(2026) ATH/WR Walker Bryson - DECOMMIT

[Lebowski 4,255]

Top 50 ATH out of Rabun Gap, GA

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Just finished up is OV. Being recruited as a Safety. 

[Pagoda 6,676]

3* out of Georgia.  Picked us over UNC and Wake among others.  21st commit in the class.

 

[MemphisHoosier 2,636]

Nice pick-up, Bryson marks the third commit from Georgia for the class (a priority area for CCC and Crew) with a solid mix of Power 4 offers.  

https://247sports.com/Player/walker-bryson-46137695/

This puts the class at 21 commits at July 4th (HUGE shift from the days of CTA & CKW!) - I would expect the staff to wrap-up the last 3-5 scholarships on another WR, OT, DL/Edge, and DB.  The real focus for the staff this Fall will be (1) maintaining the '26 commitments and (2) building relationships with the '27 class. 

[CSP 12,373]

Top 400 on 247

[Lebowski 4,255]

Looks like he's going to play slot? 

[Pagoda 6,676]

1 hour ago, Lebowski said:

Looks like he's going to play slot? 

Ah, sorry I missed your original thread on this guy.

Articles keeping mentioning wide out.  Though I don’t see any reason he wouldn’t work in the slot.

[Lebowski 4,255]

Yeah he's wanting to play offense and we're going to give him that shot.  

[Lebowski 4,255]

 

[Pagoda 6,676]

Decommitted.  Just happened so no word yet on why.

 

Update: Sounds like both sides saw this as the best course of action.  Not sure what changed since he committed.  Maybe position (he’s an ATH) or projected PT… tbd.

[cbp4iu 2,444]

8 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Decommitted.  Just happened so no word yet on why.

I wonder if he is being recruited over…. 

[go iu bb 10,261]

If it is mutual or from IU's side, it's pretty crazy that we've reached the point where telling guys ranked top 650, "yeah, we're good, thanks but pass."

[Lebowski 4,255]

This one to me was a head scratcher. If it was the staff related, makes me wonder if he regressed this year. It also might have been he got a better NIL offer and IUFB wasn't going to match. 

[Stuhoo 93,225]

4 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

This one to me was a head scratcher. If it was the staff related, makes me wonder if he regressed this year. It also might have been he got a better NIL offer and IUFB wasn't going to match. 

Did he have a UGA offer previously, and does he have one now?

[BtownStrength 1,803]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Did he have a UGA offer previously, and does he have one now?

As far as I can tell, never had one and maybe that shows it was staff initiated. He did have other big offers such as Miami and Tennessee. This is the 1 decommit I was bummed about, but as always trust the staff 100%.