Gabriel-Georges broke out during his 2024 sophomore season, rushing for 1,013 yards and 14 touchdowns on 114 carries (9.67 yards per carry) across 10 games, a performance that earned him Tennessee Titans Division II-AA Mr. Football honors.<\/p>\n
Across the 2024 and 2025 seasons, he delivered multiple 200-yard performances, including a 232-yard outing against McCallie in 2024 and a 280-yard, three-touchdown game against the same opponent in 2025. That sustained production helped him earn MaxPreps preseason junior All-American recognition in 2025.<\/p>\n
Not surprisingly, Gabriel-Georges has amassed an offer list exceeding 30 programs, with interest spanning the SEC, ACC and Big Ten. He has already taken multiple visits and identified a smaller group of schools that have separated themselves.<\/p>\n
As of Sunday, 247Sports\u2019 public interest tracker<\/a> lists both Ohio State and Tennessee as \u201cWarm,\u201d signaling that the Buckeyes and Volunteers are emerging as the two programs most closely linked to his recruitment.<\/p>\n Teammates celebrate with Baylor’s David Gabriel Georges (0) as he scores a touchdown during the Division II-AAA Championship | Jamar Coach \/ The Jackson Sun \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n Ohio State offers Gabriel-Georges immediate national-stage exposure, an NFL-ready development pipeline and a coaching staff proven at attracting and developing elite skill talent.<\/p>\n The Buckeyes recently added former NFL offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, introducing pro-style run-game concepts and advanced offensive structure, while running backs coach Carlos Locklyn has built a strong reputation for identifying, flipping and developing top-end backs.<\/p>\n Pair that with Ohio State\u2019s massive game-day platform, consistent playoff contention and a realistic path to early touches in a high-usage offense, and it\u2019s easy to see why OSU stands out as a premier landing spot.<\/p>\n Tennessee, meanwhile, offers Gabriel-Georges a home-state fit, proximity to family, and a coaching staff clearly invested in elite rushing production.<\/p>\n Running backs coach De\u2019Rail Sims has overseen top-25 rushing units at Louisville and Cincinnati and was hired with a clear mandate to elevate Tennessee\u2019s backfield, signaling a strong positional emphasis.<\/p>\n The Vols have also prioritized retaining in-state stars, building competitive recruiting classes and selling feature roles, positioning Gabriel-Georges as a potential face-of-the-program player with strong community and NIL potential.<\/p>\n Whichever program ultimately lands Gabriel-Georges secures an NFL-caliber running back whose commitment could shift class rankings, influence future running back recruiting and, for Tennessee in particular, reinforce efforts to keep elite in-state talent home.<\/p>\n Read More at College Football HQNo. 1 transfer portal player earns Top 5 NIL college football ranking<\/a>$2.9 million All-American WR named among \u2018most impactful\u2019 transfer portal additions<\/a>Major college football team adds 41 players in transfer portal after coaching change<\/a>$4.2 million WR named No. 1 wide receiver in college football<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David Gabriel-Georges (Baylor School, Chattanooga) has emerged as one of the top running back prospects in the 2027…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430758,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[399,398,396,397,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-430757","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-football","11":"tag-ncaafootball","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Teammates](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kfv3aqx66kzwj0s6wz.jpg\" "\\"Teammates")
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