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Rome High School’s Jamarcus Chatman receives offer from Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech's flag is waved after the conclusion of the NCAA college football game between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, November 26, 2016. Tech beat UGA 28-27. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

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Georgia Tech's flag is waved after the conclusion of the NCAA college football game between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, November 26, 2016. Tech beat UGA 28-27. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
June 23, 2017

Three-star defensive tackle Jamarcus Chatman announced he received a 2018 offer from Georgia Tech on Thursday.

Chatman, 6-foot-3, 267 pound senior at Rome High School, posted about his offer on Twitter on Thursday afternoon writing it was, “A chance to stay at home.”

From Rome, Ga., Chatman is ranked No. 30 on 247 Sports’ list of top 2018 recruits in Georgia.

Chatman has offers from 60 colleges including Georgia Southern, Georgia State, LSU and Tennessee, according to 247 Sports.

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