Elite Georgia TE target Mark Bowman reclassifies from 2027 to 2026
Georgia has developed quite the reputation for developing tight ends over the past several years and it is one of the early teams in contention for one of the best in the class, Mark Bowman (Mater Dei; Santa Ana, Calif.) He’s no longer a 2027 prospect according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Bowman is reclassifying to 2026 and will be able to sign with the team of his choice come December.
The 6-foot-4 215-pound playmaker is already considered the No. 5 player in the 2027 class per the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that includes all four websites that publish recruiting rankings. He’s the nation’s No. 1 tight end and the No. 2 player in California. Those rankings will change when he’s integrated into the 2026 class.
Georgia is the current RPM leader for the elite tight end. The Bulldogs got his most recent visit, which came during the 2024 football season. Bowman was in town as Georgia took down No. 7 Tennessee. The Bulldog tight ends caught 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns that day, catching Bowman’s eye.
“What stood out this weekend was Georgia’s use of the tight end,” Bowman told DawgsHQ. “It was special. That helped them tremendously.”
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Bowman has also taken visits to Texas and Oregon thus far. Each of those programs are pushing for him along with just about every other team in the country.
Georgia is looking to take two tight ends once again in the 2026 class. It took two for the 2025 class, did the same for 2024, and the year before that, too. The Bulldogs currently have Lincoln Keyes (Saline; Saline, Mi.), a three-star prospect, committed for that class. They took four-star prospects Ethan Barbour and Elyiss Williams in the 2025 class. Williams is the nation’s top tight end for his cycle, but Bowman understands that competition is all part of it.
“You have to compete anywhere you go,” Bowman told DawgsHQ recently. “The best guy plays. That’s not a big factor if someone has a lot of tight ends. Getting on the field early is a goal for me but that’s God’s plan. Whichever way God wants it to go that’s what it is. I’ve got to go anywhere and compete… I know those guys are committed and they’re good players but it’s who is going to work the hardest and play. They also run ’13 personnel’, so even if you’re the third-string guy, you’re going to rotate into the game, which is something I have noticed. Not a lot of schools do that.”
