UGA Recruiting: An Offer From the National Champions Was a Big One for This Defensive Lineman



“It was a crazy thought because it’s like, a kid from my city, where I am at, get this kind of thing,” the 6-foot-5, 280-pound Carroll-Jackson told 247sports. “It’s the SEC, and this is not just any SEC team. This is the top SEC school, the No. 1 school in the nation.”

“I hopped on the phone with defensive line coach Tray Scott, and he was talking to me about how similar our backgrounds were and how much he enjoyed watching my tape,” Carroll-Jackson said. “He thought I would be a good fit for the Georgia Bulldogs. He said he would have offered me a few weeks ago, but he didn’t want to rush anything.