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Besides the first day of the early signing period and the announcement that running back Jamious Griffin will return to Georgia Tech out of the transfer portal, the Yellow Jackets roster had three additional updates Wednesday. Linebacker Ayinde Eley, who came to Tech as a grad transfer from Maryland and was sixth in the ACC in tackles per game, announced that he will stay for his final year of eligibility. At the end of the season, Eley had said that he had not yet decided on whether he would stay or enter the NFL draft. Eley developed into a team leader since his arrival last January and was named the ACC linebacker of the week for his career-high 13 tackles in the Jackets' win over Duke. Also, Tech received Syracuse tight end Luke Benson out of the transfer portal, which he likewise announced. Benson, from Chalfont, Pa., outside of Philadelphia, played a total of 34 games in three seasons for the Orange. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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ILB Ayinde Eley, Georgia Tech
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12/12/21 - Tobias Oliver, Sr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-1, 204 (DS#103 CB) + More +

The rare college football player who played three positions and special teams over the course of his career, Georgia Tech cornerback Tobias Oliver declared that he will forego his extra season of eligibility and pursue the NFL draft. Oliver made the announcement Friday on social media. Oliver played the 2020 and 2021 seasons at cornerback, playing in 10 games and starting six this season. He was credited with 12 tackles and one pass breakup. Oliver was a 2017 signee from Northside High in Warner Robins who came to Tech to play quarterback for then-coach Paul Johnson. He got his opportunity in 2018. In his lone start in place of the injured TaQuon Marshall, Oliver ran 40 times for 215 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-28 win at Virginia Tech on a Thursday night. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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CB Tobias Oliver, Georgia Tech
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12/10/21 - Jordan Mason, Sr/2022, Georgia Tech, 5-11, 223 (DS#49 RB) + More +

Georgia Tech's running back depth chart took another hit Thursday when Jordan Mason announced he will enter the NFL draft. Mason, who was the Yellow Jackets' second-leading rusher with 439 yards, announced his decision on his Twitter account. Mason, from Gallatin, Tennessee, was a redshirt junior this season. Georgia Tech lost one of its top players when leading rusher Jahmyr Gibbs, who finished third in the nation in all-purpose yards, announced on Nov. 29 he will enter the transfer portal. Gibbs made his announcement two days after Georgia Tech completed a 3-9 season with its sixth consecutive loss, a 45-0 drubbing against Georgia. A third Georgia Tech running back, Jamious Griffin, also has entered the transfer portal after rushing for 23 yards in only four games. Griffin has three years of eligibility remaining. - AP College Football

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RB Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech
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12/07/21 - Juanyeh Thomas, Sr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-1, 213 (DS#8 SS) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): S - Juanyeh Thomas, Georgia Tech, 23 votes,...Juanyeh Thomas led the Yellow Jackets' secondary and ranked third on the team overall with 81 tackles on the season. He was twice named the ACC's Defensive Back of the Week - on Oct. 9 at Duke (when he registered a career-high 11 tackles and made the game-sealing interception) and on Nov. 6 at Miami (when he returned an interception of a two-point conversion attempt 100-plus yards for a defensive two-point conversion and became the first NCAA Division I FBS player since 2015 to record at least nine tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble while also scoring points in a single game). - Georgia Tech Football

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SS Juanyeh Thomas, Georgia Tech
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12/07/21 - Charlie Thomas, rSr/2023, Georgia Tech, 6-3, 216 (DS#31 OLB) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): LB - Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech, 16 votes,...Charlie Thomas led Georgia Tech with three sacks, 10 tackles for loss and two interceptions on the campaign. He also ranked fourth on the team with 70 total tackles, tied for second on the squad with three quarterback hurries and forced a fumble. - Georgia Tech Football

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OLB Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech
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12/07/21 - Djimon Brooks, rSr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-0, 286 (DS#102 DT) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): DT - Djimon Brooks, Georgia Tech, 15 votes,...Brooks completed his journey from un-recruited walk-on to honorable-mention all-conference performer by leading Georgia Tech's defensive front with 30 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. - Georgia Tech Football

