Report: Georgia’s 5-star QB commit Jared Curtis flips to Vanderbilt
According to a Rivals report, Jared Curtis, a 5-star QB and the No. 1 QB prospect in the 247Sports Composite, flipped his commitment from Georgia to Vanderbilt.
Curtis, who committed to Georgia in May, did not wait until his scheduled 9 a.m. CST Wednesday signing-day ceremony to release the news.
DawgNation confirmed with people close to Curtis, who plays at Nashville (Tenn.) Christian School, that he indeed changed his commitment.
Hayes Fawcett and Steve Wiltfong of Rivals reported first that Curtis informed the Georgia staff of his decision Tuesday morning.
If his commitment holds, Curtis will become the highest-rated signee in Vanderbilt history. That comes on the heels of the program’s first 10-win season in program history.
The flip from Curtis moves Vanderbilt from the nation’s No. 43 class to No. 29 overall. Just behind SMU. Just ahead of Indiana.
Curtis is only the third prospect with a 4-star rating in the Commodores class. The next highest-rated Vanderbilt commit is No. 223 overall. There are no 4-star OLs. The highest-rated OL in this Vanderbilt class is not rated in the 247Sports Composite.
Curtis is a significant talent and confident in his ability. He’s so valued that if Vanderbilt pulls the flip, the UGA class would drop to No. 6 nationally. That would slot them between Ohio State and Texas, respectively.
The reason he flipped out of the Georgia class? It consistently has been presented as a matter of playing early and having the keys to the offense from the day he enrolls. That’s opposed to waiting at least one season behind Georgia starter Gunner Stockton and then competing for the starting job in 2027 in Athens.
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Jeff Sentell covers UGA football and recruiting. He is a graduate of UGA's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and has been a staff writer at news outlets in Alabama, Georgia and Virginia. Prior to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he was at The Birmingham News and AL.com. He was named the 2005 Georgia Press Association Sportswriter of the Year.
