Georgia Bulldogs and Kirby Smart trying to flip elite wide receiver recruit before they face off against Alabama
One of the most highly coveted recruits in the nation surprised the college football media world when he chose to commit to Florida State this summer instead of Georgia or LSU. Heading into his announcement many in the industry thought surely CJ Wiley–an elite four star wide receiver from Milton, Georgia–would be heading to the […]
One of the most highly coveted recruits in the nation surprised the college football media world when he chose to commit to Florida State this summer instead of Georgia or LSU. Heading into his announcement many in the industry thought surely CJ Wiley–an elite four star wide receiver from Milton, Georgia–would be heading to the SEC. Instead he chose Florida State and Mike Norvell.
However, Georgia and Kirby Smart haven't given up on Wiley's recruitment since June when he made his commitment. And since Florida State has continued to struggle immensely early this season many have begun to wonder if Wiley would change his mind. Smart hasn't been shy about his continued interest and pursuit of Wiley for months now. And as he made clear in media availability this week Smart is taking time to spend on recruiting during the bye week before facing off against Alabama.
According to multiple sources (and reported first by Rusty Mansell of On3 Sports) Smart will be visiting CJ Wiley this weekend, hoping to flip him to Georgia.
Wiley is still currently committed to Florida State (for now) but throughout his recruiting journey he has already visited much more with Georgia. This only extends the Bulldogs' lead in touch points with the talented wide receiver recruit.
Wiley stands at a whopping 6'4", nearly 200 pounds with great length and speed. Despite being so tall he's posted sub-11-second 100-meter track times for multiple years now and has consistently been one of the most efficient producers at wide receiver among all playmakers in the nation. He tallied nearly 22 yards per reception last fall and is already impressing yet again this year.
It's unclear if Wiley is actually open to flipping to Georgia (or any other school) here in the immediate future, but if the Bulldogs keep winning, Smart keeps prioritizing the relationship, and Florida State keeps losing it's likely only a matter of time.
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