The No. 1 player in the Class of 2026 according to 247Sports is the first five-star to commit to Vanderbilt out of high school.
How to watch
Date/location: Thursday, Dec. 4 | Finley Stadium, Chattanooga
Kickoff: 3 p.m. ET
Streaming: NFHS Network
Despite missing games in September, Jared Curtis has accounted for nearly 2,400 total yards and 41 touchdowns, leading Nashville Christian to a 12-0 record. (PHOTO: John Rowland)
"I can't wait to look up in the stands at FirstBank Stadium and see the people that love me up there supporting me like they always do," Curtis said on X. "But first we gotta go get another W for NCS."
In the semifinals, Curtis threw for three touchdowns and ran for another
in a 41-7 victory. On the season he has passed for 31
touchdowns while running for 10 more.
Nashville Christian has won 22 straight games and reached three state championship games under Curtis. In his career he has 9,528 yards and 123 touchdowns through the air. With his legs he has another 2,199 yards and 48 touchdowns.
Curtis burst on to the scene as a freshman in 2022 by passing for five touchdowns and running for another in the state semifinals. The Eagles lost in the title game that year.
The Eagles won state in 2024 as Curtis ran for four touchdowns and passed for two more in a 49-21 victory.
Curtis originally committed to Georgia in March 2024 before reopening his recruitment seven months later. In May of this year, he once again committed to the Bulldogs.
Now he's headed to Vanderbilt, which was ranked in the AP Top 10 this season for the first time since 1947.
