TODAY COMMITMENT: 5-star just commits to Georgia
Georgia’s streak of good news with in-state 5-star recruits continues: Isaiah Gibson is now a Dawg.
The 5-star EDGE from Warner Robins, Georgia, has been one of Georgia’s top targets throughout the recruiting cycle, despite his surprising commitment to USC in the spring. Last week, Gibson announced he was decommitting from the Trojans, and it didn’t take long for Georgia to capitalize on this change.
On Monday, Gibson declared his commitment to Georgia, making a surprise visit to Athens to kick off the dead period.
“Athens is just great. I feel like, to me, Athens is unmatched,” Gibson shared with Dawgs247 earlier this spring. “Football, outside of football, they meet every criteria for me.”
Gibson’s decision to join the Bulldogs comes after three visits to Georgia since mid-May. He visited Athens for the scavenger hunt and returned for his official visit a few weeks later. Originally, he planned to visit Oklahoma officially last weekend but canceled it for an unofficial trip to Georgia.
The Bulldogs’ coaching staff never relented in their pursuit of the 6-foot-5, 250-pound EDGE.
“Honestly, after I committed, Coach Smart texted me one minute after I committed. Coach Smart, Coach Schumann, Coach Diribe, Coach Scott, everybody said they’d be there until the end,” Gibson said. “They were just saying they were going to be there until the end.”
Despite the USC detour, Gibson’s passion for the Bulldogs remained strong.
“The energy has been amazing since I first stepped in the building. Coach Diribe, the energy was there from Day 1,” he said. “It was everything about Georgia, I really did like.”
Gibson has been considered an EDGE or a defensive lineman at different points in his recruitment. Chidera Uzo-Diribe has always been his main recruiter at Georgia, and the Bulldogs have consistently pursued him as an EDGE. He’s ranked as the No. 1 EDGE in the country by the 247Sports recruiting rankings.
“They see me playing on the EDGE. I love the overall personality of Coach Diribe,” he said. “We’ve built up the relationship over time, and Coach Diribe and I got really close.”
The 5-star EDGE is the No. 17 overall prospect in the nation.
With Gibson’s commitment, Georgia remains at No. 4 in the recruiting team rankings but inches closer to No. 3 Notre Dame. Gibson is the Bulldogs’ 15th commitment in the 2025 class.