Brendan Douglas commits to Georgia Tech football

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets received a verbal commitment from wideout Jumichael Ramos of Lovejoy High School.

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Georgia Tech is trying to land local wide receiver prospect Jumichael Ramos.

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have extended an official offer to tight end Milan Richard, the nephew of Georgia Bulldogs great Herschel Walker.

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Delando Crooks used to be a player on both the UGA and Georgia Tech radars. But he's still narrowing down his options for college.

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will host a collection of 2013 recruits for Saturday's game against the Miami Hurricanes. Who are the players that will show up?

2013 Georgia Tech Football Recruiting: Auburn, Georgia Tech Are Co-Leaders For Jay Ellison

The Auburn Tigers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are reportedly the co-leaders on the recruiting trail for defensive tackle Jay Ellison -- one of Georgia's top defensive tackle prospects.

"Right now, it's really between Auburn and Georgia Tech," Ellison told the AJC. "Right now, they are fighting it out for the one spot with me."

What does Ellison like about Georgia Tech? "I really like the coaches and players. I like the defensive line coach [Andy McCollum], and all the coaches really ... it's like a great atmosphere when I go up there, especially for the games."

Ellison took his official trip to Georgia Tech this past weekend, and was able to see the Yellow Jackets blow out Virginia. Ellison will take his trip to Auburn this weekend.

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2013 Georgia Tech Football Recruiting: Jackets A Finalist For Jay Ellison

Defensive tackle Jay Ellison has named Georgia Tech among his group of finalists. Ellison, a four-star prospect out of Harris County High School, also lists Auburn, South Carolina, and Ole Miss in his final group. “I have a real good feeling about Georgia Tech," Ellison told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I like the coaches, and the atmosphere is great.”

In-state rival Georgia has yet to make an offer to Ellison, but the Bulldogs haven't ruled out that possibility. Ellison could play on either side of the ball, but seems to prefer defense. “I really want to play defensive line, but I will play offensive line, too,” he said. “Then again, I’d really like to stay on the defensive side of the ball.”

Georgia Tech currently has 13 commitments for its 2013 class. They have one defensive tackle in the fold already: Darius Commissiong, a three-star prospect out of Bishop McNamara high school in Forestville, Maryland.

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2013 Georgia Tech Football Recruiting: Shamire DeVine Unwavering In Commitment

The state's top offensive line recruit has been committed to Georgia Tech for some time, but Shamire DeVine worried some Yellow Jacket fans when he went to a Tennessee camp earlier this summer.

He still wants to visit some other places; however, he reiterated his commitment to Tech in comments to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

"I want to go to Hawaii, California and New York - all the scenery places. But I'm 100-percent committed to Georgia Tech. There's nothing on God's green earth that will change my mind about that, besides them dropping me. That's it. I love it there."

DeVine committed to the Yellow Jackets in May over Florida State, Georgia, USC, Florida and others. Scout.com's Chad Simmons had plenty of praise for DeVine.

"Georgia Tech is getting a heck of an offensive lineman with so much upside. He's still underdeveloped physically, from a strength standpoint. He can get so much stronger in the upper and lower body. He may end up playing in college at 365 pounds."

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2013 Georgia Tech Football Recruiting: WR Antonio Messick Is 13th Commit For Yellow Jackets

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets picked up their second commitment on Saturday as the landed Fayetteville, Ga., wide receiver Antonio Messick. Messick comes in at 6-foot-2, 170-pounds and currently is not rated by the recruiting sites, but he did have an offer from the Charlotte 49ers and was being recruited heavily by the Georgia Bulldogs and Virginia Tech Hokies.

Messick was offered a scholarship after he had a good showing at Georgia Tech's camp Friday night. It also helped that he has experience as a wide receiver in a run-first spread option attack.

One tip I do have for Messick is that he may want to change his twitter background away from a UGA flag, and something with a Georgia Tech theme instead.

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Georgia Tech Recruiting: QB Damon Mitchell Verbally Commits To Yellow Jackets

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets picked up another recruit in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. dual-threat quarterback in Damon Mitchell. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder is ranked as a three-star and the No. 29 overall player out of New Jersey according to Rivals and 247Sports.

In addition to playing quarterback he also plays safety for his high school team, but he will be a quarterback for Georgia Tech. Mitchell held offers from over a dozen other schools such as Wisconsin, East Carolina, Iowa, Rutgers and others.

Mitchell decided on going with Georgia Tech because he said it felt right ($):

"I just knew that Georgia Tech was the place for me so I decided to commit and I am 100-percent committed to Georgia Tech, he said. "There are more opportunities at Georgia Tech than any school I've been to."

"I really clicked with everyone here and I love what Tech is doing and I also know that Coach Johnson is going to be here for a long time so that was a big factor for me too", he said.

Mitchell becomes Tech's No. 12 verbal commit for their 2013 class.

2013 Georgia Tech Football Recruiting: DB Tolando Cleveland Is Latest To Commit

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets landed their lastet verbal commitment in Powder Springs, Ga., defensive back Tolando Cleveland when he decided to commit during a camp at Georgia Tech.

The 6-foot, 180-pound Cleveland chose Georgia Tech over Mississippi State, and he had offers from a dozen other schools. He also had a visit scheduled to see Wake Forest, but that is now not happening since Cleveland committed to Georgia Tech.

Cleveland's Hillgrove high school head coach David Ironside talked about Tolando's abilities and why he chose Georgia Tech:

"Georgia Tech is a good place for Tolando," ronside told the AJC. "I'm sure being close to home helped Georgia Tech, and having two Hillgrove players [QB Synjyn Days and LB Jabari Hunt-Days] already on the team there."

