THE FLATS – Twenty-three high school seniors – including five in the prestigious ESPN 300 – have signed grant-in-aid papers to attend Georgia Tech and play football for the Yellow Jackets in 2025 during the NCAA’s early signing period this week.
Highlighting head coach Brent Key’s roster-building philosophies, 10 of the 23 signees are offensive and defensive linemen (five OL, five DL) and 16 of the 23 are from the state of Georgia.
The five ESPN 300 prospects include Georgia Tech’s two highest-ranked signees – No. 22 Josh Petty (Roswell, Ga./Fellowship Christian School) and No. 48 Tae Harris (Cedartown, Ga./Cedartown H.S.) – since the prestigious ESPN 300 rankings began in 2006. Petty, who received a five-star rating from 247Sports, is the Yellow Jackets’ first five-star recruit since College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson signed with Tech in 2004.
The class is ranked as high as No. 17 nationally (ESPN) and is the consensus No. 2-ranked recruiting class in the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is Tech’s highest-ranked class since its 2007 crop of newcomers – which included future all-Americans and NFL standouts Morgan Burnett, Jonathan Dwyer and Derrick Morgan – was ranked as high as No. 15 nationally (247Sports).
Twelve of the 23 signees will enroll at Georgia Tech in January and participate in all football-related activities throughout the spring semester, including spring practice. The remainder of the class will arrive at Tech in the summer, ahead of the 2025 season.
GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL 2025 SIGNEES
| Name | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School |
| Grady Adamson | QB | Fr. | 6-2 | 215 | Edmond, Okla. | Deer Creek H.S. |
| Jordan Allen | WR | Fr. | 5-9 | 170 | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Buford H.S. |
| Jayden Barr^ | DB | Fr. | 5-11 | 195 | Covington, Ga. | Eastside H.S. |
| Blake Belin^ | DT | Fr. | 6-3 | 285 | Harlem, N.Y. | Cardinal Hayes H.S. |
| Jamauri Brice^ | WR | Fr. | 5-10 | 190 | Cartersville, Ga. | Cartersville H.S. |
| Jimmy Bryson | OL | Fr. | 6-4 | 290 | Crossville, Tenn. | Baylor School |
| Xavier Canales^ | OL | Fr. | 6-4 | 280 | Marietta, Ga. | Douglass H.S. |
| Carrington Coombs | DL | Fr. | 6-3 | 230 | Buford, Ga. | Hebron Christian Academy |
| Cal Faulkner | WR | Fr. | 6-2 | 180 | Dahlonega, Ga. | Lumpkin County H.S. |
| Fenix Felton | DB | Fr. | 6-1 | 190 | McDonough, Ga. | Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy |
| Andre Fuller, Jr. ^ | DL | Fr. | 6-3 | 235 | Grayson, Ga. | Grayson H.S. |
| Christian Garrett^ | DL | Fr. | 6-4 | 290 | Monroe, Ga. | Prince Avenue Christian School |
| Tae Harris^ | DB | Fr. | 5-11 | 190 | Cedartown, Ga. | Cedartown H.S. |
| Peyton Joseph | OL | Fr. | 6-4 | 315 | Fort Valley, Ga. | Houston County H.S. |
| Shane Marshall | RB | Fr. | 5-11 | 205 | Ocilla, Ga. | Irwin County H.S. |
| Derry Norris, Jr. ^ | DL | Fr. | 6-4 | 270 | Daytona Beach, Fla. | Spruce Creek H.S. |
| Kevin Peay, Jr. ^ | OL | Fr. | 6-4 | 310 | Lancaster, S.C. | Lancaster H.S. |
| Dalen Penson | DB | Fr. | 5-11 | 170 | Peachtree City, Ga. | Sandy Creek H.S. |
| Josh Petty^ | OL | Fr. | 6-6 | 260 | Milton, Ga. | Fellowship Christian School |
| J.P. Powell^ | RB | Fr. | 5-10 | 190 | Colquitt, Ga. | Miller County H.S. |
| Kevin Roche, Jr. | TE | Fr. | 6-9 | 240 | Darien, Conn. | Darien H.S. |
| Connor Roush | TE | Fr. | 6-4 | 230 | Atlanta, Ga. | Wesleyan School |
| Elgin Sessions^ | DB | Fr. | 5-11 | 180 | Irmo, S.C. | Dutch Fork H.S. |
^ mid-year enrollee – will enroll at Georgia Tech in January 2025
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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