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DT Djimon Brooks, Georgia Tech
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12/07/21 - Devin Cochran, rSr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-7, 306 (DS#31 OT) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): OT - Devin Cochran, Georgia Tech, 15 votes,...Jahmyr Gibbs (Dalton, Ga./Dalton) earned first-team honors as an all-purpose back, linebacker Quez Jackson (Fort Valley, Ga./Peach County) was a second-team honoree and defensive tackle Djimon Brooks (Sandersville, Ga./Washington County), offensive tackle Devin Cochran (Norcross, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian), linebacker Charlie Thomas (Thomasville, Ga./Thomasville) and safety Juanyeh Thomas (Niceville, Fla./Niceville) all received honorable-mention recognition. A graduate transfer from Vanderbilt, Cochran started all 12 games at left tackle and anchored an offensive line paved the way for both Gibbs and Dontae Smith. - Georgia Tech Football

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OT Devin Cochran, Georgia Tech
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12/07/21 - Quez Jackson, rSr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-0, 221 (DS#98 ILB) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): LB - Quez Jackson, Georgia Tech, 71 votes (tie),...Jackson tallied a whopping 103 tackles as a junior in 2021, becoming the first Yellow Jacket to surpass the century mark for tackles in a single season since P.J. Davis in 2014. Jackson ranks third in the ACC and 33rd nationally in tackles per game (8.6). He is also tied for third in the ACC and 21st nationally with a team-high-tying two fumble recoveries, and finished second on the squad with eight tackles for loss. - Georgia Tech Football

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ILB Quez Jackson, Georgia Tech
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11/08/21 - Juanyeh Thomas, Sr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-1, 213 (DS#8 SS) + More +

NOV 8 ACC DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: Juanyeh Thomas, Georgia Tech, Jr., S, Niceville, Fla.,...Turned in an impressive all-around defensive performance with nine tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble (which was returned for a touchdown) and 100-yard interception return for a defensive two-point conversion in Georgia Tech's narrow 33-30 loss at Miami ... Became the first NCAA Division I FBS player since 2015 and the first ACC player since 2008 to record at least nine tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble while also scoring in a game ... Scored the rare defensive two-point conversion by intercepting a pass on Miami's attempt and weaving through a maze of would-be tacklers for a 100-yard return in the fourth quarter. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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SS Juanyeh Thomas, Georgia Tech
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10/11/21 - Juanyeh Thomas, Sr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-1, 213 (DS#8 SS) + More +

OCT 11 ACC DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: Juanyeh Thomas, Georgia Tech, Jr., S, Niceville, Fla.,...Registered a career-high 11 tackles and made the game-sealing interception with 15 seconds remaining in Georgia Tech's 31-27 win at Duke ... The interception at the Georgia Tech 20-yard line with 15 seconds remaining ended Duke's final drive after the Yellow Jackets had taken a 31-27 lead with 51 seconds left in the game ... The interception was Duke's only turnover of the game ... Thomas' 11 tackles topped his previous career best of 10, set last season at Syracuse (Sept. 26, 2020). - ACC Football

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SS Juanyeh Thomas, Georgia Tech
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10/11/21 - Ayinde Eley, rSr/2023, Georgia Tech, 6-3, 230 (DS#46 ILB) + More +

OCT 11 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Ayinde Eley, Georgia Tech, Jr., LB, Olney, Md.,...Registered a game-high and career-high 13 tackles in Georgia Tech's 31-27 win over Duke ... The 13 tackles tied for the fifth-most by an ACC player in a game this season ... Key stops included teaming with DE Jordan Domineck for a third-down sack that forced a punt and led to a Georgia Tech field goal early in the second quarter. - ACC Football

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ILB Ayinde Eley, Georgia Tech
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09/27/21 - Charlie Thomas, rSr/2023, Georgia Tech, 6-3, 216 (DS#31 OLB) + More +

