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#6 Christian Leary

Christian Leary - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year Senior
Height 5-10
Weight 180
Hometown Orlando, Fla.
High School Edgewater H.S.
Last School Alabama
Major Literature, Media and Communication
Year Junior
Christian Leary - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2023 (Junior): Appeared in all 13 games and made one start at wide receiver (Oct. 21 vs. Boston College) … Ranked third on the team in receptions (25), third in yards per reception (12.4 – min. 10 receptions), fourth in receiving yards (309) and tied for fourth in touchdown receptions (4) … Caught at least one pass in each of the first 11 games of the season … Set career highs with five receptions for 64 yards at No. 17 Ole Miss (Sept. 16) … Caught his first touchdown pass as a Yellow Jacket against Bowling Green (Sept. 30), an 11-yarder … Made perhaps Georgia Tech’s most memorable and important catch of the season when he hauled in a 44-yard touchdown pass from QB Haynes King with one second remaining to lift the Yellow Jackets to an improbable 23-20 win at No. 17 Miami (Fla.) (Oct. 7) … The 44-yard TD catch at Miami was Leary’s only reception of the game and finished off a late rally that saw the Jackets force a fumble at their own 26 yard line with 26 seconds remaining in the game, then march 74 yards in four plays for the winning score … Along with King, Leary were honored as recipients of the Pop-Tarts “Crazy Good” Play of the Week award for their game-winning touchdown at Miami and received a large shipment of Pop-Tarts that they shared with their teammates … Caught four passes for 54 yards against Boston College (Oct. 21) … Hauled in two catches for 41 yards at Clemson (Nov. 11).

2021-22 (Alabama): Caught three passes for 10 yards and a touchdown in 18 games over two seasons at Alabama … Played in 10 games as a sophomore in 2022, recording one catch for 6 yards … Named Alabama’s special teams player of the week by the Tide coaching staff for the second time in his career for his performance against Austin Peay … Recorded one catch for six yards in the season opener against Utah State … Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman in 2021, recording two catches for 4 yards and a touchdown … Named one of Alabama’s special teams players of the week for his play against New Mexico State, blocking a punt that was recovered and returned 20 yards … Recorded his first career touchdown against Arkansas, catching an 11-yard pass for a score. … Also earned his first career minutes as a running back against Texas A&M, rushing three times for 22 yards.

High School: Attended Edgewater High School … Was a consensus four-star prospect at wide receiver … The nation’s No. 68 overall player in the 247Sports composite ranking, the No. 9 wide receiver and No. 12 player from the state of Florida … The No. 191 player nationally by 247Sports along with being tabbed as the site’s No. 15 wideout and No. 16 overall recruit from his state … Rivals ranked him 53rd nationally, the No. 7 wide receiver and No. 13 player in Florida … A four-star recruit and the No. 75 player on the ESPN300 according to ESPN … The No. 6 athlete and No. 34 player in the southeast region by ESPN … selected to the Under Armour All-America Game … Coached by Cameron Duke at Edgewater … Accounted for 1,586 all-purpose yards in 2019 … Ran the ball 56 times for 520 yards with eight touchdowns and completed 46 passes for 1,036 yards and eight more touchdowns in 2019 … Standout track athlete who won districts as a junior in the 100-meter dash with a 10.80 before running a 10.50 as a senior.

Personal: Majoring in literature, media and communication.

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