If you want proof that context matters in NFL Draft evaluation, look no further than Christen Miller’s career arc at Georgia. He arrived in Athens as a four-star recruit and spent his first two years buried behind first-round picks Jordan Davis, Devonte Wyatt, and Jalen Carter — three players who all heard their names called on Day 1.
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Recruiting roundup: Oregon’s loaded camp, Utah lands a lineman, USC grabs two from Georgia
The Hotline is delighted to provide fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports. He submitted the following report on July 31 …
Dead period goes dead again
For the last time in the foreseeable future, there was a one-week window open in July for recruiting purposes. The quiet period allowed schools to host events, and all four Pac-12 schools headed to the Big Ten took advantage.
But that’s it for the late-July window. Beginning next summer, the entire month of July will be a dead period: No on-campus visits, either official or unofficial, can be held. Same with August.
College coaches love the idea. They are stretched so thin that after the six-week spring evaluation period from mid-April until the end of May, and then with the June contact period. July will offer a much-needed respite.
So, goodbye camps, pool parties, cookouts and barbecues. Hello, vacation.
Week to remember for Oregon
All that said, the Pac-12 schools that enter the Big Ten on Friday each held some sort of recruiting event.
Oregon hosted its loaded Saturday Night Live camp, a tradition in Eugene since Willie Taggart’s lone season (2017). Aside from the former Opening Finals in Beaverton at the Nike Campus, the Ducks’ version is arguably the most talent-rich camp in the region each year.
The 2024 edition was no different, with seven players ranked No. 1 at their position in the 2025 and 2026 classes in attendance, including the No. 1 receiver in the country, Oregon commit Dakorien Moore, the No. 1 athlete in the country, Michael Terry, who has Oregon in his top three, and the No. 1 safety in the country, Trey McNutt, who has the Ducks on his short list.
McNutt will announce his decision on Saturday while Terry plans to announce later in the month. The Ducks would love to land the Ohio and Texas natives, respectively, to their star-studded class.
Other camp attendees included: the No. 1 receiver in the class of 2026, Chris Henry Jr., a commit to Ohio State; the No. 1 tight end in the country, Kendre Harrison; plus Zion Elee, the No. 1 edge rusher in the country; and the No. 1 offensive tackle in the country in 2026, Immanuel Iheanacho.
Henry has been committed to Ohio State for a year, but that hasn’t slowed the Ducks down. Position coach Junior Adams has turned his attention heavily to Henry.
Oregon received a commitment from the No. 2 running back in the country in 2026, Texas resident Tradarian Ball.
More events held out West
While the Ducks were the only Big Ten-bound program that held a recruiting camp, their brethren hosted recruiting events: Washington held the Luau on Montlake; UCLA had its Bruin Pool Party and Barbecue; and USC held a barbecue and cookout.
The Trojans received positive momentum from the weekend for their 2025 class when longtime Georgia linebacker commit Jadon Perlotte flipped his pledge from the Bulldogs, where he committed in December 2022, to the Trojans.
And yet Perlotte wasn’t even their highest-profile commitment from Georgia. That honor went to the No. 1 linebacker in the class of 2026, Xavier Griffin.
While the Trojans had three earlier pledges from the Southeast all reverse course and de-commit, they are hoping Perlotte and Griffin stay on board.
USC also added a local product in St. John Bosco athlete Josh Holland, an athlete in the 2026 class.
Washington continued its torrid July by adding Rylon Dillard-Allen, a former Arizona State commit who opened things up and then picked the Huskies. And they are trending for Zac Stascausky, a former Minnesota commit from Portland, who spent Saturday on Montlake instead of in the Twin Cities and de-committed from the Gophers earlier this week.
Meanwhile, the Bruins went heavy on 2026 targets, although they did offer a scholarship to Polynesian Bowl All-Star punter Lennox Miller.
Utes land Southland lineman
Few schools do a better job evaluating and developing defensive linemen than Utah, and coach Kyle Whittingham may have found another gem, albeit one from a high-profile program.
Utah landed a commitment from Semi Taulanga, a key part of Mater Dei High School’s state championship defense who had the option to sign with UCLA or Brigham Young.
Almost Dunn
Aaron Dunn, the No. 2 prospect in Utah and the top uncommitted offensive lineman out west, has an announcement date set.
Dunn will reveal his college choice Aug. 8 on the 247Sports YouTube Channel, and he has a heavy former Pac-12 flavor in his final five.
The four-star prospect will choose from the two home-state schools, BYU and Utah, as well as from Oregon, UCLA and USC.
Each school welcomed him for official visits in May and June.
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(WSAV) — The man accused of shooting and killing three people in Dekalb County April 13 was found dead in his jail cell, officials confirmed Monday night.
Olaolukitan Adon-Abel was found unresponsive in his jail cell at 6:48 p.m., a Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said. Life-saving measures were performed, according to officials.
