Report: Three potential landing spots for Georgia transfer wide receiver Jermaine Burton

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•01/19/22

Georgia wide receiver Jermaine Burton has made the decision to enter the transfer portal, he tells On3. The 6 foot, 200-pound receiver from Calabasas, California had 26 receptions for 497 yards and 5 TDs in the 2021 season.

Now that he’s entered the transfer portal, what are the likely destinations for Burton. Well, Chris Hummer sees three potential landing spots or the former Georgia receiver. And unfortunately for the Bulldogs, all three destinations named are top programs in the SEC.

“Have heard Alabama brought up as an option for Burton early on, per a source. LSU (if he wants to reunite with Cortez Hankton) and Texas A&M (where James Cooley now resides) also make some sense,” writes Hummer on Twitter.

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Jermaine Burton as a recruit

Burton ranked as the nation’s No. 77 player in the class of 2020, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting companies. He ranked 9th overall in the state of California, and the 16th best wide receiver.

What is the transfer portal?

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal goes through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship is no longer valid. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school does not have to reoffer a scholarship.