BREAKING: Penn State football lands former 5-star, Georgia DB in the transfer portal

It was evident during the Peach Bowl that the Penn State football team needed more talent at defensive back. Ole Miss was able to expose the younger corners in the Nittany Lion secondary. As time goes on, Zion Tracy and Cam Miller will continue to improve, but it would be foolish of Penn State to not add more talent in that room. Thankfully the transfer portal allows each team to upgrade as needed. Made official today, the Nittany Lions made an upgrade, landing former Georgia defensive back AJ Harris from the transfer portal.

Penn State football lands former 5-star, Georgia DB in the transfer portal

AJ Harris officially entered the transfer portal on December 15th. As a defensive back, it would make sense that Harris would follow former Georgia defensive backs coach and current Syracuse head coach Fran Brown to western New York. However, the Penn State football team made a late push and now has earned a commitment from Harris.

Georgia CB A.J. Harris has entered the Transfer Portal.🚨

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— 247Sports (@247Sports) December 15, 2023

Harris is regarded as one of the top prospects available in the transfer portal. According to 247sports transfer portal rankings, he is ranked as the No. 2 cornerback and the No. 7 overall player in the portal.

Now, he will suit up for the Blue and White in 2024. Harris visited Penn State more than a week ago, and was believed to be all but in on the Nittany Lions. He was reportedly already in the student directory, with the spring semester starting this week. But on Thursday morning, On3 was the first to report that AJ Harris has officially committed to Penn State football out of the transfer portal.

What’s Penn State’s connection to Harris?

AJ Harris was recruited as a wide receiver and a cornerback in the 2023 recruiting class. Out of high school, he was ranked as the No. 1 player in Alabama. But once he landed at Georiga, he moved full-time to a defensive back role. He appeared in 7 games for the Bulldogs in his true freshman season and collected 8 tackles.

The Nittany Lions offered Harris in early 2021, so the relationship has already been established. We’ve seen James Franklin circle back with Trey Potts, Julian Fleming, and now AJ Harris.

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