He was pronounced dead at 7:17 p.m.
Adon-Abel was charged with malice murder, aggravated assault and firearms counts in connection to the shooting deaths of Prianna Weathers, Tony Mathews and Lauren Bullis.
In 2025, Adon-Abel plead guilty in Chatham County Recorder’s Court to multiple misdemeanor counts of sexual battery for groping women in Chatham County under the name Adon Olaolukitan.
According to court documents, he was banned from Savannah for four years and ordered to undergo a psychosexual evaluation.
The official cause will be determined by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office, and a standard internal review has been launched, according to officials.
At this time, the sheriff’s office said there are no indications of foul play. No additional details were released.
The defensive tackle assembly line at Georgia is nothing short of extraordinary, and Miller patiently waited his turn. By 2024, his turn had arrived, and what NFL scouts saw was a prototypically built interior defender who carries his 321-pound frame with impressive athleticism and natural leverage.
Miller’s greatest asset is his run defense. He is a solid anchor — quick to press his hands into blockers, disciplined about maintaining gap integrity, and stout enough to hold the point of attack against double teams that would cave lesser prospects — but he’s not dominant.
His lateral mobility is a genuine differentiator for a man his size; he can scrape down the line to close on outside runs or loop inside on stunts without losing his footing or pad level.
That combination of power and movement is why Georgia trusted him on the field for passing downs, and it’s why scouts project him as an immediate contributor against the run at the NFL level.
The legitimate questions surrounding Miller center on his pass-rush production and his still-developing anticipation skills. Over his entire collegiate career, he accumulated only four sacks — never cracking two in a single season.
Still, Miller’s athleticism stands out immediately — he carries his size well and shows the lateral quickness you don’t always find at his frame. His hands have some pop, and he’s flashed the ability to jolt interior linemen off their spot. But he’s a prospect defined more by his floor than his ceiling.
No single trait rises above average, which means his pass-rush production will hinge on technique and motor rather than any physical advantage. He also needs to improve as a finisher — getting close isn’t enough at the next level.
The traits for pass-rush development are present: he has good first-step quickness, flashes as a one-gap penetrator, and showed enough in stunt packages to keep offensive linemen honest. But he has yet to build a consistent, go-to counter move when his initial rush is neutralized. Against better competition, his reaction time to the snap can be late, and he can drift out of his gap assignment when he tries to freelance for a big play.
What Miller offers any franchise is a high floor with a realistic upside trajectory. He comes from one of college football’s most technically demanding defensive line programs, coached by coaches who regularly develop NFL talent.
He plays with a motor that never stops. He competed in SEC trenches for two-plus seasons and was named to the All-SEC First Team as a senior. The experience and winning culture he brings — two state championships in high school, a national championship at Georgia — will matter to coaches who value locker-room character.
The ceiling here isn’t flashy, but it’s tangible: a reliable, two-down starting defensive tackle who keeps blocks clean and lets linebackers run free. In a league that increasingly prizes versatile, multi-technique interior linemen, Miller’s ability to play the nose or the B-gap makes him a schematic asset for even-front and two-gap systems. Don’t sleep on him because his sack totals are modest — evaluating him solely by that metric would miss the forest for the trees.
Miller’s fit in Green Bay is an interesting one. The Packers are switching to a 3-4 base defense under new defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, and they lack a proven run-stuffing nose tackle while being long overdue for a meaningful investment on the defensive interior — which is exactly the profile Miller fits.
The team brought him in for a pre-draft visit, signaling genuine interest, and his skill set maps cleanly onto what Green Bay needs. His calling card — an elite run defense grade that ranked second among all FBS defensive tackles — translates directly to what Gannon will ask of his interior linemen, and his versatility to play nose in an odd front or kick out to three-technique in sub packages only adds to the appeal.
NORCROSS, GEORGIA — Geoff Duncan, former Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, won’t stop apologizing.
He’s sorry for supporting the state’s 2019 “heartbeat bill,” which bans abortion at around six weeks, after a fetal heartbeat is detected. He’s sorry for facilitating the passage of a “constitutional carry” bill in 2022, which allows most people to carry a concealed handgun with no license or background check. He’s also sorry for opposing Medicaid expansion, arguing at the time that it was not fiscally responsible.
“I’m sorry for those positions and any harm that they may have done,” Duncan told me.
Duncan first rose to prominence as one of the Republicans who resisted President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s narrow 2020 win in Georgia. Duncan has been speaking out against what he calls Trump’s “toxic” and “dangerous” Republican Party since leaving office in 2023, and even endorsed Kamala Harris and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2024. After being excommunicated from the Georgia Republican Party in January 2025, Duncan switched parties in August. He is now running for governor as a Democrat in what will be one of the most closely watched races in the midterms.
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