ATHENS -- Pretty good.

That’s the general assessment we’re hearing about Georgia’s 2013 incoming football class from recruiting experts. Of course, “pretty good” to a lot of the Bulldogs’ fans is translated as not good at all.

I talked today to Chad Simmons and Rusty Mansell, two recruiting analysts whose opinions I’ve come to value and respect over the years. Their assessments were generally the same, that Georgia has done a good job of filling its needs and replenishing its numbers, although it pretty much whiffed when it comes to landing the elite, late-to-commit prospects.

“Recruiting is a marathon; it’s a one-to-two-year plan and Georgia has gotten a lot of commitments over that time,” said Simmons, a national recruiting analyst for FoxSportsNext.com, formerly known as Scout. “That’s how they’ve gotten to 30 players one day prior to national signing day. But people are going to remember how they closed. They’re going to think about Georgia missing on a kid like Alvin Kamara and a kid like Laremy Tunsil. (Georgia) couldn’t convince Reuben Foster to leave Alabama and people are going to remember that.

“But once the dust settles they’ll realize they got about 31 or 32 signees and they got some good players. It’s definitely not a failure by any stretch. Overall it’s a pretty good class.”

Simmons said he figures the Bulldogs will be rated “just outside the top 10” when his group's final recruiting national rankings are released at the end of the day Wednesday.

Simmons’ comments mirror those offered by Mansell, who covers recruiting for 247Sports.com.

“Obviously there will be a line of disappointment over some of the kids they didn’t get, but overall Georgia needed numbers and they got them,” Mansell said.  “They needed linebacker depth and they needed defensive backs in a bad way and they got both of them.”

There is a lot to like about the 30 players who have already decided to come to Athens. First of all, 13 of them are already enrolled in school and actually began the infamous “mat drills” this week. Among the midyear enrollees are Tray Matthews, a safety from Newnan who will compete for a starting job this fall; Jonathan Rumph, a junior college wideout who will be expected to play; and Brice Ramsey of Camden County, the supposed quarterback of the future.

“Just having 13 early enrollees is huge," Mansell said. “Those are kids that are going to be counted on to play. To have those young men going through mat drills, going through spring practice, getting acclimated to college life, that’s big.”

Mansell and Simmons each pointed to one player in particular among Georgia’s early enrollees – linebacker Reggie Carter out of South Gwinnett High School.

“I think Georgia got a steal in him,” said Mansell, who this time last year was saying he thought Todd Gurley might be better than Keith Marshall. “He’s a linebacker who had a knee injury his junior season. He’s 6-2, 225-pounds. I talked to some coaches at other schools that played him to double check what I was seeing on tape and everybody was sky-high on that guy. He had a lot of offers but really didn’t get a lot of publicity. He’s kind of quiet and kind of handled his recruiting that way. You might see him playing in Game One or Two for Georgia.”

Simmons idenitified another linebacker as having the potential to come in and make an impact for Georgia.

“Tim Kimbrough from Indiana is a kid who’s a winner, he’s a physical player,” Simmons said. “He’s a thick kid, about 6 feet and 240 pounds. He’s from a good program and understands the game and Georgia needs immediate help at inside linebacker. He’s a four-star kid but he’s not from the South and hasn’t generated that much buzz among Georgia fans. I just think they don’t have the knowledge of what type of player he is.”

Both analysts also lauded the Bulldogs’ work in the secondary. Georgia had eight DBs committed headed into national signing day, including cornerbacks Brendan Langley and Shaq Wiggins and a bunch of safeties.

As for signing day drama, neither expects much for the Bulldogs.

Georgia has already endured the abrupt about-face of coveted offensive line prospect Laremy Tunsil. He committed to Ole Miss last week after the Bulldogs recruited him for two years as their one and only target at left tackle. Georgia was considered the leader for Tunsil up until his trip to Oxford, and the  switch left both Mansell and Simmons mystified.

“I’ve been following that one close to two years now and Georgia was in front of that young man every chance they had an opportunity,” Mansell said. “You know Georgia had to feel good about him all the way to the very end when he decided to go to Ole Miss. Things happened in a hurry on that one and they didn’t recruit some young men because they felt good about him.”

As a result, the Bulldogs are hot and heavy after George Adeosun, a 6-foot-6, 305-pound lineman from Alpharetta High. Adeosun did not have an offer until mid-January and was thought to be headed to Arizona State before the Bulldogs swooped in. But his father attended UGA and it's thought the Dogs have a good chance. He’ll decide on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Georgia is also strongly positioned for Davin Bellamy, a defensive end from Chamblee who was once committed to Florida State. He’ll announce between UGA, Tennessee and Oregon on Wednesday.

Simmons indicated Montravius Adams, the 5-star defensive lineman from Dooly County, will end up at Auburn. If so, Georgia could end up without a 5-star signee in this class and few if any consensus Top 100 prospects.

“It’s a good class,” Simmons reiterated. “The quantity I think helps Georgia. There are some solid players in the class and some guys with some high ceilings. But it looks like they’re going to miss on some guys. It looks like they’re going to miss on guys like Montravius Adams, Laremy Tunsil, Alvin Kamara, Vonn Bell, Reuben Foster, Robert Nkemdiche. They should have gotten at least half of those guys. So there’s going to be a lot of big misses in this class and a lot of questions about what went wrong.”