Georgia Tech Releases Depth Chart Ahead of Week One Game vs Colorado

Defense

Special Teams

No surprises

There were no surprises with the Georgia Tech depth chart release.

Haynes King of course is going to be the quarterback for this team and they have one of the best backups in the country with Aaron Philo.

Jamal Haynes is going to be the leader for the Georgia Tech ground attack and it looks like Malachi Hosley and Trelain Maddox have the leg up in the backup running back competition.

Eric Rivers, Malik Rutherford, and Isiah Canion have long thought to have been the top recievers on the team, but this team has position so expect to see mutiple guys rotate in.

Georgia Tech uses their tight ends in a number of different ways so it is no surprise to see al four of them listed as starters. The snap count will be interesting, but all four guys should play on Friday.

It looks as if there will still be a competition at center, at least by what the depth chart says. Ethan Mackenny, Joe Fusile, Keylan Rutledge, and Malachi Carney will be the other four along the lines of scrimmage. Carney appears to have won the right tackle battle that has been going on since the spring.

Defensively, how the ends rotate will be something to watch. A.J. Hoffler and Brayden Manley will be the first on the field, but I expect Ronald Triplette, Jordan Boyd, and Amontrae Bradford will see the field as well. Jordan van den Berg, Akelo Stone, Jason Moore, and Matthew Alexander will be the top guys along the interior.

Kyle Efford is the leader of the defense and with the way E.J. Lightsey played towards the end of last season, it is not a surprise to see him start. Portal additions Melvin Jordan and Cayman Spaulding should see the field, as well as sophomore Tah'j Butler.

The secondary has been a talking point since the spring, with Georgia Tech bringing in multiple new transfers to help them build depth at the position. Ahmari Harvey and Rodney Shelley will be the top two cornerbacks, while Jy Gilmore and Kelvin Hill should both play at nickel. Clayton Powell-Lee is back for his final season and he will either have Omar Daniels or Savion Riley beside him. I expect Daniels to likely get the nod.

For special teams, Aidan Birr is back as the kicker while UNLV transfer Marshal Nichols will be the punter. Bailey Stockton is going to be a returner on both kickoffs and punts.

Georgia Tech faces Colorado on Friday night (8:00 p.m. ET)