Dayton 3B Rylan Lujo commits to Georgia out of NCAA transfer portal

Dayton third baseman Rylan Lujo has committed to Georgia via the NCAA Transfer Portal, he announced on Instagram (@rylanlujo) Tuesday morning. Lujo earned Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Week honors on three occasions this season and was selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team.

The Coconut Creek, FL native started 58 games for Dayton this season, hitting for a .361 batting average with 16 doubles, 9 home runs, 56 RBI, 17 stolen bases, a .556 SLG% and a .415 OBP%.

Rylan Lujo has committed to @BaseballUGA per his Instagram.

Lujo was named to the A10 All Rookie Team. He hit .361 with 9 HRs and 56 RBIs and had 16 doubles at Dayton last year. Georgia is having one heck of a portal class. pic.twitter.com/bVhfjYdciR

— Andrew Riedell (@RiedellAndrew) June 24, 2025

Lujo becomes Georgia‘s 14th Transfer Portal piece, cementing its class as the best in all of college baseball according to 64Analytics.com.

Georgia Transfer Portal departures:

• INF Cade Brown (Georgia Tech)
• INF/OF Bryce Clavon (Clemson)
• LHP Alton Davis II
• OF Dylan Goldstein
• INF/OF Charlie Jones
• INF Trey King
• RHP Wyatt Land
• INF Erik Parker (South Carolina)
• RHP Asher Sabom (UCF)
• RHP Kolten Smith
• RHP Ethan Sutton

Georgia Transfer Portal additions:

• RHP Caden Aoki (USC)
• 1B Juan Cruz (Alabama State)
• RHP Grant Edwards (University of New Orleans)
• OF/LHP Kenny Ishikawa (Seattle University)
• OF Cole Koniarsky (UNLV)
• 3B Rylan Lujo (Dayton)
• OF Scott Newman (USC Upstate)
• OF Jordy Oriach (New Mexico)
• 3B Michael O’Shaughnessy (Davidson)
• RHP Lane Pearson (West Georgia)
• RHP Brad Pruett (East Carolina)
• RHP Matt Scott (Stanford)
• RHP Dylan Vigue (Michigan)
• SS Ryan Wynn (Wofford)

The star freshman’s breakout performance came on March 18, where he totaled five hits (one double and two home runs) with four RBI in a 10-9 win over Ohio. His stellar first year campaign however did not propel the Flyers to much success this season, as Dayton finished with a 27-31 (14-16) record and missed the NCAA Tournament.

Lujo now heads to a Georgia program entering the third season of the Wes Johnson era. The Bulldogs had a phenomenal 2025 campaign, as they entered the NCAA Tournament with a 42-15 record and hosted the Athens Regional. Things went south quick however, as losses to Duke and Oklahoma State in back-to-back games quickly ended their season.

Johnson has proven to hit big in the portal, as key players DH Ryland Zaborowski (Miami OH), right-handed pitcher Brian Curley (VCU), third baseman Slate Alford (Mississippi State), right-handed pitcher JT Quinn(Ole Miss), right fielder Robbie Burnett (UNC Asheville), SS Kolby Branch (Baylor) and outfielder Nolan McCarthy (Kentucky) all made their way to Georgia from other Division I programs.

While the Bulldogs lose a big chunk of this season’s production, their portal class has been nothing short of stellar so far.