Georgia Tech lands Petty, No

• Eli Lederman, ESPN Personnel WriterAug 12, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He signed up with ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.Georgia Tech landed a

promise from in-state offensive take on Josh Petty on Monday, marking a significant addition for Brent Key and the Yellow Jackets in the 2025 class.Per ESPN rankings, Petty is the No. 27 overall possibility and sixth-ranked offensive deal with in the 2025 cycle. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound blocker from Roswell, Georgia, chose close-by Georgia Tech over Ohio State, Florida State, Tennessee and Stanford, and dedicates to the Yellow Jackets as the 4th and highest-ranked ESPN 300 prospect in the program’s upcoming class, joining fellow in-state promises in cornerback Dalen Penson( No. 171 )and offending linemen Damola Ajidahun (No. 180)and Justin Hasenhuetl( No. 220). Petty’s promise comes as the most recent signal of the momentum building on and off the field at Georgia Tech. Key returns for his 2nd complete season in charge with heightened expectations after leading the Yellow Jackets to a 7-6 record in 2023, Georgia Tech’s finest finish given that 2018. In Petty, the Yellow Jackets now have their highest-rated dedicate of the ESPN recruiting rankings age dating to 2006 and their highest-ranked promise since Jonathan Dwyer landed with the program as the 75th-ranked prospect in 2007. Georgia Tech’s 4 ESPN 300 promises in 2025 are the most in a single class in program history.Petty is a two-way star at Georgia’s Fellowship Christian High School, playing full-time snaps on both sides of the line.

As a junior, the four-star prospect had 58 overall tackles with 9 takes on for loss, five sacks and an interception. On the wrestling mat, Petty declared the Georgia 2A state title at 285-pounds as a sophomore before a runner-up in the same class previously this year.Editor’s Picks Petty’s elite athleticism and length made him status among the leading offending line prospects in the 2025 class and provides begun rolling from throughout

the Power 4 before his junior season. Minor took early informal visits to Tennessee and Georgia Tech last fall and Miami, Clemson, Georgia, Auburn, Texas and Florida State each hosted Petty in the early months of 2024 before he closed with main check outs to Stanford, Tennessee, Ohio State, Florida State and Georgia Tech in the late spring.A July 28 trip back to Florida State and a late push from Ohio State posed as potential dangers to sway Minor away from Georgia Tech, but he eventually focused on the approach of Key and Yellow Jackets offending coach Geep Wade and the school situated 21 miles from home.Georgia Tech’s 2025 class stood at No. 26 in ESPN’s team recruiting rankings for the cycle previous to Petty’s dedication. Penson, who devoted to the Yellow Jackets on June 9, is the 17th-ranked

cornerback in his class and the top protector vowed to Georgia Tech in 2025. Up front, Secret is leaning on his offensive line background as he builds a remarkable class of blockers with Petty, Ajidahun(No. 24 offending take on in 2025 )and Hasenhuetl(No. 4 offending guards)leading a formidable group that likewise includes commitments from guards Jimmy Bryston(No. 41 OG ), Kevin Peay (No. 63 OG)and Xavier Canales(No. 64 (OG). Up next, Georgia Tech will be in the mix for four-star, in-state defensive tackle Christian Garrett(No. 135 in the ESPN 300), who decommitted from Georgia Sunday night. Petty’s pledge is the most recent domino in a possibly historical class for the

Yellow Jackets, and there could be more still to come for Georgia Tech in between now and the early signing duration.