As national signing day approaches, we are counting down Georgia's top 10 recruits of the past decade (since the 2003 class), ranked in order of performance as a Bulldog.

No. 10 was Brandon Boykin, from the 2008 signing class.

No. 9 was Bacarri Rambo, a three-star prospect from the 2009 signing class.

No. 8 was Todd Gurley, a four-star prospect from the 2012 signing class.

No. 7 was Justin Houston, a four-star prospect from the 2007 signing class..

No. 6 was Malcolm Mitchell, a four-star prospect from the 2011 signing class..

No. 5 was Knowshon Moreno, a four-star prospect from the 2006 signing class.

And now we bring you No. 4:

WR A.J. GREEN
2008 signing class
Hometown: Summerville, S.C.
High School: Summerville
Star rating: A consensus five-star.
Rankings: No. 7 in the nation overall, according to 247sports composite. No. 9 overall in Rivals. Ranked by Scout as the nation's second-best receiver - after Julio Jones.
Recruiting accolades: Parade All-American. Featured in Sports Illustrated as a high school junior.
Georgia career: Green lived up to the billing, finishing his college career with 166 catches for 2,619 yards - an average of 15.8 yards per catch - and 23 touchdowns. The only knock against him was staying on the field: Most famously, he was suspended the first four games of his junior season because of the jersey-selling incident. He also had injuries that caused him to miss three games as a sophomore. But when he was on the field he made spectacular catches and was a game-changer. He was a first-team all-SEC pick as a freshman, and named SEC freshman of the year by the coaches. As a sophomore he was again a first-team all-SEC pick, and was named Georgia's most valuable offensive player award. He slipped to second-team all-SEC as a junior, then declared for the NFL draft. He has quickly emerged as one of the best receivers in football.

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And for the sake of comparison, we also reviewed the recruiting rankings of the past 10 years, and came up with the top 10-ranked players who signed with Georgia, according to how they were ranked at the time.

No. 10: Alec Ogletree, rated No. 19 in the nation overall in the 2010 signing class, according to the 247composite.

No. 9: Richard Samuel, rated No. 18 in the nation overall in the 2008 signing class.

No. 8: John Theus, rated No. 16 in the nation overall in the 2012 signing class, and No. 23 in Rivals.

No. 7: Kregg Lumpkin, rated No. 15 in the nation overall in the 2003 signing class, and No. 19 in Rivals.

No. 6: Keith Marshall, rated No. 12 in the nation overall in the 2012 signing class, and No. 48 overall in Rivals.

No. 5: Paul Oliver, rated No. 12 in the nation overall in the 2003 signingg class, and No. 9 overall in Rivals. was:

No. 4 was:

A.J. Green.
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