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#2 Kyric McGowan

Kyric McGowan - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year Senior
Height 5-11
Weight 198
Hometown Dalton, Ga.
High School Dalton
Last School Northwestern
Kyric McGowan - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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2021 (Georgia Tech): Appeared in 11 games and made 10 starts at wide receiver in lone season at Georgia Tech … Tied for the team lead with 37 receptions, finished third on the squad with 467 receiving yards and led the team and ranked eighth in the Atlantic Coast Conference with seven touchdown receptions … Seven total touchdowns were also tied for most on the team … Caught at least three passes in nine of 11 games played … Opened the season with three catches for 32 yards and a touchdown against Northern Illinois (Sept. 4) … Hauled in six receptions for 91 yards, including two more touchdowns, the following week against Kennesaw State (Sept. 11) … Torched No. 6 Clemson for 82 yards on four catches (Sept. 18) … Caught a touchdown pass in win at Duke (Oct. 9) … Turned in his most impressive ACC performance of the season with seven receptions for 86 yards and his second two-touchdown game of the campaign at Virginia (Oct. 23) … Caught three passes for 53 yards and a score against Virginia Tech (Oct. 30) … Named to the ACC all-academic team in honor of his athletic and academic achievements.

2017-20 (Northwestern): Graduate transfer from Northwestern University … Has one season of eligibility remaining … Amassed 1,677 all-purpose yards (802 receiving, 531 kickoff return, 352 rushing) and scored four touchdowns (two receiving, two rushing) in 42 games over four seasons at Northwestern (2017-20) … Helped lead Northwestern to two Big Ten West Division titles (2018 and 2020) … Ranked second on the team in receptions (34) and receiving yards (366), led the squad in kickoff returns (7) and yards (178) and also added 141 rushing yards (good for sixth on the team) in just eight games in 2020 … Had at least two receptions and one rush in every game he played in 2020, helping the Wildcats to a 7-2 record, their second Big Ten Championship Game appearance in three seasons and a Citrus Bowl win over Auburn … Academic all-Big Ten honoree.

High School: Was ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN coming out of nearby Dalton H.S. in 2017 … Honorable-mention all-state selection … Earned first-team all-region, all-area and “Best of Preps” honors … Served as a team captain as a senior in 2016, helping lead Dalton to No. 1 in the Georgia 6-A state rankings … Four-time scholar-athlete honoree … Member of the National Honor Society … Coached at Dalton by Matt Land … Also lettered in track and field (100m, 4x100m, long jump) and baseball (center field) at Dalton.

Personal: Earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern in just three-and-a-half years (December 2020) … Is pursuing a master’s in building construction and facility management at Georgia Tech

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