Georgia moves up in On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings as it pushes for No. 1 class

Kirby Smart and Georgia added another key piece to their 2025 recruiting class on Wednesday with four-star Milton (Ga.) wide receiver CJ Wiley announcing his commitment to the Bulldogs.

The in-state star was previously committed to Florida State until last month, when he backed off that pledge and re-opened his recruitment. UGA and Texas A&M were considered to be the favorite this time around.

But Smart and his staff closed on another Peach State prospect.

“Georgia has a place for you here if you are interested (has been their message),” Wiley told DawgsHQ earlier this month. “Georgia can throw the ball down, and they have a strong and they have a strong running game. I can play all the receiver positions.”

Wiley’s addition is not only big because it gives the Bulldogs a dynamic playmaker, but Georgia now moves into the No. 3 spot in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings. With exactly four weeks until National Signing Day, another top-ranked class is in play.

Bulldogs making in-state targets a priority

Last cycle, Georgia signed just 9 in-state prospects in its entire 29-player class. They still finished with the country’s No. 1 class, but took a different approach in 2025.

With Wiley, they have now doubled the number of Peach State recruits in their class with 18 — which makes up nearly three-quarters of their current pledges.

He joins a group that includes Savannah Christian Prep Five-Star Plus+ defensive lineman Elijah Griffin, Warner Robins five-star EDGE Isaiah Gibson, Schley County five-star linebacker Zayden Walker, and Camden County four-star tight end Elyiss Williams, the No. 2 player at his position nationally.

Georgia now has pledges from four of the state’s top seven prospects and six of its top 11. And one of their biggest targets still remains on the board in Manchester Five-Star Plus+ lineman Justus Terry.