Georgia Tech football signs 28 in 2015 class

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics:

Georgia Tech Football signed its largest recruiting class of the Paul Johnson Era on Wednesday with 27 prospects comprising the Yellow Jackets’ 2015 signing class.

Seventeen of the 27 signees hail from the Peach State. Tech’s new group of #FutureJackets are represented by five states – Georgia (17), Florida (5), North Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), and Louisiana (1).

Four members of the class – Will Bryan (Lavonia, Ga.), Kyle Cerge-Henderson (Tampa, Fla.), Harland Howell (Marietta, Ga.), and Quaide Weimerskirch (Milton, Fla.) – as well as Georgia transfer J.J. Green enrolled at Georgia Tech in January and will be able to participate in spring practice, which begins March 23.

“[This year’s recruiting class] went the way we had hoped,” Johnson said. “We’re looking forward to these guys being a part of the Georgia Tech family. I like the balance of this class. We’ve gotten to a point where we have positions with the right numbers.

“I’m happy where we are. We’re in a good spot. We have good potential and good depth at each position. There’s a good positive vibe out there and we want to continue to build on that momentum,” Johnson said.

For complete information on Georgia Tech’s 2015 signing class, visit our Signing Day Central.

Twelve members of Georgia Tech’s 2015 class hail from the Jackets’ backyard.  KirVonte Benson (Marietta, Ga.), Tyler Cooksey (Suwanee, Ga.), David Curry (Buford, Ga.), Howell, Omahri Jarrett (Douglasville, Ga.), Mikell Lands-Davis (Douglasville, Ga.), Brad and Scott Morgan (Woodstock, Ga.), Anree Saint-Amour (Suwanee, Ga.), Trent Sellers (Tyrone, Ga.), Dorian Walker (Kennesaw, Ga.), and Dante Wigley (Carrollton, Ga.) all played high school football in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

2015 also marked the second straight signing class to feature a set of twin brothers. Brad (offensive line) and Scott (defensive line) Morgan were both first-team Georgia Class 6A All-State performers at Etowah High School in Woodstock.

Four prep quarterbacks – Christian Campbell (Ponchatoula, La.), A.J. Gray (Sandersville, Ga.), TaQuon Marshall (Hamilton, Ga.), and Jaylend Ratliffe (Laurinburg, N.C.) – are a part of Tech’s 2015 class. Gray will play safety, while Marshall is projected to play quarterback and at A-Back.

Georgia Tech also added five defensive linemen – Cerge-Henderson, Brentavious Glanton (Albany, Ga.), Scott Morgan, Saint-Amour, and Sellers. Safety A.J. Gray, the 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year in Georgia, is one of five defensive backs in the class.

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2015 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL SIGNING CLASS

SIGNEE                                 TIME        POS.        HT.       WT.      HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL

Victor Alexander              7:46          LB             5-10     220       Jacksonville, Fla. / Trinity Christian School

KirVonte Benson              7:07          AB            5-8        190       Marietta, Ga. / Marietta HS

Will Bryan                            EE             OL             6-4        285       Lavonia, Ga. / Franklin County HS

Christian Campbell          8:26          QB            6-2        195       Ponchatoula, La. / Ponchatoula HS

Kyle Cerge-Henderson  EE             DL             6-1        280       Tampa, Fla. / Plant HS

Tyler Cooksey                    7:04          LB             6-3        220       Suwanee, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian School

Nate Cottrell                      7:44          AB            5-11     185       Knoxville, Tenn. / Knoxville West HS

David Curry                         8:41          S/NKL      6-2        207       Buford, Ga. / Buford HS

Meiko Dotson                   7:57          DB            5-10     185       Daytona Beach, Fla. / Mainland HS

Brentavious Glanton      8:17          DL             6-2        280       Albany, Ga. / Monroe Comprehensive HS

A.J. Gray                              7:14          S                6-1        196       Sandersville, Ga. / Washington County HS

Harland Howell                 EE             WR           6-3        200       Marietta, Ga. / Wheeler HS

Omahri Jarrett                   7:59          AB            5-10     168       Douglasville, Ga. / New Manchester HS

Mikell Lands-Davis           8:45          BB             5-11     205       Douglasville, Ga. / Alexander HS

Marcus Marshall               8:20          AB            5-10     200       Raleigh, N.C. / Millbrook HS

TaQuon Marshall              7:50          QB/AB    5-10     175       Hamilton, Ga. / Harris County HS

Brant Mitchell                    8:07          LB             6-2        240       Knoxville, Tenn. / Webb School

Brad Morgan                      7:30          OL             6-5        266       Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah HS­­

Scott Morgan                     7:30          DL             6-5        275       Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah HS

Christian Philpott             8:10          WR           6-3        203       Tallahassee, Fla. / North Florida Christian School

Jaylend Ratliffe                 8:15          QB            6-2        200       Laurinburg, N.C. / Scotland HS

Anree Saint-Amour         8:26          DE             6-3        236       Suwanee, Ga. / North Gwinnett HS

Trent Sellers                       8:35          DL             6-4        230       Tyrone, Ga. / Sandy Creek HS

Brad Stewart                      7:36          WR           6-1        190       Savannah, Ga. / Benedictine Military School

Dorian Walker                   9:47          WR/DB   6-0        175       Kennesaw, Ga. / Mt. Paran Christian School

Quaide Weimerskirch    EE             BB             6-0        205       Milton, Fla. / Pace HS

Dante Wigley                     8:15          DB            6-1        183       Carrollton, Ga. / Carrollton HS

EE = early enrollee (January 2015)