Georgia could benefit from Florida’s latest recruiting blunder

Early Signing Day brings a lot of drama every year, and Georgia unfortunately has been at the center of it as five-star quarterback Jared Curtis flipped his commitment from UGA to Vanderbilt. But the Bulldogs can’t waste any time dwelling on that as there are countless other moves they need to make to wrap up their recruiting class.

One position that Kirby Smart and his staff might have to look into is running back. Georgia has one running back committed and signed to their class right now, but it is never a bad idea to add two backs in the same recruiting class. And there is one player that Georgia made a run at earlier this year who just decommitted from Florida who could be someone UGA decides to target to finish up their class.

Georgia could benefit from Florida’s recent failure

Carsyn Baker is a four-star running back from the state of Georgia. According to the 247Sports composite rankings, Baker is the No. 211 overall player in the country. He also is the No. 15 running back in the 2026 class and the No. 23 player from the Peach State.

Baker originally committed to Florida back in June, but earlier this week he decided to decommit from the Gators and open his recruitment back up. Georgia was a big player early in his recruitment and were once thought to be the favorite, but their relationship died down before the summer to the point where they didn’t host him on an official visit.

But now that he is back on the market Georgia could decide to pursue him again. There clearly already is a relationship there, and the fact that he is from Georgia should help UGA’s chances with him as well.

Baker likely won’t be signing with a team by Friday, so Georgia will have a chance to recruit him more into the new year. So while they haven’t been publicly linked with him yet, it would not be surprising to see Georgia make a run at him in the coming weeks.