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6’5 230lbs 4-star TE out of Fairburn GA, goes to 6A school Langston Hughes
Dual sport athlete that plays both Football & Basketball
Finished his Junior season with 31rec 479yds & 7TD’s & 61tcks 6TFL’s & 1 sack on Defense.
Big bodied physically gifted TE with great hands snatching the ball out of the air with a wide catch radius & high-points the ball very well displaying his Basketball player wingspan. He plays traditional in-line TE, H-back & Flex-out Flanker, is more of a receiving TE but has the size to be a decent blocker. Has high athletic upside & is a smooth runner with the ball in his hands, physical style route runner who uses his upper body to create separation, isn’t necessarily the crispiest route runner but that can be refined. Potential Redzone threat at the next level. Very good prospect.
UGA legacy, son of former Georgia LB Odell Thurman who played none other than our beloved Pastor Richt. Mom is also a UGA alum & former WNBA 1st round draft pick Kara Braxton who played for the Detroit Shock.
However, UGA currently already has 4-star TE Pearce Spurlin & 4-star TE Lawson Luckie committed to them & has not offered Jelani.
He visited Miami 3 weeks ago for an UV, but Auburn has been recruiting Jelani pretty heavily thus far, they have his teammate 4-star S Terrance Love who just committed to them. The other schools in his top 8 like Clemson, OH ST, Bama, Mich ST, Ole Miss & Tenn have all been after him as well.
Miami being TE U always gives us a chance, we’ll see how this one goes.