{"id":586801,"date":"2026-04-16T01:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/586801\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T01:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:18:07","slug":"2027-leesburg-ga-lee-county-wr-jaden-upshaw-commits-to-texas-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/586801\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 Leesburg (GA) Lee County WR Jaden Upshaw commits to Texas A&#038;M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas A&amp;M\u2019s explosive offense turned some heads in 2025, and the Aggies have been seen as a force with offensive playmakers across the country. On Wednesday, the momentum turned into a commitment as Leesburg (GA) Lee County wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/texags.com\/players\/23850\/jaden-upshaw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaden Upshaw<\/a>\u200d\u00a0announced his Texas A&amp;M decision.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-2 and\u00a0195-pound standout has been a long-time target for the Aggies. He received his A&amp;M offer in August of 2025, with Trooper Taylor and Holmon Wiggins leading the Aggies\u2019 recruiting efforts. On Wednesday, Upshaw chose the Aggies over fellow finalists Alabama, Florida\u00a0and Miami.<\/p>\n<p>A high-level national target, his size quickly draws attention, but his blend of physicality, football IQ and explosive athleticism holds it. A punishing blocker and ball carrier, an efficient route runner known for creating and finding space, he can make defenders miss in the open field, run through them after the catch\u00a0and has the burst to separate for the score.<\/p>\n<p>With his commitment, Upshaw becomes the Aggies\u2019 12th addition of the 2027 recruiting class and the first wide receiver in the class. He joins Georgia standout prospects QB <a href=\"https:\/\/texags.com\/players\/20270\/jayce-johnson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jayce Johnson<\/a>\u200d, S <a href=\"https:\/\/texags.com\/players\/23032\/kamarui-dorsey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kamarui Dorsey<\/a>\u200d\u00a0and DT <a href=\"https:\/\/texags.com\/players\/22791\/elijah-patmon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elijah Patmon<\/a>\u200d\u00a0in the class.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to A&amp;M and his other finalists, he also held offers from the likes of Auburn, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Indiana, LSU, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas\u00a0and USC, and he is widely regarded as a four-star prospect and one of the top recruits in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>As a junior in 2025, Upshaw recorded 45 receptions for 903 yards and eight touchdowns,\u00a0and he capped the season by competing at the Navy All-American Bowl in San Antonio.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas A&amp;M\u2019s explosive offense turned some heads in 2025, and the Aggies have been seen as a force&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":586802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[128812,247520,247524,399,133388,152632,256703,247525,256701,256702,7085,398,396,397,99,120318,7084,241144],"class_list":{"0":"post-586801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-128812","9":"tag-commit-story","10":"tag-elijah-patmon-football-recruiting","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-football-recruiting","13":"tag-holmon-wiggins","14":"tag-jaden-upshaw-football-recruiting","15":"tag-jason-howell","16":"tag-jayce-johnson-football-recruiting","17":"tag-kamarui-dorsey-football-recruiting","18":"tag-mike-elko","19":"tag-ncaa","20":"tag-ncaa-football","21":"tag-ncaafootball","22":"tag-sports","23":"tag-texags","24":"tag-texas-am","25":"tag-trooper-taylor"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/586802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}