THE FLATS – The 2026 National Football League Scouting Combine has come to a close for Georgia Tech’s four representatives at this year’s event – DB Ahmari Harvey (Tallahassee, Fla./Florida State University School), QB Haynes King (Longview, Texas/Longview H.S.), WR Eric Rivers (Chattanooga, Tenn./McCallie School) and OL Keylan Rutledge (Royston, Ga./Franklin County H.S.).
The Yellow Jackets’ highlights at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis included:
- Rivers running the 40-yard dash in 4.35 seconds, which was tied for the sixth-fastest time posted by a wide receiver and the 11th-fastest overall time at this year’s combine;
- King recording a 4.46-second 40-yard dash, which is the fifth-fastest time ever by a quarterback at the combine;
- Rutledge finishing the 20-yard shuttle drill in 4.54 seconds, which was the fastest time recorded by an offensive lineman at this year’s combine.
According to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats Draft Model analytics (scores on a scale of 50-99):
- Rutledge’s athleticism score of 90 was tops among all guards that were invited to this year’s combine, while his total score of 78 ranked third among the combine’s guards;
- King ranked second among QBs at this year’s combine with an athleticism score of 94;
- Rivers ranked 12th among the combine’s 46 wideouts with an athleticism score of 81 and 15th with a total score of 76.
The Jackets’ full testing results from the combine (position rank):
| Harvey | King | Rivers | Rutledge* | |
| Height | 5-11 | 6-2 | 5-10 | 6-4 |
| Weight | 185 | 212 | 176 | 316 |
| Arm | 30 3/8 | 31 7/8 | 30 1/2 | 33 1/4 |
| Hand | 9 3/8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 40-Yard Dash | 4.46 (2nd) | 4.35 (t-6th) | 5.05 (5th) | |
| 10-Yard Split | 1.56 (2nd) | 1.52 (t-5th) | 1.81 (6th) | |
| Vertical Jump | 33.5 (5th) | 37 (t-13th) | 32.5 (t-2nd) | |
| Broad Jump | 9-8 (5th) | 10-7 (t-10th) | 8-8 (t-12th) | |
| 3-Cone Drill | 6.89 (1st) | 7.54 (3rd) | ||
| 20-Yard Shuttle | 4.17 (1st) | 4.54 (1st)^ | ||
| Bench Press Reps (225 lbs) | 15 |
* position rank among guards
^ ranked first among all offensive linemen
Georgia Tech at the 2026 NFL Combine (Photos Courtesy of the NFL)
Georgia Tech’s four combine invites were its most since five Yellow Jackets – OL Andrew Gardner, DE Mike Johnson, DT Darryl Richard, DT Vance Walker and CB Jahi Word-Daniels – were selected to participate in 2009. All five went on to play in the NFL, with Johnson, Gardner, Walker and Richard all selected in the 2009 NFL Draft and Word-Daniels signing as a free agent. Tech also had four combine invites in 2010, when DE Derrick Morgan, WR Demaryius Thomas, S Morgan Burnett and RB Jonathan Dwyer participated before being selected in the first, first, third and sixth rounds of the draft, respectively.
Harvey, King, Rivers and Rutledge are among 19 Yellow Jackets that will participate in Tech’s annual Pro Day on Friday, March 13.
The Yellow Jackets’ NFL prospects helped lead Georgia Tech to a historic 2025 season that concluded with a 9-4 overall record (tied for the 10th-most victories in Tech’s 133-season football history) and No. 24 final national ranking. The Jackets rose to as high as No. 7 in the national rankings in ‘25 and were ranked in the final 14 national polls of the season, which is their longest streak since Tech was ranked in all 16 polls in 1999.
Georgia Tech also went 6-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference play in ‘25, which was good for a tie for second place in the 17-team conference. The Yellow Jackets are the only ACC team that has finished in the top four of the conference standings each of the last three seasons.
The Jackets’ 2026 roster features five returning all-ACC performers from last year’s 9-4 squad (PK Aidan Birr, OL Malachi Carney, LB Kyle Efford, RB Malachi Hosley and OL Ethan Mackenny) and 19 highly touted incoming transfers, headlined by RB Justice Haynes and QB Alberto Mendoza.
The first opportunity for fans to see the 2026 Yellow Jackets in action comes on Saturday, April 18 when Georgia Tech holds its 2026 White & Gold Game at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. The Jackets’ annual spring game kicks off at 1 p.m. and admission is FREE.
2026 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS
Georgia Tech 2026 football season tickets are available now. The Yellow Jackets’ highly anticipated 2026 home schedule features all seven home games being played at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, beginning with premium non-conference showdowns versus Colorado (Sept. 3) and Tennessee (Sept. 12), and also including Atlantic Coast Conference battles against defending ACC champion Duke (Oct. 10) and 2025 bowl winners Louisville (Nov. 7) and Wake Forest (Nov. 21).
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One limited-edition Buzz/Ramblin’ Reck bobblehead will be gifted to each season ticket account.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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