Tight end Jackson Harris, the only offensive early enrollee at Georgia this winter, receives a handshake from coach Mark Richt on National Signing Day.ATHENS, Ga. — Among the many freshman standouts on Georgia’s football team this past season was tight end Jeb Blazevich, who started the final 11 games for the Bulldogs and wound up amassing 16 receptions for 256 yards and two touchdowns.
Jackson Harris wouldn’t mind a similar start to his college career.
A 6-foot-5, 250-pound tight end from Columbia Central High in Columbia, Tenn., Harris enrolled last month looking to emulate Blazevich’s early impact. Jackson is among eight early enrollees for the Bulldogs and the only one projected to play offense.
“It will help watching someone like Jeb, who came in and did very well,” Harris said. “You definitely hope you can do that yourself, but I know Jeb is a really good player. I think working behind him and seeing how he does things will hopefully result in us pushing each other.”
Harris amassed more than 1,200 receiving yards and had nine touchdowns as a Columbia Central senior, and he was rated the No. 5 tight end nationally by ESPN and 247Sports.com. He was Scout.com’s No. 6 tight end, while Rivals.com ranked him No. 9 at the position.