Trevor Etienne transfers to Georgia: Ex-Florida star RB joins rival after two impressive seasons with Gators

Florida transfer running back Trevor Etienne, the No. 1 available player at his position in the transfer portal, committed to Georgia on Sunday. Etienne has spent two seasons with Florida after signing with the program out of high school in February 2022, and will stay in the SEC with two seasons remaining of eligibility as he joins the Gators’ chief conference rival.

Etienne is the No. 18 overall player available in the 247Sports transfer portal rankings and is the brother of Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne. He racked up 700 yards on the ground the last two seasons and was Florida’s team’s leader in rushing touchdowns (8) in 2023.

Coming out of Jennings (Louisiana) High School, Etienne signed with Florida over Clemson, Alabama, Florida State, Georgia and LSU, among others. 

Etienne appeared in 11 games for the Gators and missed the Week 6 clash against Vanderbilt due to a shoulder injury. He was a critical part of the Florida offense throughout the season while splitting the workload with Montrell Johnson Jr. and finished with 753 yards on the ground, which ranked second on the team behind Johnson.

Georgia’s transfer portal class now ranks No. 16 in the country with Etienne becoming the fifth player to transfer into the program to this point.

The rich get richer

Anytime you have the chance to add the No. 1-ranked player at any position in the transfer portal, you have to do it. Etienne is the fifth player to transfer to Georgia this cycle, joining former Miami wide receiver Colbie Young, South Carolina defensive lineman Xzavier McLeod, Vanderbilt wide receiver London Humphreys and UCLA long snapper Beau Gardner.

Georgia’s philosophy of late has been to continue building through high school recruiting. Georgia only added…

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Author : Cameron Salerno

Publish date : 2023-12-24 18:28:44

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