Georgia Southern football adds another commit to their roster

The safety from Carrollton, Georgia also played as an offensive linebacker for his high school, Carrollton High School.

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Joiya Reid
February 4, 2019

Georgia Southern football added a new recruit to their roster as Reid Dedman announced his commitment to the Eagles Sunday.

Dedman played as both a safety and outside linebacker while at Carrollton High School.

{{tncms-inline account=”17″ html=”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All the Glory to God! Blessed to say that I have committed to further my academic and football career at Georgia Southern University!🦅 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GATA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GATA</a> <a href="https://t.co/BQGdM6O7VK">pic.twitter.com/BQGdM6O7VK</a></p>&mdash; 17 (@The_Reid_Dedman) <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Reid_Dedman/status/1092175377269698560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2019</a></blockquote>” id=”https://twitter.com/The_Reid_Dedman/status/1092175377269698560″ type=”twitter”}}

In his three football seasons, Dedman racked up 211 total tackles, averaging 6.4 tackles per game. The 185-pound varsity player also had three interceptions under his belt.

In his senior year alone, Dedman averaged 12 yards from interceptions and 0.2 interceptions per game. Dedman also had 30 solo and 22 assisted tackles for a total 52 tackles his senior season.

Dedman also received offers from Charleston Southern and Jacksonville.

Joiya Reid, The George-Anne Contributor, gasports@georgiasouthern.edu