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Peachtree Ridge defensive lineman plans to visit Tech

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take the field at the start of their game against the Virginia Cavaliers at Bobby Dodd Stadium Saturday, November 19, 2016. SPECIAL/Daniel Varnado
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take the field at the start of their game against the Virginia Cavaliers at Bobby Dodd Stadium Saturday, November 19, 2016. SPECIAL/Daniel Varnado
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Jan 10, 2017

Defensive lineman Josh Johnson has planned an official visit to Georgia Tech for the weekend of Jan. 20, according to 247 Sports.

Johnson, a 6-foot-5, 240 pound senior at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Ga. is uncommitted, but has offers from Tech, Kentucky, Appalachian State, Charleston Southern, Charlotte, Connecticut, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Mercer, Samford and the Virginia Military Institute, according to 247 Sports.

Johnson has also planned an official visit to Kentucky, a front-runner along with Tech, for Friday after an unofficial visit in October, according to 247 Sports.

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