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LSU TE Arik Gilbert transfers to UGA

Former five-star tight end recruit Arik Gilbert entered the transfer portal after one season at LSU. Now, Gilbert is transferring to UGA

Former five-star tight end recruit Arik Gilbert entered the transfer portal after one season at LSU. Now, Gilbert is transferring to the University of Georgia.  Gilbert announced his first destination, the University of Florida, on Jan. 31, but he later decommitted from the Gators.

Arik Gilbert was rated as the No. 1 tight end in the country in the class of  2020. The Marietta High School star was rated as the No. 5 overall prospect in the country.

In 2020, Gilbert caught 35 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns in eight games for the LSU Tigers. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound tight end has the ability to line up as a wide receiver. He will help absorb some of the receptions lost from George Pickens, who tore his ACL this offseason.

Darnell Washington returns for his sophomore season, John Fitzpatrick is returning for his senior season, and Georgia signed four-star Brock Bowers as a piece of the 2021 recruiting class.

Arik Gilbert was additionally considering transferring to the Tennessee Volunteers.

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Oct 10, 2020; Columbia, Missouri, USA; LSU Tigers tight end Arik Gilbert (2) runs against the Missouri Tigers during the first half at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

LSU transfer TE Arik Gilbert decommits from Florida

Former five-star recruit and LSU tight end Ark Gilbert has decommitted from Florida.

Former five-star recruit Ark Gilbert entered the transfer portal after just one season at LSU. Then, on Jan. 31, Gilbert announced his new destination, the University of Florida.

Gilbert tweeted this on Sunday afternoon.

Georgia football was rumored to have a good shot at landing Gilbert before he committed to transfer to the Gators. Gilbert was rated as the No. 1 tight end in the country coming out of Marietta, Ga., in the 2020 recruiting class.

Last season Gilbert caught 35 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns while LSU tried to solidify its starter at quarterback after losing 2020 Heisman winner Joe Burrow to the NFL. His athleticism is impressive and at six-foot-five, 253 pounds, he has the size to be a matchup problem when paired with the right arm.

DawgNation will say that arm is right here in Athens with Georgia quarterback JT Daniels, but the reality is that the Bulldogs are solid at tight end right now.

Darnell ‘Big O’ Washington returns for his sophomore season, last year’s starter John Fitzpatrick will be back as a senior and Georgia signed four-star Brock Bowers as a part of the 2021 recruiting class.

 

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