Georgia‘s success with running backs continued Monday when ESPN 300 back Kendall Milton committed to the Bulldogs.
Milton is the No. 38 prospect overall in the 2020 class and chose Georgia over Alabama, LSU and Ohio State. The 6-foot-1, 211-pound running back attends Buchanan High School in Clovis, California and is the No. 6 ranked back in the country.
While Milton is the first running back committed in this class for Georgia, the staff was able to sign ESPN 300 recruit Kenny McIntosh in 2019 and had Zamir White and James Cook in 2018, who were the No. 1 and 3 ranked running backs respectively in their class.
The coaches signed D’Andre Swift in 2017 and are now refilling the running back room with top prospects for the future offense. The commitment is Georgia’s first ESPN 300 commitment from the state of California since the ESPN 300 started in 2013 and Milton is continuing a recent trend of California recruits attending school out-of-state.
With Milton now committed, 11 of the 15 ESPN 300 recruits from the state of California who have made a commitment have chosen out-of-state schools. Only one has chosen USC and none have chosen UCLA.
Georgia will reap the benefits of landing Milton and potentially creating a new pipeline to a talent rich state. His commitment gives the coaches an outstanding running back recruit with a balanced combination of size and speed, and also gives them 12 ESPN 300 commitments in the class.
Milton is the fourth-highest ranked commit in the class for Georgia, behind five-star offensive tackle Broderick Jones, the No. 1 tackle in the class, Mekhail Sherman, the No. 1 inside linebacker and defensive tackle Jalen Carter, who is ranked 34 overall.
Georgia currently has the No. 6 ranked class overall with 16 total commitments. The Dawgs have a significant opportunity to move up in the rankings as they are the only team in the top-10 with less than 17 total commitments and the only team ranked in the top six with less than 19.