WKU Recruiting: Georgia Lineman Makes Commitment to The Pursuit

On Wednesday, Georgia lineman Joshua Black announced that the Hilltoppers had made him an offer and he elected to accept, verbally, by…

On Wednesday, Georgia lineman Joshua Black announced that the Hilltoppers had made him an offer and he elected to accept, verbally, by committing to WKU.

According to Georgia-focused recruiting site Recruit Georgia, Black is an asset on the line on both sides of the ball, but they suspect he’ll get a crack on the OLine, first.

RG also has Black in their Elite 125 rankings for the 2019 class, listing him at #90 in the Peach State.

Checking in at 6'4", 270 pounds, I must admit that I like the idea of Black on the defensive line more than the offensive one, but then again, there’s a reason I’m not a college football coach.

There are two things that immediately jump out while watching his highlight tape — his strength and his speed. On defense, he’s in the backfield almost as soon as the ball is snapped, and can break away from an engaged lineman to make a tackle with relative ease.

On offense, he’s certainly strong and doesn’t shy away from chasing a defender down near the line or in the backfield, but he almost always had help from his tackle, so maybe Black can become something of a dynamic duo with whoever is his side’s tackle.

Regardless, ya’ll know me — I love any and all Georgia commits, and him coming from the metro-Atlanta area makes it even better.

Black joins South Warren’s Clayton Bush as the only other commit for the 2019 class.