Georgia football lands Jared Curtis, No. 1 quarterback for 2026 class out of Nashville Christian

The nation's top high school quarterback, and the No. 1 prospect in Tennessee for the 2026 class, Jared Curtis, has committed to Georgia football. Curtis' mom, Barbara Curtis, confirmed her son's commitment to The Tennessean Saturday.

Nashville Christian's 6-foot-5, 226-pound dual-threat QB is the nation's No. 9 prospect overall, according to the 247Sports Composite. He has offers from Alabama, Florida State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Ole Miss.

Curtis is Georgia' first commitment for the 2026 class. The Bulldogs don't have a 2025 quarterback commitment.

Curtis completed 180-of-321 passes for 2,522 yards, 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions for the Eagles who finished 6-7 last fall. He also rushed for 543 yards and 13 TDs while guiding Nashville Christian to the Division II-A state semifinals before the Eagles lost to Friendship Christian.

As a freshman, Curtis guided the Eagles to the state title game completing nearly 60% of his passes for 2,285 yards and 27 touchdowns and rushing for 481 yards and seven touchdowns.

Curtis was named the top QB in the country for 2026 earlier this year after former top quarterback Julian Lewis reclassified to the 2025 class. He's committed to Southern California.

Curtis has a big, powerful arm. He also provided a running option for the Eagles.

Reach sports writer George Robinson at georgerobinson@theleafchronicle.com and on the X platform (formerly Twitter) @Cville_Sports.