05-01-2026, 04:30 AM
Story by Tucker Harlin
One of the newest commitments in the cycle came from four-star tight end Jaxon Dollar, who committed to Georgia on Thursday.
The 6-foot-3, 225-pounder from Denver, North Carolina, ranks as the No. 2 tight end, No. 2 prospect from North Carolina and No. 34 overall prospect in the class, per Rivals.
In two seasons of varsity football at East Lincoln High School, Dollar has caught 67 passes for 1,414 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Defensively, Dollar logged 38 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, five sacks, four pass breakups, a pair of forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 2025. He was named the Western Foothills 4A/5A Player of the Year.
In addition to football, Dollar stars on the hardwood for East Lincoln, reaching 1,000 career points in the midst of his junior season. Dollar holds a basketball scholarship offer from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins referred to Dollar as a "modern slot tight end that should command targets in any offense with his win rate" and said that Dollar "powers through contact and can easily release from a jam" in a scouting report from February. Ivins' comparison to Dollar was former NC State tight end Justin Joly.
With his commitment to the Bulldogs, Dollar will follow a strong lineage of tight ends to come through the Georgia football program.
The Bulldogs produced a first-round NFL draft talent in Brock Bowers in 2024, a third-round NFL draft talent in Oscar Delp in 2026 and return a likely NFL draft pick at the position in Lawson Luckie for the upcoming season.
With high recruiting rankings came stiff competition to land Dollar's commitment. Hayes Fawcett of Rivals reported that two other programs lost out on Dollar's commitment on Thursday.
One of the newest commitments in the cycle came from four-star tight end Jaxon Dollar, who committed to Georgia on Thursday.
The 6-foot-3, 225-pounder from Denver, North Carolina, ranks as the No. 2 tight end, No. 2 prospect from North Carolina and No. 34 overall prospect in the class, per Rivals.
In two seasons of varsity football at East Lincoln High School, Dollar has caught 67 passes for 1,414 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Defensively, Dollar logged 38 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, five sacks, four pass breakups, a pair of forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 2025. He was named the Western Foothills 4A/5A Player of the Year.
In addition to football, Dollar stars on the hardwood for East Lincoln, reaching 1,000 career points in the midst of his junior season. Dollar holds a basketball scholarship offer from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins referred to Dollar as a "modern slot tight end that should command targets in any offense with his win rate" and said that Dollar "powers through contact and can easily release from a jam" in a scouting report from February. Ivins' comparison to Dollar was former NC State tight end Justin Joly.
With his commitment to the Bulldogs, Dollar will follow a strong lineage of tight ends to come through the Georgia football program.
The Bulldogs produced a first-round NFL draft talent in Brock Bowers in 2024, a third-round NFL draft talent in Oscar Delp in 2026 and return a likely NFL draft pick at the position in Lawson Luckie for the upcoming season.
With high recruiting rankings came stiff competition to land Dollar's commitment. Hayes Fawcett of Rivals reported that two other programs lost out on Dollar's commitment on Thursday.
