(*Editor's note...What the heck does "Commitment to Eight" mean? It is our new recurring title for recruit commitments referencing a commitment to work towards the Gopher's Eighth National Championship.)
Aki Okonji took a trip to visit Minnesota at the end of March and before the Georgia native left, he had become the first DE commitment in the class of 2018.
Okonji plays for South Gwinnett HS in the suburbs of Atlanta and is teammates running back commit, Terrell Smith. They play in Georgia’s largest class winning their first state playoff game this past season before losing in the round of 16.