Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
9-4 2025 record (6-2 conf)
Title odds (#49 board)
Win total (O -162)
36% Returning starter games
47th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesBrent Key Head Coach · 5th year
27–20 Career · 5 seasons, all at GT
Spread Pro Style Offense
4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 18% | 13 / 74 | 3 / 15 | 14% |
| Offensive line | 41% | 26 / 63 | 6 / 12 | 47% |
| Defensive front | 57% | 49 / 86 | 11 / 19 | 50% |
| Secondary | 22% | 13 / 59 | 9 / 16 | 13% |
Back 32
Gone 35
Keylan Rutledge G · 13g · gone 12%
New 13
Justice Haynes RB · 907 yds · 7g · from MICH 
Gavin Harris TE · 531 yds · 12g · from NMSU 
Alberto Mendoza QB · 476 yds · 9g · from IND 
Jaiven Plummer WR · 86 yds · 12g · from CAL 
Joseph Ionata OL · 14g · from ALA 
Jonas Duclona CB · 2 INT+PD · 13g · from USF 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 32.2 80
Explosive play rate 13.4% 84
Red zone TD rate 67.1% 35
Line yards per carry 3.2 96
Sack rate allowed 2.4% 98
Defense
Points allowed per game 25.0 49
Explosive rate allowed 11.7% 40
Red zone score rate allowed 79.6% 75
Line yards per carry allowed 2.6 36
Sack rate 5.0% 25
2025 Margin by Game
COLO
WEBB
CLEM
TEM
WAKE
VT
DUKE
SYR
NCST
BC
PITT
UGA
BYU
2026 schedule
47th-hardest path in FBS · 3 title-contender games · 5 road| W1 | Fri 12:00 AM | vs |  Colorado | 3-9 | 28 | L 13-14 | ESPN |
| W2 | Sat 11:00 PM | vs |  Tennessee | 8-5 | 44 | L 24-45 | ESPN |
| W3 | Sat 4:00 PM | vs | Mercer Bears | 8 | W 44-11 | ACC Network | |
| W4 | Sun 2:30 AM | @ |  Stanford | 4-8 | 35 | L 27-34 | ESPN |
| W6 | Sat 7:30 PM | vs |  Duke | 9-5 | 43 | W 28-25 | ESPN2 |
| W7 | Sat 7:30 PM | @ |  Virginia Tech | 3-9 | 34 | L 24-34 | ACC Network |
| W8 | Sat 7:30 PM | vs |  Boston College | 2-10 | 18 | ACC Network | |
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Pittsburgh | 8-5 | 44 | ||
| W10 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Louisville | 9-4 | 42 | ||
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Clemson | 7-6 | 38 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Wake Forest | 9-4 | 42 | ||
| W13 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Georgia | 12-2 | 83 |
Depth chart
Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Alberto Mendoza JR · #15 |  Grady Adamson SO · #9 |  Graham Knowles JR · #14 |
| RB | Justice Haynes SR · #22 |  Malachi Hosley SR · #0 |  Trelain Maddox JR · #1 |
| WR-X |  Isaiah Fuhrmann JR · #13 |  Debron Gatling JR · #6 | Jaiven Plummer 5TH · #16 |
| WR-Z |  Dalen Penson SO · #7 |  Rahkeem Smith 5TH · #3 | |
| WR-SL |  Jordan Allen SO · #4 | Coi Jean-Noel FR · #87 | |
| TE | Gavin Harris SR · #8 |  Chris Corbo 5TH · #17 |  Spencer Mermans SR · #42 |
| LT |  Ethan Mackenny SR · #78 |  Markell Samuel 5TH · #71 | |
| LG |  Kevin Peay Jr. SO · #52 | Courtlin Heard FR · #62 | |
| C |  Jameson Riggs JR · #70 |  Will Reed 5TH · #66 | |
| RG | Joseph Ionata JR · #69 | ||
| RT |  Malachi Carney 5TH · #72 |  Jordan Floyd JR · #79 |
Roster 107
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Malachi Hosley | RB | SR | 5'10" | 200 | Columbus, GA |
| 0 |  Melvin Jordan IV | LB | 5TH | 5'11" | 220 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 1 |  Cayman Spaulding | LB | SR | 6'0" | 225 | Lithonia, GA |
| 1 | Trelain Maddox | RB | JR | 6'2" | 225 | Stone Mountain, GA |