SEPT 27 ACC CO-LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech, Jr., LB, Thomasville, Ga.,...Perhaps the biggest contributor to Georgia Tech's stellar defensive performance in Saturday night's 45-22 win over No. 21 North Carolina ... Stuffed the stat sheet with 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss and eight total tackles ... Marked only the 11th time since 2000 that an ACC player recorded at least eight tackles, 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in a single game ... Only the second Power 5 conference player and fourth player in all of FBS with eight tackles, 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in a game this season ... Led a defensive effort that saw Georgia Tech limit North Carolina's high-powered offense to nearly 21 points and 185 yards below its season averages entering the game. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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OLB Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech
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09/01/21 - Haynes King, rSr/2026, Georgia Tech, 6-3, 215 (DS#5 QB) + More +

Haynes King hasn't taken a snap as Texas A&M's starting quarterback, but he's already in good company. "I'd hate to say it, but if I were coaching Joe Montana or Tom Brady, I'd still be nervous," A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher said. Kellen Mond was Fisher's starting quarterback for his first 36 games in Aggieland. Fisher said he worried about Mond's first game as his quarterback and basically every other one, especially season openers. "No matter what, those first games there's always those jitters, there's always those concerns," Fisher said. "You want to dot your i's and cross your t's as a coach to make sure you've done everything possible to put him in the best position to be successful." King and the team have put in the work and are well prepared, Fisher said.

King and A&M have all the ingredients to be a winning combination from the get-go. King is talented dual quarterback and he's surrounded by 15 returning starters, including four preseason All-Americans. King was named the starting quarterback for Saturday's season opener against Kent State because of consistency, not his ability to make plays with his legs. "It was his pocket presence and his ability to throw the ball accurately," Fisher said at Monday's press conference. "I'm still a firm believer in decision making and accuracy is how you play great football." - Bryan/College Station Eagle

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QB Haynes King, Georgia Tech
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08/27/21 - Haynes King, rSr/2026, Georgia Tech, 6-3, 215 (DS#5 QB) + More +

Freshman quarterback Haynes King will lead the Aggie offense in Texas A&M's home opener against Kent State, head coach Jimbo Fisher told ESPN 97.5 Wednesday. "Right now, Haynes will be our starter and Zach [Calzada] will be the backup, right now," Fisher said on "The Bench" morning show. "We had a great talk yesterday. I feel very comfortable with both guys. I think both guys can win and play well. I think both guys had an outstanding camp and this is the criteria of how we went through things." The 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback is in his second season at A&M and saw action in two games last year. Once the Aggies' 52-24 loss to Alabama was out of hand, King made his college debut and connected on a 17-yard pass and rushed for a team-high 43 yards. He ended the drive with an interception in the end zone. His first career touchdown was to tight end Max Wright on a 45-yard crossing route in the Aggies' 48-3 win at South Carolina. - Bryan/College Station Eagle

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QB Haynes King, Georgia Tech
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08/24/21 - Tobias Oliver, Sr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-1, 204 (DS#103 CB) + More +

After the luxury of a full spring practice and an offseason training with his teammates, Georgia Tech cornerback Tobias Oliver feels much better about his play going into his second season at the position. Oliver came to Tech to play quarterback for coach Paul Johnson and shined as a redshirt freshman backup to TaQuon Marshall in 2018. He was the starting quarterback in the 2019 season opener, coach Geoff Collins' debut, but moved to wide receiver midseason.

Oliver moved again after that season, this time to cornerback, but spring practice was cut short because of COVID-19. Then the pandemic prevented him from working with teammates in 7-on-7 drills and gaining more experience at a position he had never previously played. While he's one of the top athletes on the team, it was an adventure at corner last season. "Last year was definitely an eye-opener," Oliver said Wednesday. "I wasn't as ready as I thought I was." He called cornerback a "feel position," and his growing knowledge of the defense, opposing offenses and the techniques required to play the position have helped his comfort and confidence level. This year, with the experience of a season as a backup cornerback, followed by spring practice and then offseason work, "I feel very confident at the position," he said. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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CB Tobias Oliver, Georgia Tech
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