Georgia football just had one of the wildest days on the recruiting trail on Sunday, May 11. This day was so crazy that they accomplished something that potentially no other program has ever accomplished before.
So without teasing what transpired anymore, let’s first begins with the massive commitment the Bulldogs earned on Sunday.
4-star safety Jordan Smith commits to Georgia
Georgia football is still riding the high from landing a commitment from five-star quarterback Jared Curtis, and that momentum continued in a big way on Sunday. The Bulldogs earned another commitment on Sunday, this time from four-star safety Jordan Smith.
Smith is the No. 56 overall player in the country as well as the No. 6 safety and No. 5 player from Georgia, according to 247Sports. This commitment gives Georgia two commits ranked inside the top 60 in the last week, with the chance for that number to improve in the coming days.
Georgia received 8 crystal ball predictions
Something happened to Georgia on Sunday that potentially has never happened to any program in the history of college football. The Bulldogs received predictions to land a whopping eight different recruits on Sunday. No, that is not a typo, eight different recruits were predicted on Sunday to commit to Georgia.
One of those predictions was for the already mentioned Smith who committed to Georgia on Sunday, but here is a list of the other seven recruits predicted to land with Georgia and their ranking according to the 247Sports composite rankings.
1. 5-star OT Jackson Cantwell - No. 1
2. 4-star ATH Tyriq Green - No. 146
3. 4-star WR Ryan Mosley - No. 181
4. 4-star IOL Breck Kolojay - No. 278
5. 4-star DL Carter Luckie - No. 317
6. 4-star WR Craig Dandridge - No. 328
7. 3-star IOL Malcolm Gaston - No. 472
Just because players are predicted to Georgia does not mean they will end up with UGA, but Sunday showed just how impressive Georgia’s 2026 recruiting class can be.
Jared Curtis has a unique NIL clause
Now that Curtis is committed to Georgia, everyone wants to know how much NIL money he’ll be making. The No. 1 quarterback in the country usually will be paid millions every season, but that isn’t the case with Curtis at Georgia.
Reports have surfaced that Curtis will make less than $1 million his true freshman season before making a little over $1 million in 2027 during his second season with the Bulldogs. But it’s 2028 where things get interesting with his NIL deal.
Georgia and Curtis plan to renegotiate his NIL contract ahead of the 2028 season, which will be his third in Athens. If Curtis is the starter and playing well he will be paid as much money as anyone in the country. But if he isn’t the starter and is struggling then he won’t receive a raise.
This is the first time an NIL deal like this has been made public, but it should give Curtis enough incentive to work hard and not transfer away from the program in the future.