With Georgia Tech just six days from kicking off its season, a few things are already settled. The offensive line’s top group appears set, the quarterback room has a clearer hierarchy than it did in the spring, and the wide receiver depth chart has at least a few names penciled in. But there are still some real decisions left for Brent Key’s staff, and a handful of spots that could shift once the Yellow Jackets start playing for real on Thursday night.
The clearest uncertainty sits behind the starters on the offensive line. The biggest open question is the backup left tackle job, where Jordan Floyd and Favour Edwin are both in the mix.
Floyd turned in a strong fall camp, but Edwin remains part of the conversation. Left guard is another spot that still needs sorting out behind Kevin Peay Jr., with Courtney Heard, Courtlin Heard and Andrew Rosinski all mentioned as possible options.
The same kind of competition exists at backup right tackle, where Georgia Tech has been rotating players and trying to settle on the right fit.
“We’ve been working all those guys, finding the right spots for people, the right backup spots for people and finding those guys we’re going to play with. I’ve been really, really happy with the offensive line.
You’re seeing those accumulated double teams, body blows and just the work with each other really starting to add up now. The production of the offense is obviously going along with it,” said head coach Brent Key.
Quarterback depth is another spot worth watching. Georgia Tech still hasn’t officially named a backup, even though Grady Adamson looked like the favorite after a productive spring and spring game.
Graham Knowles is still very much in the race, and his familiarity with the system and time under Coach Weinke keep him firmly in the mix. Adamson appears to be the front-runner based on what he has shown, but the staff has not locked anything in.
“I think what is really different for us is for them to be able to operate at a high level, you've got to be able to absorb the information, right? And then you have to be a functional thinker.
So as you're learning a new language, right, we don't speak it fluently after day two, or after day three or after week two, right. So they've become more comfortable speaking that language.
Last week I really saw the biggest jump in them being able to call the play in the huddle, get out, operate okay, and all the little nuances that come with it.
They've been on an upward trajectory, especially within the last week. Going back to what you said, I've been there, right?
Try to learn a new offense, man, and you're just struggling. Physically, you're slower, right?
You can't operate as fast as you want to. I'm seeing the light come on.
I'm very proud of those two,” said quarterbacks coach Chris Weinke
Receiver is the last major area with unanswered questions. Georgia Tech already knows it will have Jordan Allen back after he was the only player at the position to log meaningful snaps a year ago, and Isaiah Fuhrmann and Dalen Penson are also expected to be part of the group.
Debron Gatling made a strong impression in spring and seems to have earned a role. After that, though, the picture gets blurry.
Veteran Rahkeem Smith is one option for more playing time, while the staff could also lean on true freshmen Darnell Collins, Kentrell Davis and Coi-Jean Noel. For now, the rotation beyond the top names remains unsettled, and that makes the receiver room one of the more interesting position battles to monitor as Week One arrives.
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