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Georgia football DB enters transfer portal

Georgia Bulldogs senior defensive back Ameer Speed has entered the NCAA transfer portal. He played in 13 games in 2021 and recorded 13 total tackles

Georgia Bulldogs senior defensive back Ameer Speed has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Speed started the first three games of the season at cornerback. National championship hero Kelee Ringo eventually took the vast majority of the playing time at outside cornerback opposite Clemson transfer Derion Kendrick.

Speed is a key special-teams player for Georgia. He played in 13 games for the Bulldogs in 2021 and recorded 13 total tackles. Speed will look for more playing time at his transfer portal destination.

Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Ameer Speed is looking for a new college football home following the national championship. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Speed came to Athens as a three-star prospect in the class of 2017. The 6-foot-3, 211-pound Jacksonville native has excellent length. He will be able to use the COVID-19 season to attain a sixth year of college football eligibility.

Ameer Speed thanked Georgia via Twitter upon entering the transfer portal:

Speed played as 11 games as a freshman in 2017. He redshirted in 2018, but appeared in a pair of games. In 2019, Speed played in 13 games. He recorded five tackles and was named co-winner of the special teams most improved player. In 2020, the former three-star recruit out of Sandalwood High School played in nine games and recorded one tackle.

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Georgia football player card: LB John Staton

Georgia linebacker John Staton transferred from Samford. In 2019, he recorded 116 total tackles and was named All-Southern Conference

John Staton, Linebacker (No. 35):

Class: Graduate student

Height: 6-1

Weight: 225 pounds

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

High School: The Lovett School

Georgia Bulldogs linebacker John Staton IV transferred to Athens after having an impressive career with Samford. Staton elected not to play in Samford’s spring 2021 college football season.

Instead Staton elected to finish his college football career with Georgia. In 2019, Staton recorded 116 total tackles and was named first team All-Southern Conference. Staton recorded an incredible 22 tackles at Mercer in 2019.

John Staton graduated from Samford in 2020. He played in 34 career games with Samford, where he recorded 149 total tackles. His father, John III, played football at UNC.

Will Staton be able to earn playing time at linebacker for Georgia? Dan Lanning and the Bulldog defense have lots of talent like Nakobe Dean, Trezmen Marshall, Channing Tindall, and Quay Walker at inside linebacker.

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Georgia football offseason transfer tracker

Where are Georgia Bulldogs transferring to? Who is transferring to play football at the University of Georgia?

The Georgia Bulldogs lose and gain a significant amount of talent each offseason via the transfer portal.The transfer portal has been very active this offseason.

The 2020 college football season did not count against player eligibility, so seniors can return for another season. Transfers are immediately eligible to play at their new school.

The University of Georgia gained a star player from the portal last season in quarterback JT Daniels. Who will the Dawgs get this season? Notable recent transfers additions for Georgia include Lawrence Cager, Demetris Robertson, and Tre’ McKitty.

Georgia has seen many more players leave the program than transfer to it thus far this offseason. That being said, Kirby Smart is not afraid to utilize the NCAA transfer portal to add talent.

Georgia football DB selects transfer destination

Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Hugh Nelson is transferring to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Hugh Nelson is transferring to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Nelson is a redshirt sophomore previously entered into the NCAA transfer portal earlier this offseason. Now, Nelson has found his new home.

Hugh Nelson joins fellow walk-on Kolby Wyatt as the second Georgia Bulldog to transfer to Hawaii this offseason.

Nelson will be immediately eligible at Hawaii (like all transfers this offseason). He graduates in May of 2021 and will have three years of eligibility remaining.

Nelson walked on to the football team in 2018 and took a redshirt that season while he primarily served as a key scout team player. In fact, Nelson won the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year award for his effort in 2018.

Nelson played in the Arkansas State game in the 2019 season, but did not appear in any games during 2020. Prior to coming to the University of Georgia, Nelson ran track and played football during his time at Hillgrove High School.

Hugh Nelson announced his decision to transfer to Hawaii via his Twitter account:

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Walk-on Georgia WR reaches transfer decision

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Josh Moran has reached a decision on his transfer destination. He’s headed to New Mexico State.

Walk-on Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Josh Moran entered the NCAA transfer portal just before graduating, according to Radi Nabulsi of Rivals. Now, Moran has reached a decision on his transfer destination.

Moran will be transferring to the New Mexico State Aggies, an FBS independent school. Moran was quite thankful for his time at UGA:

Moran graduated from the University of Georgia in December with a degree in Management.

Since coming to Georgia, Moran has been a member of the UGA scout team. However, he missed 2019 as a result of injury.

He came to Athens out Milton High School in his hometown of Alpharetta.

Moran is a graduate transfer and will be eligible to play immediately for the Aggies. The last time New Mexico State faced the Georgia Bulldogs, the Aggies fell 63-16 in a 2011 game where Aaron Murray threw for five touchdowns and helped UGA score a 42 point quarter.

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Twitter reacts as Jamie Newman transfers to UGA

Former Wake Forest QB Jamie Newman is transferring to the Georgia Bulldogs.

The Georgia Bulldogs have lost their fair share of quarterbacks to the transfer portal over the years: Justin Fields, Jacob Eason, Nick Marshall, Zach Mettenberger, and more. It’s about time UGA landed somebody in return: Wake Forest graduate transfer Jamie Newman.

Newman is the most talented transfer QB on the market and Georgia needed somebody to start while talented UGA QB signee Carson Beck learns the system and adjusts to the speed of college football. Newman threw for 26 touchdowns and ran for six more last season. He also threw eleven interceptions. He’ll have to cut down on the picks in Athens. Jake Fromm threw just five interceptions last season and eighteen in his UGA career.

Here’s how Georgia Bulldog fans, former coaches, and the college football world reacted to the signing on Twitter:

Former UGA coach Mark Richt predicts Newman will be the SEC’s best quarterback. Richt knows his football, so I’d trust him on this one:

Newman put up some impressive numbers according to PFF:

Newman must be careful around the notorious folding chairs in Athens:

This reminds me of politics:

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Georgia football: outside linebacker enters the transfer portal

Georgia Bulldogs outside linebacker Robert Beal is entering the transfer portal. Beal played in five games and recorded eight tackles on the season. Beal hails from Norcross, Georgia. His transfer status was updated today: Robert Beal was a top 150 …

Georgia Bulldogs outside linebacker Robert Beal is entering the transfer portal. Beal played in five games and recorded eight tackles on the season. Beal hails from Norcross, Georgia. His transfer status was updated today:

Beal is a talented player and his loss is a big-hit for Georgia’s defensive depth in the future. Beal’s transfer shouldn’t come as a surprise. He played much more during his freshman season, when he recorded 15 tackles and a sack. Beal’s decreased playing time is likely connected to his off-season arrest.