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Top ranked 2026 prospect Julian ’Juju’ Lewis attending Georgia game

Jeremy Johnsonby:Jeremy Johnson•09/02/23•

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Carrolton (Ga.) 2026 USC quarterback commit Julian Lewis has picked a destination for his first visit of the college football season.

It’s not USC.

Lewis, the No. 1 overall prospect in the On3 Industry Rankings for the class of 2026, has made a surprise visit to Georgia for the Bulldogs’ opener against UT Martin on Saturday. Lewis emerged from Georgia’s hospitality section with the group of recruits gathered

The elite signal caller committed to the Trojans back on Aug. 22. Georgia has had Lewis on campus nine times in his recruitment so far.

Georgia still hanging around in the recruitment of Julian Lewis?

It appears the Bulldogs will continue to work on recruiting Lewis. Georgia’s is the closest school to Lewis that he had in his final group. He was on campus back on May 31.

He’s grown up following the Bulldogs and he’s known Georgia head coach Kirby Smart since Lewis was a second grader.

“It’s big for me being close to home and Georgia is the closest school to my house, they’re the No. 1 team in the country so that’s definitely something to look at,” Lewis said back in January. “I’ve known coach (Kirby) Smart since I was a little kid, not even being recruited. I feel like them being so close has allowed me to go visit more and build a relationship with the coaches up there.”

Georgia’s long list of elite talent is something that has always had Lewis’ attention throughout his recruitment. Playing with other elite talent is something Lewis has on his radar as a quarterback.

“The opportunity to play at Georgia will be hard to pass up,” Lewis told On3’s Director of Recruiting Chad Simmons back in July. “The way they’re recruiting right now is insane. To play with the guys they’re bringing in and be at home after my high school career would be special. I really like Coach Smart, Bobo, McGhee and VanGorder. I know they would develop me and get the most out of me as a player.

Lewis currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $497K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

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