BREAKING: Georgia beats out Texas, Nebraska For Another Highly rated recruit
Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs made a lasting impression on JJ Hanne. Normally, when a program with the recent success and track record of the Georgia Bulldogs signs a 3-star recruit, it doesn’t necessarily register as newsworthy. However, Jayden-Jamal Hanne is not your typical 3-star recruit. Hanne, who grew up in Germany and moved to the United States in 2022, has only been playing football for two years. During his youth, he excelled in basketball and soccer. But when you sprout to 6’5″ and tip the scales at nearly 300 lbs., it’s time to consider a change.
JJ Hanne made that change and has since skyrocketed up recruiting boards. Greg Biggins of 247Sports notes that Hanne “has the kind of size and athletic traits that college coaches covet” and projects him as “an interior space eater at the college level who can take on double teams and should add some pass rush capability as well.” This makes him a perfect fit for the Georgia Bulldogs, and Hanne himself feels the same way.
“I really knew Georgia was the right place for me when I first stepped on campus at camp in May,” Hanne told Benjamin Wolk of Dawgs247. “I really loved the environment. I loved what coach [Tray] Scott does there, what Coach [Kirby] Smart does, Coach [Glenn] Schumann. I really like the way they run everything. Then going back last week, it just reassured me of that. Watching the team workout, how Coach Smart runs it, how Coach Scott does everything, it really confirmed that it’s the right place for me.”
JJ Hanne was also considering Texas, Oregon, Texas A&M, and Nebraska, but it’s hard to fault any defensive line prospect for committing to Georgia.
JJ Hanne could be the next great Georgia defensive lineman
Jayden-Jamal Hanne explained his decision to commit to Georgia by highlighting a noticeable trend in recent years: Georgia has become D-Line U.
“At the D-line position, Georgia’s really the top of the food chain,” Hanne said. “It was great. I was just feeling the love, and having all the older players at Georgia coaching me up to improve was really amazing.”
In the last three NFL Drafts, Georgia has had six defensive linemen selected, including three — Travon Walker, Jordan Davis, and Jalen Carter — who were 1st Round picks. Maybe within the next few years, JJ Hanne can be the latest Bulldog to add his name to that list.