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Tracking Georgia Bulldogs in the 2022 NCAA transfer portal

The Georgia Bulldogs football program has already seen five players leave the school for other programs within the SEC this offseason.

The Georgia Bulldogs football program has already seen five players leave the school for other programs within the SEC this offseason. Georgia won the 2021 national championship, but that does not mean that every player is satisfied with their role.

Georgia has lost a lot of talent to the transfer portal at defensive back and wide receiver. The Bulldogs lost defensive backs coach Jahmile Addae to Miami and wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton to LSU, which contributes to the high amount of transfers at those two position groups.

To date, Georgia has lost seven players to other programs and one player (quarterback JT Daniels) remains in the transfer portal.

Ex-Georgia CB Jalen Kimber transfers to UGA rival

Jalen Kimber joins the enemy.

Earlier this week, cornerback Jalen Kimber announced he would be transferring from Georgia and entering the NCAA transfer portal.

A few days later and Kimber has made it known that he will be transferring to the Florida Gators, Georgia’s biggest rival.

Kimber, a redshirt freshman, was Georgia’s projected starter at the position during the offseason but battled an injury that eventually required season-ending surgery.

Kimber came to Georgia as a four-star cornerback in the class of 2020. Running a 4.4 40-yard dash and has a 42-inch vertical jump, the athleticism is certainly there for an SEC cornerback.  Kimber enrolled early as a freshman.

The Mansfield, Texas, native played in three of Georgia’s games in 2020. He recorded one tackle.

Florida snags Georgia cornerback from transfer portal

Billy Napier said that more transfers might be announced soon, and this time he’s landed a Georgia defensive back.

During his Friday press conference, Billy Napier said that more transfers could be coming over in the next week or so. It didn’t take long for Florida’s head football coach to make good on his word. Cornerback Jalen Kimber announced his commitment to the University of Florida on Saturday after spending just three days in the portal.

A four-star recruit out of high school, Kimber spent his first two years at Georgia playing for Kirby Smart. He saw action in three games his freshman year before redshirting and played just one in 2021 before an injury ended his season early. Smart will now have to plan against Kimber as soon as next season.

The cornerback room just lost its top name in Kaiir Elam to the draft, but Jaydon Hill is set to return after missing the season with a torn ACL. Jadarrius Perkins, Avery Helm and Jason Marshall are the next names up on the depth chart. Kimber’s path to a starting spot looks relatively clear, especially considering he was set to start this season for Georgia before needing surgery.

Kimber was the No. 105 overall prospect and the No. 9 cornerback on the 247Sports Composite. He was also an All-American in high school.

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Another Georgia Bulldogs’ defensive back enters transfer portal after Dan Lanning departure

Another former Georgia Bulldog’s DB, Jalen Kimber, has entered the transfer portal after Dan Lanning’s move from Athens to Eugene.

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Earlier in the week, we told you about Ameer Speed, a veteran cornerback for the Georgia Bulldogs who was packing his bags and looking to depart Athens after defensive coordinator Dan Lanning took the head coaching job with the Oregon Ducks.

That seems to be turning into a trend. Bulldogs’ redshirt freshman defensive back Jalen Kimber has entered the transfer portal as well.

Kimber is a former four-star recruit for Georgia, and he was ranked No. 71 overall before committing to the Bulldogs as a part of the 2020 class. Might he feel comfortable following his former DC to Eugene and join Lanning and the Ducks?

During his two seasons with the Bulldogs, Kimber struggled to find the field amid so much defensive talent in Athens. He managed three tackles in three games.

While we likely will not consider every Georgia defensive player to enter the transfer portal a prime target for the Ducks, the fact Oregon has a strong need at the cornerback spot gives us enough reason to think a move from the Bulldogs to Oregon might be something to pay attention to for Kimber.

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Georgia CB enters NCAA transfer portal

The former top-100 player was projected to start at CB in 2021 before suffering a shoulder injury.

Per a report from Dawgnation, Georgia cornerback Jalen Kimber has entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Kimber, a redshirt freshman, was Georgia’s projected starter at the position during the offseason but battled an injury that eventually required season-ending surgery.

Kimber came to Georgia as a four-star cornerback in the class of 2020. Running a 4.4 40-yard dash and has a 42-inch vertical jump, the athleticism is certainly there for an SEC cornerback.  Kimber enrolled early as a freshman.

The Mansfield, Texas, native played in three of Georgia’s games in 2020. He recorded one tackle.

