4 Georgia Tech football players earn ACC weekly awards

No. 18 Georgia Tech garnered four ACC awards Monday following the Yellow Jackets’ 24-21 win over Clemson on Saturday.

Haynes King was named ACC quarterback of the week, Keylan Rutledge was named ACC offensive lineman of the week, Omar Daniels was named defensive back of the week and kicker Aidan Birr was named specialist of the week.

King accounted for 314 total yards of offense (211 yards on 20-of-28 passing and 103 yards rushing on a career-high 25 carries) in the win over Clemson. He was at his best in fourth quarter, opening the period with a 1-yard touchdown run that gave the Jackets a 21-14 lead, then leading them into field goal range to set up Birr’s game-winning 55-yard field goal.

King accounted for 36 of Tech’s 38 yards on the final possession (18 passing, 18 rushing) and picked up two key first downs with runs of 9 and 4 yards on third-and-1 and third-and-2, respectively, to keep the drive alive.

Rutledge was a key component of an offensive front. Tech totaled 358 yards of offense against Clemson, including 147 rushing yards. He primarily was matched against Clemson All-American defensive tackle Peter Woods, who finished the game with only two tackles.

Daniels led Tech’s defensive effort with a forced fumble and an interception to go with seven tackles. His first quarter forced fumble set up a field goal that gave Tech an early 3-0 lead, while his third-quarter interception in the red zone stopped a Clemson scoring opportunity.

Birr capped a 3-for-3 performance with his program record-tying, game-winning 55-yard field goal as time expired, the longest by a Jacket in 39 years. It also was only the sixth walk-off field goal in Tech history and the first since his 44-yarder in a 24-21 win over Florida State in 2024 in Dublin, Ireland.