Georgia Bulldogs

Editor’s note: Over the next two weeks, we’ll take a closer look at each of Georgia’s position groups at the end of spring practice. Today we examine the offensive line:

Returning players/stats: Chris Burnette, Sr. (12 starts in 2012); Kenarious Gates, Sr. (14 starts); Dallas Lee, Sr. (14 starts); David Andrews, Jr. (14 starts); Mark Beard, Jr. (Two starts); John Theus, So. (14 starts); Austin Long, Sr.; Watts Dantzler, Jr.; Zach DeBell, So.; Hunter Long, Jr.; Xzavier Ward, So.; Greg Pyke, RFr.

Newcomers: Brandon Kublanow, Fr. (ESPN's No. 145 overall prospect in 2013, No. 2 center. Expected to enroll this summer); Aulden Bynum, Fr. (No. 47 OT. Enrolled in January); Josh Cardiello, Fr. (No. 21 OG. Enrolled in January); DeVondre Seymour, Fr. (No. 14 OT. Could enroll this summer)

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SUWANEE, Ga. -- Two weeks ago, Watch List Dante Sawyer (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett) took a trip up to Kentucky to meet with the Wildcats’ coaching staff. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive end has over 20 offers to date, and it looks like new head coach Mark Stoops and his staff have done what they need to pique Sawyer’s interests so far.

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The Georgia coaching staff has offered a number of North Gwinnett (Ga.) High School prospects over the years. Senior offensive tackle DeVondre Seymour just signed the Bulldogs 10 days ago and sophomore offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt was offered last week.

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ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia added another ESPN 300 offensive lineman to its class this morning when four-star DeVondre Seymour (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett) elected to sign with the Bulldogs, DawgNation's Kipp Adams has confirmed.

Seymour, the No. 259 overall prospect and No. 14 offensive tackle, is the adopted son of former Georgia Bulldogs All-American Richard Seymour. He initially considered waiting to sign until he sorts out academic concerns, but instead signed with the Bulldogs on Wednesday and could attend a prep school.

The 6-foot-5, 295-pound prospect chose the Bulldogs over three other finalists: Alabama, Auburn and Louisville. Seymour took a visit to UGA on Jan. 11, but academics forced him to focus on the classroom this past month and limited his chances to take other visits.

North Gwinnett coach Bob Sphire explained Seymour's situation last week to DawgNation's Radi Nabulsi: “Well, I don’t see him signing on signing day because he still has some more work to do academically. ... It may end up being prep school, it may end up that junior college is the option. He still has time to get things taken care of, too, so the best thing he can do is just keep his nose to the grindstone and work on those things.”

What is the impact of Seymour's decision?

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ATHENS, Ga. -- Last Friday demonstrated the reason why the recruiting hotboard in the Georgia coaches’ meeting room is kept on a dry erase board. As the day started, the Bulldogs had 10 targets in mind for signing day. By midnight, the erasers had been worked hard. Let’s review what happened so we can gauge the possible commits on signing day.

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SUWANEE, Ga. -- ESPN 300 offensive tackle DeVondre Seymour does not give a lot of interviews. He doesn’t see the need for it and if he answered the phone for everyone that called, he would lose valuable study time. After transferring from South Carolina and subsequently getting behind academically, that study time is at an even higher premium as signing day approaches.

Seymour did take a few minutes out of his day to speak with DawgNation recently and outlined what his plans were for signing day.

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Editor’s note: Over the next several weeks, we’ll take a look at each position on Georgia’s depth chart and project how it might look in the future. Today we examine Georgia’s offensive tackles:

2012 two-deep depth chart:
LT: Kenarious Gates (Jr.), Mark Beard (So.)
RT: John Theus (Fr.), Watts Dantzler (So.)

