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Social media reacts: Georgia flips 4-star Florida commit

Nasir Johnson Georgia Florida UGA Dawgs Gators Football David Cooper Kirby Smart 247Sports

The Georgia Bulldogs added to their No. 1 recruiting class with a recent commitment from four-star defensive line recruit Nasir Johnson. Johnson is the No. 75 recruit in the nation and the No. 15 recruit in Georgia. Johnson is the No. 14 defensive line prospect in the country.

Following Johnson’s commitment, Georgia has 10 commitments from players ranked in the nation’s top-75, per 247Sports. Georgia’s gain is Florida’s loss. Johnson is the second player Georgia has flipped away from Florida in the class of 2024 recruiting cycle. The Dawgs have 28 total commitments in the class of 2024.

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Nasir Johnson plays high school football for Dublin High School in Dublin, Georgia. The 6-foot-4, 315-pound defensive lineman will help Georgia replace seniors on the defensive line that could enter the NFL draft like Nazir Stackhouse, Warren Brinson, Tramel Walthour, and Zion Logue.

Georgia football social media was hyped up as the Bulldogs flipped an elite Florida commit!

Florida may be losing a great class

The Gators have dropped to the nation’s No. 5 recruiting class after holding steady at No. 3 for months.

 

Excited UGA fan

Kirby Smart's happy to have Johnson in the class

You know the drill!

Georgia recruiting staffer David Cooper's hyped

Nasir Johnson has excellent size

Gators are on a recruiting slide

It is hard to recruit well when you are 5-5.

There have been a lot of flips this cycle

Bad news for Florida

Johnson's commitment announcement

UGA is winning in the trenches

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