Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
ACC
3-9 (2-7 conf)
SP+ #96
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- -6.7 (#96)
- SP+ Offense
- 27.0
- SP+ Defense
- 32.4
- SRS
- -3.6
- FPI
- -3.8
- Elo
- 1270
- Talent
- 707
- Recruiting
- 187 (#47)
Schedule
record 3–9
Schedule
23rd
toughest of 130
Offenses faced
6th
toughest of 130
Defenses faced
43rd
toughest of 130
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 130 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNorthern Illinois | -7.1 | 21-22 | -1 | L |
| 2 | vsKennesaw State | FCS | 45-17 | +28 | W |
| 3 | @Clemson | +18.7 | 8-14 | -6 | L |
| 4 | NNorth Carolina | +6.4 | 45-22 | +23 | W |
| 5 | vsPittsburgh | +17.6 | 21-52 | -31 | L |
| 6 | @Duke | -13.5 | 31-27 | +4 | W |
| 8 | @Virginia | +7.2 | 40-48 | -8 | L |
| 9 | vsVirginia Tech | +2.4 | 17-26 | -9 | L |
| 10 | @Miami | +10.8 | 30-33 | -3 | L |
| 11 | vsBoston College | +0.9 | 30-41 | -11 | L |
| 12 | @Notre Dame | +17.4 | 0-55 | -55 | L |
| 13 | vsGeorgia | +32 | 0-45 | -45 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2021 · 66
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jeff Sims | SR | 6'4" | 220 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Jordan Yates | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Trad Beatty | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jahmyr Gibbs | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Jordan Mason | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Dontae Smith | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Azende Rey | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Jamious Griffin | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | Bruce Jordan-Swilling | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Malachi Carter | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Kyric McGowan | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Adonicas Sanders | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Kalani Norris | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Nate Mccollum | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Malik Rutherford | SR | 5'9" | 170 | — |
| WR | 7th | Ryan King | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Avery Boyd | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Jayden Thomas | SR | 6'2" | 220 | ★★★★ |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Dylan Leonard | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Peje' Harris | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Dylan Deveney | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Billy Ward | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Nick Thomas | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Jared Ivey | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DE | 2nd | Noah Collins | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Djimon Brooks | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | T.K. Chimedza | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Quon Griffin | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Zeek Biggers | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Joshua Robinson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Keion White | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | 7th | Akelo Stone | SR | 6'2" | 290 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | D'Quan Douse | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Makius Scott | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 1st | Mike Lockhart | — | — | — | — |
| EDGE | 1st | Kyle Kennard | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Sylvain Yondjouen | — | — | — | — |
| EDGE | 3rd | Kevin Harris II | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Quez Jackson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Ayinde Eley | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Charlie Thomas | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Jordan Domineck | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Trenilyas Tatum | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Demetrius Knight II | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Zamari Walton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Juanyeh Thomas | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Tariq Carpenter | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Wesley Walker | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Tre Swilling | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Jaylon King | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DB | 6th | Myles Sims | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DB | 7th | Kaleb Edwards | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 8th | Tobias Oliver | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Miles Brooks | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DB | 10th | Jalen Huff | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 11th | Derrik Allen | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 12th | Kenan Johnson | SR | 6'1" | 181 | — |
| DB | 13th | Cole Neuber | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 14th | Tamarii Jones-Cummings | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Sirad Bryant | SR | 6'2" | 210 | — |
Special Teams · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Cade Long | — | — | — | — |
| LS | 2nd | Jack Coco | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | David Shanahan | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| PK | 1st | Brent Cimaglia | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Gavin Stewart | — | — | — | — |
| PK | — | Jude Kelley | — | — | — | — |
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
27.037
Off PPA
+0.1222
Pass PPA
+0.1214
Rush PPA
+0.1348
Success
40%25
Explosive
1.2754
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.12 | +0.28 |
| Passing | +0.12 | +0.57 |
| Rushing | +0.13 | +0.09 |
| 1st Down | -0.01 | +0.06 |
| 2nd Down | +0.08 | +0.25 |
| 3rd Down | +0.45 | +0.81 |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
24.0
PPG Against
33.5
Differential
-9.5
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 3-9
- Home
- 1-5
- Away
- 1-4
- Neutral
- 1-0
- Conference
- 2-7
- Non-Conference
- 1-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-4
- Avg Margin
- -9.5
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 1-5 | 22.3 | 33.8 |
| Away | 1-4 | 21.8 | 35.4 |
| Neutral | 1-0 | 45.0 | 22.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-4 | 7.3 | 41.5 |
| Conference | 2-7 | 24.7 | 35.3 |
| Non-conference | 1-2 | 22.0 | 28.0 |
Season History · last 12
1 AP top-10 · 6 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-3 | 6-2 | #35 | #7 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #66 | #23 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 6-6 | 5-3 | #65 | — | 1-0 |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 4-4 | #102 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3-9 | 2-7 | #96 | — | — |
| 2020 | 3-7 | 3-6 | #75 | — | — |
| 2019 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #111 | — | — |
| 2018 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #74 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 5-6 | 4-4 | #39 | — | — |
| 2016 | 8-4 | 4-4 | #48 | — | 1-0 |
| 2015 | 3-9 | 1-7 | #43 | — | — |
| 2014 | 10-3 | 6-3 | #33 | — | 1-0 |
Recent Form · last 5
0-5 SU · 1-4 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2021 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 3-9 |
| ATS | 4-833% |
| Over / Under | 6-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-4 |
| As underdog | 3-4 |
| Home | 1-5 |
| Away | 2-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #45 · 24 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★139 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #21 | 241 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024 | #33 | 214 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | #62 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | #54 | 185 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | #47 | 187 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | #26 | 223 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | #51 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | #44 | 197 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2017 | #48 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2016 | #60 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #32
Returning prod 83%Departed 17%
Talent composite707.4 #32 / 224
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)94 / 97 / 72
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
7 items
- Georgia Tech Set to Unveil New Football UniformsGeorgia Tech football set to unveil new Under Armour uniforms July 1 A new era of Georgia Tech football is about to receive its first official look. The Yellow Jackets will unveil their new Under Armour football uniforms on July 1, marking the beginning of a new 10-year partnership with the Baltimore-based apparel company after…GT1h
- Georgia Tech lands a monster blue-chip offensive tackleBrent Key's 2027 recruiting class got a big boost up front.GT3d
- Four-star OT Kal-El Johnson commits to Brent Key: “I’m excited to call Georgia Tech home.”Cincinnati (Ohio) Archbishop Moeller Rivals300 offensive tackle Kal-El Johnson tells Rivals he has committed to Georgia Tech. The four-star Johnson chose the Yellow Jackets over opportunities from Indiana, LSU and North Carolina. “I feel comfortable with them,” Johnson said.. “It’s a stable program, and I really like a lot of the players there, including many […]GT3d
- The Evolution of SEC Football (Part 2): The Iron Men, the Yellow Jackets and the Green WaveThe Evolution of SEC Football, Part 2. The post The Evolution of SEC Football (Part 2): The Iron Men, the Yellow Jackets and the Green Wave appeared first on Saturday Down South.GT4d
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- 2026 Tennessee football opponent preview: Georgia TechThe big non-conference test for the Volunteers this season.GT7d
- Georgia's No. 8 recruit becomes Georgia Tech's highest ranked commitFour-star OT recruit Joshua Sam-Epelle has had both Georgia and Georgia Tech listed as a top landing spot throughout the majority of his recruitmentGT7d