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In this week's update:

• Georgia coaches hit the road
• FAU weekend visitor preview

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Every week through football season, DawgNation writer Kipp Adams will reveal five things he learned while out on the road watching the best in the Southeast play football. Those nuggets could include recruiting gems, game observations and/or merely thoughts on sports in general.

On Saturday, I was at the Georgia Dome for the Corky Kell Classic.

1. Star-struck: The ESPN 300 was well represented Saturday, with seven members on the field at the Georgia Dome. They did not disappoint either, as several of the top performances of the day came out of that group. Other top prospects were in attendance to watch the event, including ESPN 150 defensive lineman Kelsey Griffin (Hoschton, Ga./Mill Creek), ESPN 300 defensive end and Florida State commitment Davin Bellamy (Chamblee, Ga./Chamblee), four star defensive end and University of Florida commitment Antonio Riles (Lawrenceville, Ga./Archer) and 2014 University of Georgia commitments Demarre Kitt (Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek) and Nick Glass (Atlanta/St. Pius X.). This year, the event added a fifth game to the slate, so I had a chance to watch 10 of the best programs in the state do battle for from 9 a.m. to midnight. I am still napping in an effort to recover from the football overload.
2. Mono the hour: In the first game, Brendan Langley (Marietta,Ga./Kell), a South Carolina commitment, showed that even though he has high upside as a defensive back in college, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound athlete is still a threat on offense as well. Langley had 91 rushing yards rushing, 63 of them coming on a reverse and 12 on a fake punt, as well as four catches for 65 yards and two touchdowns. Not bad for someone who was not cleared to play from mononucleosis until an hour before kickoff.

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ESPN 300 offensive lineman DeVondre Seymour (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett) hesitated just a bit too long when asked how he does while practicing against his adoptive father, NFL All-Pro defensive end and former Georgia Bulldog Richard Seymour.

“We do sometimes go 1-on-1,” Seymour said. “It is pretty exciting when you get out there and go against him. We are about the same size. But going against a NFL player feels pretty good.”

And the results?

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Wednesday saw the first update of the ESPN 150 and the debut of the ESPN 300 for the 2013 class. Georgia commits are well represented with six players landing in the ESPN 300.

All three of the Bulldogs' wide receiver commits are in the ESPN 300, with recent commits Uriah LeMay (Matthews, N.C./Butler) and Reggie Davis (Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln) coming in at No. 235 and No. 290 respectively. Kyrin Priester (Snellville, Ga./Brookwood) just misses the ESPN 150, landing at No. 161 in the ESPN 300.

Speaking of just missing, linebacker Johnny O’Neal (Dublin, Ga./West Laurens) comes in at No. 152 in the rankings. He is joined by fellow inside linebacker commit Ryne Rankin (Orlando, Fla./ East River), who makes his debut in the ESPN 300 at No. 293. Another Sunshine State commit,, athlete Reggie Wilkerson (Citra, Fla./North Marion) is ranked No. 156.

The Bulldogs already have three more four-star recruits for 2013 than they had in the 2012 signing class and Georgia is looking to add more. A number of Georgia targets are listed in the ESPN 300. The coaching staff is still in good shape with defensive tackle Jay Woods (Jackson, Ga./Jackson) at No. 164, athlete Brendan Langley (Marietta, Ga./Kell) at No. 209, offensive tackle DeVondre Seymour (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett) at No. 246 and inside linebacker Tim Kimbrough (Indianapolis, In./ Warren Central) at No. 282. Plus the Bulldogs are in the running for two Peach State defensive ends with Davin Bellamy (Chamblee,Ga./Chamblee) at No. 297 and Antonio Riles (Lawrenceville, Ga./Archer) at No. 300.

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DawgNation’s Radi Nabulsi was on ESPN’s Athens affiliate 960 The Ref on Tuesday morning talking about Georgia newest commitment and other hot topics. Listen to this podcast for the latest on:

• What does Josh Cardiello’s commitment mean for Georgia?
• Who will join Cardiello on the offensive line?

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