Georgia is getting 'wow factor' and 'playmaker' in 5-star QB Jared Curtis

The winter and early spring of 2025 have been quiet for Georgia on the recruiting trail. The Bulldogs have put in a lot of work but it hasn’t bore much fruit when it comes to the commitment list, at least that was the case up until Monday. That’s when UGA reeled five-star quarterback Jared Curtis.

The 6-foot-3 225-pound signal caller chose Georgia over Oregon. Alabama, Auburn, Ohio State, and many other programs were also in hot pursuit as the Bulldogs got him on the commitment list for a second time.

Curtis is the nation’s No. 1 quarterback per the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average of the four websites that publish recruiting rankings. He’s also the No. 1 quarterback and No. 3 overall prospect per the On300, our in-house rankings. Charles Power, the On3 head of scouting, recently sat down with Josh Newberg to discuss what Georgia is getting in the Nashville native.

“I think you have to start any conversation with Jared Curtis with the elite arm talent,” Power told Newberg. “I mean, he is a top arm talent, I would say currently in high school football, probably the top arm talent, regardless of cycle. I think when you look at last year, he’s comparable with guys like Bryce Underwood, Hassan Longstreet. I mean, the ball just jumps off of his hand. Explosive arm talent can change multiple arm slots, deliver from any platforms. So when you watch him, there’s a legitimate wow factor to the way the ball comes off his hand.”

Power also thinks there’s more to Curtis’ game than just a big arm. He rushed for over 600 yards as a junior and found the end zone with his feet 18 times on the year. Curtis can get out of the pocket and make plays off “any platform” per Power.

Combine that with his ability to push the ball downfield and fit the ball into tight windows, and you’ve got a guy who can turn heads.

“That’s one thing that I really like about Jerry Curtis,” Powers aid. “He’s a playmaker. He’s creative, has great improvisational skills, tough to tackle him.”

Power went as far as to say that he views Curtis as the type of talent who can make a difference in big games. He can play the “x-factor” role as someone who makes the types of game-changing plays to win those big games.

But Curtis is far from a finished product. While he has been a household name in recruiting circles for a couple of years now, the Georgia pledge isn’t showing signs of leveling off as a player.

Power stated that he wanted to see Curtis improve from his sophomore to junior season in terms of accuracy. The Nashville Christian quarterback did exactly that.

“I think he’s dialed in his accuracy, Josh,” Power said. “Accuracy in just operating efficiency. He increased his completion percentage by 14 points from his sophomore to junior year. I think that was something that we wanted to see, and we saw it. So I think any time you’re looking at these top quarterback prospects, you really want to see improvement year over year. And I think Jared Curtis showed that. He moved into our number one quarterback spot in the middle of last fall just based on how impressive of a junior season he was having. I think when I go back and, you know, watching these games every Friday night, Jared Curtis’ is best plays, I think, would stack up with anybody that we saw last year. I mean he was making really impressive individual plays.”

While Curtis is currently a top 10 overall prospect and the best at his position per the industry as a whole, there’s a long way to go between now and the final rankings in January of 2026. Power would love to see Curtis in a “neutral” setting where he’s competing with and against other elite prospects.

That’s important because Curtis doesn’t play the highest-level of competition in the country or even his own state or city. Other quarterbacks have a shot at that No. 1 spot but Curtis can keep that from happening.

“I think just continued improvement. just the operating efficiency, the accuracy, decision making,” Power said. “We know the physical tools. He has NFL traits. So I think just continued honing in, polishing his game, would be the biggest thing that we want to see.”