January 28, 2008

Barry Every
Recruiting Analyst

The final edition of Rivals.com's Georgia Top 50 featured some movement at the top thanks in large part to some stellar post-season performances. Those performances include a state tournament run and some great outings at statewide and national all-star events.

Columbus (Ga.) Carver athlete Jarmon Fortson not only led his team to the 3A State Championship but he showed out in the GACA North-South All-Star Game. His heroics caused a move from 38th all the way up to 6th in the rankings.

Also making a move up in the Top 10 were Omar Hunter out of Buford, Ga. and Ellenwood (Ga.) Cedar Grove's Joshua Jarboe. Hunter had a superb week of practice at the Under Armour All-Star event and followed it up with two sacks in the game. His performance propelled him to the No. 1 player in the state. Jarboe's great week at wide receiver in Orlando boosted his ranking from 12th to fifth.

Others making moves were Mt. Airy (Ga.) Habersham Central's Daniel Franklin, who moved 17 spots to No. 27 after a strong showing in the Under Armour game, and Jaybo Shaw, who jumped from 49th to 33rd in the ranking after a very productive senior season.

Among the new names to the list are South Carolina commit Kenneth Miles out of Brookwood High School at No. 38, Gainesville's Gerald Ford at No. 40 and Alabama commit Chris Jackson, a wide receiver out of Henry County.

Updated State Rankings: Georgia | North Carolina | Ohio | Idaho | New Mexico

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