Georgia Tech Makes The Cut For 2027 Four Star WR Jabari Watkins

According to 247Sports, Watkins is a four-star prospect, the No. 23 player in Georgia, the No. 29 WR, and the No. 318 player nationally.

As a sophomore, Watkins finished the season with 39 catches, 692 yards, and five touchdowns. He had one of his best games against Cairo last season, finishing with four catches for 147 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged 36.8 yards per catch. It’s more than his 6’2 and 185-pound frame, you think he is a contested catch guy or someone who runs fade routes. Watkins game is much bigger than that.

When you roll his Hudl tape, you see a dynamic playmaker who can make people miss in open space. Watkins has great speed and can cut on the dime, pulling away from defenders with ease. He is a true deep ball threat and can burn defenders on streaks, go balls, or post routes and leave defenders in the dust. He's super explosive when he touches the ball and will be a key player for Thomas County Central in their quest to make a run to the state championship in 5A this upcoming season.

It is peak recruiting season for the 2027 class as coaches get more familiar with the next class, especially when the cycle changes in January, and the 2027s will be the primary prospects who will be recruited. A thing to watch is if the Yellow Jackets will get Watkins for a game-day visit this fall and on the flats. Georgia Tech already has Jordan Christie committed for the 2027 class, and now they are in the running for another dynamic receiver. You can catch Watkins in action on Friday night against Monroe at 7:30 PM.

Georgia Tech has posted consecutive winning seasons for the first time in a decade and returns five all-ACC honorees from last season’s squad, including Keylan Rutledge, an all-America guard and first-team all-conference selection. Other top performers returning for the Yellow Jackets in 2025 include all-ACC selections DT Jordan van den Berg, LB Kyle Efford, RB Jamal Haynes and WR Malik Rutherford, as well as two of the league’s top quarterbacks in senior Haynes King and redshirt freshman Aaron Philo. It has a chance to be a special season on The Flats.

The Yellow Jackets open the 2025 season on Friday, Aug. 29 at Colorado (8 p.m. ET – ESPN). The Jackets then open their home slate versus Gardner-Webb on Sept. 6 (3:30 p.m. – ACC Network Extra) before their highly anticipated ACC opener against Clemson on Sept. 13 (noon – ABC or ESPN).