UGA Football Early Signing Day 2026 is here! The early signing period for college football begins Wednesday, December 3 and extends through Friday, Dec. 5. Kirby Smart and UGA are expected to sign a top five recruiting class.
Below are details on Georgia’s 2026 football recruiting class. This data will be updated often (last updated: Dec. 4 at 10:15am ET):
No. of commitments: 30
No. of signees: 27
Rivals class rank: 4th
247Sports class rank: 5th
Prior to signing day, Georgia had 29 commitments. Georgia lost three commitments this week after five-star quarterback Jared Curtis flipped to Vanderbilt, three-star safety Kealan Jones flipped to Georgia Tech, and three-star offensive lineman Jarmaine Mitchell flipped to Arizona State.
The Bulldogs are also targeting several other recruits, per UGASports.com. Those recruits are listed below with their position and Rivals Industry Ranking (current commitment listed in parentheses, if any):
Derrek Cooper – 4* RB (Signed w/ Texas)
LaDamion Guyton – 5* Edge (Signed w/ Texas Tech)
Tyreek Jemison – 4* OL (SIGNED W/ UGA)
Terrence Penick Jr. – 3* LB (SIGNED W/ UGA)
Darryl Rivers – 3* DL (Signed w/ Tennessee)
Blake Stewart – 3* S (SIGNED W/ UGA)
Shadarius Toodle – 4* LB (Signed w/ Auburn)
As we do each year, SicEmDawgs.com will post the UGA Football Signees as they come in. We will also update this post throughout the day (see “Live Signing Day Updates” below). Feel free to join the signing day discussion in the comments section at the bottom. Go Dawgs!
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Live Signing Day Updates
7:27am – 4-star DL Khamari Brooks is the first official signee for UGA’s 2026 recruiting class.
7:35am – 3-star DL Preston Carey is officially a Bulldog.
7:42am – 4-star OT Ekene Ogboko has signed with Georgia.
7:48am – 4-star WR Craig Dandridge has officially signed with the Dawgs.
7:54am – 4-star DL Carter Luckie has signed with Georgia.
8:05am – 4-star DL PJ Dean is officially a Bulldog.
8:13am – 4-star TE Lincoln Keyes has signed with Georgia.
8:21am – 4-star WR Ryan Mosely has signed with the Bulldogs.
8:32am – Georgia has picked up commitments from 4-star OL Tyreek Jemison out of Dallas, Ga., and 3-star linebacker Terrence Penick out of College Park, Ga.
8:33am – 3-star offensive lineman Zykie Helton has signed with Georgia.
8:37am – 4-star running back Jae Lamar has signed his Letter of Intent with Georgia.
8:50am – 3-star placekicker Harran Zureikat has officially signed with Georgia.
8:53am – 4-star defensive lineman Valdin Sone has signed with UGA.
9:01am – 4-star defensive back Caden Harris has signed with UGA.
9:09am – 4-star defensive back Tyriq Green has signed with Georgia.
9:15am – 4-star offensive lineman Graham Houston has officially signed with the Bulldogs.
9:27am – 3-star linebacker Elijah Littlejohn is officially a Bulldog.
9:35am – 4-star linebacker Nick Abrams has officially signed with UGA. Georgia now has 17 signees, with 13 more commitments that haven’t signed yet.
9:40am – 4-star defensive lineman Anthony “AJ” Lonon Jr. has officially signed with Georgia.
9:47am – 4-star tight end Brayden Fogle has signed his Letter of Intent with UGA.
10:45am – Georgia has 19 official signees at the moment.
11:31am – 4-star offensive lineman Tyreek Jemison, who committed to Georgia earlier today, has signed with the Bulldogs.
11:46am – 3-star linebacker Terrence Penick, who committed to Georgia earlier today, has officially signed with the Bulldogs.
11:54am – 4-star defensive back Zech Fort has signed with UGA.
2:14pm – 4-star defensive back Jordan Smith has signed with UGA.
2:30pm – 3-star defensive back Blake Stewart announced his commitment to UGA on Signing Day and has already signed his Letter of Intent.
2:45pm – 3-star offensive lineman Zach Lewis has officially signed with Georgia.
2:56pm – 5-star tight end Kaiden Prothro has signed his Letter of Intent with the Bulldogs.
5:15pm – No further activity for Georgia so far.
Live Thursday, Dec. 4 Updates
10:15am – 4-star defensive back Justice Fitzpatrick has officially signed with Georgia. Three remaining commits have not yet signed — 4-star DB Chace Calicut, 4-star WR Brady Marchese, and 3-star P Wade Register.