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Rasean Dinkins signs to give Georgia another win over in-state rival

Palmber-Thombsby:Palmer Thombs•12/04/24•

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Remember the feeling of Friday’s win over Georgia Tech and how important that one felt? Beating out the Yellow Jackets for Warner Robins (Ga.) defensive back Rasean Dinkins is right there with that in importance. UGA did that earlier this fall, flipping the physical safety a month ago and signing him on Wednesday.

“I have a really strong bond with Georgia, it’s an unmatched bond,” Dinkins said at the time of his flip. “I loved the way that they coached and the way they worked with the players as well as the way the players work together. They’re a player-led team, so that’s a big thing.”

Dinkins wasn’t always on Georgia’s board though. He camped and visited but no offer came for him until October. The four-star visited and saw what he needed to pull the trigger on his flip.

A teammate of five-star EDGE Isaiah Gibson, who also inked with the Dawgs on Wednesday, Rasean Dinkins arrives in Athens as one of five defensive backs alongside Todd Robinson, Jontae Gilbert, Jalyn Morgan and Dominick Kelly. He’s the lowest rated and ranked as the nation’s No. 325 overall prospect and No. 31 safety, but that won’t stop him from pursuing playing time upon arrival.

“He’ll run through a wall for you, and then, he’ll go and cover your best receiver. He’ll go over there and play running back, or he’ll get out at receiver and make plays there,” LaBrandon Hudson, high school coach of Dinkins, said about his senior safety. “He’s always looking to make a play. He plays the game recklessly. He doesn’t mind fitting the box as a safety. He has the cover skills and ability to go out there and play corner, play nickel.”

“Rasean, from a football standpoint, is a very, very smart kid. You know, he’s a senior, he plays safety for me. He’s running the entire back end. He’s lining people up back there. He’s also helping the box in front of him. He’s helping guys get lined up, telling them where to go, telling them how it should be. He’s communicating some plays that he expects to happen from a specific formation, from a specific motion. He’s communicating all across the board,” Hudson added. “He sees the game very well, sees the game very quickly, and he’s able to adjust and adapt with no problem on the fly. I mean, he’s by far one of the best kids I’ve ever coached. He shows up week in and week out in his prep. In practice, he’s prepping in the meeting room, he’s prepping in the classroom and on the field. A lot of people look up to him just because he has a great work ethic on the field. He has the respect of everybody for sure.”

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