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Nation’s 2nd-ranked 2026 TE plans Junior Day visit to Florida

After visiting the Swamp for a gameday in October, blue-chip tight end Kaiden Prothro plans a return to Gainesville for Florida’s upcoming Junior Day.

Bowdon (Georgia) tight end [autotag]Kaiden Prothro[/autotag] is one of the class of 2026’s top tight ends, and Florida continues to push for the Peach State product with all eyes in the recruiting world turning to the juniors.

Approaching 6 feet 7 inches and a sturdy 210 pounds that’s leaned down through high school, Prothro could be the next great pass-catching tight end in the Southeastern Conference. Florida is pitching the [autotag]Kyle Pitts[/autotag] comparison, and Georgia is likely invoking Brock Bowers in its own pitch to Prothro.

After standing out as an underclassman during the Under Armour All-American Bowl practices, Prothro’s next trip will be to Gainesville for a second look at the Florida Gators on Jan. 11.

“(Tight ends) Coach (Russ) Callaway actually called me the other day,” Prothro said to Gators Online. “He texts me about every other day, just talking to me, seeing what I’m up to and when I’m coming back down. I think I’m going down there on the 11th for junior day, so I’ll be down there with them just building relationships.”

Prothro doesn’t have any other visits set up, but he’s already been to Georgia six times and Auburn and Ole Miss four times each. Florida will now own two of his four most recent trips, but Georgia and Auburn are much closer drives for him. Prothro says schools outside a four-hour radius are battling a potential dealbreaker.

He last visited The Swamp in October for Florida’s Week 8 win over Kentucky. It was DJ Lagway’s first game as the full-time starter and Florida has become a prominent landing spot for pass catchers since.

“DJ Lagway is playing well for them and they have some recruits coming in,” Prothro said to On3’s Chad Simmons after the visit. “Florida, they’re a football team that plays hard and produces tight ends like Kyle Pitts, who plays for the Falcons. That makes them a top contender for me.”

Recruiting Summary

Star Ratings

Prothro is a consensus four-star recruit ranked inside the top 75 nationally by every major service. ESPN is the highest on him at No. 17 overall.

The 247Sports composite has him at No. 22 overall and No. 2 among tight ends in the class of 2026, while the On3 industry ranking puts him at Nos. 41 and 2, respectively.

Predictions

Georgia is the favorite to land Prothro with 28.1% odds on the On3 recruiting prediction machine, followed by Auburn (16.5%), Ole Miss (14.2%) and five other teams with 6.0%, including Florida State and Miami. Florida has the worst chance of nine schools in the race with 3.2%, but that could change with the upcoming visit.

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2026 Four-star TE visits Georgia football

Georgia football hosts a class of 2026 four-star tight end recruit

It has been a busy month for the Georgia Bulldogs; from the early-signing period to the transfer portal. Georgia doesn’t have to worry about playing a December game since they won the SEC championship, but the Bulldogs are looking to bolster their 2026 recruiting class.

The Bulldogs met with four-star recruit tight end Kaiden Prothro last week, according to Dawgs247 writer Benjamin Wolk. Prothro has had a busy week.

Prothro took home their third-straight state championship. He had the chance to visit Georgia, another championship-winning program, on the last day of the visit window.

Prothro, as mentioned, is a four-star recruit from Bowdon High School out of Bowdon, Georgia. He graduates in 2026. At 6-foot-6, and 210 pounds, he has the length of a tight end right now, and his tape shows breakneck speed and ankle-breaking agility.

His prestige earned him a spot on the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 2, 2025, where he’ll be playing with Georgia commits Elijah Griffin, CJ Wiley, Zayden Walker, Juan Gaston, and Ethan Barbour.

He was offered by Georgia on March 30, 2024. So far, many teams have offered him, including Florida State, where he’s visited unofficially twice, including the Seminoles’ game against North Carolina.

Auburn among top schools recruiting 2026 TE Kaiden Prothro the hardest

What about Auburn intrigues the talented tight end from Bowdon, Georgia the most?

Auburn football remains a heavy-hitter for 2026 tight end [autotag]Kaiden Prothro[/autotag] after making his top-10 list in November.

In a recent interview with On3’s Chad Simmons, Prothro says that Auburn is one of the seven schools recruiting him the best, joining programs such as Alabama, Georgia, and Florida State.

Auburn’s coaching staff and program trajectory intrigue Prothro the most.

