Wide receiver Malik Rutherford first to commit to Tech’s 2021 class
Georgia Tech got an early start on the 2021 recruiting class on Sunday, when wide receiver Malik Rutherford, from Hialeah, Fla., announced his commitment on Twitter.
Rutherford, listed at 5-foot-9 and 165 pounds, announced his offer from Tech on July 26. He had reported offers from Nebraska, Indiana, Syracuse and Tulane, among others.
He is Tech’s first committed player to the class. It has been a rarity for the Jackets to receive commitments from juniors.
His highlight video shows shiftiness in route running, excellent speed, an ability to win the ball in the air and, for his size, considerable fortitude as a perimeter blocker.
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Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.
