PFF grades for every incoming Georgia football transfer

The Georgia Bulldogs are reloading after suffering a brutal loss to the Ole Miss Rebels in the Sugar Bowl to end their 2025-26 season. That loss showed that the Bulldogs have a lot of holes to fill, and with the departures from the team, there were more that appeared. They tried to rebuild through the transfer portal and recruitment to get back to the College Football Playoff in the 2026-27.

They did well acquiring secondary talent through the transfer portal, bringing in Clemson safety Khalil Barnes, ECU defensive back Ja’Marley Riddle, and Oklahoma corner Gentry Williams among others. They’re hoping returning players like Elijah Griffin and Quintavious Johnson emerge and shore up the pass rush, but getting former Auburn five-star Amaris Williams always helps.

Offensively, they got two major acquisitions. Wide receiver Isiah Canion from Georgia Tech could fit the Zachariah Branch role, while Kentucky running back Dante Dowdell adds more talent to a running back room with Nate Frazier, Chauncey Bowens, and Bo Walker.

Regardless, the Bulldogs will be expected to be a title contender again, especially with Gunner Stockton and Nate Frazier still in the fold, and they’re hoping that the transfers will push Georgia over the edge of a College Football Playoff quarterfinal loss.

PFF ranks Georgia’s incoming transfers

1. HB Dante Dowdell (Kentucky, 72.3 overall grade, 56.7 receiving grade, 74.5 running grade)
2. DB JaMarley Riddle (Eastern Carolina, 68.3 overall grade, 76.5 run defense grade, 48.9 tackling grade, 62.3 coverage grade)
3. WR Isiah Canion (Georgia Tech, 66.8 overall, 66.0 receiving, 69.3 run-blocking)
4. DB Khalil Barnes (Clemson, 64.9 overall grade, 50.2 run defense grade, 63.6 tackling grade, 69.6 coverage grade)
5. DB Gentry Williams (Oklahoma, 63.8 overall grade, 58.9 run-defense grade, 61.2 tackling grade, 66.3 coverage grade)
6. EDGE Amaris Williams (Auburn, 60.0 overall grade, 62.7 run defense grade, 51.8 tackling grade, 62.1 pass-rush grade)
7. T Tyquez Richardson (Alabama A&M, 58.9 overall grade, 55.7 pass-blocking grade, 58.4 run-blocking grade)
8. DB Braylon Conley (USC, 57.8 overall grade, 60.2 run-defense grade, 65.3 tackling grade, 58.8 coverage grade)

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