Georgia Football signees showcase speed on track this spring
Speed is the name of the game, and several Georgia Football signees have showcased their speed this spring on the track.
Darris Smith
Outside linebacker signee Darris Smith shot up into the top-100 players in the country for On3 Sports after a strong senior season at Appling County. The 6-foot-5, 225 pound prospect is continuing that into the spring as he set a new personal record in the 200 meter on the track.
“Darris Smith is a kid we’re excited about, somebody we’ve loved. He’s got a great work ethic. He’s from a rural town down there, and he’s done a wonderful job every time he’s been up here of competing, working out,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said about Smith after his signing in February. “He’s got a lot of growth potential. He’s long. He runs well. Kids that are that size that run well tend to do well in our system. He played a receiver at times. He’s running track right now, and he’s one of the fastest track kids in that area, so we’re certainly excited about him. He’s got a lot of development to do.”
Julian Humphrey and Dillon Bell
Smith isn’t the only Georgia signee to star on the track too. Texas natives Julian Humphrey and Dillon Bell have had their fair share of success too. Humphrey also set a personal record in the 200 to win his region and helped his relay team come back from a big deficit. Meanwhile, Bell and his brother were recently a part of breaking a school record in the 4×100 relay.
“Dillon is another one that came and worked out. He came through and he was actually here the same day Cole (Speer) was and he stood out,” Smart added. “He was big, he was built like a running back. He has power, he has good hands, he has tremendous work ethic. He goes to an extremely academic high school which checks a box for us in terms of being able to handle the academics here at the University of Georgia. When we saw him workout that gave us validation that what we saw on tape was accurate. He is a tremendous young man so when start to look for size and speed on the perimeter, he has really good size, he has really good speed. That was something that fired us up.”
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