In the past two weeks, Georgia has had 15 scholarship players enter the transfer portal. Three of them were five-star prospects coming out of high school, and another seven were four-star prospects, per the 247Sports Composite. One was a Butkus Award finalist last year and one of the team’s defensive leaders.
Oh, and the Bulldogs are expected to lose the commitment of another five-star, quarterback Dylan Raiola, who was seen having a good time on his visit to Nebraska.
What’s happening here? Is the fabric of this two-time national championship program unwinding? Has Kirby Smart lost control?
Well, no.
Georgia has been enduring a two-week news cycle during which it only has been losing players, not gaining any, at least publicly. That’s about to change. The early signing period is almost here, meaning the team is about to officially add more five-star and blue-chips prospects, and some key additions out of the portal should come soon.
Let’s try to make sense of it all:
Oh, and the Bulldogs are expected to lose the commitment of another five-star, quarterback Dylan Raiola, who was seen having a good time on his visit to Nebraska.
What’s happening here? Is the fabric of this two-time national championship program unwinding? Has Kirby Smart lost control?
Well, no.
Georgia has been enduring a two-week news cycle during which it only has been losing players, not gaining any, at least publicly. That’s about to change. The early signing period is almost here, meaning the team is about to officially add more five-star and blue-chips prospects, and some key additions out of the portal should come soon.
Let’s try to make sense of it all:
Jamon Dumas-Johnson is the big name to go in the portal. He was the team’s second-leading tackler last year, a preseason All-SEC pick this year and the inside linebacker who made calls and knew the system. His departure leaves a void in leadership, and it won’t be filled by Xavian Sorey, the third-year inside linebacker and five-star prospect in the 2021 class who is also in the portal.
But Georgia is getting back the other veteran inside linebacker: Smael Mondon, second on the team in tackles despite dealing with injuries this year, has informed the team he will stay for his senior year. Georgia also has CJ Allen, a freshman who has started the past four games after Dumas-Johnson suffered a forearm injury. Raylen Wilson, another freshman inside linebacker, has shown flashes. It’s possible that Dumas-Johnson thought he risked getting fewer snaps if he stayed at Georgia another year and is looking to go somewhere that wasn’t a risk in his critical final season of showing off for the NFL.
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