THE FLATS – Highlighted by first-team offensive guard Keylan Rutledge (Royston, Ga./Franklin County H.S.), 10 Georgia Tech football student-athletes earned 2024 all-Atlantic Coast Conference football honors, which were announced on Tuesday.
The Yellow Jackets’ full list of all-ACC honorees – their most since 14 Jackets were recognized in 2014 – includes:
First Team
OG – Keylan Rutledge (Jr. – Royston, Ga./Franklin County H.S.)
Second Team
DT – Jordan van den Berg (r-Jr. – Johannesburg, South Africa/Providence Christian Academy (Ga.))
Third Team
LB – Kyle Efford (r-So. – Dacula, Ga./Dacula H.S.)
OT – Jordan Williams (Sr. – Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville H.S.)
Honorable Mention
DT – Zeek Biggers (Sr. – Salisbury, N.C./West Rowan H.S.)
C – Weston Franklin (Sr. – Jesup, Ga./Wayne County H.S.)
RB – Jamal Haynes (r-Jr. – Loganville, Ga./Grayson H.S.)
OT – Corey Robinson II (r-Jr. – Roswell, Ga./Roswell H.S.)
WR – Malik Rutherford (r-Jr. – Miami, Fla./Champagnat Catholic School)
WR – Eric Singleton, Jr. (So. – Douglasville, Ga./Alexander Central H.S.)
Notably, Tech’s offensive all-ACC performers headline a unit that ranks among the top 50 nationally in total (427.1 ypg), rushing (186.8 ypg) and passing offense (240.3 ypg), as well as in the top five in fewest sacks allowed (6) and fewest turnovers (8).
Defensively, the Yellow Jackets’ all-conference selections have led one of the nation’s most-improved units, allowing 91.2 fewer total yards (sixth nationally), 101.1 less rushing yards (second) and 5.2 fewer points (29th) than a season ago.
Georgia Tech’s 10 all-ACC honorees led the Yellow Jackets to a 7-5 regular-season record (most regular-season wins since 2018), a 5-3 ACC record (good for a tie for fourth place in the 17-team conference) and a second-consecutive bowl appearance (GT’s first back-to-back bowl berths since 2013 and 2014).
The Jackets defeated two top-10 teams (including a 28-23 win over No. 4 Miami (Fla.) on Nov. 9) and narrowly missed a third top-10 win with last Friday’s 44-42, eight-overtime loss at No. 6 Georgia. Tech is one of only four teams nationally that has defeated a pair of top-10 opponents this season, joining Georgia, Ohio State and Texas A&M.
Georgia Tech is awaiting the announcement of its bowl destination, which will come on Sunday.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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