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#52 Austin Dean

Austin Dean - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year R-Junior
Height 6-2
Weight 225
Hometown Tampa, Fla.
High School Berkeley Prep
Last School Rutgers
Major Business Administration
Year Junior
Austin Dean - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2023 (Junior): Did not see game action … Redshirted.

2021-22 (Rutgers): Transferred to Georgia Tech with two seasons of eligibility remaining … Played in 20 games over two seasons at Rutgers – all 12 as a sophomore in 2022 (including one start at linebacker) and eight as a true freshman in 2021) … Totaled 19 tackles as a sophomore in 2022 … Had a career-high six tackles in first-career start versus No. 11 Penn State (Nov. 19) … Had four tackles against No. 4 Michigan (Nov. 5) and in a win over Wagner (Sept. 10) … Made his collegiate debut on Oct. 9, 2021 against No. 11 Michigan State.

High School: Played high school ball at Berkeley Prep in Tampa, Fla. … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … Racked up 174 tackles, 49 tackles for loss and 18 sacks during prep career … Totaled 73 tackles, six quarterback hurries, three TFL, three sacks, three blocked kicks and an interception as a senior in 2020, when he helped lead Berkeley Prep to a 7-2 record and a No. 19 overall ranking in the football-rich state of Florida … Had 40 tackles, 21 TFL, six sacks, 13 hurries, three pass break-ups, three blocked punts, one blocked field goal and a forced fumble as a junior in 2019, en route to all-county recognition from the Tampa Bay Times … Coached at Berkeley Prep by Dominick Ciao.

Personal: Majoring in economics … Named one of four team captains for Georgia Tech’s 2024 White vs. Gold Spring Game.

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