Now that we have the majority of the coaches named and we know basically the offensive and defensive systems we will run I wanted to take a look at Richt’s recruiting during his time with Georgia. I’ll be going through his recruiting position-by-position until I get through all 293 recruits from 2002 to 2014. I chose 2002 to start for a couple of reasons:
- It’s easier because most of the sites start at 2002
- It’s difficult to evaluate him on the 2001 recruiting class due to limited time to put a class together
I’ve covered the QB's and RB's, so now I'll move on to the WR's:
Richt recruited 35 WR's in his time at Georgia, and they averaged 6-2, 184 and 3.47 stars.
Of the 35 WR's, 10 of them never set foot on campus. I have removed these 10 players from the sample (Cedric Haywood, TJ Gartrell, Alonzo Bryant, Jamar Bryant, Walter Hill, Lonnie Outlaw, Sanford Seay, Rico Johnson, Uriah LeMay, Gilbert Johnson).
Removing those players from the sample still results in 6-2, 184, so it's obvious that is a pretty fair barometer of what Richt looks for in his WR's.
Bryan McClendon- 6-1, 180 and 3.50 average stars. From GA and made 14 career starts.
Mario Raley- 6-1, 185 and 4.00 average stars. From NC and made 6 career starts.
Sean Bailey- 6-0, 165 and 4.00 average stars. From GA and made 12 career starts. Torn ACL ruined a promising career.
Mikey Henderson- 6-1, 155 and 2.00 average stars. From GA and made 4 career starts. Was an all-conference return man.
Demiko Goodman- 6-4, 185 and 3.50 average stars. From GA and made 2 career starts.
Kenneth Harris- 6-4, 198 and 3.50 average stars. From GA and made 5 career starts.
Mohamed Massaquoi- 6-1, 190 and 4.00 average stars. From NC and made 26 starts. All-SEC and drafted into NFL.
Mike Moore- 6-3, 187 and 3.50 average stars. From FL and made 13 career starts.
Kris Durham- 6-5, 186 and 3.00 average stars. From GA and made 15 career starts. 4th round pick who was solid athlete.
Tony Wilson- 6-1, 165 and 4.00 average stars. From FL and made 3 career starts. Ended up leaving program.
Israel Troupe- 6-1, 200 and 4.00 average stars. From GA and made 0 career starts. Played in 39 career games as a special teamer.
AJ Green- 6-4, 184 and 5.00 average stars. From SC and made 16 career starts. All-SEC and 1st round pick.
Tavarres King- 6-1, 169 and 4.00 average stars. From GA and made 39 career starts. King was also drafted into NFL.
Marlon Brown- 6-5, 205 and 4.33 average stars. From TN and made 11 career starts. He has carved out an NFL career.
Rantavious Wooten- 6-1, 158 and 3.67 average stars. From FL and made 11 career starts.
Michael Bennett- 6-3, 187 and 3.00 average stars. From GA and made 27 career starts.
Chris Conley- 6-3, 191 and 3.33 average stars. From GA and made 23 career starts. Enigma who is freak athletically and was drafted into NFL.
Malcolm Mitchell- 6-1, 187 and 4.00 average stars. From GA and made 34 career starts. Multiple knee injuries ruined his career. Looked like a future star, as best year was freshman year as an All-SEC Freshman player.
Justin Scott-Wesley- 5-11, 210 and 4.00 average stars. From GA and made 4 career starts. Another player with multiple knee injuries.
Blake Tibbs- 6-1, 167 and 3.00 average stars. From GA and made 0 career starts. Left program.
Reggie Davis- 6-0, 159 and 3.67 average stars. From FL and has made 7 career starts. Great special teams player and returner.
Jonathon Rumph- 6-5, 215 and 4.00 average stars. A JC player who made 0 career starts. Whiff as a Juco player.
Tramel Terry- 6-0, 190 and 4.00 average stars. From FL and made 0 career starts and has left the program.
Shakenneth Williams- 6-2, 195 and 3.67 average stars. From GA and has not made a career start yet.
What does this tell us?
As much as any other position, Richt really has defined roles in mind for his receivers. He likes his split end to be rangy and tall. He likes his flanker to be tall, but also agile, so this player will generally be lean. Richt does not mind a player being light in weight, but generally will recruit taller receivers. Rarely did Richt have a receiver that was a go-to player to put up guady numbers. Generally his leading receiver would put up somewhere between 45-60 catches a year.
How would our current players fit in with this?
Stacy Coley is the perfect flanker for Coach Richt. Long and lean with the elusiveness to be a RAC machine in this offense. Lawrence Cager brings the size element that Richt craves on the outside with his split end. Richt's split end is often faced with press at the LOS and he craves receivers who are physical enough to get off that press. Berrios or Bruce would fit quite well at the slot receiver spot where Richt has no size guidelines for this spot.
The overall picture looks bad
When you look at all the defections and see a lack of true superstar players at this position you might be disconcerted. Much of the lack of star production is due to Richt's system not force feeding the ball to one individual in particular. Even AJ Green averaged 55 receptions per season at Georgia. There are several smooth athletes with talent in this crop of WR's.
Richt only recruited two All-SEC WR's in his time at Georgia, but did bring in several talented players who fit their role and produced. Perhaps more than any other position, Coach Richt is looking for specific attributes out of his WR's and he especially requires his split end to block on the perimeter. Some good players listed, but traditionally Coach Richt does not recruit WR's to the level that he does RB's and QB's.
