The success of UGA’s 2014 football recruiting class could be determined within the next few weeks.

UGA’s top priority for next year is at running back, and both of the Bulldogs’ top targets at the position are expected to reveal their college decision within the next month:

Sony Michel, the 5-star from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., who is nation’s No. 2-ranked running back, will decide on April 26 between UGA, Miami, Notre Dame, Florida State and Florida. Many recruiting experts are projecting him to the Bulldogs.

On Sunday night, the state of Georgia’s No. 1 prospect at running back, Cedartown High School’s Nick Chubb, said he will likely announce “the last week of April or the first week of May” between his finalists of UGA, Florida and Auburn. Chubb doesn’t claim a favorite but says he already knows where he is going and talks very favorably about the Bulldogs.

If UGA landed both Michel and Chubb, it would be a huge recruiting boost for the Bulldogs after missing out on so many big-name prospects this past year. At running back for 2013, UGA lost longtime 5-star commit Derrick Henry to Alabama, and then watched Norcross High School’s Alvin Kamara select the Crimson Tide over the Bulldogs on signing day.

Chubb is slowly but surely moving up the recruiting rankings as one of the nation’s top running backs. He put up Nintendo-like numbers as a junior at Cedartown (2,700 yards and 38 TDs) but some scouts dismissed the stats because they said he played against inferior competition.

However, Chubb garnered a lot of respect after being one of the most outstanding performers at last January’s RisingSeniors.com all-star game, which featured the state’s top 90 juniors. Chubb added to his sterling reputation by earning an invitation to The Opening, Nike’s all-star prospect camp in June in Oregon, this past weekend at Atlanta Nike Camp. He measured in at 5-foot-10 and 212 pounds, and was electronically clocked at 4.58 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

Chubb got high praise from Brian Stumpf, the Atlanta Nike Camp director. “He is as good in pass pro as any back we’ve seen so far this year … He was more physical than any linebacker here.”

What about Chubb and the colleges? “I’m thinking about committing the last week of April or the first week of May. I’m going back to visit Auburn and Florida. I’ve been to Georgia enough. I’m going to visit these two schools and make my decision.”

Chubb on Auburn: “I like Auburn because they run a fast-paced offense, and they’d get me the ball with the new offense they are bringing in. The coaches are going to get things turned around, and get back to winning. I like the coaches.”

Chubb on Florida: “Florida runs the same offense as my high school. I’d be very familiar with the offense. I can go in there and play as a freshman, which is what I’m hoping for.”

Chubb on UGA: “I love the offense, and they offered me way before many of the other schools in my top category. That meant a lot.”

Chubb is being recruited by UGA assistants Bryan McClendon and Mike Bobo, and says he has visited with the Bulldogs “at least four times.”

What about Sony Michel? If he commits to UGA, how would that affect Chubb’s feelings about the Bulldogs? “It wouldn’t change anything about how I feel about Georgia. If it’s the school I really want to go to, then I’d go there. And if another running back signs there, then it would be great competition. We’ll make each other better. I’d like that. There’s always going to be competition at any school.”

Chubb said he was told by UGA’s coaches that it would sign at least two running backs for 2014, and maybe even three. The Bulldogs currently do not have a commitment at RB after they mutually parted ways with George Walton Academy’s Stanley Williams earlier this month.

Why is Chubb committing so early? “My spring football at Cedartown. I don’t have time to be traveling to colleges this summer. I have to be training with my team. Between these three schools, I know one of them is where I want to go. I’m going to go ahead and get that out of the way, and focus on Cedartown.” 

UPDATE: Chubb told ESPN that he is now also considering South Carolina, and will probably wait until late May to commit.