2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Brent Key (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Buster Faulkner (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chris Weinke (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tyler Santucci (1st season)
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Boston College	0	–	0	0	–	0
California	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 14 Clemson	0	–	0	0	–	0
Duke	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 10 Florida State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisville	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 19 Miami (FL)	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 24 NC State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	0	–	0
SMU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stanford	0	–	0	0	–	0
Syracuse	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of August 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team will represent the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets are led by Brent Key in his second full year as Georgia Tech's head coach. They will play their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia Tech is coming off its first winning season and bowl game since 2018. They will face the 6th-hardest schedule in the country, according to 247 Sports.^[1]

The Yellow Jackets will begin the season against the Florida State Seminoles at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. This will be their second appearance in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, after previously defeating Boston College in 2016.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Jack Barton	EDGE	UConn
Sirad Bryant	S	UAB
Elias Cloy	IOL	Alabama A&M
Noah Collins	EDGE	Arkansas State
Bryston Dixon	DL	South Alabama
D'Quan Douse	DL	Michigan State
Tyler Gibson	OT	Charlotte
Zach Gibson	QB	Georgia State
Wing Green	OT	Campbell
Ashton Heflin	LB	Marshall
Kenan Johnson	CB	Utah
Eddie Kelly	DL	Missouri
Kyle Kennard	EDGE	South Carolina
Jakiah Leftwich	OT	North Carolina
Jullian Lewis	WR	FIU
Jason Moore	DL	Temple
Ezra Odinjor	EDGE	UAB
Etinosa Reuben	DL	UMass
Paul Tchio	OT	UMass
KJ Wallace	CB	UCLA
Kenyatta Watson II	CB	Georgia State
Jamie Felix	RB	Withdrawn
Trenilyas Tatum	LB	Withdrawn
Malcolm Pugh	DL	TBD
Tyson Meiguez	LB	TBD
Tyler Rowe	CB	TBD
Eric Reed	CB	TBD
Colson Brown	QB	TBD
James BlackStrain	WR	TBD
Justin Brown	WR	TBD
Aidan Semo	QB	TBD
Steven Jones Jr.	CB	TBD
Ayo Tifase	DL	TBD
Gabriel Fortson	IOL	TBD
Khari Gee	S	TBD

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous School
Jayden Davis	S	Cincinnati
Ayobami Tifase	DL	Florida State
Jack Barton	EDGE	Furman
E.J. Lightsey	LB	Georgia
Zachary Tobe	CB	Illinois
Jackson Hamilton	LB	Louisville
Josh Beetham	TE	Michigan
Keylan Rutledge	IOL	Middle Tennessee
Ryland Goede	TE	Mississippi State
Jordan van den Berg	DL	Penn State
Syeed Gibbs	CB	Rhode Island
Warren Burrell	CB	Tennessee
Romello Height	EDGE	USC
Jackson Hawes	TE	Yale

