Georgia Tech football is expected to announce one of the best recruiting classes in program history when high school recruits can officially sign with the program Wednesday.
Tech as of Monday morning had 24 high school seniors committed to join its roster starting in the 2025 season. The class is ranked 17th in the nation by the 247Sports Composite and second in the ACC behind Miami.
“This is a fun place to come play,” Tech coach Brent Key told 680 The Fan in November about the program’s recruiting success. “This is an exciting place and an exciting time to be here.”
Josh Petty (6-foot-5, 255 pounds), an offensive lineman, and Tae Harris (5-10), a safety, headline the group. That duo could become two of the highest-rated prospects to ever sign with the program and would give Tech two of the top-10 rated recruits in the state in the same class for the first time since 2007, when Tech inked running back Jonathan Dwyer and defensive back Morgan Burnett.
Petty (Fellowship Christian School) and Harris (Cedartown) are two of 16 players in the class graduating from Georgia high schools. Cornerback Dalen Penson (Sandy Creek), defensive lineman Christian Garrett (Prince Avenue Christian), running back JP Powell (Miller County) and offensive linemen Damola Ajidahun (Duluth) and Peyton Joseph (Houston County) are all four-star prospects.
Those players will join a program coming off a 7-5 regular season and second straight trip to a bowl game.
“The work has shown for itself in what Brent Key has done and what he’s shaped and built over there is really showing this year,” Petty told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in November.
Tech did recently lose an offensive lineman who was previously part of the class. Justin Hasenhuetl, a German native who played this season at the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, announced Sunday his decision to play elsewhere in 2025.
But Tech still has eight four-star prospects expected to join the program and has put together a higher-ranked class than conference rivals SMU (third in the ACC) and Clemson (fourth).
“We got a really strong class of guys,” Key said in October about Tech’s recruiting class. “Obviously offensive line’s always a little bit more developmental than the defensive side, but feel really strong over there.”
Wednesday’s announcement will not include any transfers who intend to sign with the program between now and Aug. 30, when the Jackets open the 2025 season at Colorado. High school seniors can also wait until Feb. 5 to sign with college programs.
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