Kimber becomes Georgia’s fourth player to enter the transfer portal since Georgia was crowned national champions on Monday.  He joins receivers Justin Robinson and Jaylen Johnson, plus cornerback Ameer Speed.

Georgia football player card: DB Jalen Kimber

Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Jalen Kimber played elite high school competition at Mansfield Timberview in Texas.

Jalen Kimber, defensive back (No. 6):

Class: Freshman

Height: 6-0

Weight: 170 pounds

Hometown: Mansfield, Texas

High School: Mansfield Timberview

Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Jalen Kimber is yet another example of Kirby Smart going beyond Georgia’s typical recruiting sphere in order to secure the nation’s top talent. Kimber is a four-star cornerback and was a member of the class of 2020.

Kimber brings incredible athleticism to Athens. He runs a 4.4 forty yard dash and has a 42 inch vertical jump. He was selected to the 2020 All-American Bowl.

He played against stout high school competition in Texas. Additionally, Kimber enrolled early in Athens, so he should be quite prepared for college football’s high level of competition.

Daran Branch, Kelee Ringo (who recently underwent shoulder surgery), Jalen Kimber, and Major Burns make up Georgia’s four scholarship defensive backs in the class of 2020. The four have a lot of talent.

Georgia’s secondary is deep this season with the likes of Eric Stokes, DJ Daniel, Tyson Campbell, Richard LeCounte, Lewis Cine and more. Daniel and LeCounte are both seniors, so there could be a large contingent of new faces in the 2021 Georgia secondary.

Throwback to the day Kimber signed with the Georgia Bulldogs:

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Georgia’s Eric Stokes has chance to be All-SEC

Georgia football’s Eric Stokes is coming off an impressive 2019 season. Does he have what it takes to be All-SEC in 2020?

Eric Stokes is coming off an impressive 2019 season, where he was among the best corners in the SEC. Stokes will have his work cut out for him in to be All-SEC in 2020. In order to be the SEC’s best corner in 2020, Stokes will have to outplay LSU’s all-world cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., so Stokes may have to settle for All-SEC.

Stingley Jr. put together an impressive freshman campaign and only got better as the season went on. Stingley is the SEC’s highest graded corner returning according to PFF:

Georgia’s Eric Stokes Jr. checks in at number four on the list. Stokes will be looking for either D.J. Daniel or former five-star recruit Tyson Campbell to step up on the other side of the field to totally lock down opposing passing attacks. Campbell (7th) and Daniel (8th) are two of the top eight returning corners in the SEC according to PFF.

Georgia additionally adds talented 2020 corner recruits in Kelee Ringo and Jalen Kimber. Both of these players have the skills to step into a starting role should they be called to action.

Eric Stokes will have a chance to make All-SEC because of his ability to limit the big-play:

Stokes will have more great safety play behind him in Richard LeCounte and Lewis Cine this year. Look for him to be targeted sparingly in 2020.

Next page (sorry – didn’t want to slow down browsers): Eric Stokes is putting in off-season work and may be aided by another area of Georgia’s elite defense.

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Jalen Kimber signs letter of intent with Georgia

The speedster out of Arlington, Texas committed to UGA exactly eight months ago today and never wavered on his pledge.

Four-star cornerback Jalen Kimber is now a Georgia Bulldog.

The speedster out of Arlington, Texas committed to UGA exactly eight months ago today and never wavered on his pledge.

He’ll join fellow out-of-state signee Major Burns in the Dawgs’ defensive backfield.

Georgia football commit Jalen Kimber reaffirms he’s coming to UGA

Four-star corner Jalen Kimber reaffirmed his commitment to UGA via Twitter. Kimber is an elite athlete.

The Georgia Bulldogs landed a commitment from four-star cornerback Jalen Kimber back in April. Kimber hasn’t wavered on his original commitment and plans to sign with the Bulldogs on Wednesday:

Kimber is a top 150 recruit and played high school football at Mansfield Timberview. He’s from Arlington, Texas.

Kimber tested in the 99th percentile of athletes at The Opening this summer. At six feet tall, he has good size for a corner. Kimber’s 4.44 second forty yard dash is impressive, but his best result from The Opening is the forty-two inch vertical jump he recorded. At forty-two inches, Kimber’s vertical jump would’ve placed him tied for fifth at the 2019 NFL Combine.

Kimber is also doing his best to recruit for Georgia as well:

He’s currently the only defensive back in UGA’s class of 2020, but I’d expect that to change very soon. Kimber will be a fun athlete to watch play in Athens.