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Sandy Creek defensive end Nick Fulwider includes Georgia Tech among top six schools

A Georgia Tech cheerleader waves the giant GT flag after a Georgia Tech touchdown in Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, October 19, 2013. JOHNNY CRAWFORD / AJC file
A Georgia Tech cheerleader waves the giant GT flag after a Georgia Tech touchdown in Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, October 19, 2013. JOHNNY CRAWFORD / AJC file
By Juliakate E Culpepper
July 7, 2017

Three-star defensive end Nick Fulwider narrowed his list of top schools to six on Friday and the Yellow Jackets made the cut.

A rising senior at Sandy Creek High School where former Tech stars Calvin Johnson, Andrew Gardner and Isaiah Johnson and current safety Corey Griffin attended, Fulwider also included Arkansas, Indiana, North Carolina, Rutgers and Vanderbilt on his list.

At 6-foot-7, 230 pound recruit from in Tyrone, Ga., Fulwider is ranked No. 31 on 247 Sports’ list of strong-side defensive end in the 2018 recruiting class.

The Yellow Jackets offered Fulwider a spot on the 2018 roster in March, according to 247 Sports.

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