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Georgia takes commanding RPM lead for elite DL James Johnson two days ahead of decision

On3 imageby:Jake Rowe•06/26/25•

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One of the top remaining targets on Georgia’s board seems to be trending its way. With three Recruiting Prediction Machine picks in the last 24 hours, the Bulldogs are the heavy favorites to land Northwester (Cape Coral, Fla.) defensive lineman James Johnson.

UGA possesses 88.9 percent of the predictive feature. Johnson will decide between Georgia, Florida, Miami, and Texas on June 28.

Chad Simmons, On3’s National Director of Recruiting, submitted a pick for the Bulldogs on Wednesday around noon. Steve Wiltfong, On3’s Vice President of Recruiting and Transfer Portal came in less than two hours later and put in another pick for Georgia. Both set their confidence level at 60 out of 100.

Warchant recruiting analyst Michael Langston, who covers the Sunshine State and Florida State, also put in a pick on Wednesday afternoon. He set his confidence level in Georgia at 55 out of 100.

Florida is in second place with 3.8 percent. Miami is in third at 1.9 percent, and Florida State comes in at 1.4 percent. Texas is also considered a major player in Johnson’s recruitment.

At 6-foot-3 285 pounds, Johnson is ranked as the nation’s No. 47 overall prospect and the No. 2 defensive lineman in America per the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that includes all four websites that publish recruiting rankings. Per the On300, our in-house rankings, Johnson is the No. 15 overall prospect and the No. 1 defensive lineman in the nation.

The On3 Industry Rankings view Johnson as the No. 6 player in Florida. The On300 has him as ranked No. 3 in the Sunshine State.

Johnson took his official visit to Georgia all the way back on May 30. That was less than a month ago but he has taken three visits since. He was at Miami on June 6 and then Florida on June 13. The Longhorns got the last crack at him on June 20, the final weekend before the current NCAA mandated dead period.

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