ATHENS -- Georgia class of 29 signees on Wednesday included an emphasis on defense, seven early enrollees and a defensive lineman rated as the nation's top prospect.<br />
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Coach Mark Richt said defensive tackle Trenton Thompson of Westover High in Albany, Georgia "is a big, massive man who's got great agility." The 6-foot-4, 311-pound Thompson is rated No. 1 on the 247Sports composite.<br />
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Thompson was a five-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com and solidified his status in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.<br />
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"The word I got from some of those kids was the guy just was very difficult to handle by anybody," Richt said.<br />
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Georgia added another five-star prospect Wednesday night when Callaway High wide receiver Terry Godwin announced he chose the Bulldogs over Auburn.<br />
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Linebacker Jake Ganus, a senior who transferred after Alabama-Birmingham dropped its program, already is enrolled. Ganus led UAB in tackles each of the last two seasons.<br />
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Ganus (6-2, 215) said he had interest from 40 schools.<br />
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"It was a crazy December for me," Ganus said, adding Georgia was "a perfect fit" because 2014 starters Amarlo Herrera and Ramik Wilson were seniors.<br />
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The class was ranked sixth in the nation by Scout.com and seventh by Rivals.com.<br />
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At least 19 signees will play defense. The class includes five defensive linemen and four offensive linemen, including Sam Madden (6-6, 350) of Barnegat, New Jersey, DeVondre Seymour (6-6, 310) of Suwanee, Georgia and Patrick Allen (6-4, 285) of Reisterstown, Maryland. Seymour is the adopted son of former Georgia and NFL defensive tackle Richard Seymour.<br />
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"We got some beef, there's no doubt about that," Richt said during a question-and-answer session with fans.<br />
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Richt said later the day included "a lot of emotions."<br />
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Linebacker Roquan Smith of Montezuma, Georgia announced on ESPN he would sign with UCLA over the Bulldogs - but he then postponed the signing. Georgia lost wide receiver Darius Slayton of Greater Atlanta Christian to Auburn and safety Deontai Williams of Jacksonville, Florida to Ohio University.<br />
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Georgia signed Shaquery Wilson, a wide receiver from Coral Gables, Florida who last week changed his commitment from the Bulldogs to West Virginia.<br />
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Top 25 Class: Yes<br />
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Best in class: Trent Thompson, DT, Albany, Georgia.<br />
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Best of the rest: D'Andre Walker, OLB, Fairburn, Georgia; Rashad Roundtree, DB, Evans, Georgia, Terry Godwin, WR, Hogansville, Georgia.<br />
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Late addition: WR/DB Shaquery Wilson signed one week after flipping his commitment from Georgia to West Virginia.<br />
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One that got away: WR Darius Slayton of Greater Atlanta Christian, who had committed to Georgia, signed with Auburn.<br />
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<b>Football signees announced Wednesday by Georgia, with name, position, height, weight, school and hometown:</b><br />
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Jonathan Abram, ath, 6-1, 202, East Marion High, Columbia, Miss.<br />
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Patrick Allen, ol, 6-4, 285, Franklin High, Reisterstown, Md.<br />
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Chuks Amaechi, lb, 6-3, 220, Arizona Western College<br />
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Deandre Baker, db, 5-11, 175, Northwestern (Miami, Fla.) High<br />
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Michael Barnett, de, 6-5, 251, Woodland High, Dorchester, S.C.<br />
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Juwuan Briscoe, cb, 5-11, 185, Thomas Stone High, Waldorf, Md.<br />
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Michael Chigbu, wr, 6-2, 220, Holy Cross School, New Orleans<br />
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Kirby Choates, db, 6-0, 184, Tri-Cities High, East Point, Ga.<br />
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Tae Crowder, rb, 6-3, 220, Harris County High, Hamilton, Ga.<br />
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Jake Ganus, lb, 6-2, 215, Chelsea (Ala.) High<br />
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Terry Godwin, wr, 5-11, 170, Callaway High, Hogansville, Ga.<br />
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Sage Hardin, ol, 6-6, 270, Marist School, Atlanta<br />
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Jackson Harris, te, 6-5, 250, Columbia (Tenn.) Central High<br />
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Daquan Hawkins, dt, 6-4, 302, Westlake High, Atlanta<br />
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Jonathan Ledbetter, dt, 6-4, 265, Tucker (Ga.) High.<br />
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Sam Madden, ol, 6-6, 350, Barnegat (N.J.) High<br />
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Gary McCrae, lb, 6-4, 220, Raldolph Clay High, Cuthbert, Ga.<br />
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Rico McGraw, db, 6-0, 190, The Ensworth School, Nashville, Tenn.<br />
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Chauncey Rivers, de, 6-3, 252, Stephenson High, Stone Mountain, Ga.<br />
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Reshad Roundtree, s, 6-1, 195, Lakeside High, Evans, Ga.<br />
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Devondre Seymour, ol, 6-6, 310, North Gwinnett High, Suwanee, Ga.<br />
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Jayson Stanley, wr, 6-2, 198, Creekside High, Fairburn, Ga.<br />
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Juwan Taylor, lb, 6-1, 195, Hallandale Beach (Fla.) High<br />
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Trenton Thompson, dt, 6-4, 311, Westover High, Albany, Ga.<br />
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D'Andre Walker, olb, 6-3, 212, Langston Hughes High, Fairburn, Ga.<br />
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Jarvis Wilson, db, 6-2, 197, Tupelo (Miss.) High<br />
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Shaquery Wilson, ath, 6-1, 190, Coral Gables (Fla.) High<br />
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Justin Young, de, 6-4, 255, Grayson High, Loganville, Ga.
