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More than six months after Jared Curtis backed off his commitment to Georgia football, the five-star quarterback gave a new pledge to the Bulldogs on Monday evening in a much-anticipated recruiting announcement.
Curtis revealed his choice of the Bulldogs over Oregon in a ceremony at Nashville Christian School, where the rising senior will be entering his fourth season as a starter.
The 6-foot-4, 228-pound Curtis is ranked the No. 2 overall player and No. 1 quarterback in the 2026 class by the 247Sports Composite.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart has signed three five-star quarterbacks out of high school.
Curtis would be the first five-star quarterback Georgia has signed since Prince Avenue Christian’s Brock Vandagriff in 2021. He transferred to Kentucky after the 2023 season and started for one season there.
Georgia hasn’t signed a quarterback as highly ranked as Curtis since Justin Fields in 2018. Fields was named the nation’s No. 2 prospect behind Trevor Lawrence. Fields spent one season as a backup before transferring to Ohio State.
Smart signed Jacob Eason out of Washington state in 2016. He had originally committed to Mark Richt.
Georgia won national championships in 2021 and 2022 with Stetson Bennett who came to the school as a walk-on, went to junior college and then transferred back.
Jake Fromm was a top 50 prospect and a four-star quarterback who helped lead Georgia to the national title game in 2017. Carson Beck, a four-star prospect ranked No. 254 overall, quarterbacked Georgia to the SEC championship game in 2023 and 2024. The Bulldogs won last season.
How will Jared Curtis fit in with the Georgia quarterback room?
The Bulldogs currently have four quarterbacks on the roster who came via signing classes. All could return in 2026, but that seems unlikely in this age of player movement.
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Publish date : 2025-05-05 21:32:00
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