Former USC large receiver and high accessible participant within the switch portal Zachariah Department dedicated to Georgia Sunday afternoon, 247Sports’/CBS Sports activities’ Matt Zenitz reviews. Department’s brother, Zion, a former top-100 defensive again, additionally introduced his dedication to the Bulldogs by way of social media. 

Department, the No. 4 prospect nationally and No. 2 large receiver in 247Sports Switch Portal Rankings, entered the portal after two seasons at USC. A former five-star prospect out of Las Vegas, Nevada’s Bishop Gorman Excessive College, Department emerged as a dynamic playmaker for the Trojans as a real freshman in 2023. 

He made a right away influence as each a punt and kick returner and gained the Jet Award, which is given yearly to the highest return specialist, after tallying 442 yards and one landing on kick returns and 332 yards and one landing on punt returns. 

In 2024, he took on a bigger function in USC’s offense, that includes closely within the receiver rotation. He completed tied for second on the workforce with 47 catches for 503 yards and one landing, averaging 10.7 yards per catch. 

Department completed his two-year USC profession with 78 catches for 823 yards and three touchdowns. He is a giant get for a Georgia workforce that has some offensive stalwarts to switch in 2025. 

The Bulldogs are set to lose veteran choices Dominic Lovett and Arian Smith — a big-play risk that always stretched the sector for Georgia. Department can actually assist in that regard together with his game-breaking pace. 

Georgia additionally wants extra constant play from its large receivers, particularly because it breaks in a brand new quarterback within the wake of Carson Beck’s departure for the 2025 NFL Draft. The Dawgs have been hampered by drops all year long, a difficulty magnified in its School Soccer Playoff quarterfinal loss to Notre Dame. 

The Department brothers are Georgia’s first switch commits in the course of the 2025 cycle.