Buford High linebacker signs with Yellow Jackets

Georgia Tech cheerleaders lead the team to Bobby Dodd Stadium before the start of the Georgia Tech season opener against the Alcorn State Braves on Thursday, September 3, 2015. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Georgia Tech cheerleaders lead the team to Bobby Dodd Stadium before the start of the Georgia Tech season opener against the Alcorn State Braves on Thursday, September 3, 2015. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

T.D. ROOF

Position: LB

Committed: June 6

Height, weight: 5-foot-11, 205 pounds

High school, hometown: Buford High, Buford

Ranking: 3-star

What to know: Roof is the son of Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Ted Roof and had scholarsip offers from Army, East Carolina, Indiana, South Alabama, Troy, UCF, USF and Western Michigan.

WHAT HE SAID

On if his father, Tech defensive coordinator Ted Roof, had any influence on his decision to go to Tech: "(My dad) influenced my decision, I wouldn't say a lot, but it definitely influenced it some. My dad has been all over the place, so I really just been a fan of wherever he's been coaching. It was just something that I've always heard about him playing at Tech and when we came back to Atlanta, people always knew him from Tech, and it was just a cool experience. I kind of just want to continue on what he built."

On his relationship with his dad as father and coach: "(My dad's) been talking about that since I was a kid, 'I can't wait to coach you.' … I just think it's going to be really cool, and it's going to be a unique opportunity that not many kids get to have."