This Could Be The Next Great Georgia Bulldog Running Back
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ATHENS - If you don’t know who major Georgia target Jae Lamar is, today you’re going to learn.
While the Bulldogs are still pushing hard for elite out-of-state running backs Savion Hiter and Derrek Cooper, they do have several top 2026 running backs in their own state.
One of them is Lamar, a South Georgia back out of Colquitt County coming off a tremendous junior season last fall. His recruitment took off in the middle of the season with offers from Georgia, Auburn, Ole Miss, Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee, Alabama, Penn State, among others all coming before the end of November.
The Bulldogs offered on October 10th, just days after Lamar ran through the Lowndes Vikings for 182 yards and two touchdowns. However, it was his 77-yard touchdown reception that had everyone talking. Lamar caught a short swing pass, spun out of a first tackle, broke two more, and then out-ran two more Viking defenders down the sideline for an incredible touchdown.
Josh Crawford and the Dawgs extended an offer three days later and have been a major player in his recruitment ever since.
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As a prospect, it’s easy to love what he brings to the table. The 6-foot-0 205-pounder claims a 4.4 in the 40-yard dash and it shows up on film. Not only is he big and fast, but he’s incredbily agile and runs with elite balance. He’s hard to knock off-balance and it’s even tougher to get him to the ground. He can make defenders miss and brings enough physicality to run through tackles before taking off down the field.
An unknown prospect coming into his junior season, Lamar was the second-string back for the Packers last year behind talented senior Day'shawn Brown, but when he got his carriers, the high four-star made the most of them.
Lamar rushed for 885 yards and 11 touchdowns on just 112 carries for an average of 7.9 yards per rush. He also caught eight passes and took them 172 yards and two touchdowns. In addition to his giant game against Lowndes, Lamar also ran through a tough Lee County defense for 126 yards and one touchdown.
Dawg Post caught up with Colquitt County head coach Sean Calhoun who shared some quick notes about what makes Lamar such a special back:
Strengths:
- Physicality
- Toughness
- Speed
- Loves Contact
- Competitiveness
- Great Teammate / Family Oriented
- Wants Teammates to Succeed more than himself
- Want to, to be the best
Makes Him Special:
- His testimony / story / journey to this point
- Family Is Everything
- Work ethic
- Loves weight room
- Always wants to improve
- Knows where he was and doesn’t want to go back
- God given stuff that most don’t have
With the Bulldogs needing to sign two of the nation’s best backs in the 2026 class, it’s clear Lamar would be an excellent option. He was in Athens in mid-November to watch Georgia take down Tennessee and will be back in town for an official visit the weekend of May 30th.
Lamar is ranked as the No. 13 RB prospect and the No.142 overall prospect, but there’s a good chance both of those rankings will increase over time.