“I like the coaches. In the future, they’re going to be great,” Prothro said. “I can see that they’re going to be a great team in the next couple of years with a top recruiting class and some great guys coming in. I really like that about Auburn.”

Overall, what does Prothro look for in a program? He tells Simmons that proximity to home and the history of how well each coaching staff develops tight ends are important. At the time of this post, he has not set a commitment date and is in no hurry to do so.

Prothro is coming off another impressive season at Bowdon High School in Bowdon, Georgia. The junior logged 56 catches for 1,203 yards and 22 touchdowns. He caught three passes for 92 yards and a score in Bowdon’s GHSA A-D2 state championship win over Brooks County on Dec. 16 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Bowdon’s third-straight title.

Prothro is a 6-6, 210 pound tight end from the 2026 recruiting class. According to On3, he is the No. 2 tight end in the nation, and is the No. 6 overall recruit from Georgia from the cycle.

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Auburn makes top 10 for 2026 TE Kaiden Prothro

Georgia’s No. 3 recruit from the 2026 cycle is considering Auburn in the early stages of his recruitment.

One of the nation’s top tight ends from the 2026 recruiting cycle is considering Auburn for his college destination.

[autotag]Kaiden Prothro[/autotag], a four-star tight end from Bowdon, Georgia, released his top 10 choices this week, which included Auburn. Auburn is one of seven SEC programs listed in Prothro’s top 10, joining Alabama, Florida, LSU, Ole Miss, Georgia, and Texas.

Prothro has visited the Plains twice since July, most recently for Auburn’s game with Arkansas on Sept. 21. During his visit in July, he told On3’s Jeffrey Lee that Auburn gave him a great early impression.

“I feel like Auburn is a great school to be at,” Prothro said in an interview with On3. “I’m always going to keep my options open. I feel like Auburn is going to be a good school in the next couple of years. I can’t really say much because I’m still looking at other schools, but I think Auburn is going to be a pretty good school for me.”

Outside of the seven SEC schools previously mentioned, Prothro is also considering USC, Florida State, and Miami. Prothro is a 6-6, 210-pound tight end from Bowdon High School (Georgia). He is a four-star-rated tight end by all major recruiting outlets and is considered a five-star play by 247Sports’ composite ranking. He is the No. 3 tight end in the nation and the No. 3 overall recruit from Georgia for the 2026 cycle.

Elite class of 2026 TE talks first visit with Florida Gators

The Gators are firmly in the mix for one of the top tight ends in the class of 2026. Four-star recruit Kaiden Prothro recently made his first visit to The Swamp.

One of the class of 2026’s top tight-end recruits, [autotag]Kaiden Prothro[/autotag], made his first trip to The Swamp last weekend to watch the Florida Gators defeat the Kentucky Wildcats, 48-20.

Prothro got some face-to-face time with Florida tight ends coach Russ Callaway and saw DJ Lagway lead a young Gators offense to a dominant win. As a result, Prothro is high on Florida and considers them a contender moving forward in his recruitment.

“I feel like Florida is going to be one of those top programs in my recruitment,” Prothro told Gators Online. “They’ve always been up there in the top and they have a pretty good offense going on right now.”

The Gators will host Prothro again in November when the LSU Tigers come to town. However, he also has plans to visit Florida State and is high on Auburn, Alabama and Georgia, too.

Recruiting Summary

Prothro is a consensus four-star recruit, ranked the highest by ESPN at No. 13 overall. The 247Sports composite puts him at No. 27 overall and No. 3 among tight ends in the class of 2026, while the On3 industry ranking is slightly less bullish on him at Nos. 50 and 3, respectively.

The On3 recruiting prediction machine gives Georgia the best odds to land Prothro at 25.4%, followed by Auburn (17.9%), Ole Miss (15.3%) and Georgia Tech (6.5%).

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Four-star TE Kaiden Prothro enjoys recent visit to Auburn

Auburn is in the mix to land one of the top tight ends from the 2026 recruiting cycle.

Auburn football looks to build upon its top-ranked 2026 recruiting class by showing interest in one of the cycle’s top tight ends.

[autotag]Kaiden Prothro[/autotag], a four-star tight end from Bowdon High School (Ga.), visited the Plains earlier this week where he spent time with tight ends coach [autotag]Ben Aigamaua[/autotag] and head coach [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] as well as touring the campus and the program’s facilities.

Following his visit, Prothro spoke with Jeffrey Lee of Auburn Live, where he shared his excitement over being on campus and how he fits at Auburn.

