The Georgia Grappler Big Board is our ranking of the top college prospects in Georgia, by graduating class.
This isn’t just a state tournament results list. For the Big Board, we are looking at who projects best at the next level. We take into account a wide range of factors including freestyle success, national placements, sought-after college weights, state placement and titles, and other significant wins throughout the year.
This Junior Girls Big Board highlights the best of the Class of 2028 — the names college coaches should be watching now.
Rankings will continue to shift as the season goes on. If a wrestler on this list has committed to wrestle in college and we have it listed incorrectly or not at all, please email us at georgiagrappler1@gmail.com so we can update it.
| Junior Big Board | ||||||
| Rank | Name | School | Weight | National Placements | State Placements | Commit |
| 1 | Kirra Mitchell | Mount De Sales | 110 | Fargo 4th (2026), Fargo 4th (2025), NHSCA 5th (2025), NHSCA 4th (2026) | – (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 2 | Faith Jones | Lumpkin County | 235 | None | 1st (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 3 | Bianca Barbarossi | West Forsyth | 170 | None | 2nd (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 4 | Hannah Crowe | Franklin County | 170 | None | 4th (’26) | 4th (’25) | – | None |
| 5 | Lillian Malloy | Pope | 125 | None | 3rd (’26) | 4th (’25) | – | None |
| 6 | Aurora Edwards | Brantley County | 170 | None | 2nd (’26) | 5th (’25) | – | None |
| 7 | Bentley Burke | Central, Carroll | 110 | None | 3rd (’26) | 1st (’25) | – | None |
| 8 | Paris Watts | Lee County | 100 | None | 5th (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 9 | Leela Hendrix | Carrollton | 145 | None | 2nd (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 10 | Ava Ives | Harris County | 120 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 11 | Quinlan Bryant | North Cobb | 145 | None | 5th (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 12 | Adison Steadman | Heritage, Catoosa | 130 | None | 2nd (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 13 | Jonae Smith | Villa Rica | 140 | None | 2nd (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 14 | Jonalisa Ledoux | Wheeler | 235 | None | 5th (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 15 | Messiah Salem | Vidalia | 130 | None | 3rd (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 16 | Payten Jefferson | Lambert | 235 | None | 3rd (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 17 | Brooklynn Hughes | South Effingham | 145 | None | 4th (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 18 | Princess Marshall | Stephenson | 170 | None | 6th (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 19 | Lily Armistead | Putnam County | 115 | None | BR (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 20 | Tatum Rooks | Shiloh | 100 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 21 | Addison Lovino | Cherokee | 110 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 22 | Autumn Cooper | Grovetown | 145 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 23 | Emma Blackburn | Pickens | 145 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 24 | Kenya Solomon | Greenbrier | 125 | None | BR (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 25 | Hannah Mustard | North Oconee | 170 | None | BR (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 26 | Cameron Ludwig | Bremen | 100 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 27 | Azaria Jackson | Carrollton | 105 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 28 | Payton Holmes | Veterans | 105 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 29 | Brittany Perez | East Jackson | 105 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 30 | Hollis Parker-Cruz | North Atlanta | 110 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 31 | Kelsie Bozeman | Fitzgerald | 115 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 32 | Sophia Bradshaw | Hiram | 120 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 33 | Zoey Ervin | Central, Carroll | 120 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 34 | Kyrie-Jade Atkinson | Camden County | 125 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 35 | Olivia Pirkle | Denmark | 140 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 36 | Fanta Kromah | Lee County | 155 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 37 | Laila Narh-Martey | Houston County | 170 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 38 | Juana Tercero-Rafael | Gilmer | 190 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 39 | Eliza Saunder | Cedartown | 190 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 40 | Savannah Montgomery | Evans | 235 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 41 | Kennedi Hill Maine | Morrow | 235 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 42 | Erika Tercero | Gilmer | 235 | None | DNP (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 43 | Adonai Odom | Dawson County | 115 | None | SecQ (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 44 | Jaelyn Sullens | Lumpkin County | 125 | None | SecQ (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
| 45 | Sofi Masters | North Atlanta | 120 | None | SecQ (’26) | – (’25) | – | None |
Photo by West Forsyth
