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#6 Chris Milton

Chris Milton - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 5-11
Weight 190
Birthdate 09/15/1992
Hometown Folkston, Ga.
Last School Charlton County
Year RS Senior
Height / Weight 5-11 / 190
Chris Milton - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2015 (Redshirt Senior): Started all 12 games … Tallied 28 tackles (27 solo), one interception, six pass break-ups and two blocked kicks … Was FBS active career leader in blocked kicks during 2015 season … Recorded interception and pass break-up vs. Alcorn State (Sept. 3)… Blocked punt vs. Tulane (Sept. 12) … Tallied seven solo stops and one TFL at Notre Dame (Sept. 19) … Made two tackles at Duke (Sept. 26) … Made two tackles vs. North Carolina (Oct. 3), and blocked his seventh career kick vs. Tar Heels … Made four solo stops vs. Pitt (Oct. 17) and five solo stops vs. Florida State (Oct. 24) … Broke up two passes at Virginia (Oct. 31) … Recorded three solo tackles and two pass break-ups vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 12).

2014 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 14 games … Had 32 tackles, including 25 solo, and one tackle for loss … Had two interceptions … Returned one interception for touchdown, blocked one field goal and blocked one PAT … Registered career-high eight tackles with an interception in Orange Bowl win over Mississippi State on New Year’s Eve … Recorded one solo tackle vs. Florida State in ACC Championship Game (Dec. 6) … Tallied five tackles, including four solo, at Georgia (Nov. 29) … Returned interception 62 yards for touchdown, had one pass breakup and two solo tackles vs. Clemson (Nov. 15) … Had one solo tackle vs. Virginia (Nov. 1) … Tallied three tackles, including two tackles, at Pitt (Oct. 25) … Recorded two tackles, including one solo, at North Carolina (Oct. 18) … Had one solo tackle and two pass break-ups vs. Duke (Oct. 11) … Started vs. Miami (Oct. 4) … Blocked field goal and recorded two solo tackles, including one for loss of four yards, at Virginia Tech (Sept. 20) … Registered three solo tackles vs. Georgia Southern (Sept. 13) … Recorded three solo tackles at Tulane (Sept. 6) … Had one tackle, blocked at PAT and broke up pass against Wofford (Aug. 30).

2013 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in all 13 games and started six games at safety … Recorded 16 tackles, including 13 solo tackles, and one tackle for loss … Picked off two passes, including one returned for touchdown … Had two pass break-ups … Had all three of Georgia Tech’s blocked punts … Recorded 54-yard interception return for touchdown, blocked punt and had two pass break-ups in season opener vs. Elon (Aug. 31) … Had three solo tackles and tackle for loss vs. North Carolina (Sept. 21) … Recorded three solo tackles and had 13-yard interception return at Miami (Oct. 5) … Blocked punt and had two tackles at BYU (Oct. 12) … Blocked another punt next week and had 22-yard punt return vs. Syracuse (Oct. 19).

2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 14 games and made one start … Named Tech’s special teams player of the game two times … Recorded 20 tackles with 17 of them solo tackles … Had two pass break-ups and forced one fumble … Also had pair of kickoff returns … Recorded three solo tackles in back-to-back games against Presbyterian (Sept. 8) and Virginia (Sept. 15) … Registered pair of tackles and forced fumble in win over Boston College (Oct. 20) … Recorded three tackles at North Carolina (Nov. 10) … Recorded for tackles, including three solo tackles, vs. Florida State in ACC Championship Game (Dec. 1).

2011 (True Freshman): Redshirted, did not play.

High School: Charlton County HS … Earned four varsity letters for coach Rich McWhorter … Played quarterback and running back as senior… Rated as 19th-best prospect in state by Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Rushed for 975 yards as senior … As junior he passed for 2,600 yards and rushed for 1,100 yards while completing 57 percent of pass attempts … As punter, averaged nearly 39 yards per attempt … Helped lead CCHS to regional titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009 … Named all-state in 2009 and 2010 … Chosen to play in GACA North-South All-Star Game.

Personal: Full name is Christopher Devon Milton … Parents are Norris and Victoria … Has three siblings – Norris Jr., Sharena and Terrence … Norris Jr. played football at Clark Atlanta … Terrence currently plays for Clark Atlanta … Related to former Tech standout Tashard Choice … Born Sept. 15, 1992, in Waycross, Ga. … Previously lived in Callahan, Fla. … Enjoys fishing and watching movies … Began playing football at age 7 … Business administration major.

CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 8 vs. Mississippi State, Dec. 31, 2014)
Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Boston College, Oct. 20, 2012
Interceptions: 1, four times – last time vs. Alcorn State, Sept. 3, 2015
Interception Returns: 62 vs. Clemson, Nov. 15, 2014 (TD)
Pass Break-Ups: 2, five times – last time at Virginia Tech, Nov. 12, 2015
Blocked Field Goals: 1, at Virginia Tech, Sept. 20, 2014
Blocked Punts: 1, five times – last time vs. North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2015

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