Joshua Nesbitt: Hall of Fame Class of 2022

JOSHUA NESBITT, FOOTBALL (2007-10)
A three-year starter at quarterback during an ultra-successful run in the late 2000s, Joshua Nesbitt earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (2009), Nesbitt led Georgia Tech to a share of the ACC Coastal Division title in 2008 and 2009, and led Georgia Tech to 2009 ACC Championship Game and a 39-34 win over Clemson (which was later vacated due to NCAA sanctions). Nesbitt led Georgia Tech to three bowl berths as a starter (2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl, 2010 Orange Bowl and the 2010 Independence Bowl) and four overall (including 2007 Humanitarian Bowl). He quarterbacked a Georgia Tech offense that ranked in the top five nationally in rushing for three straight seasons and ranked among the top 15 nationally in scoring and total offense in 2009. Nesbitt graduated as ACC’s all-time leader in career rushing yards by a quarterback and remains Tech’s all-time leader in career rushing yards by a quarterback (2,806). He also ranks seventh overall in school history in career rushing yards, second in school history for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (35), ninth in school history in career scoring (212 points), fourth in school history in career touchdowns scored (35) and sixth in school history in career touchdowns responsible for (55).