UGA comes from behind to land Jenkins 

Georgia wouldn't take no for an answer, and its perserverence was rewared on Monday night when Hamilton (Ga.) Harris County ESPNU 150 DE Jordan Jenkins picked the Dawgs.

At the start of the season, Georgia was, at best, on the outside looking in for Jenkins, who is No. 61 in the ESPNU 150. But the Bulldogs made a surge late in the process and stunned Alabama and Florida to pull the state’s No. 6 ranked recruit and the nation’s No. 5 rated defensive end.

“You know, prior to the season, I wasn’t really even thinking about Georgia,” Jenkins said last week. “I sat down and start thinking more and more about the Dawgs. Seriously. They have a great team and a great program, and I love coach (Todd) Grantham. It had nothing to do with the season they had. I do really like them.”

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