Georgia football is already pursuing numerous elite prospects in the 2026 recruiting class. However, Kirby Smart and his staff are likely to identify additional targets as the recruiting cycle unfolds.
Smart and his team will continue to identify new recruits from various regions across the country. However, spotting standout talent becomes much easier when players excel on the biggest stage of high school football in Georgia.
That is exactly what happened with Georgia’s most recent offer in the 2026 recruiting class.
4-star RB Carsyn Baker
Four-star running back Caravan Baker made quite the name for himself during his team’s State Championship game earlier this week. Baker recorded an impressive 115 yards and a whopping three touchdowns during his game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Not only did Baker have an elite game this week, but he is already a very solid player in the recruiting rankings. According to 247Sports, he is the No. 18 running back in the 2026 class and the No. 328 overall player in the country according to the composite rankings. So those rankings, the fact that he is from Georgia and his impressive game earlier this week gives Georgia a lot of reasons to be very interested in targeting him.
Georgia does have a lot of work to do if they want to win this recruitment since they are just now getting serious about recruiting him. The team that appears to be in the lead right now is Kentucky, who is the only team labeled “warm” on Baker’s 247Sports profile. That label isn’t always the most reliable thing in the world however, but it’s definitely worth monitoring as Baker’s recruitment progresses.
At the end of the day, it is really nice to see Georgia get involved here because Baker has a chance to really shoot up the recruiting rankings as the offseason progresses. So hopefully Smart can make the right moves, because this would be a great recruitment to win later this summer.
