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Watch: Before they were Georgia Bulldogs

Take a look at some key Georgia players when they were in high school. Nick Chubb at Cedartown. Jake Fromm at Houston County. Sony Michel of American Heritage High School (Florida). Lorenzo Carter at Norcross High School. Carter. Trenton Thompson at Westover. Elijah Holyfield at Woodward Academy. Terry Godwin at Callaway High School. Mecole Hardman at Elbert County. Dominick Sanders at Tucker. Sanders. Sanders. Isaac Nauta at Buford. Nauta. Roquan Smith at Macon County. Malkom Parrish at Brooks County.
By Mike Luck
Jan 6, 2018

Recruiting is not an exact science. Some can’t-miss high school players miss and they disappear in college, perhaps due to injuries, talented competition or other factors.

But some other prep stars, like Georgia’s Nick Chubb for example, excel at the next level.

Watch the video above to see several key Bulldogs when they were suiting up in high school.

You can see these players when Georgia (13-1) plays Alabama (12-1) for the national championship Monday in Atlanta.

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Mike Luck is an Audience Specialist on the sports team at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has worked at the AJC since 1980.

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