Who Is Going Where in South Georgia
South Georgia Commits
By: Colin Lacy
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
One of the most important days on any football program’s calendar…National Signing Day.
Once again, the state of Georgia and more specifically South Georgia had some of the most coveted high school talent in the country.
According to 247, the #2 player coming out of the state of Georgia is Benedictine’s LaDamion Guyton. The 5-star edge player signed to continue his career with the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Guyton began his career with Savannah Christian before transferring to Benedictine for the 2025 season.
Jae Lamar, a running back from Colquitt County signed to play for Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs. The 4-star speedster racked up over 1,000 yards rushing and scored 17 rushing touchdowns in 2025 while adding 2 receiving scores.
One player that is heading off the beaten path is Lee County’s Lesiah Jackson that signed with the Stanford Cardinal. Jackson was rated as the 23rd best safety in the nation and the 22nd best overall player in the state of Georgia.
The Leesburg native is a bigger-bodied defensive back that began his first two years as a two-way player before transitioning full-time to the defensive side for the final two years of his prep career.
One of the more interesting recruitments comes in Brunswick as the Pirates’ Heze Kent is listed on the recruiting sites as an Athlete at 6-6 and 310 pounds.
Kent was primarily a tight end for the Pirates, but likely projects as either an offensive tackle or defensive tackle as he signs with the Florida Gators just three days after the Gators announced the hiring of new head coach Jon Sumrall.
It wouldn’t be right to talk about National Signing Day without bringing up Benedictine in Savannah. Yet again, the Cadets have a top recruit as 4-star wide receiver Bubba Frazier signed his NLI to play at Notre Dame.
Frazier was one of the most dominant offensive weapons in the country over the past three years for Benedictine. While mainly looked at as a slot receiver, Frazier has also rushed for over 1,100 yards in his 3 years. For a grand total of 3,300 total yards, Frazier scored 33 offensive touchdowns in his 3-year career.
Traeviss Stevenson anchored the defensive secondary for Brooks County and looks to head to the ATL to bolster the Georgia Tech safety room.
The consensus 4-star recruit that goes by “stick” had offers from Georgia, Texas, Michigan, and Florida, but chooses the Ramblin Wreck (who just signed Head Coach Brent Key to a big-time extension).
That gets us through the top 30 prospects in the state from the area, but the talent pool goes much deeper than that. That’s a trend that has carried throughout the state to keep the in-state talent within the Georgia borders.
In addition to Jae Lamar, the Georgia Bulldogs also bring in Jordan Smith. Smith is a 4-star safety from Houston County.
Head Coach Clay Helton and Georgia Southern tap into the local talent too. The Eagles early on signing day reported the signing of a pair of teammates from West Laurens as O-Lineman Grady Howell and Running Back Ty Cummings. In addition, Camden County’s 3-star linebacker Xavier Brown.
Not surprisingly to those in the College Football world but the state of Georgia high school talent shines again and plants the next wave of stars to the next level from South Georgia…Just how it should be.
