For those who have been following the 2026 Georgia Bulldogs recruiting cycle for very long the name Jared Curtis might ring a bell. That’s because he was the five star talent at quarterback who committed then decommitted from Kirby Smart and company only to rekindle his interest shortly thereafter.
It’s been quite the up and down journey in the battle to land Jared Curtis, but he’s certainly worth it. Why? He has the arm strength and talent to make any and every throw, yet he’s still just a junior in high school. Curtis tossed 40 touchdowns to just three interceptions last fall and ran in 18 more scores on the ground. He should be considered easily the best quarterback recruit of 2026 and there isn’t a single player who should challenge him for that title.
Now, finally, the recruiting battle looks like it’s finally near the end. However, just as it looked like things were trending towards in recent weeks already, Jared Curtis confirmed that his recruitment is down to just two schools: Georgia and Oregon. Just one giant obstacle (Oregon) stands in the way of the Bulldogs landing perhaps the most important recruit of the next few classes.
Curtis went ahead and canceled his two other remaining official visits with Auburn and South Carolina, announcing that he would be narrowing things down to just the Georgia Bulldogs and the Oregon Ducks, which wasn’t too surprising.
Dan Lanning has been pushing hard this offseason to ensure that his 13-1 Ducks not only repeat their impressive recruiting efforts from a year ago, but take one more step forward so they can get over the College Football Playoff hump.
Kirby Smart needs to lock in the quarterback future for the Georgia Bulldogs so that his young up and coming roster of high pedigree talents have a leader to rally around once they’re ready to make a run for a national championship perhaps in 2026 and 2027.
Curtis will likely be seeing both Georgia and Oregon at least once more this spring, then closing out his recruitment in back to back weeks in early June (Oregon 6/6, Georgia 6/13).
The Bulldogs already have four highly rated four star recruits committed for 2026. The Ducks already boast the top overall 2026 class with seven four and five stars. Whichever school lands Curtis should claim the fast track to finish with the number one class in the cycle thanks to Curtis’ unreal talents. Let’s hope Kirby Smart can close the deal.