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Early returns matter for 2023 UGA recruiting class: ‘This is a group that really wants to be great’

Georgia Bulldogs Georgia takes the field led by #9 Jackson Meeks during a game against Samford on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (Photo by Jack Ozmer)

ATHENS — Kearis Jackson looked around his locker and noted he had three new faces around him. Those would be incoming freshmen Anthony Evans, Yazeed Haynes and Tyler Williams. Those three wide receivers, along with six other members of the 2023 signing class, arrived on campus this week and began practicing with the Bulldogs.

They won’t be able to play this season as the Bulldogs look to win another national championship, but Jackson feels confident these players are taking a positive first step at Georgia.

“They put all of them beside my locker. They trying to get me up outta here,” Jackson joked. “The fact that they’re able to come in and help us and give us a different look. It’s helping them but it’s helping us as well. I’m glad they’re here just to get a jump on how things are done at Georgia.”

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