BREAKING: Amarius Mims intends to stay at Georgia after entering transfer portal

According to sources close to the situation, DawgsHQ has learned that Amarius Mims is expected to stay at Georgia and remove his name from the transfer portal.

The former five-star offensive tackle entered his name into the portal last Sunday after going through 10 spring practices with the Bulldogs. He visited Florida State this past weekend, all the while remaining enrolled in classes at Georgia. Mims is expected to return to activities with the football team soon.

Mims enrolled early last spring after Matt Luke and Scott Cochran helped land the signature of the 6-foot-7, 330-pound offensive lineman. He started at left tackle for the Black squad, the second-team offense, on G-Day that spring before making his collegiate debut in the fall against UAB. He also made appearances against Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn, Missouri, Tennessee, Charleston Southern and Georgia Tech, a total of eight games played.

Meanwhile, in the high schools ranks, Mims helped pave the way for a Royals offense that averaged 378.6 yards per game, including 213.3 on the ground, during his senior season. Mims received numerous All-State recognitions over the course of his career, and according to the On3 Consensus, was ranked the No. 12 overall player in the country, No. 3 offensive tackle and the No. 1 player in the state of Georgia.

Georgia lost two offensive linemen from last year’s squad – Jamaree Salyer and Justin Shaffer – and with that being the case, many expected Mims to make the jump into the rotation this spring. DawgsHQ included him on our list of potential breakout players this spring for that reason. However, Broderick Jones has taken steps in the right direction towards securing his spot at left tackle while Xavier Truss and Devin Willock are getting the majority of reps at the guard spots, leaving Mims on the outside looking in, at least this spring.

Mims was the tenth Georgia player to enter the transfer portal, quickly followed by an eleventh in fellow former five-star offensive lineman Clay Webb. With his return, the Bulldogs are back down to 10 players leaving via the transfer portal.

Cornerback Ameer Speed and wide receiver Jaylen Johnson both put their names in within 24 hours of the Bulldogs bringing home the National Championship in January. Speed will play at Michigan State next season where he’ll join former Georgia defensive coordinator Mel Tucker who helped recruit Speed to Athens. Johnson committed to East Carolina. Then, another cornerback-wide receiver pairing put their names in. This time it was Jalen Kimber and Justin Robinson. Georgia will play against both Kimber and Robinson next season as they land at Florida and Mississippi State respectively. Defensive back Latavious Brini was the fifth Georgia player to enter the transfer portal, and he too will be playing for an SEC squad next season at Arkansas. Wide receiver Jermaine Burton is going through spring drills in Tuscaloosa with the Alabama Crimson Tide after he entered the transfer portal, while quarterback JT Daniels will head to West Virginia. Lovasea Carroll is out of Athens after just one year, transferring to South Carolina where the Gamecocks have him listed as a running back, his high school position, as opposed to cornerback where he spent his season at Georgia. Finally, on the first day of spring practice, offensive lineman Owen Condon put his name into the portal. He has since committed to SMU.

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