately pushed Georgia ahead of USC, which holds a whopping 31 total commitments. Georgia, meanwhile, has 29. UGA’s class has a slightly higher average rating per commitment (90.83 to 90.73). The ‘Dawgs also hold an advantage when it comes to blue-chip commitments, landing 22 to the Trojans’ 21.

Both programs are well-ahead of Notre Dame and Texas A&M right now, the two schools who currently sit at No. 3 and No. 4 in the team rankings.

Georgia Bulldogs commitment by position

Below is a look at Georgia’s full recruiting class and their updated rankings:

Quarterback
Five-Star Plus+ Jared Curtis, No. 4 NATL (No. 1 QB)

Running back
Four-star Jae Lamar, No. 136 NATL. (No. 13 RB)

Wide receiver
Four-star Brady Marchese, No. 197 NATL. (No. 33 WR)
Four-star Craig Dandridge, No. 218 NATL. (No. 37 WR)
Four-star Ryan Mosley, No. 249 NATL. (No. 44 WR)

Tight end
Five-star Kaiden Prothro, No. 25 NATL. (No. 2 TE)
Four-star Brayden Fogle, No. 119 NATL. (No. 7 TE)
Four-star Lincoln Keyes, No. 278 NATL (No. 12 TE)

Offensive tackle
Four-star Ekene Ogboko, No. 52 NATL. (No. 6 OT)

Interior offensive lineman
Four-star Graham Houston, No. 263 NATL (No. 20 IOL)
Three-star Zykie Helton, No. 470 NATL. (No. 45 IOL)
Three-star Zachary Lewis, No. 519 NATL. (No. 52 IOL)

Defensive lineman
Four-star James Johnson, No. 42 NATL. (No. 1 DL)
Four-star PJ Dean, No. 79 NATL. (No. 6 DL)
Four-star Carter Luckie, No. 352 NATL. (No. 38 DL)
Four-star Preston Carey, No. 450 NATL. (No. 45 DL)
JUCO four-star Seven Cloud, No. 1 NATL. (No. 1 JUCO DL)

EDGE
Four-star Khamari Brooks, No. 137 NATL. (No. 19 EDGE)
Three-star Corey Howard, No. 663 NATL. (No. 61 EDGE)

Linebacker
Four-star Shadarius Toodle, No. 246 NATL. (No. 13 LB)

Cornerback
Four-star Justice Fitzpatrick, No. 48 NATL. (No. 7 CB)
Four-star Caden Harris, No. 76 NATL. (No. 10 CB)
Four-star Chace Calicut, No. 150 NATL. (No. 17 CB)

Safety
Four-star Jordan Smith, No. 60 NATL. (No. 6 S)
Four-star Zech Fort, No. 130 NATL (No. 11 S)
Four-star Tyriq Green, No. 201 NATL. (No. 19 S)
Three-star Kealan Jones, No. 567 NATL (No. 43 S)

Specialists
K Harran Zureikat
P Wade Register