Mekhail Sherman

One of the best prospects in the country has narrowed his focus to two. Five-star outside linebacker Mekhail Sherman (Washington, D.C./St. John's College) announced Tuesday, via his personal Twitter account, that he is down to Georgia and Ohio State.

Sherman made official visits to both programs already, seeing Ohio State last weekend and Georgia on April 19, the weekend of its G-Day spring scrimmage.

"Family vibe, I said it the first time & I’ll reiterate it because that’s what drives my recruitment," Sherman told 247Sports National Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong after the visit. "How well you treat me & my family & not only embrace me but embrace that ones who made me."

"It was smooth, I have strengthened bonds & relationships amongst the other recruits for future purposes. The Georgia players embraced me as much as the coaching staff did."

Sherman also visited Georgia unofficially on March 1. The 247Sports Crystal Ball heavily favors Georgia, with 10 of 11 predictions in favor of the Bulldogs landing Sherman's commitment.

"They know how to handle linebackers like me," Sherman said. "Because I’m not the archetypal run stopper linebacker. I try to model my game after Khalil Mack and Von Miller and they will help me get to that goal. I would be a combo linebacker in their system, which is the same thing I do at St. John's. It’s gonna make me into a great player."

Sherman, who hopes to go public with a commitment by this summer, is currently ranked by the industry-generated 247Sports Composite as the nation's No. 11 overall prospect, No. 2 outside linebacker and No. 1 overall recruit in the District of Columbia. Below is the 247Sports initial scouting report from Sept. 2018, with a player comparison of former Alabama linebacker, Butkus Award winner, two-time All-American, first-round draft selection, and four-time Pro Bowl selection CJ Mosley.

Great frame with college-ready size and strength. Carries 234 pounds like 220. Missed nearly all of junior season with torn ACL. Versatile enough to play inside our outside linebacker. Verified 4.53 in 40. Tremendous acceleration and change of direction. Can cover running backs and tight ends. Physical in running game. Quick to diagnose run plays. Moves well in traffic. Disengages and finds ballcarrier quickly. Strong, physical tackler. Able to turn and run in coverage. Has to show he did not lose agility with injury. Consistency needed with drop depths in zone coverage. Impact player at elite college program. First round NFL draft pick potential.

Georgia's class, ranked No. 11 in the 247Sports Team Class rankings, includes seven commitments - four-star offensive lineman Akinola Ogunbiyi (Sugar Land, Texas/Kempner), four-star defensive tackles Jamil Burroughs(Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern) and Nazir Stackhouse (Decatur, Ga./Columbia), four-star wide receiver Justin Robinson (McDonough, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian Academy), four-star quarterback Carson Beck (Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin), four-star cornerback Jalen Kimber (Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Timberview), and five-star offensive tackle Broderick Jones(Lithonia, Ga./Lithonia).

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