Want to attack every day with the latest Georgia football recruiting info? That’s the Intel. This entry chronicles the big decision made today by All-American TE Oscar Delp of West Forsyth High School in Metro Atlanta.
CUMMING, Ga. — Oscar Delp shared a big decision with the world today. He made #delpisadawg a reality.
The announcement reveal ceremony that took place at the West Forsyth High School cafeteria was filled with a partisan crowd, including one lady in a red T-shirt that even sported that hashtag.
That was the long-awaited decision the All-American TE announced in front of friends, family and the West Forsyth High School community.
We are sure at this very moment his future UGA teammate De’Nylon Morrissette is jumping up into the air.
He’s jumping into every DM and text message thread applicable to celebrating this choice and sharing a big “I told you so” with the world. Morrisette had made the recruitment of Delp a personal priority for the Bulldogs.
He wasn’t the only one.
“It really just came down to where I am going to get developed the most and have the best opportunity to make a name for myself and really kind of get the ball,” Delp said.
Why did the All-American TE decide to make #DelpisaDawg trend today?
That “get the ball” stuff was made clear. Over and over.
Delp said it goes back to the Vanderbilt game. It turns out that the contest did more than provide a canvas for 62 uncontested points against the Commodores.
Delp saw Brock Bowers go off. And off.
“I think it was that game against Vanderbilt when Brock Bowers got a handoff and scored a receiving touchdown,” Delp said. “In the games before that, he got the ball numerous times. That was kind of really it for me. I saw how they were using him and what they have always told me they wanted to do with me in the future. They always told me what they were going to do and what they were going to do with him.”
“But I was kind of waiting to see it and then I finally saw it. It was just a good feeling.”
The Bowers parallel there is valid. That’s why that specific part of his remarkable all-around storyline with Delp flows first.
“I think Bowers and I play really similarly,” Delp said. “I think I am one of those tight ends that can go vertical in the passing game and really run crisp routes and be one of those extra receivers. A glorified wide receiver. I can also put my hand down and I know they are going to develop me into a better blocker and a better route runner.”
“I really think that is going to make me a complete tight end.”
He is up to 227 pounds. Delp said he clocked at a high 4.5 seconds in the 40 over the summer. That was a laser time.
“I think I’m going to bring a very versatile player that can really get open and a faster tight end,” Delp said. “I think I’m one of the more athletic players in the country. I think I will have a chance to get right in the weight room and hopefully make an impact right away, get the ball in my hands and make some plays.”
The ideal weight for Delp at Georgia will be in the 240-pound range. That’s what he has been told by the UGA staff.
He’s rated as the nation’s No. 3 TE for this cycle on the 247Sports Composite ratings. That slots him in as the nation’s No. 97 overall recruit.
It is believed that he is the highest-rated (per the composite rating) high school prospect in Forsyth County history.
Delp can early enroll at UGA. We’re pretty sure this makes All-American QB commit Gunner Stockton happy today, too. It means that Stockton is now 1-for-2 this week in his hoped-for roommate options at UGA.
Stockton has also been recruiting Delp for some time.
With this decision, he becomes the 18th member of the 2022 recruiting class at UGA. He’s the first and only tight end.
Delp was the only tight end that Georgia assistant coach Todd Hartley recruited for this class. This can be seen as a program win here, too.
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