Why was DE so important in this class?
2006 signing day saw the Dawgs ink several big bodies who are sure bets to play DE in Brandon Wood and Demarcus Dobbs. And they have some more potential DEs sign at that position. However, Kiante Tripp and Clifton Geathers may end up at OT while Geno Atkins and Michael Lemon may end up at DT.
The 2005 class saw only one of the two signed DE recruits show up on campus in the form of Roderick Battle. In '04, UGA signed all-everything recruit Charles Johnson who is now starting for the Dawgs at Buck End. However, the other all-world DE recruit, Brandon Miller, is playing Linebacker. Brandon Lang never made it into school, and Jeremy Lomax has struggled to put on weight and stay off the training table.
In other words, Defensive End was critical in this recruiting class.
The Dawgs have responded with 3 of their first 11 commitments at DE. Conrad Obi, Justin Houston and now Neland Ball have verballed to the Dawgs. Additionally, the Dawgs look in great shape with South Carolina native Cliff Matthews and others.
All of which is good news for the Dawgs.
Other Links of Interest:
- Video on Ball from DawgPost.com
- 2007 Commit List - UGAsports.com
- 2007 Commit List - DawgPost.com
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