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Former Georgia broad receiver Adonai Mitchell introduced through social media Friday that he has dedicated to Texas.
Mitchell entered the switch portal Wednesday, and Anwar Richardson of Orangebloods.com reported on the time that hypothesis was heating up in regards to the Texas native turning into a Longhorn.
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Mitchell was a 4-star prospect within the 2021 class, per 247Sports’ composite rankings, and he acquired provides from LSU, Ole Miss, Texas, Tennessee and South Carolina, amongst others, earlier than initially committing to Ole Miss in April 2020.
The 20-year-old acquired a suggestion from Georgia in July 2020 and promptly flipped his dedication from the Rebels to the Bulldogs.
Throughout his 2021 freshman season, Mitchell caught 29 passes for 426 yards and 4 scores in 12 video games. He was restricted to simply six video games in 2022 due to an ankle damage and caught simply 9 passes for 134 yards and three touchdowns.
The Longhorns will enormously profit from including Mitchell to their offense in 2023. He’ll be part of a gaggle that features Jordan Whittington, Isaiah Neyor and Xavier Worthy, who was the staff’s main receiver in 2022 with 60 catches for 760 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Mitchell must also assist quarterback Quinn Ewers increase his recreation. As a freshman in 2022, Ewers accomplished 58.1 % of his passes for two,177 yards and 15 touchdowns towards six interceptions.
These numbers do not essentially stand out, however Ewers confirmed flashes of his potential, main the Longhorns to an 8-5 end, their finest file since they recorded the identical mark through the 2019 season.
As for Georgia, they need to be positive at broad receiver in 2023 regardless of the departure of Mitchell. The Bulldogs added Mississippi State’s Rara Thomas and Missouri’s Dominic Lovett through the switch portal, they usually nonetheless have Ladd McConkey.
Moreover, tight finish Brock Bowers, who led the staff in receiving yards, is returning for the 2023 marketing campaign.
One query mark for Georgia coming into subsequent season is the quarterback place. Whereas Carson Beck is in line for the beginning job, he’ll probably compete with Brock Vandagriff for that position following the departure of Stetson Bennett.
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