Outside of QB, the OL and DL are the most important positions on a football team as they are the foundation of the offense and defense respectively. DT is not only the most important position on defense, it is also the toughest to recruit due the scarcity of elite level DT prospects around the nation. All of that just to say that when a truly elite DT prospect shows up locally in South Florida we cannot afford to miss. I'm not certain that Collins is elite but assuming he is then his recruitment hasn't ended with this commitment. It has only begun.
From this point forward Richt and staff must re dedicate, renew and intensify their focus on recruiting OL and DL. What we have been doing up to this point is flat out not good enough. To be clear, the 2018 haul was very good but is just one class. We need to bring in very good to elite OL and DL prospects every year. Obviously we are working with a scholarship limit so the numbers will vary class to class but the important point here is to stack talent on top of talent on both lines. Create intense competition and let the cream rise to the top. This is nothing earth shattering and what I'm suggesting is nothing new. I've said it before and I'll repeat it an infinite number of times. In order to regain our status as an elite program, we must make a conscious, concerted effort to successfully recruit both lines.