Five-star quarterbacks are a luxury that not every program gets to experience, let alone having five starting QBs since 2011 who were former five-starts. However, Clemson isn't your average program. Dabo Swinney has a knack for bringing in big-time QB recruits, and he has a chance to do it again in the 2026 class.
Composite five-star Jared Curtis announced his decommitment from Georgia yesterday. When he initially chose the Bulldogs, Clemson wasn't on his final list of schools. Now, after he's had time to think about his decision, he's added the Tigers to the conversation.
Curtis spoke with one of On3's national recruiting experts, Hayes Fawcett, shortly after his announcement, and Fawcett asked the Tennessee native what schools stood out to him. He gave Fawcett a list of six schools, including Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, Southern California, and South Carolina. Of the six, only Alabama and Ohio State were in contention before Curtis' commitment to Georgia.
These schools “Stand Out” to Five-Star QB Jared Curtis, he tells me for @on3recruits
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) October 17, 2024
Curtis is now the Top Available QB in the ‘26 Class 👀https://t.co/HsulXigmGC pic.twitter.com/61gbhZOKwH
Here is an excerpt of what Curtis brings to the table, according to 247Sports director of Scouting, Andrew Ivins:
"[Curtis isn't] afraid to dial up the deep ball and tends to connect on plenty of vertical shots. Also excels at hitting timing-based breaking routes over the middle. Shouldn’t be classified as a true dual-treat talent, but can move the chains with his legs and work off-script when the pocket collapses. Camp footage shows both pace and touch."
If Swinney can land Curits, it will extend this era of elite Tiger QBs and potentially, more blue-chip recruits will follow.