MECOLE HARDMAN JR: WHERE WILL THE NUMBER 1 ATH LAND

Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart is the leading man in this pursuit for Hardman, an in-state standout. The relationship between these two has been so steady that rumors of a "silent" commitment surfaced this past summer.

The Bulldogs has welcomed him to Athens several times in recent months, and there isn't much more Hardman should need to see at the university. In fact, he already expressed plans to leave Georgia off his official visit schedule due to established familiarity, according to Chris Kirschner of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The program leads in Hardman's Crystal Ball outlook on 247Sports, as76 percent of expert predictions have the school signing the playmaker. It seems the Bulldogs already won over his mother.

Well I can tell you that DawgNation will be stoked about the commit of Hardman. The 5'10", 175-pound speedster could play either wide receiver or defensive back at the next level. Where he'll eventually suit up remains a mystery, with programs from every Power Five conference remaining in the mix.