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Watch: Five-star quarterback Jared Curtis picks Georgia over Oregon
Curtis, a former Georgia commitment, ranked as the No. 1 quarterback in the 2026 class.
Curtis, the reigning Gatorade Tennessee Player of the Year and Mr. Football, chose the Bulldogs over Oregon.He will join a quarterback room with five other players and is expected to enroll early after rehabbing a back injury.Georgia’s pro-style offense, similar to Nashville Christian’s, should ease Curtis’s transition to college.
Jared Curtis gave Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs a scare ahead of his commitment.
“I actually called coach Smart, messed with him a little bit like, ‘Hey coach, I appreciate it, but …’
“And then I couldn’t go any further,” Curtis said. “So I let him know and he was pretty happy.”
Curtis locked in his commitment to the Bulldogs on May 5 in a ceremony at Nashville Christian. It was the second time he chose Georgia after reopening his recruitment last October. Curtis trimmed his list to two schools, Georgia and Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks.
Curtis is the No. 1 ranked quarterback in the 247Sports Composite ranking and the No. 2 player overall for the class of 2026. He took home the Gatorade Tennessee football player of the year and Tennessee Titans Mr. Football in Division II-A this past season after leading Nashville Christian to a TSSAA state football championship, its first since 2015.
The 6-foot-4, 225-pound star displayed an impressive dual-threat talent, completing 179-of-255 passes for 2,830 yards with 40 touchdowns and three interceptions while rushing 88 times for 637 yards and another 18 TDs.
How does Jared Curtis fit in with Georgia football?
Curtis is Georgia’s only quarterback commitment in the Class of 2026 and is the top ranked recruit among the Bulldogs’ current 2026 commits. His’ physical attributes have long drawn praise but…
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Publish date : 2025-05-06 01:31:00
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