Prothro also broke down his visit with Aigamaua. He is intrigued by Aigamaua’s development of [autotag]Rivaldo Fairweather[/autotag] and the potential of Auburn’s offense taking a positive step under new offensive coordinator [autotag]Derrick Nix.[/autotag]

“He’s a great coach,” Prothro said of Aigamaua. “I feel like he knows what he’s doing. The tight end (Rivaldo Fairweather) led the team in receptions and yards last year, so that’s big. Just seeing what they’re doing with the tight end, they’ve got Coach (Derick) Nix, who’s a great offensive coordinator. I just feel like they’re going to be a big powerhouse this year.”

Prothro is the No. 2 tight end for the 2026 class according to On3 and Rivals, and is considered the nation’s best tight end according to ESPN. He ranks as high as No. 2 in Georgia’s 2026 rankings. Auburn holds the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class for 2026, with OL [autotag]Kail Ellis[/autotag] being the lone commitment from Georgia at this point in the cycle.

Gators getting nation’s No. 2 TE on campus after offer

Florida is joining the recruiting race for one of the elite tight ends in the class of 2026, Bowdon High’s Kaiden Prothro.

The Florida Gators have officially joined the recruiting race for the second-ranked tight end in the class of 2026, Bowdon’s (Georgia) Kaiden Prothro.

The 6-foot-6, 210-pounds pass catcher has the frame to some serious damage in the SEC, but it’s also drawn a lot of attention to him at a young age. Florida is a bit late to this race — Prothro has over 30 offers and counting —but he maintains that “nobody is too late,” according to Gators Online.

Admittedly a bit blind to what Florida is all about, Prothro knows that the Gators have a recent history of producing elite players at his position.

“I plan on going up there,” he said. “(Tight ends coach Russ Callaway) talked to me and was telling me he likes me and how he’s trying to get me up there. Seeing what Kyle Pitts did at Florida, that just showed me there’s a good opportunity to go there, show my skills and be a first-rounder.”

So what’s Prothro looking for from the Gators?

“I’m going to be looking for a place that shows me that I can express my talents on the field and just be who I am with the potential for me to make it to the league.”

Recruiting Summary

Prothro is a consensus four-star recruit who has yet to receive a grade from ESPN (the 2026 ESPN300 is not out yet). The On3 industry ranking, which considers all four major services, has him at No. 33 overall and No. 2 among tight ends in his class. The 247Sports composite puts him even higher at Nos. 23 and 3, respectively.

Ole Miss is on top of his On3 recruiting prediction machine with 25.9% odds to lands him. Georgia Tech (15.4%), Auburn (13.2%) and Georgia (11.0%) round out that list.

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Four star ATH Kaiden Prothro lands Auburn offer

One of the top athletes from the 2026 cycle has added an Auburn to his long list of offers.

[autotag]Kaiden Prothro[/autotag] has been a popular name in the recruiting world since last October.

He earned his first offer from Florida State on Oct. 15, 2023. Since then, he has fielded offers from a plethora of Power Five programs such as Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, and Alabama. As of Tuesday, he can add Auburn to that list.

Prothro, a four-star tight end from Bowdon High School in Bowdon, Georgia, shared Tuesday that he has received an offer from the Auburn Tigers. The offer from Auburn is one of five that he has received this month according to 247Sports.

Prothro plays wide receiver for Bowdon but may play tight end in college. He stands 6-6, 210 pounds and has hauled in 43 passes for 1047 yards and 17 touchdowns in two seasons of varsity action. Last season, he was a key peuce to Bowdon’s state championship team by catching 33 passes for 831 yards and 13 touchdowns. In the state championship win over Manchester, he caught a 22-yard touchdown pass.

Prothro is a four-star recruit according to On3 and Rivals, he has yet to receive a ranking by 247Sports and ESPN. He is the No. 2 tight end in the country according to On3 for the 2026 cycle and is the No. 4 overall recruit from Georgia.

#AGTG Blessed to receive an Offer from @AuburnFootball !! Thank you @DerrickDnix @therealkwat @CoachDavisWR !! @bowdonrecruits @Coachkdantzler @Rbcoachdgraham @RecruitGeorgia @NwGaFootball @RustyMansell_ @247recruiting @On3Recruits @GradickSports pic.twitter.com/Uo0hBiL2qE

— Kaiden Prothro (@ProthroKaiden) March 19, 2024