Georgia has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country for the 2026 cycle, so it’s hard to complain about Kirby Smart’s efforts on the recruiting trail. Still, the dream for the class was to pair No. 2 overall quarterback Jared Curtis with the best offensive tackle in the country, Jackson Cantwell, and on part 2 of that mission, the Dawgs fell short.
Cantwell opted for the superior NIL package that the Miami Hurricanes were offering, and Georgia settled – if you can even call it that – for four-star offensive tackle Ekene Ogboko, the No.