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#78 Ethan Mackenny

Ethan Mackenny - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year R-Junior
Height 6-5
Weight 310
Hometown Marietta, Ga.
Last School Lassiter H.S.
Major Business Administration
Year R-Sophomore
Ethan Mackenny - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2025 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 13 games at left tackle … Named honorable-mention all-ACC … Played 757 snaps, good for third-most among team’s offensive linemen, behind only first-round NFL Draft pick Keylan Rutledge at right guard (872) and right tackle Malachi Carney (768) … Also ranked third behind only Rutledge and Carney among the team’s offensive lineman with an overall offensive grade of 67.8 by Pro Football Focus … 75.1 PFF pass-blocking grade was second on the team, behind only Rutledge … Surrendered just one sack and four quarterback hurries on the season, according to PFF … Helped anchor a Georgia Tech offensive line that paved the way for the Yellow Jackets to rank among the top 25 nationally in rushing offense (21st – 197.5 ypg) and top five in fewest sacks allowed (third – 0.69 pg).

2024 (Sophomore): Saw action in the final five games of the season but maintained redshirt due to NCAA rule that does not count bowl games towards four-game limit for redshirt eligibility … Played a total of 176 snaps at left tackle … Received an 80.5 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus for win over NC State (Nov. 21) … Had an overall PFF grade of 70.1 and a run-block grade of 72.7 against No. 6 Georgia (Nov. 29) … Made only start of the season at LT in Birmingham Bowl vs. Vanderbilt (Dec. 27).

2023 (Freshman): Named freshman all-America by ESPN and On3 … Appeared in 10 games and made eight starts at left tackle in his first season at Georgia Tech … Recorded 526 snaps as a true freshman – fourth-most among all Georgia Tech offensive linemen, despite not playing in the final three games of the season … Helped pave the way for Georgia Tech to rush for 203.8 yards per game, good for tops in the ACC and 12th nationally … Also a key cog in an offensive front that allowed just 1.15 sacks per game, which also led the ACC and ranked 15th nationally.

High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … No. 51-ranked offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 49-ranked overall prospect in the state of Georgia by ESPN … Two-way player earned first-team all-region honors as an offensive lineman in 2022 and was an honorable mention all-region selection as a defensive lineman in 2021 … Coached at Lassiter by Sean Thom.

High School: Mother, Joannah (Kauffman), played basketball at Georgia Tech from 1995-98 … Ethan is majoring in business administration.

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