Jontae Gilbert has locked in his college decision.

Gilbert is staying home after navigating a series of twists and turns in recent months with various programs setting the pace in the Rivals250 safety's recruitment.

Gilbert, the No. 3-ranked SAF in the Rivals250 out of Atlanta (Ga.) Douglass High, committed in-state to Georgia over North Carolina State on Saturday. The four-star defensive back worked out in Athens in late May and caught the attention of the entire defensive staff with a 4.51-second 40 time.

Donte Williams, Travaris Robinson and Glenn Schumann have all turned up the heat on one of the Peach State's best since. The Dawgs pulled ahead after getting Gilbert back to campus in late July.

"It's the place where I felt I could have the most success on and off the field, the place where I could get developed best at," Gilbert told Rivals of his decision to commit to Georgia.

"You have to be different to play at Georgia," he continued."You compete at the highest level and have to work at Georgia. I fit all of those categories there."

Gilbert, who as an underclassman was committed to Ohio State, was favoring N.C. State for a good part of the summer after a wave of June official visits.

Georgia closed the gap with the Wolfpack quickly and started to surge after getting the Rivals250 SAF on campus.

"It came down to where I saw myself," Gilbert explained. "My last visit to Georgia opened my eyes a whole lot. It's where I can see myself the next few years."

Gilbert has developed connections to both Robinson and Williams at their previous stops and furthered them since they arrived in Athens.

The versatile 6-foot-1, 185-pound defensive back loves how many coaches work with the secondary at Georgia, including HC Kirby Smart.

"That's good when the head coach works with your position group," Gilbert said. "Getting to work with him and all those guys ... they develop guys and they put them in the league, which is really good for me."

"The coaches at Georgia tell me what it is and what to do, they know what I'm good at and they're going to help me perfect my craft," he continued. "They've kept in contact with me a lot."