Mount Vernon WR Taurean Rawlins commits to Georgia football
It only seemed like a matter of time between Georgia and 3-star WR Taurean Rawlins.
When Rawlins told DawgNation earlier this spring about what it was like this winter when he was offered by receivers coach James Coley, it was clear that the Bulldogs were going to be tough to beat.
The Bulldogs didn’t get beat, despite offers from big schools like Indiana, Miami and Ohio State over the last few months.
Rawlins, fresh off his first official visit to check out UGA this weekend, released the word on his social media that he’d made his commitment to the 2027 class.
Rawlins, who’s been timed at 10.65 seconds in the 100, caught 67 passes for 1,395 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2025. That’s 20.8 yards per catch.
He told DawgNation on Sunday afternoon that this shuts down his recruiting process.
“I figured it was time since I already felt at home and my family loved it just as much as I did,” Rawlins said.
The 247Sports Composite rates him as the nation’s No. 58 WR and the No. 478 overall prospect for 2027. The Rivals Industry Ranking has him as the No. 51 WR and No. 458 overall.
The 5-foot-11, 170-pound rising senior now becomes the ninth commitment of the 2027 class in Athens. Rawlins also becomes the only wideout in the class. He’s the seventh offensive prospect that has committed to the 2027 class at UGA. He now stands as the fourth-highest-rated commitment of the class.
The 3-star was the first of this weekend’s 16 official visitors to announce a commitment after the visit.
The speedy playmaker is coached at Mount Vernon School by former UGA great Terrence Edwards. He clearly has the SEC legend’s stamp for a lot of reasons.
“I think he will be a ‘Z’ and play some slot,” Edwards told DawgNation earlier this spring. “He has the football IQ to understand zones and sit down to manipulate where the ball goes. Then at ‘Z’, he has a God-given ability. Just straight-line speed. He has the ability to get over the top of defenses. He has the ability to make contested catches.”
“... Go look at his tape. His first few plays are where he’s over the back of people. He’s wrapping one hand around a guy to catch a ball in the end zone. His high-pointing the football mid-stride is something that is hard to teach, but he does it naturally.”
Check out his junior film below.
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Jeff Sentell covers UGA football and recruiting. He is a graduate of UGA's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and has been a staff writer at news outlets in Alabama, Georgia and Virginia. Prior to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he was at The Birmingham News and AL.com. He was named the 2005 Georgia Press Association Sportswriter of the Year.
