Georgia Tech 2010 Recruiting Class Includes 18

Courtesy of Georgia Tech Athletics

ATLANTA – Georgia Tech’s 18-man recruiting class for 2010, announced today by head coach Paul Johnson, includes 15 highly-touted prospects who signed letters of intent on Wednesday and three student-athletes who enrolled at Tech in January.

The 2010 class has a strong in-state flavor with 14 signees hailing from the state of Georgia. It marks the second straight year the Yellow Jackets have signed 14 in-state products, their most in at least 20 years.

Tech addressed every position group within the class, including five defensive backs, three defensive linemen, two offensive linemen and two A-backs. Many members of the recruiting class, however, are versatile enough to play a number of positions or on either side of the ball.

“I am excited about this group,” Johnson said. “I feel like we signed a number of players who will be able to help us sooner than later.

“We addressed needs at every position and we signed a number of players who are extremely athletic and versatile.”

Tech dipped into the talent-rich state of Florida to sign one player – linebacker Quayshawn Nealy of Lakeland. The Yellow Jackets have signed at least one player from Florida every year since 1992.

The pipeline from Phenix City (Ala.) Central High School to Tech continued when the Jackets signed A-back Deon Hill. Central High School also produced Tech rising sophomore A-back Orwin Smith, and former All-ACC offensive lineman Cord Howard.

Two players from the Washington, D.C. area – linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu and cornerback Louis Young. It’s the first time in more than 20 years that Georgia Tech has signed prospects from the nation’s capital.

Two signees have current family ties to Georgia Tech. Cornerback B.J. Bostic (Louisville, Ga.) is a cousin to Yellow Jacket redshirt freshman defensive lineman Christopher Crenshaw. Athlete Jake Skole (Roswell, Ga.) has a brother, Matt, who plays on the Yellow Jacket baseball team.

Three players – Bostic, safety Isaiah Johnson (Tyrone, Ga.) and Charles Perkins (Lawrenceville, Ga.) – enrolled at Georgia Tech in January.

      2010 Georgia Tech Football Signees

      Name                Pos   Ht   Wt    Hometown            High School
      Catlin Alford       OL    6-3  275   Adairsville, Ga.    Adairsville HS
      Jeremiah Attaochu   LB    6-3  223   Washington, D.C.    Archbishop Carroll HS
      Ryan Ayers          CB    5-10 178   Douglasville, Ga.   South Paulding HS
      Morgan Bailey       OL    6-4  298   Loganville, Ga.     Loganville HS
      B.J. Bostic #       CB    5-11 165   Louisville, Ga.     Jefferson County HS
      Synjyn Days         QB    6-1  205   Powder Springs, Ga. Hillgrove HS
      Shawn Green         DT    6-0  270   Grayson, Ga.        Grayson HS
      Deon Hill           AB    6-0  205   Phenix City, Ala.   Central HS
      Fred Holton         S     6-1  198   Thomasville, Ga.    Thomasville HS
      Isaiah Johnson #    S     6-2  175   Tyrone, Ga.         Sandy Creek HS
      Denzel McCoy        DT    6-3  268   Lawrenceville, Ga.  Northview HS
      Justin Moore        PK    5-10 160   Atlanta, Ga.        Marist School
      Quayshawn Nealy     LB    6-1  220   Lakeland, Fla.      Lakeland HS
      Charles Perkins #   B     6-0  205   Lawrenceville, Ga.  Collins Hill HS
      Jake Skole          S     6-1  175   Roswell, Ga.        Blessed Trinity HS
      Anthony Williams    DE    6-4  221   McDonough, Ga.      Union Grove HS
      Louis Young         CB    6-1  190   Washington, DC      Good Counsel HS
      Tony Zenon          AB    5-8  174   Albany, Ga.         Deerfield Windsor Academy
      # Enrolled at Georgia Tech in January