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2021 Early Signing Day: Georgia Tech signees

Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins watches his team warm up before facing N.C. State Saturday, Dec. 6, 2020, at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer)

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Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins watches his team warm up before facing N.C. State Saturday, Dec. 6, 2020, at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer)
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Updated Dec 16, 2020

Geoff Collins’ second recruiting class at Georgia Tech – ranked 37th nationally and ninth in the ACC (247Sports Composite), along with six college transfers – is a mix of prospects.

About five of the expected signees will send in their letters of intent having had little or no face-to-face interaction with the coaching staff because of the recruiting restrictions.

Here are the players that Georgia Tech added on the first day of the Early Signing Period:

SIGNED

  • Sirad Bryant/Safety/Crisp County/Cordele
  • Chayden Peery/Quarterback/Sierra Canyon/Chatsworth, Calif.

  • Kaleb Edwards/Safety/Dacula/Dacula
  • James BlackStrain/WR/Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy/Melbourne, Fla.
  • Trenilyas Tatum/Linebacker/Mount Zion/Jonesboro
  • Weston Franklin/Guard/Wayne County/Jesup
  • Leo Blackburn/TE/Westlake/Atlanta
  • Joshua Robinson/Defensive end/Douglas County/Douglasville
  • Malik Rutherford/WR/Champagnat Catholic/Hialeah, Fla.
  • Noah Collins/Defensive end/Grayson/Loganville
  • Jakiah Leftwich/Tackle/Westlake/Atlanta
  • Grey Carroll/Defensive end/Alcoa/Alcoa, Tenn.
  • Jamal Haynes/Athlete/Grayson/Loganville
  • Ben Postma/TE/Cy Ranch/Cypress, Texas
  • David Shanahan/Punter/ProKick Australia/Australia
  • Zeek Biggers/Defensive tackle/West Rowan/Mount Ulla, N.C.

Transfers

  • Devin Cochran/Tackle/Vanderbilt/Norcross

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