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Two big offers came in Thursday for a Peach State prospect who possesses as much upside as any in the Southeast. He is also as big as anyone in the Southeast. University of Florida coach Will Muschamp and University of Alabama coach Nick Saban put in calls to North Gwinnett coach Bob Sphire today to extend an offer to offensive lineman DeVondre Seymour (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett). The 6-foot-5, 315-pound tackle was glad to get the news.

“I like both schools and I hope to take a visit to both really soon,” Seymour said.

Only problem is, the Gators and Crimson Tide might be too late.

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St. Petersburg (Fla.) Gibbs athlete Maurice Hall passes the eye test on first view. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound sophomore can play wide receiver, safety, corner, linebacker, running back or quarterback if necessary.

Hall, who is also a starter on the basketball team and a sprinter and high-jumper for the track team, received a verbal offer from Oklahoma in January when the Sooners were successfully recruiting former teammate Gary Simon.

"Oklahoma saw my film when they sat in with my coach and they liked me," Hall said. "I've gotten a lot of interest from schools and I think they will see me in the spring."

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Marqui Hawkins (Columbus, Ga./Carver), a 6-foot-2 and 205-pound receiver, can do it all at his position.

“I know I have offers from Clemson, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Florida. I think Georgia offered but I am not sure. Teams like Alabama and Auburn are recruiting me hard and I want to check them out,” he said.

At this point Hawkins has not made any unofficial visits. He’s hoping that changes soon.

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To get ready for the March 20 start of Georgia’s spring football practice, DawgNation will do a position breakdown each day and feature one player to watch at that position. Today we look at tight ends and Arthur Lynch.

ATHENS, Ga. -- The risk for a tight end committing to a program like Georgia, with such a strong history at the position, is that it becomes easy to slip through the cracks.

Arthur Lynch struggled with that reality early in his Georgia career with other highly touted players ahead of him on the depth chart. This fall the fourth-year junior will finally get his chance to become a key contributor.

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Josh McNeil didn't even have to play in an actual high school football game to turn into a top-flight prospect.

The tight end from Durham (N.C.) Hillside picked up his first scholarship offer based on a workout at East Carolina last summer before he had even donned a helmet or shoulder pads. The 6-foot-4, 235-pound junior had only participated in seven-on-seven passing camps.

Yet the Pirates had seen plenty. They offered him a scholarship on the spot.

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Marcus Cox (Dacula, Ga.) is a versatile athlete from the Peach State. Some teams like him on offense, others like him on defense but the 5-foot-10, 183-pound recruit prefers the football in his hands. At Dacula he plays running back, receiver and returns punts and kicks.

“I may play some defense this season,” Cox said. “I will play corner or safety. But most schools like me as a running back or receiver. It doesn’t matter to me I just want to play as a freshman. I just like making plays. At running back I have good vision. I can think on the run. It comes naturally. I have good instincts. I am a playmaker.

“At receiver, I have the tools of a running back. I can catch and am very elusive with the ball. Most linebackers can’t cover me and I can get yards after the catch.”

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Jalen Stevens knows the type of player he wants to be.

The standout from Goose Creek (S.C.) High School wants to be the sort of hybrid pass-rusher that is so en vogue in football circles, especially with the proliferation of the 3-4 defense.

Maybe he'll have his hand down as a defensive end? Maybe he'll stand up as a linebacker? Regardless, he's proven he can do both. Last season, Stevens began the season at defensive end and then moved to strongside linebacker when the former starter there went down with an injury.

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There’s no question that linebacker Raekwon McMillian will be one of the most sought after defensive prospects in the Class of 2014. Now 6-foot-2 and 239 pounds, McMillian already has scholarship offers from South Carolina, Ole Miss and Georgia.

“That first offer from South Carolina was big for me,” McMillian said. “I remember I was on my way to a hoops game. I stopped and talked with my coaches. I felt so relieved. All of this hard work is paying off.

“Ole Miss offered me a week or so later. Ole Miss is going to be good. It’s a nice feeling that I am getting views from schools out of range from where I live. That’s big. I don’t know much about Ole Miss but I do know that Patrick Willis went to school there.

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Rakim Peters (Winder, Ga./Apalachee), a versatile defensive prospect from the state of Georgia, does it all for his high school team, according to coach Shane Davis.

“He starts for us as a strong-side defensive end,” Davis said. “When we go to a three-man front we move him to the secondary because he can play man coverage. Rakim is a three-year starter in basketball. He moves well and plays well in space. This kid is very physical as well. Rakim is a player that you can do so many things with and he gives you a lot of options.”

According to Davis, Peters has a trio of scholarship offers as well as a handful of teams showing great interest.

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To get ready for the March 20 start of Georgia’s spring football practice, DawgNation will do a position breakdown each day and feature one player to watch at that position. Today we look at wide receivers and senior Marlon Brown.

ATHENS, Ga. -- Few players provided more signing day excitement at Georgia in the last several seasons than when Marlon Brown picked the Bulldogs in 2009.

If Brown is going to prove that excitement was merited, the senior wide receiver will have to do it this season.

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