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Georgia lands 5-star TE Jaxon Dollar over Notre Dame, Miami, Clemson and Texas
Jaxon Dollar, 2027 tight end from East Lincoln High in Denver, N.C. in a receiver drill during the 2025 Dabo Swinney Football Camp in Clemson, S.C. Ken Ruinard / USA Today Network South Carolina / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Georgia lands 5-star TE Jaxon Dollar over Notre Dame, Miami, Clemson and Texas

The Georgia Bulldogs are on the board with one of the top tight ends in the 2025 class.

In fact, their newest pickup is darn near the best tight end in the country.

On Thursday, UGA landed 5-star tight end Jaxon Dollar from Denver, North Carolina. 

Dollar, who checks in at 6-foot-5, 222 pounds, is ranked as the No. 2 tight end in the 2027 class, according to the 247Sports Composite. He's also the No. 33 player in the country regardless of position.

This was a big-time recruiting competition, but it's one that Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs ended up winning.

Also in the running for Dollar's commitment were the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Miami Hurricanes, Clemson Tigers and Texas Longhorns.

“There wasn’t a bad opportunity remaining on the board,” Dollar told Rivals through his brother, Cam. “Georgia checked the boxes on the things that were most important to me from a relationship standpoint, from a confidence standpoint, from an ability to win National Championships standpoint.

“Most of the schools remaining had all those great things but Georgia was just a little more in each category and gave that home feel. Being from a small town, Athens is what I can relate to most. Really enjoyed my conversations with Coach Kirby and Coach Hartley."

UGA lands elite tight end prospect Jaxon Dollar 

Alongside Smart, Kirby is talking about associate head coach and tight ends coach Todd Hartley, who has been coaching the position at UGA since 2019.

He was the primary recruiter for Dollar at Georgia, but the coaching staff can throw a hat tip over to the guys in the locker room who made the 5-star feel at home during visits.

“I think the biggest differentiator that will probably go unnoticed is how well I meshed with the guys in the locker room," Dollar explained. "The guys in the tight end room at Georgia have very similar abilities which some would run from. I saw it as an opportunity to compete and grow and get better and develop while being around guys I genuinely enjoy being around.”

As a junior for East Lincoln High School, the big tight end caught 54 passes for 1,190 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Andrew Kulha

Andrew Kulha is probably the only sports writer you know who also doubles as a mortician. Spooky! @KulhaSports

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