07-10-2026, 11:22 AM
4-Star, tough monkey
Miller Westerfield took all of his visits last month. He saw LSU, Georgia and Tennessee on his official visits.
He took some time to think about those three options over the last two weeks.
The conclusion the 4-star OT from Roswell High School reached was the same one he had growing up.
Westerfield grew up wanting to play for the red and black one day.
He now becomes the 18th member of the 2027 Georgia football class. The in-state target is also the first commitment for the class since 3-star North Carolina DL Antwan McKoy chose the Dawgs back on June 16.
The Roswell High road grader is now the eighth prospect in this UGA class with a 4-star ranking or higher. That number will also include a pair of 5-star commits in RB Kemon Spell and TE Jaxon Dollar.
Westerfield wears No. 69 for his high school team. He appreciated how Tate Ratledge brought his own unique style to that number while in Athens.
“I’ve always loved Georgia,” he told DawgNation earlier this year. “I never thought recruiting could go so deep, but it has really come down to so much more. I thought it was like just ‘What school do you want to play at?’ but there’s where you want to be, like live in what town, and who do you want your teammates to be? But it’s really coming down to development. Because like, if people tell you that you have the tools to play at the next level, you want to get there. But getting there just takes years of work.”
“You’ve got to find the teammates you want to put that work in with and the coaches you want to put all that work in with.”
He’s the eighth-highest-rated prospect in the class. That also makes him the sixth OL prospect for this group. Westerfield played left tackle for Roswell last fall. He’s rated as an OT but can play either guard or tackle at the SEC level.
What are the Dawgs getting here?
Nick Peal, his former Roswell High teammate, is now a freshman at UGA. He shared a strong scouting report on Westerfield back in May.
“He’s physical,” Peal said. “He’s technical. Knows what he’s doing. He also talks a lot, but backs it up. He’s who you want on your team. Especially blocking for you.”
Roswell coach Jonathan Thompson has used the term “dad gum” in the past to describe what he sees from his rising senior tackle.
When Peal brought up “physical” and “mean” while describing Westerfield, that’s what he’s coached to be at Roswell. But it comes naturally.
“We’re going to demand physicality,” Thompson said. “People say that, but they’re not really about it. But when you turn on our tape, you’ll see it. When your best offensive lineman is the most physical player on that front, you are going to be pretty dad-gum good.”
“I thought he finished people at an elite level as a junior. If you watched him against the best teams we played, whether it was Buford, Milton, Gainesville or Thomas County Central, that’s when he played his best games.”
Westerfield started as a sophomore at Roswell. Then flourished as a junior.
“We’re so excited about his senior year,” Thompson said. “We saw him really develop at the end of his junior year and really gain confidence. When you have a lot of confidence as an offensive lineman, you’re confident in what you are doing. You are confident that you are bigger and stronger and can really finish people and that’s a lot of dad-gum fun to watch with Miller.”
There’s also an athletic component to the eval. Westerfield plays with good balance and quick feet.
“Then you throw in the fact that he played basketball as a freshman and as a sophomore,” Thompson said. “So he’s got some athletic ability to bend and move, combined with being 290 pounds and having elite strength. They don’t make those very often. He is a commodity that most everyone in this country knows about.”
Westerfield described his game in his own unique way. Minus the “dad gum” moments.
“I want my film to say that I love the game,” he said. “I’m there to work. I like to put a hurt on somebody every once in a while. I like to let them know that they don’t stand a chance.”
Source: Dawg Nation/AJC
Miller Westerfield took all of his visits last month. He saw LSU, Georgia and Tennessee on his official visits.
He took some time to think about those three options over the last two weeks.
The conclusion the 4-star OT from Roswell High School reached was the same one he had growing up.
Westerfield grew up wanting to play for the red and black one day.
He now becomes the 18th member of the 2027 Georgia football class. The in-state target is also the first commitment for the class since 3-star North Carolina DL Antwan McKoy chose the Dawgs back on June 16.
The Roswell High road grader is now the eighth prospect in this UGA class with a 4-star ranking or higher. That number will also include a pair of 5-star commits in RB Kemon Spell and TE Jaxon Dollar.
Westerfield wears No. 69 for his high school team. He appreciated how Tate Ratledge brought his own unique style to that number while in Athens.
“I’ve always loved Georgia,” he told DawgNation earlier this year. “I never thought recruiting could go so deep, but it has really come down to so much more. I thought it was like just ‘What school do you want to play at?’ but there’s where you want to be, like live in what town, and who do you want your teammates to be? But it’s really coming down to development. Because like, if people tell you that you have the tools to play at the next level, you want to get there. But getting there just takes years of work.”
“You’ve got to find the teammates you want to put that work in with and the coaches you want to put all that work in with.”
He’s the eighth-highest-rated prospect in the class. That also makes him the sixth OL prospect for this group. Westerfield played left tackle for Roswell last fall. He’s rated as an OT but can play either guard or tackle at the SEC level.
What are the Dawgs getting here?
Nick Peal, his former Roswell High teammate, is now a freshman at UGA. He shared a strong scouting report on Westerfield back in May.
“He’s physical,” Peal said. “He’s technical. Knows what he’s doing. He also talks a lot, but backs it up. He’s who you want on your team. Especially blocking for you.”
Roswell coach Jonathan Thompson has used the term “dad gum” in the past to describe what he sees from his rising senior tackle.
When Peal brought up “physical” and “mean” while describing Westerfield, that’s what he’s coached to be at Roswell. But it comes naturally.
“We’re going to demand physicality,” Thompson said. “People say that, but they’re not really about it. But when you turn on our tape, you’ll see it. When your best offensive lineman is the most physical player on that front, you are going to be pretty dad-gum good.”
“I thought he finished people at an elite level as a junior. If you watched him against the best teams we played, whether it was Buford, Milton, Gainesville or Thomas County Central, that’s when he played his best games.”
Westerfield started as a sophomore at Roswell. Then flourished as a junior.
“We’re so excited about his senior year,” Thompson said. “We saw him really develop at the end of his junior year and really gain confidence. When you have a lot of confidence as an offensive lineman, you’re confident in what you are doing. You are confident that you are bigger and stronger and can really finish people and that’s a lot of dad-gum fun to watch with Miller.”
There’s also an athletic component to the eval. Westerfield plays with good balance and quick feet.
“Then you throw in the fact that he played basketball as a freshman and as a sophomore,” Thompson said. “So he’s got some athletic ability to bend and move, combined with being 290 pounds and having elite strength. They don’t make those very often. He is a commodity that most everyone in this country knows about.”
Westerfield described his game in his own unique way. Minus the “dad gum” moments.
“I want my film to say that I love the game,” he said. “I’m there to work. I like to put a hurt on somebody every once in a while. I like to let them know that they don’t stand a chance.”
Source: Dawg Nation/AJC
