During Georgia football's run to its second straight national championship in 2022, it was brought up often that the Bulldogs were winning without adding a single player that offseason from the transfer portal.

“We called and recruited several guys that fit our criteria,” coach Kirby Smart said before the College Football Playoff that season. “We knew something about them out of high school. They'd been on our campus. But we didn't get any of those guys. So it wasn't a philosophy. It was more of, that's the way it played out.”

The way it’s played out this cycle is that Georgia has bolstered its roster when the opportunity presented itself. Even adding a late signee this month in offensive lineman Jahzare Jackson who played basketball at Overtime Elite.

In all, the Bulldogs plucked nine scholarship players from the transfer portal.

Here’s how we rank them in descending order in how they may impact the Bulldogs this season:

9. DB Collin Gill, Oregon

Gill, who committed on June 6, is one of five scholarship newcomers in the secondary and among 16 defensive backs recruited to the program on scholarship. He provides depth to a roster that saw three departures to players with eligibility remaining, including David Daniel-Sisavanh who was dismissed. Jersey: No. 25.

8. WR Michael Jackson III, USC

The 6-foot, 209-pound senior from Las Vegas helps depth at a position that had its share of offseason departures and new additions from the portal. He had 17 catches for 146 yards and a touchdown last season in a USC offense last season that had two wideouts drafted in April and 236 receiving yards and 4 TDs in 2022. Jersey: No. 13

7. QB Jaden Rashada, Arizona State

The 6-4, 185-pounder is one of the most high-profile transfers, not so much for what he brings to the position – which could be considerable – but because of the notoriety from his NIL deal gone bad at Florida and lawsuit against Gators coach Billy Napier and others. He’ll compete with Gunner Stockton to back up Carson Beck. Jersey: No. 10.

6. Xzavier McLeod, South Carolina

The Bulldogs added the former four-star recruit from Camden, S.C., after one season with the Gamecocks. The 6-4, 313-pounder provides depth on a defensive line where the Bulldogs have experienced players in Nazir Stackhouse and Warren Brinson. He played in four games last season with a tackle and interception before being dismissed from the team. Had two sacks and four tackles in the spring game. Jersey: No. 94

5. WR London Humphreys, Vanderbilt

Another wideout that brings speed to the offense and a vertical threat. The 6-foot-2, 197-pound Nashville native had 21 catches for 437 yards and four touchdowns for the Commodores last season. Only a sophomore, he will have a chance to continue to develop in the program. Will be interesting to see how deep the Bulldogs' rotation at wide receiver will go. Jersey: No. 16

4. S Jake Pope, Alabama

A wild card of sorts in a secondary that lost Javon Bullard and has an opening at the safety spot opposite All-American Malaki Starks. Could be competing with fellow Buford graduate KJ Bolden for snaps. Had four tackles in the spring game. The 6-1, 205-pound redshirt sophomore played mostly on special teams with the Crimson Tide after signing as a four-star recruit. Jersey: No. 22

3. TE Benjamin Yurosek, Stanford

Georgia tight ends aren’t going away in the post-Brock Bowers era. Yurosek wasn’t around this spring, but the 6-4, 247-pounder should be a factor right away. He brings experience, with 35 games played and 108 catches for 1,342 yards. Guess who is the only team with two top 15-rated NFL tight end prospects by Ric Serritella of All Access Football? That would be Georgia with Oscar Delp at No. 12 and Yurosek at No. 15. Jersey: No. 84.

2. WR Colbie Young, Miami

The 6-3, 215-pound Binghamton, N.Y., native created plenty of buzz this spring, already showing he will be a factor in 1-on-1 matchups and in the red zone for Carson Beck. He had three catches for 27 yards and a touchdown in the spring game, although Smart said this spring that Young still had a ways to go in learning the offense. “He's seen some really, really great spectacular plays, and then he's disappeared at times, Smart said. "So, it's a learning curve. Jersey: No. 8.

1. RB Trevor Etienne, Florida

It’s not often you can go into the transfer portal and land a player that makes preseason All-SEC first team without ever playing a snap. Etienne rushed for 1,472 yards and 15 touchdowns in two seasons with the Gators and is the clear top running back and a threat in the passing game out of the backfield. His offseason driving arrest, which included pleading no contest to reckless driving, could keep him out for the Clemson opener. Jersey: No. 1.

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