THE FLATS – Running back Jamal Haynes (Loganville, Ga./Grayson H.S.) has accepted an invitation to play in the inaugural American Bowl, tying a Georgia Tech program record as the sixth Yellow Jacket selected to participate in college football all-star games this postseason.
Georgia Tech’s six all-star game participants matches the school record that was also set following the 2004, 2007 and 2013 seasons.
The Yellow Jackets’ all-star game participants and destinations include:
Hula Bowl (Deland, Fla.)
Saturday, Jan. 10 – Noon
TE J.T. Byrne (6-5, 265, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif./Carmel H.S.)
American Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)
Thursday, Jan. 22 – 8 p.m. ET (TV: NFL Network)
RB Jamal Haynes (5-9, 190, Loganville, Ga./Grayson H.S.)
East-West Shrine Bowl (Frisco, Texas)
Tuesday, Jan. 27 – 7 p.m. ET (TV: NFL Network)
DB Ahmari Harvey (6-0, 195, Tallahassee, Fla./Florida State University School)
QB Haynes King (6-3, 215, Longview, Texas/Longview H.S.)
WR Eric Rivers (5-11, 180, Chattanooga, Tenn./McCallie School)
Senior Bowl (Mobile, Ala.)
Saturday, Jan. 31 – 2:30 p.m. ET (TV: NFL Network)
OL Keylan Rutledge (6-4, 330, Royston, Ga./Franklin County H.S.)
College football all-star games give prospects the opportunity to meet with and practice in front of scouts, front-office personnel and coaches from professional organizations – including all 32 National Football League teams – throughout the week.
The Yellow Jackets’ pro prospects helped lead Georgia Tech to a 9-4 record in 2025, which is tied for the 10th-most victories in Tech’s 133-season history. Georgia Tech went 6-2 in ACC play, good for a tie for second place in the 17-team conference. The Jackets are the only ACC team that has finished in the top four of the conference standings each of the last three seasons.
2026 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS
2026 Georgia Tech football season tickets are available now. The Yellow Jackets’ highly anticipated 2026 home schedule features all seven of their home games being played at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, including premium non-conference showdowns versus Colorado and Tennessee.
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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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