| 2 |  E.J. Lightsey | LB | 5TH | 6'2" | 230 | Fitzgerald, GA |
| 3 | Rahkeem Smith | WR | 5TH | 5'9" | 185 | Baltimore, MD |
| 3 |  Jaylen Mbakwe | CB | JR | 6'0" | 195 | Clay, AL |
| 4 | Jordan Allen | WR | SO | 5'9" | 195 | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 4 |  Daiquan White | CB | SR | 5'10" | 185 | Fairburn, GA |
| 5 |  Zachary Tobe | CB | SR | 6'2" | 200 | Ocoee, FL |
| 6 | Debron Gatling | WR | JR | 5'11" | 195 | Alpharetta, GA |
| 6 |  Kelvin Hill | CB | JR | 5'10" | 200 | Carrollton, GA |
| 7 | Dalen Penson | WR | SO | 5'11" | 182 | Peachtree City, GA |
| 8 |  Jordan Boyd | DE | JR | 6'3" | 262 | Beech Island, SC |
| 8 | Gavin Harris | TE | SR | 6'3" | 245 | San Antonio, TX |
| 9 |  Amontrae Bradford | DE | JR | 6'5" | 265 | Statesboro, GA |
| 9 | Grady Adamson | QB | SO | 6'2" | 230 | Edmond, OK |
| 10 |  Jordan Walker | DE | 5TH | 6'5" | 285 | Rochester, NY |
| 11 |  Brayden Manley | DE | SR | 6'2" | 255 | Vanceboro, NC |
| 11 |  Chad Alexander | RB | SR | 5'9" | 190 | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 12 |  Jon Mitchell | CB | JR | 5'11" | 190 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 12 | Cole Bergeron | QB | FR | 6'5" | 225 | Lafayette, LA |
| 13 | Isaiah Fuhrmann | WR | JR | 6'4" | 210 | Norfolk, VA |
| 13 |  Savion Riley | SAF | 5TH | 6'2" | 215 | Acworth, GA |
| 14 | Jonas Duclona | CB | SR | 5'11" | 190 | Naples, FL |
| 14 | Graham Knowles | QB | JR | 6'7" | 230 | Southlake, TX |
| 15 | Alberto Mendoza | QB | JR | 6'2" | 215 | Miami, FL |
| 16 | Jaiven Plummer | WR | 5TH | 6'3" | 210 | Dallas, TX |
| 17 | Chris Corbo | TE | 5TH | 6'5" | 250 | North Caldwell, NJ |
| 18 |  Kealan Jones | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Marietta, GA |
| 18 |  Ben Guthrie | QB | SR | 5'10" | 180 | Alpharetta, GA |
| 20 |  J.P. Powell | RB | SO | 5'10" | 200 | Colquitt, GA |
| 21 | Darnell Collins | WR | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Rome, GA |
| 21 | Jaedyn Terry | CB | FR | 6'2" | 180 | Warm Springs, GA |
| 22 | Justice Haynes | RB | SR | 5'11" | 210 | Alpharetta, GA |
| 23 | Trae Stevenson Jr. | CB | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Quitman, GA |
| 24 |  Noah Carter | DE | JR | 6'5" | 250 | Peoria, AZ |
| 24 |  Shane Marshall | RB | SO | 5'11" | 210 | Ocilla, GA |
| 25 | L.J. Crumity | CB | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Greenville, FL |
| 26 | Chris Hewitt Jr. | SAF | FR | 5'11" | 205 | Perry Hall, MD |
| 27 |  Tae Harris | SAF | SO | 5'11" | 205 | Cedartown, GA |
| 28 |  Elgin Sessions | CB | SO | 5'11" | 195 | Irmo, SC |
| 30 |  Lawson Pritchett | LB | JR | 6'3" | 215 | Mount Pleasant, SC |
| 31 |  Fenix Felton | SAF | SO | 6'1" | 205 | McDonough, GA |
| 32 |  Jayden Barr | RB | SO | 5'11" | 200 | Covington, GA |
| 33 |  Aidan Birr | K/P | 5TH | 6'1" | 210 | Kennedale, TX |
| 34 | C.J. Gamble | LB | FR | 6'1" | 230 | Carrollton, GA |
| 35 | Braylon Outlaw | LB | FR | 6'1" | 225 | Montgomery, AL |
| 36 | Kymani Morales | SAF | FR | 6'1" | 205 | Miami, FL |
| 36 | Rocco Xerogeanes | TE | FR | 6'4" | 245 | Atlanta, GA |
| 37 | Alex Hunt | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 185 | Ruston, LA |
| 37 |  Joseph Moseley | WR | JR | 6'0" | 195 | Marietta, GA |
| 38 | Isaac Obrokta | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 185 | Windermere, FL |
| 38 | Wills Campbell | WR | FR | 6'3" | 205 | Roswell, GA |
