Georgia WR Michael Jackson III plans to enter tranfer portal
A Georgia player has announced that he will be entering the transfer portal just a few hours after the Bulldogs beat Texas 22-19 in overtime to win the 2024 SEC Championship game. Senior wideout Michael Jackson III plans to enter the portal according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett, he has one year of eligibility remaining.
Jackson has played in five games for Georgia this season, including the SEC Championship where he saw action on special teams. He had one catch for 10 yards against Tennessee Tech earlier this season.
Jackson spent three seasons at Southern Cal, catching double-digit passes in each season but never more than 17. He reeled in 17 balls for 146 yards and one touchdown in 2023. A year ago he had 17 catches for 236 yards and five scores. The Las Vegas native, who attended the same high school as former Georgia standout Darnell Washington, has also handled punt return duties.
At 6-feet 198 pounds, Jackson was the nation’s No. 383 overall prospect in the 2021 class per the On3 Industry Ranking. He was the nation’s No. 23 athlete and the No. 3 player in Nevada.
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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.
