One of Georgia Tech’s reserve linebackers won’t return in 2025.
Jacob Cruz, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound sophomore, entered the NCAA’s transfer portal Wednesday, according to Rivals. Cruz spent two seasons with the Yellow Jackets.
In 2023, Cruz made one tackle and recovered a fumble in a win over Syracuse. He played on 132 special teams snaps over 10 games that season. Cruz played 20 defensive snaps and 54 special teams plays in 2024.
A graduate of North Cobb Christian School, Cruz was a three-star prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite, in the class of 2023 and signed over Vanderbilt and Virginia.
Cruz joins fellow linebacker Caleb Dozier, defensive backs Jayden Davis and Taye Seymore, offensive linemen Kai Greer, Patrick Screws, Corey Robinson and Jordan Brown, defensive linemen Horace Lockett, Uche Iloh and Romello Height, wide receivers Eric Singleton Jr., Christian Leary and Leo Blackburn, running back Evan Dickens and quarterback Zach Pyron as Jackets who have left Tech this offseason.
While 16 players have said they’re leaving Tech, 15 others have announced their plans to transfer to Tech. They are running back Malachi Hosley (Penn, Northside Columbus High School), defensive end Brayden Manley (Mercer), long snapper Luke Whiting (Florida Atlantic), linebackers Melvin Jordan IV (Oregon State) and Cayden Spaulding (Tennessee Tech, Miller Grove), defensive tackle Matthew Alexander (Central Florida, Buford), tight ends Harry Lodge (Wake Forest) and J.T. Byrne (California), wide receivers Debron Gatling (South Carolina, Milton), Dean Patterson (Florida International) and Eric Rivers (Florida International), offensive linemen Andrew Rosinski (North Carolina, Creekview) and JaKolby Jones (Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Mississippi) and defensive backs Kelvin Hill (Alabama-Birmingham, Carrollton HS) and Daiquan White (Eastern Michigan, Creekside HS).
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