| 39 |  Will Kiker | SAF | SR | 6'1" | 200 | Ellijay, GA |
| 39 | Jack Richerson | TE | FR | 6'4" | 230 | Brookhaven, GA |
| 40 |  Joshua Taylor | P | SR | 6'3" | 225 | Sharpsburg, GA |
| 40 | Jordan Woods | DE | FR | 6'6" | 265 | Pell City, AL |
| 41 |  Landon Shaffer | K/P | SO | 5'9" | 180 | Dallas, GA |
| 41 |  Taje McCoy | DE | SR | 6'1" | 250 | Wichita, KS |
| 42 | Lex Willis | DE | FR | 6'4" | 260 | Orlando, FL |
| 42 | Spencer Mermans | TE | SR | 6'6" | 265 | Charlotte, NC |
| 46 | Jonathan Genty | P | FR | 6'5" | 205 | Roswell, GA |
| 47 |  Alex Bacchetta | P | 5TH | 6'2" | 235 | Atlanta, GA |
| 48 |  Cal Keeler | LS | JR | 6'2" | 205 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 50 |  Ronnie Thomas III | LS | 5TH | 5'10" | 210 | Warner Robins, GA |
| 51 |  Xavier Canales | OL | SO | 6'4" | 305 | Marietta, GA |
| 52 | Kevin Peay Jr. | OL | SO | 6'4" | 315 | Lancaster, SC |
| 55 |  Christian Garrett | DT | SO | 6'4" | 305 | Monroe, GA |
| 56 |  Jacob Benjamin | OL | SR | 6'4" | 300 | Flowery Branch, GA |
| 56 |  Tim Griffin | DT | SO | 6'5" | 300 | Covington, GA |
| 58 |  Jimmy Bryson | OL | SO | 6'4" | 295 | Crossville, TN |
| 60 |  Blake Belin | OL | SO | 6'3" | 300 | Harlem, NY |
| 62 | Courtlin Heard | OL | FR | 6'6" | 360 | Newnan, GA |
| 65 | Courtney Heard | OL | FR | 6'5" | 320 | Newnan, GA |
| 66 | Will Reed | OL | 5TH | 6'5" | 305 | Redmond, WA |
| 68 | Eli Rickell | OL | FR | 6'5" | 285 | Norcross, GA |
| 69 | Joseph Ionata | OL | JR | 6'5" | 305 | Clearwater, FL |
| 70 | Jameson Riggs | OL | JR | 6'5" | 315 | Douglasville, GA |
| 71 | Markell Samuel | OL | 5TH | 6'4" | 315 | Fayetteville, NC |
| 72 | Malachi Carney | OL | 5TH | 6'4" | 350 | Pleasant Grove, AL |
| 73 |  Favour Edwin | OL | JR | 6'7" | 310 | McDonough, GA |
| 75 |  Andrew Rosinski | OL | JR | 6'5" | 300 | Ball Ground, GA |
| 76 | Krew Moledor | OL | FR | 6'3" | 305 | Gainesville, GA |
| 77 |  Josh Petty | OL | SO | 6'6" | 300 | Milton, GA |
| 78 | Ethan Mackenny | OL | SR | 6'5" | 325 | Marietta, GA |
| 79 | Jordan Floyd | OL | JR | 6'6" | 340 | Lilburn, GA |
| 80 |  Connor Roush | TE | SO | 6'4" | 255 | Atlanta, GA |
| 81 |  Cal Faulkner | WR | SO | 6'2" | 200 | Dahlonega, GA |
| 82 | Kentrell Davis | WR | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Birmingham, AL |
| 83 |  Blake Ragsdale | TE | JR | 6'4" | 240 | Nashville, TN |
| 84 |  Evan Haynes | WR | SO | 6'3" | 210 | Milton, GA |
| 85 | J.J. Winston | WR | FR | 6'2" | 170 | Rome, GA |
| 86 |  Kevin Roche Jr. | TE | SO | 6'9" | 270 | Darien, CT |
| 87 | Coi Jean-Noel | WR | FR | 5'11" | 180 | North Miami, FL |
| 88 |  A.J. Hoffler | DE | SR | 6'4" | 260 | Atlanta, GA |
| 88 | Nate Agyemang | TE | FR | 6'4" | 250 | Marietta, GA |
| 89 |  Chris Elko | WR | SR | 6'1" | 200 | Roswell, GA |
| 91 |  Andre Fuller Jr. | DE | SO | 6'3" | 250 | Grayson, GA |
| 92 | Christian Speakman | DT | FR | 6'4" | 325 | Ellenwood, GA |
| 93 |  Drew Cohen | DE | JR | 6'3" | 245 | Milton, GA |
| 94 |  Derry Norris Jr. | DT | SO | 6'4" | 300 | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 95 |  Tawfiq Thomas | DT | 5TH | 6'4" | 315 | Tampa, FL |
| 96 | Shymeik Jones | DT | SR | 6'5" | 310 | Camden, SC |
| 97 |  Landen Marshall | DT | JR | 6'2" | 305 | Andalusia, AL |
| 98 | Amier Clarke | DT | FR | 6'2" | 325 | Kissimmee, FL |
| 99 |  Vincent Carroll-Jackson | DT | SR | 6'5" | 315 | Harrisburg, PA |