Georgia picks up Miami safety Jaden Harris out of transfer portal
Georgia has landed its third transfer portal commitment. DawgsHQ has learned that Miami safety Jaden Harris has committed to the Bulldogs. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, he has also signed with the Bulldogs. Harris started all 13 games for Miami in 2024 and has two years to play two.
The 6-foot 195-pound defender is a Peach State product. He hails from Atlanta where he played for Georgia legend Robert Edwards at Northwood High School. Harris signed with the Hurricanes in the 2022 class as a three-star prospect per the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that includes all four websites that publish recruiting ratings.
After playing in two games and taking a redshirt in 2022, Harris played in 10 games the next season. He started two of those games and finished with seven total stops and a half tackle for loss. The 2024 season saw him break out, tallying 40 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and three pass breakups.
Georgia broke through with its first portal additions a couple of days ago. That’s when the USC duo of Zachariah Branch and Zion Branch announced their commitments to the Bulldogs. Zachariah is a wideout and return man while Branch, like Harris, is a safety.
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More on the transfer portal…
The NCAA student-athlete transfer portal launched in 2018. It marked a change from when student-athletes had to get a release from their school to transfer to another and they could be limited as to where they transferred. The portal allows student athletes to simply notify their current school and its compliance department that they intend to move on to another program.
Last season, Georgia lost 21 scholarship players to the portal, watching several end up at power conference programs around the country. The Bulldogs did add to their talent however, as they’ve done before. Adding to the likes of Lawrence Cager, Tre McKitty, Derion Kendrick, Tykee Smith, Dominic Lovett and others that have joined the program in the past, UGA brought in Trevor Etienne, Colbie Young, London Humphreys, Ben Yurosek, Xzavier McLeod and others that have had an impact on the Bulldogs’ 2024 campaign.
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