What Dylan Raiola's Commitment Means for Georgia

What five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola's commitment means for Georgia.

The biggest news of the 2024 recruiting cycle just broke as five-star quarterback prospect Dylan Raiola announced his commitment to the University of Georgia. He is rated as the number one player in the class and joins an already-loaded group of players that the Bulldogs have reeled in. So now that Georgia has landed the highly coveted prospect, what does it mean for the Bulldogs? 

For starters, it means that the Bulldogs have their guy to build around. Landing a player of Raiola's caliber garners a lot of attention from other recruits across the country and gifts Georgia with a lot of momentum on the trail. The 2024 class is shaping up to be one of Kirby Smart's best overall classes since taking over at Georgia, and Raiola's pledge helps the Bulldogs' chances with a lot of other high-caliber recruits. 

Raiola is also the second highest-rated recruit that the Bulldogs have landed in program history only behind Justin Fields who was a part of Georgia's 2018 class and another pristine talent at the quarterback position. The Bulldogs have reeled in some impressive prospects at quarterback over the past couple of years with guys like Carson Beck, Brock Vandagriff, and Gunner Stockton, but Raiola's commitment takes it to another level. 

Five-star 2024 quarterback Dylan Raiola. 

Georgia has not landed a five-star wide receiver recruit since George Pickens in 2019, but that is likely to change now that Raiola is set to represent the red and black during his college career. Wide receiver coach Bryan McClendon has been putting in relentless work on the recruiting trail to try and land some of the nation's best at the position, and adding the number one overall quarterback into the mix could provide a major spark for the Bulldogs to add some big-time playmakers to go alongside Raiola. 

Raiola is also the second quarterback to join Georgia's 2024 class as Ryan Puglisi committed to the Bulldogs back in October of 2022. There is still a chance that Puglisi remains part of the class, but with Raiola looking like the headliner of the group, it could mean that Puglisi seeks opportunity elsewhere. 

All in all, this is a monumental moment for Georgia football recruiting. Smart and his program are coming off of back-to-back titles and were already recruiting at a high level at a perennial rate, but the addition of Raiola really makes it interesting to see just how good this 2024 class will be for the Bulldogs. 

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