Bama turns No. 6 security Woodyard from Georgia

• Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2023, 02:02 PM ET

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The back-and-forth battling for recruits between Georgia and Alabama continued Tuesday with ESPN 300 safety Peyton Woodyard flipping his dedication from the Bulldogs to the Crimson Tide.Woodyard, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound defensive back from St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California, is ranked No. 107 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and is the sixth-ranked security. Alabama now has 12 ESPN 300 commitments in its class, while Georgia drops to 19 but still has the top-ranked recruiting class.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Regardless of the choice, Woodyard, who had actually devoted to Georgia in January, said there are no ill sensations.” I spoke to all the Georgia coaches, and it’s all love,”Woodyard informed ESPN.” They have nothing but love for me, and I have nothing but love for them, and they stated they’re still going to recruit me to the end. I have absolutely nothing however good things to say about Georgia, too. “Woodyard took a main see to Alabama on June 23, which is

when Woodyard believed he would end up making a switch.”I seemed like I have actually constantly had a relationship with Coach [

Holmon] Wiggins and since [Travaris Robinson] took control of, I have actually always had an excellent relationship with him, “Woodyard stated.” I feel like on the official go to, at the end of it, throughout the visit, my household took a look on their face and I had that look, too. I type of already knew after that see that Alabama will be the place I would end up at.” He didn’t make the flip immediately, though

, and was weighing the benefits and drawbacks of each school.”They see me because safety function, totally free security, simply having the ability to play down and cover tight ends and slot receivers, “Woodyard said of Alabama.”Do a little bit of whatever– kind of like a Minkah Fitzpatrick function.”