Jayce Johnson, No. 3 QB in ’27 recruiting class, picks Texas A&M

Texas A&M additional solidified its future at quarterback Sunday when four-star recruit Jayce Johnson, ESPN’s No. 3 prospect on the place within the 2027 class, introduced his dedication to teach Mike Elko and the Aggies.

Johnson, a 6-foot, 210-pound dual-threat passer from Valdosta, Georgia, is the No. 63 total recruit within the ESPN Junior 300. He selected Texas A&M heading into his junior season at Georgia’s Lowndes Excessive College amid summer time curiosity from a slew of Energy 4 packages together with Florida, Florida State, Miami, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee.

The primary member of Elko’s 2027 recruiting class, Johnson provides to the Aggies’ rising assortment of future quarterback expertise.

Texas A&M’s 2025 quarterback room contains four-star freshman Brady Hart, who reclassed from the 2026 cycle and flipped to the Aggies from Michigan final November. For 2026, the Aggies maintain the pledge of four-star passer Helaman Casuga (No. 296 within the 2026 ESPN 300), a extremely productive, multiyear starter from Utah’s Nook Canyon Excessive College.

Redshirt sophomore Marcel Reed will embark on his first full season as Texas A&M’s beginning quarterback when the Aggies host UTSA on Aug. 30 at Kyle Discipline. Casuga stands as considered one of 15 ESPN 300 prospects dedicated to Texas A&M’s third-ranked 2026 class within the midst of Elko’s second full recruiting cycle answerable for this system.

Johnson took unofficial visits to Texas A&M and Florida State, amongst different campus journeys, earlier this summer time. This fall, he’ll be a second-year starter at Lowndes Excessive College after going 10-2 in 2024 whereas throwing for 1,799 yards and 16 touchdowns. He added one other 318 yards and three scores on the bottom.

Johnson follows Ohio State quarterback pledge Brady Edmunds (No. 81 total) because the second commit amongst ESPN’s prime 5 quarterback prospects within the 2027 class. No. 14 total recruit Elijah Haven — the lone five-star quarterback within the business adviser ESPN Junior 300 — and fellow top-100 recruits Kavian Bryant (No. 48) and Peyton Houston (No. 77) will proceed to attract consideration from prime packages this fall.