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Roster

2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Christian Leary	Sr
WR	`1`	Leo Blackburn	RJr
WR	`2`	Eric Singleton Jr.	So
RB	`3`	Trey Cooley	Sr
WR	`4`	Abdul Janneh	RSr
QB	`5`	Zach Pyron	RSo
RB	`6`	Anthony Carrie	Fr
WR	`7`	Chase Lane	RSr
WR	`8`	Malik Rutherford	RJr
WR	`9`	Avery Boyd	Sr
QB	`10`	Haynes King	RJr
RB	`11`	Jamal Haynes	RJr
QB	`12`	Aaron Philo	Fr
WR	`13`	Isiah Canion	Fr
QB	`14`	Graham Knowles	Fr
TE	`15`	Luke Harpring	Fr
QB	`16`	Brody Rhodes	RJr
TE	`17`	Josh Beetham	RJr
WR	`18`	Zion Taylor	Fr
QB	`20`	Ben Guthrie	Fr
RB	`21`	Daylon Gordon	RJr
QB	`22`	Colson Brown	Fr
WR	`24`	Trent Davis	RJr
WR	`25`	Nick Bliss	Fr
RB	`26`	Evan Dickens	Fr
RB	`27`	Chad Alexander	So
RB	`28`	Trelain Maddox	Fr
WR	`29`	Judson Petty	Fr
OL	`47`	Joshua Ruder	Fr
OL	`50`	Tana Alo-Tupuola	Fr
OL	`52`	Harrison Moore	Fr
OL	`54`	Jordan Williams	Sr
OL	`55`	Corey Robinson II	RJr
OL	`56`	Jacob Benjamin	Fr
OL	`58`	Brandon Best	RSo
OL	`60`	Nick Pearson	Fr
OL	`64`	Ryan Purves	RSo
OL	`67`	Joe Fusile	RJr
OL	`68`	Bobby Campbell	Fr
OL	`70`	Jameson Riggs	Fr
OL	`71`	Jordan Brown	RJr
OL	`72`	Weston Franklin	Sr
OL	`73`	Patrick Screws Jr.	Fr
OL	`74`	Benjamin Galloway	Fr
OL	`76`	Kai Greer	Fr
OL	`77`	Keylan Rutledge	Jr
OL	`78`	Ethan Mackenny	Fr
OL	`79`	Jordan Floyd	Fr
TE	`80`	Brett Seither	RSr
WR	`81`	Trey Horne	Fr
TE	`82`	Jackson Long	RSo
TE	`83`	Blake Ragsdale	Fr
TE	`84`	David Prince	Fr
TE	`85`	Jackson Hawes	RSr
TE	`86`	Ryland Goede	RSr
WR	`87`	Bailey Stockton	Fr
WR	`89`	Chris Elko	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`0`	Trenilyas Tatum	Sr
DB	`1`	LaMiles Brooks	Sr
LB	`2`	E. J. Lightsey	RSo
DB	`3`	Ahmari Harvey	RJr
DB	`4`	Warren Burrell	RSr
DB	`5`	Clayton Powell-Lee	Jr
DB	`6`	Rodney Shelley	Jr
DB	`7`	Taye Seymore	So
DL	`8`	Makius Scott	Sr
DL	`9`	Romello Height	RJr
DL	`11`	Kevin Harris II	Sr
DL	`13`	Horace Lockett	RSo
DB	`14`	Nehemiah Chandler	Fr
LB	`15`	Tah'j Butler	Fr
WR	`16`	Syeed Gibbs	RSo
LB	`17`	Jackson Hamilton	RJr
DB	`18`	Troy Stevenson IV	Fr
DB	`20`	Christian Pritchett	Fr
DB	`21`	Omar Daniels	RJr
DB	`22`	D. J. Moore	RSo
DB	`23`	Zachary Tobe	So
DB	`24`	Jayden Davis	Fr
DB	`25`	Cedric Franklin II	Fr
DB	`26`	Ben Hollerbach	So
DL	`27`	Joshua Robinson	Sr
DB	`29`	Nico Dowdell	Fr
DB	`30`	Lawson Pritchett	Fr
LB	`31`	Jonorian Foots	Fr
DL	`32`	Sylvain Yondjouen	RSr
LB	`34`	Myles Forristall	Fr
LB	`35`	Jacob Cruz	So
DB, LS	`36`	Kace Adams	Fr
DB	`37`	Joseph Moseley	Fr
DB	`38`	A. J. Cheeks	Fr
DB	`39`	Will Kiker	Fr
LB	`42`	Luke Laughter	Fr
LB	`44`	Kyle Efford	RSo
LB	`45`	Bayler Duncan	Fr
DL	`49`	Chuma Okoye	Fr
LB	`51`	Nacari Ashley	Fr
LB	`52`	Austin Dean	RJr
LB	`53`	Jack Collins	Fr
LB	`54`	Caleb Dozier	Fr
DL	`57`	Cade Adams	Fr
DL	`59`	Thomas Gore	RSr
DL	`88`	Zeek Biggers	Sr
DL	`90`	Jordan Boyd	Fr
DL	`91`	Jaaymen Rochell	RSo
DL	`92`	Ty Thompson	RSo
LB	`93`	Drew Cohen	Fr
DL	`94`	Uche Iloh	Fr
DL	`95`	Jason Jones	RJr
DL	`96`	Shymeik Jones	Fr
DL	`97`	Landen Marshall	Fr
DL	`99`	Jordan van den Berg	RJr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`33`	Aidan Birr	RSo
P, K	`39`	James Whatley	Fr
P	`40`	Joshua Taylor	Fr
P	`43`	David Shanahan	Sr
K, P	`45`	Andrew Nelms	Fr
LS	`46`	Henry Freer	RSr
LS	`48`	Joseph Stoever	Fr
LS	`49`	Ronnie Thomas	RSo
LS	`59`	Will Scissum	RSr

