Georgia makes cut for nation’s No. 1 prospect Jackson Cantwell

As the nation’s number one prospect, offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell has his pick of where he can play his college football. On Sunday, the list of contenders for his services grew slimmer, however, as the Nixa, Missouri-based standout released his final six schools.

Georgia, Michigan, Miami, Missouri, Ohio State and Oregon are among those still standing for the 6-foot-8, 305 pound junior lineman.

While the in-state Tigers of Missouri hold a slight edge for his services per the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Dawgs have been a consistent factor throughout Cantwell’s recruitment and are no strangers to hosting the five-star prospect.

Through his four visits to Athens, the bonds have been firmly established, with Cantwell offering plenty of praise for how the Dawgs handle their business.

“They do a lot of things right. They do a lot of attention to detail. I like Coach Searels a lot. Coach Searels is definitely one of my favorite o-line coaches I’ve seen so far,” Cantwell told On3’s Steve Wiltfong in December at the Under Armour All-American Game. “When you’re at Georgia you can recruit incredibly well so obviously that will help Coach Searels out a lot but he also does a pretty good job developing those guys and getting them ready to go play at the next level. That is something I’ve always been excited about with them. And then it’s just UGA. You grow up you see UGA play in the National Championship a lot and I think they have a really good chance to win one this year so it’s always good to be a contender when looking at schools.”

And on Sunday, he echoed those sentiments once again.

“UGA is a dynasty that wins a lot of games with a fantastic head coach, position coach, and great winning culture,” he told Wiltfong upon releasing the top six.

Jackson Cantwell is the nation’s No. 1 offensive tackle per all four major recruiting services.

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