- It’s easier because most of the sites start at 2002
- It’s difficult to evaluate him on the 2001 recruiting class due to limited time to put a class together
I’ve covered the QB's and RB's, so now I'll move on to the WR's:
Richt recruited 35 WR's in his time at Georgia, and they averaged 6-2, 184 and 3.47 stars.
Of the 35 WR's, 10 of them never set foot on campus. I have removed these 10 players from the sample (Cedric Haywood, TJ Gartrell, Alonzo Bryant, Jamar Bryant, Walter Hill, Lonnie Outlaw, Sanford Seay, Rico Johnson, Uriah LeMay, Gilbert Johnson).
Removing those players from the sample still results in 6-2, 184, so it's obvious that is a pretty fair barometer of what Richt looks for in his WR's.
Bryan McClendon- 6-1, 180 and 3.50 average stars. From GA and made 14 career starts.
Mario Raley- 6-1, 185 and 4.00 average stars. From NC and made 6 career starts.
Sean Bailey- 6-0, 165 and 4.00 average stars. From GA and made 12 career starts. Torn ACL ruined a promising career.
Mikey Henderson- 6-1, 155 and 2.00 average stars. From GA and made 4 career starts. Was an all-conference return man.
Demiko Goodman- 6-4, 185 and 3.50 average stars. From GA and made 2 career starts.
Kenneth Harris- 6-4, 198 and 3.50 average stars. From GA and made 5 career starts.
Mohamed Massaquoi- 6-1, 190 and 4.00 average stars. From NC and made 26 starts. All-SEC and drafted into NFL.
Mike Moore- 6-3, 187 and 3.50 average stars. From FL and made 13 career starts.
Kris Durham- 6-5, 186 and 3.00 average stars. From GA and made 15 career starts. 4th round pick who was solid athlete.
Tony Wilson- 6-1, 165 and 4.00 average stars. From FL and made 3 career starts. Ended up leaving program.
Israel Troupe- 6-1, 200 and 4.00 average stars. From GA and made 0 career starts. Played in 39 career games as a special teamer.
AJ Green- 6-4, 184 and 5.00 average stars. From SC and made 16 career starts. All-SEC and 1st round pick.
Tavarres King- 6-1, 169 and 4.00 average stars. From GA and made 39 career starts. King was also drafted into NFL.
Marlon Brown- 6-5, 205 and 4.33 average stars. From TN and made 11 career starts. He has carved out an NFL career.
Rantavious Wooten- 6-1, 158 and 3.67 average stars. From FL and made 11 career starts.
Michael Bennett- 6-3, 187 and 3.00 average stars. From GA and made 27 career starts.
Chris Conley- 6-3, 191 and 3.33 average stars. From GA and made 23 career starts. Enigma who is freak athletically and was drafted into NFL.
Malcolm Mitchell- 6-1, 187 and 4.00 average stars. From GA and made 34 career starts. Multiple knee injuries ruined his career. Looked like a future star, as best year was freshman year as an All-SEC Freshman player.
Justin Scott-Wesley- 5-11, 210 and 4.00 average stars. From GA and made 4 career starts. Another player with multiple knee injuries.
Blake Tibbs- 6-1, 167 and 3.00 average stars. From GA and made 0 career starts. Left program.
Reggie Davis- 6-0, 159 and 3.67 average stars. From FL and has made 7 career starts. Great special teams player and returner.
Jonathon Rumph- 6-5, 215 and 4.00 average stars. A JC player who made 0 career starts. Whiff as a Juco player.
Tramel Terry- 6-0, 190 and 4.00 average stars. From FL and made 0 career starts and has left the program.
Shakenneth Williams- 6-2, 195 and 3.67 average stars. From GA and has not made a career start yet.
What does this tell us?
As much as any other position, Richt really has defined roles in mind for his receivers. He likes his split end to be rangy and tall. He likes his flanker to be tall, but also agile, so this player will generally be lean. Richt does not mind a player being light in weight, but generally will recruit taller receivers. Rarely did Richt have a receiver that was a go-to player to put up guady numbers. Generally his leading receiver would put up somewhere between 45-60 catches a year.
How would our current players fit in with this?
Stacy Coley is the perfect flanker for Coach Richt. Long and lean with the elusiveness to be a RAC machine in this offense. Lawrence Cager brings the size element that Richt craves on the outside with his split end. Richt's split end is often faced with press at the LOS and he craves receivers who are physical enough to get off that press. Berrios or Bruce would fit quite well at the slot receiver spot where Richt has no size guidelines for this spot.
The overall picture looks bad
When you look at all the defections and see a lack of true superstar players at this position you might be disconcerted. Much of the lack of star production is due to Richt's system not force feeding the ball to one individual in particular. Even AJ Green averaged 55 receptions per season at Georgia. There are several smooth athletes with talent in this crop of WR's.
Richt only recruited two All-SEC WR's in his time at Georgia, but did bring in several talented players who fit their role and produced. Perhaps more than any other position, Coach Richt is looking for specific attributes out of his WR's and he especially requires his split end to block on the perimeter. Some good players listed, but traditionally Coach Richt does not recruit WR's to the level that he does RB's and QB's.
