06-01-2026, 01:02 PM
4-star McEachern High LB Joakim Gouda has made his college commitment to play for Georgia
Sources: Various, including Sentell
He will visit or entertain no other school aside from the University of Georgia.
“Man, I’m a Dawg, man,” he said.
The 6-foot-2, 230-pound rising senior averaged 11.1 tackles per game as a junior and finished with 100 stops. He added two sacks and one TFL in nine games.
His toolbox has a load of skills. His internal drive and determination are right at the top. He’s been told by several players at Georgia that the program is not a place for regular people.
Gouda knows there is a lot of suck that comes before the shine at UGA. He loves that.
“I want to be elite,” Gouda said. “They’re just elite. They’re an elite program. They’re elite academically. Elite exposure-wise. Elite life after football. Elite relationships. Everything is elite. I want to be an elite football player. I want to be an elite human. I want to be elite at Georgia.”
The 4-star is big on his Christian faith.
“I just needed some discernment from the Lord,” Gouda said. “Because he knows what’s best for you. So I just prayed to the Lord for a clear sign. I just prayed because I didn’t always know what to do. He gave me a clear sign. I knew the way I felt about Georgia, it was just a feeling. A feeling that I’m a Dawg. My faith played a big and humongous part in my decision.”
He said the people in the building “felt like an extended family.” That feeling was his sign.
https://www.dawgnation.com/recruiting/se...t=18373417
The 4-star becomes the 12th member of the class in Athens. He’s the fourth defensive player and the second linebacker. With this decision, he’s now the fourth-highest-rated prospect on the public commitment list for the program.
Georgia also vaults over Pitt to now have the No. 19 class in the nation on the 247Sports Overall Football Team Rankings. He’s now the fourth commitment to come out of this past weekend’s official visit lineup.
edited by: Shootist
Sources: Various, including Sentell
He will visit or entertain no other school aside from the University of Georgia.
“Man, I’m a Dawg, man,” he said.
The 6-foot-2, 230-pound rising senior averaged 11.1 tackles per game as a junior and finished with 100 stops. He added two sacks and one TFL in nine games.
His toolbox has a load of skills. His internal drive and determination are right at the top. He’s been told by several players at Georgia that the program is not a place for regular people.
Gouda knows there is a lot of suck that comes before the shine at UGA. He loves that.
“I want to be elite,” Gouda said. “They’re just elite. They’re an elite program. They’re elite academically. Elite exposure-wise. Elite life after football. Elite relationships. Everything is elite. I want to be an elite football player. I want to be an elite human. I want to be elite at Georgia.”
The 4-star is big on his Christian faith.
“I just needed some discernment from the Lord,” Gouda said. “Because he knows what’s best for you. So I just prayed to the Lord for a clear sign. I just prayed because I didn’t always know what to do. He gave me a clear sign. I knew the way I felt about Georgia, it was just a feeling. A feeling that I’m a Dawg. My faith played a big and humongous part in my decision.”
He said the people in the building “felt like an extended family.” That feeling was his sign.
https://www.dawgnation.com/recruiting/se...t=18373417
The 4-star becomes the 12th member of the class in Athens. He’s the fourth defensive player and the second linebacker. With this decision, he’s now the fourth-highest-rated prospect on the public commitment list for the program.
Georgia also vaults over Pitt to now have the No. 19 class in the nation on the 247Sports Overall Football Team Rankings. He’s now the fourth commitment to come out of this past weekend’s official visit lineup.
edited by: Shootist
