Offseason attrition among the coaching staff helped contribute to a large number of decommitments during the recruiting cycle. The Bulldogs unofficially had 17 decommitments and never seemed to gain any traction with high-level in-state recruits such as WR A.J. Brown, CB Nigel Knott and OT Scott Lashley.
The Bulldogs did finish strong down on NSD, getting four-star DT Kobe Jones and five-star DE Jeffery Simmons. The Bulldogs quietly put together one of their better defensive line classes in recent memory with Simmons, Jones, four-star DE Marquiss Spencer and junior college DT Tre Brown.
Marquee recruit: DE Jeffery Simmons.