5-Star QB STUNS COLLEGE FOOTBALL WORLD WITH SHOCKING DECOMMITMENT FROM COASTAL PALATKA YULEE — FLIPS TO FLORIDA GATORS OVER ALABAMA, TENNESSEE, AND GEORGIA
In a bombshell decision that has shaken the recruiting landscape, 5-star quarterback phenom Jaxon “Jet” Rawlins, hailing from the small Florida football hotbed of Coastal Palatka Yulee, has officially decommitted from his long-standing verbal pledge to the Georgia Bulldogs and flipped his commitment to Billy Napier’s Florida Gators.
The announcement, which came during a surprise live stream Friday morning, left fans and analysts across the SEC stunned. Rawlins, ranked the No. 2 quarterback and No. 6 overall player in the Class of 2026, had been considered a firm Georgia lean for over a year. His sudden pivot to Florida caught even the Bulldogs coaching staff off guard, according to sources close to the situation.
“I’ve prayed about this, talked with my family, and realized that my heart is in Gainesville,” Rawlins said during his announcement, donning a Gators cap and an orange-and-blue varsity jacket. “Coach Napier and Coach O’Hara made me feel like family from day one. Florida isn’t just close to home—it is home.”
The 6-foot-4, 215-pound dual-threat gunslinger had also received heavy attention from Alabama and Tennessee, each of whom pitched the potential to start as early as his freshman year. But Florida’s vision for the future, coupled with recent upgrades to the Swamp’s facilities and a pitch built around building a Heisman campaign, proved too compelling.
Rawlins’s flip now gives Florida the No. 1 recruiting class in the SEC, with analysts projecting the Gators as the biggest winners of the summer recruiting cycle. ESPN’s Tom Luginbill called the move “a culture-shifting moment” for a program looking to regain national relevance.
“This is a statement,” Luginbill said. “Rawlins is a program-changer.”
The Palatka Yulee native threw for 3,764 yards and 42 touchdowns last season while rushing for another 800 yards and 12 scores. With a cannon arm, elite mobility, and a commanding presence, Rawlins is expected to compete immediately upon arrival in Gainesville.
The Gator Nation is already buzzing—and the SEC just got a whole lot more interesting.
