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Memphis’ Sheldon Dawson says he’ll sign with University of Georgia

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By David Paschall January 31, 2012 1 min read

Sheldon Dawson, ranked among the top dozen cornerback prospects nationally by Scout.com, committed to Georgia on Monday.

The 5-foot-10, 175-pounder from Ridgeway High in Memphis became the 17th commitment for Georgia’s 2012 signing class and would be the fourth Volunteer State prospect to join the Bulldogs in the past four years. Dawson is rated the No. 11 cornerback nationally by Scout.com and the No. 27 athlete prospect by Rivals.com.

After committing to Memphis last July, Dawson opened up his recruitment and picked the Bulldogs over Ole Miss.

Georgia’s scholarship players from Tennessee this past season were junior receiver Marlon Brown, redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Austin Long and freshman offensive lineman Hunter Long. Dawson would give the Bulldogs four Memphis-area players.

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.