Rivals No. 2 TE Jaxon Dollar commits to Georgia over Notre Dame, Miami & more
Rivals No. 2 rated tight end in Denver (NC) East Lincoln standout Jaxon Dollar has committed to Georgia, choosing to play for Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs over his other finalists in Notre Dame, Miami, Clemson and Texas. The 6-foot-5, 222-pound Dollar adds to a Georgia recruiting class that Rivals previously ranked No.
9 nationally. He was recruited to Athens by future position coach Todd Hartley. “There wasn’t a bad opportunity remaining on the board,” Dollar said 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 a 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. “I think the biggest differentiator that will probably go unnoticed is how well I meshed with the guys in the locker room. 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 Dollar caught 54 passes for 1,190 yards and 20 touchdowns. He also had a dominant basketball season netting 21 points per game adding 10.