Georgia football 2024 transfer portal tracker: players leaving the Bulldogs
Six Georgia Bulldogs entered the NCAA transfer portal when it opened on Monday (Dec. 4). Across the Football Bowl Subdivision, more than 500 players entered the transfer portal on the first day.
Georgia will see significant roster turnover over the next several months before the start of 2024 college football season. The Bulldogs have the No. 1 incoming recruiting class.
Georgia players are primarily entering the transfer portal in search of more playing time, but some are looking for better name, image and likeness deals. The Bulldogs are targeting top players in the transfer portal as well.
Many Georgia players in the transfer portal are back-to-back national champions. Most of them faced fierce competition for playing time and will have a larger role at another school.
Which Georgia Bulldogs have entered the transfer portal so far? Note: These players could still elect to return to Georgia, but statistically most don’t return.
Georgia Bulldogs No. 2 quarterback Brock Vandagriff entered the NCAA transfer portal. Vandagriff, a redshirt sophomore, played in eight Georgia games this year. The former five-star recruit completed 12 of 18 passes for 165 passing yards and two touchdowns in 2023.
Vandagriff’s exit could be a sign Carson Beck is returning for another season.
Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Jackson Meeks entered the transfer portal. Meeks is a special teams ace for Georgia. However, Meeks had trouble earning significant playing time and targets in Georgia’s deep wide receiver room. Meeks hauled in one catch for 23 yards this season and will have one season of eligibility left at his new home.
Jefferson is in the portal after he signed with Georgia football as a member of the class of 2021. The 6-foot-3, 295-pound defensive end played in seven games throughout the 2023 college football season.
Jefferson recorded one tackle against Kentucky this season, but did not see a bunch of snaps on a regular basis. The redshirt sophomore is likely looking for more playing time at his new home.
Blaske, a former three-star recruit in the 2020 recruiting class, missed most of the 2023 season due to injuries. He competed with Earnest Greene for the starting left tackle role in the preseason and will be a good addition to another offensive line.
Georgia outside linebacker Darris Smith was the first Bulldog to declare his intent to enter the transfer portal after the regular season concluded. Smith recorded three tackles in 2023. The lengthy sophomore played high school football for Appling County.
CJ Madden came to Athens rated as a four-star recruit. Madden was the No. 16 edge and the No. 18 player in the state of Georgia in the 2022 recruiting class. Now, he is entering the transfer portal.
After redshirting his freshman season, Madden appeared in seven games in 2023, totaling three tackles. He will have three years of eligibility remaining.
