Ladd McConkey Signs With Georgia

North Murray high school wide receiver, Ladd McConkey has signed on to play his college ball at the University of Georgia.

Ladd McConkey can flat out play ball. The North Murray High School star player did just about everything for the Mountaineers during his high school career. McConkey played receiver, quarterback, defensive back, and was a weapon in the return game. He showed big-time playmaking ability in all of those roles and the impressive performance drew the attention of Power 5 programs late in the 2020 3-Star Athlete's recruitment. 

Today, he's made things official and has signed with The University of Georgia to play football. 

Kirby Smart and the University of Georgia offered the Northwest Georgia native a few weeks back and since then, his recruitment picked up a tremendous amount of momentum including an offer from Vandy within twenty-four hours of Georgia. 

Oddly enough, McConkey grew up a Tennessee Volunteer fan and yet, an offer from the school in Knoxville never arrived. McConkey signed with Georgia today and it was announced via Georgia Football's Twitter.

Signed ✔️

Welcome @laddmcconkey02 ‼️#GoDawgs #ATD pic.twitter.com/p5DcazmzY8

— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) February 5, 2020

The addition of a space creator such as McConkey was vital in the system that Todd Monken and Buster Faulkner will be attempting to implement in Athens. 

It's something the now Georgia signee told us about in an interview on The Bulldog Maven: 

"Yeah, they kind of talk to me about his past and where he's been at, and how he has had great success throwing the ball and throwing it a lot. So yes, we talked a lot about him and then they just hired Buster Faulkner as well. He has had a lot of success at his previous schools as well, being able to spread it out and throw it around and letting guys so make plays in space."

They need guys to go and make plays in space and that is exactly what McConkey is.

McConkey told our very own, Blayne Gilmer, exactly the type of player, and person that the Georgia coaching staff would be getting in McConkey: 

"He (Coach Smart) was sitting there explaining everything to me, saying how he wanted guys with high character that he wouldn't have to worry about skipping class or making bad decisions, good athletes that he could rely on and that's what he saw me as. It was definitely an awesome experience."

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