Georgia takes commanding RPM lead for blue-chip WR Aaron Butler
Kirby Smart has turned Georgia into a national brand on the recruiting trail and it could pay massive dividends in the 2024 class. The Bulldogs are the heavy favorite to land Calabasas (Calabasas, Calif.) wideout Aaron Butler according to the Recruiting Prediction Machine (RMP).
UGA holds almost 95% of the RPM as of Thursday morning after two Bulldog picks have been entered in the past 24 hours. National Recruiting Analyst Chad Simmons, who has covered Butler heavily, is one of those picks. Simmons explained why he made that pick on Wednesday.
Butler is listed as a cornerback by On3 but is being recruited as a wideout. He was committed to USC at one point but chose to re-open his recruitment because the Trojans liked him at cornerback.
He visited Georgia’s campus for the first time a couple of weeks ago and came away impressed. He has developed a close bond with wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon and sources tell DawgsHQ that Butler is at or near the top of UGA’s board at the position.
At 6-feet and 170 pounds, Butler is the nation’s No. 90 overall prospect and No. 7 cornerback per the industry-generated, equally-weighted On3 Consensus. He’s also the No. 11 player in California.
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“Aaron Butler was among the top cover cornerbacks on hand and shined playing on both the left and right sides of the field for the Fast 7v7 national squad. The 6-foot, 170-pounder is incredibly athletic and is drawing college offers to play not only corner, but also wide receiver. Butler was fluid in coverage throughout the weekend and came away with a handful of breakups and a pick, and the game comes easy to the 2024 standout.” — On3 National Recruiting Analyst Sam Spiegelman
Butler on the record…
The four-star prospect has told DawgsHQ that he has ties to the Peach State. He lived in the Atlanta area when he was younger and has family friends who still live in the area. He’s also in regular contact with the Georgia staff, including McClendon, Smart, and offensive coordinator Todd Monken.
“They’ve got the strength program,” Butler told DawgsHQ after his recent visit. “They showed me the strength program. They showed me how practice and everything is set up. We broke down film and stuff like that, how everything translates to the game. That’s the right system to get guys to the NFL because they run an NFL style offense as well. They literally run an NFL offense and they have six to seven scouts at every practice, coach Smart told me.”
The current plan is to visit both Alabama and Colorado next month. Butler hasn’t mentioned a timeline for a decision but the fact that he’s taking his visits early suggests that he could put his name on a team’s commitment list before the season starts.