Head coach

Brent Key

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Buster Faulkner – Offensive coordinator, tight ends
Chris Weinke – Assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks
Norval McKenzie – Running backs, run game coordinator
Geep Wade – Offensive line
Trent McKnight – Wide receivers
Tyler Santucci – Defensive coordinator, linebackers
Rusty Brumfield – Associate head coach for special teams, cornerbacks
Jess Simpson – Defensive line
Cory Peoples – Defensive backs
Kyle Pope – Outside linebackers, defensive ends

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 12 August 2024

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 24	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Florida State	Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic, College GameDay)	ESPN
August 31	8:00 p.m.	Georgia State*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN
September 7	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN
September 14	3:30 p.m.	VMI*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCNX/ESPN+
September 21		at Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY
October 5		Duke	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA
October 12		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
October 19		Notre Dame*	Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
October 26		at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
November 9		Miami	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA
November 21	7:30 p.m.	NC State	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN
November 29	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game Summaries

vs. No. 10 Florida State (College GameDay)

No. 10 Florida State Seminoles (0-0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Seminoles	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0

Date: August 24th
Location: Aviva Stadium
Dublin, Ireland
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)

Sources:

Game notes:

Statistics	No. 10 Florida State	Georgia Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 10 Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Georgia State

Georgia State Panthers (0-0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0

Date: August 31st
Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ACCN): TBD

Sources:

Game notes:

Statistics	Georgia State	Georgia Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Gorgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Syracuse

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0) at Syracuse Orange (0-0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Orange	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 7th
Location: JMA Wireless Dome
Syracuse, New York
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ACCN): TBD

Sources:

Game notes:

Statistics	Georgia Tech	Syracuse
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Syracuse	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs VMI (FCS)

VMI Keydets (0-0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 14th
Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Sources:

Game notes:

Statistics	VMI	Georgia Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
VMI	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Louisville

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0) at Louisville Cardinals (0-0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 21st
Location: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Louisville, Kentucky
Game start: TBD EST
TV announcers (TBD): TBD

Sources:

Game notes:

Statistics	Goregia Tech	Louisville
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Duke

Duke Blue Devils (0-0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 5th
Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Atlanta Georiga
Game start: TBD EST
TV announcers (TBD): TBD

Sources:

Game notes:

Statistics	Duke	Georgia Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Carolina

Georiga Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0-0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Tar Heels	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 12th
Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Game start: TBD EST
TV announcers (TBD): TBD

Sources:

Game notes:

Statistics	Georgia Tech	North Carolina
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Notre Dame (rivlary)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 19th
Location: Mercedes Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Game start: TBD EST
TV announcers (TBD): TBD

Sources:

Game notes:

Statistics	Notre Dame	Georiga Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Virginia Tech (rivalry)

vs Miami (FL)

vs NC State

at Georgia (rivalry)

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—
Coaches	—
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ "College football's 15 toughest schedules in 2024, ranked". 247 Sports.
^ "2024 Georgia Tech Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
^ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
^ "2024 Georgia Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
^ "Future Football Opponents". Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

[1] "College football's 15 toughest schedules in 2024, ranked". 247 Sports.

[2] "2024 Georgia Tech Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[3] "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[4] "2024 Georgia Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

[5] "Future Football Opponents". Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Auburn Clemson Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Tennessee Vanderbilt Virginia Tech
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