Just one week into the transfer portal window, Georgia and Kirby Smart have already secured five commitments. Georgia currently ranks No. 40 nationally in the transfer portal recruiting rankings per ON3.
Georgia is targeting more depth in its running back room. Cash Jones and Josh McCray have both exhausted their eligibility. Roderick Robinson has also entered the transfer portal. With those departures, Georgia will look to strengthen the position alongside 2026 four-star signee Jae Lamar.
Georgia and running back coach Josh Crawford will host Michigan transfer RB Bryson Kuzdzal, per Allen Trieu of 247Sports. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound running back played at Michigan last season as a preferred walk-on and rushed 76 times for 326 yards and 4 touchdowns for the Wolverines. Kuzdzal sits in the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining.
Bryson Kuzdzal ranked as the No. 201 running back in the country and the No. 78 prospect in Michigan in the 2023 class. He played high school football at Forest Hills Eastern in Alda, Michigan. Kuzdzal just wrapped up a visit to Iowa State, and he also plans to visit Rutgers over the weekend.
Michigan star RB and Georgia legacy Justice Haynes entered the transfer portal, a move that could prompt Michigan to re-engage with efforts to re-attain Kuzdzal.
Georgia is not expected to be involved in the recruitment of the legacy recruit, and it appears Haynes is trending to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Haynes is the son of former Georgia Bulldog and Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Vernon Haynes.
Kentucky transfer RB Dante Dowdell is also predicted to come to Georgia. He rushed for 560 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns this season
With the Dawgs losing three running backs coming out of the 2025 season, it would be ideal to add Kentucky transfer RB Dante Dowdell and Michigan transfer RB Bryson Kuzdzal to pair alongside 2026 signee Jae Lamar as the newcomers for the 2026 season.
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Think I’d rather add Rajecki as a freshman along with Dowdell to supplement Lamar. Rajecki’s skillset will more closely resemble what we are losing with Cash Jones. Dowdell will fill the role McCray had.