Wide Receiver CJ Smith Announces Transfer Destination

What first was a very quiet time for the most part around the Georgia football program regarding players making their decisions known to the public regarding whether or not they will be declaring for the NFL draft, now following their matchup with FSU, those decisions started to roll in as offensive lineman Sedrick Van Pran has joined the list that has declared for the 2024 NFL draft.

The latest news on that front is that wide receiver CJ Smith has announced that he will transfer to Purdue. He joins Nyland Green, De'Nylon Morrissette and CJ Madden on the list of Bulldogs to transfer to Purdue this offseason.

With players making their intentions known in the coming days and weeks, here is a running update of the roster movements as they happen.

Georgia Transfer Portal Entries:

• Kicker, Jared Zirkel announced he will transfer to Texas A&M.
• WR, Jackson Meeks announced transfer to Syracuse
• QB, Brock Vandagriff will transfer to Kentucky.
• EDGE, CJ Madden announced he will transfer to Purdue.
• WR Jackson Meeks has announced that he will enter the transfer portal with one year of eligibility left
• Jonathan Jefferson has announced he will transfer to SMU.
• EDGE, Darris Smith - Made transfer intentions known before the portal officially opened. Will transfer to the Missouri Tigers.
• DB, Nyland Green announced that he will be transferring to Purdue.
• WR, Mekhi Mews announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal
• LB, EJ Lightsey, announced transfer to Georgia Tech.
• OL, Austin Blaske announced transfer to UNC.
• WR, Yazeed Haynes announced transfer to Syracuse
• LB, Jamon Dumas Johnson announced transfer to Kentucky.
• DB, AJ Harris has entered the transfer portal
• LB, Xavian Sorey entered the transfer portal and has committed to Arkansas
• OL, Joshua Miller announced his transfer to Syracuse.
• OL, Aliou Bah has announced his transfer to Maryland.
• WR, CJ Smith announced transfer to Purdue. 
• RB, Sevaughn Clark announced plans to enter the transfer portal.
• WR, De'Nylon Morrissette will transfer to Purdue. 

Georgia NFL Draft Declarations:

• DB, Javon Bullard
• DB, Kamari Lassiter
• DB, Tykee Smith
• WR, Marcus Rosemy Jacksaint
• WR, Ladd McConkey
• DL, Zion Logue
• RB, Kendall Milton
• RB, Daijun Edwards
• C, Sedrick Van Pran
• OL, Amarius Mims
• TE, Brock Bowers

Coaching Movements:

• DB Coach Fran Brown - Has taken the head coaching job at Syracuse

Georgia's 2024 recruiting class

• Ellis Robinson IV, DB
• KJ Bolden, S
• Dwight Phillips Jr., RB
• NiTareon Tuggle, WR
• Malachi Toliver, OL
• Marcus Harrison, OL
• Demello Jones, S
• Drew Miller, P
• Sacovie White, ATH
• Ryan Puglisi, QB
• Jaden Reddell, TE
• Quintavius Johnson, DL
• Justin Greene, DL
• Chauncey Bowens, RB
• Jordan Thomas, DL
• Nnamdi Ogboko, DL
• Michael Uini, OL
• Daniel Calhoun, OL
• Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, DL
• Nyier Daniels, OL
• Marques Easley, OL
• Justin Williams, LB
• Kristopher Jones, LB
• Luke Raab, LS
• Nate Frazier, RB
• Ondre Evans, DB
• Nasir Johnson, DL

Draft Eligible Bulldogs

• TE, Brock Bowers
• OL, Amarius Mims
• CB, Kamari Lassiter
  
• DB, Tykee Smith
• DB, Javon Bullard
• WR, RaRa Thomas
• WR, Ladd McConkey
• WR, Dominic Lovett
  
• WR, Marcus Rosmey-Jacksaint
• QB, Carson Beck, will return for 2024 season
• OG, Tate Ratledge, will return for 2024 season
• OC, Sedrick Van Pran
• OT, Xavier Truss, will return for 2024 season
• DE, Tramel Walthour
• DT, Zion Logue
• DT, Warren Brinson
• OLB, Chazz Chambliss
• LB, Smael Mondon, will return for 2024 season according to reports
• LB, Jamon Dumas-Johnson
• DL, Nazir Stackhouse, will return for 2024 season
• RB, Kendall Milton
• RB, Daijun Edwards
• K, Jared Zirkel
• P, Brett Thorson
• S, Dan Jackson

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