"... with what Tolando does, he's really, really good at - as a cover guy and tackling in the open field. He's as good as we've ever had doing those things."

Georgia Tech Football Recruiting: Tech Hosting 'Yellow Jackets Football Camp' This Weekend

Georgia Tech will hope to find some more worthy prosects this weekend, as the football program hosts "Yellow Jackets Football Camp" on Friday and Saturday.

Camps are very important for both prospects and coaches, who won't get a better look at players than when they're working out on campus. The Yellow Jackets earned a commitment from Florida defensive back John Marvin a few weeks after he earned an offer from Tech at a camp.

The recruiting circuit has changed. While the top prospects often have offers as sophomores, the under-the-radar players can use camps as an opportunity to make an impression and earn an offer.

Tech currently has 10 commitments for its 2013 class, with only four or five spots remaining.

VIDEO: Shamire DeVine Talks Georgia Tech, Competing At The Opening

Georgia Tech offensive line commitment Shamire DeVine is currently in Oregon for the weekend competing at The Opening along with 11 other in-state prospects and some of the top recruits in the country.

DeVine took the time to talk with 247sports while at The Opening and seems like a recruit that will make Paul Johnson proud.

DeVine didn't see completely comfortable in front of the camera and was very Paul Johnson like with his one-word answers but he seems solidly committed to the Yellow Jackets for football as well as academic reasons. DeVine did however leave the door open for a potential visit to Louisville which is something that will not make Johnson happy but it doesn't really feel like Yellow Jacket fans have anything to worry about here.

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2013 Georgia Tech Football Recruiting: Yellow Jackets Land 3-Star DE Justin Akins

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets landed their 10th verbal commit for their 2013 class when they landed 6-foot-4, 245-pound defensive end Justin Akins out of Jackson, Ga. Akins had 20 offers and his number two school was Clemson but after he finally took a trip to the school he came away with the decision to commit to Georgia Tech.

Akins said that the coaches at Clemson were noncommittal about his recruitment, and he thought it had to do with them landing Robert Nkemdiche who was Clemson's top guy. After that visit he decided Georgia Tech was for him:

Why Georgia Tech? "The education, it's in my home state, the football tradition there, and I want to represent Georgia Tech in a positive way."

Here are highlights of Akins from his junior year:

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2013 Georgia Tech Recruiting: Yellow Jackets Land DB John Marvin

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets picked up another verbal commitment when they landed 6-foot-1,190-pound Fort Walton Beach, Fla., defensive back John Marvin. Marvin is rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN, while Scout has him as a two-star player.

Marvin attended a Georgia Tech camp a few weeks ago and was asked to play some cornerback instead of safety which he plays at high school. After the camp coaches came away impressed enough to offer him a scholarship.

Marvin decided to take Georgia Tech up on their offer and commit to the school over South Florida, Louisville, Central Florida, Maryland and Kentucky.

Once Marvin left the Georgia Tech camp he felt like the school was a good fit for what they offered overall:

"I just felt like the time was right," Marvin told the AJC. "I wanted to end everything [with recruiting]. I've been wanting to commit since I left camp. I fell in love with the place when I was there."

Why Tech? "I have a good relationship with the coaches, Atlanta is a good location, Georgia Tech has good academics ... plus they play in the ACC."

Here are highlights from Marvin's junior year:

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Harrison Butker, The No. 1 Kicker In The State Of Georgia, Commits To Georgia Tech

The No. 1 kicker in the state of Georgia, Harrison Butker of Westminster, has decided to commit to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday. Butker was driving back to Atlanta from a recruiting trip in Lexington visiting the Kentucky Wildcats and made the decision to commit. Along with Kentucky, he was also considering Auburn and North Carolina. Butker is considered to be the state's best kicker.

"I just finished looking at all of my options. My parents and I were talking about Georgia Tech. That's where I want to be. I felt most comfortable with the coaches, I have the chance to be a four-year starter, and I felt most at home there. Georgia Tech just felt right there." -- Harrison Butker

Butker is the 8th signee to the 2013 Yellow Jackets class.Last year as a junior, Butker made 16 out of 17 field goals, with a long of 51 yards. Here is the updated list of Georgia Tech's recruits courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

RB Travis Custis,6-0, 212 Lovejoy HS
RB Donovan Wilson, 6-0, 215, Dublin, Ohio
OL Shamire Devine, 6-7, 331, Tri-Cities HS
DT Darius Commissiong, 6-2, 295, Forestville, Md.
OG Jeremi Hall, 6-5, 350, Tri-Cities HS
DE-OLB Kevin Robbins, 6-4, 240, Forestville, Md.
OL Chris Griffin, 6-6, 265, Crawfordville, Fla.
K Harrison Butker, 6-3, 185, Westminster

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Chris Griffin Commits To Georgia Tech Football Over Clemson, South Florida

Georgia Tech picked up commitment No. 8 for its 2013 recruiting class as Crawfordville, Florida offensive lineman Chris Griffin picked the Yellow Jackets over Clemson and South Florida among others. Griffin is rated as a 3-star prospect and is the third offensive lineman to commit to Paul Johnson for 2013. Griffin visited Tech on Wednesday along with his family and committed to the Yellow Jackets on the spot.

"You know how you go somewhere and you know it's just right? That's how I felt about Georgia Tech," Griffin told the AJC. "I knew it was the right place for me, so I went ahead and told them I was coming there."

Five of the eight commitments for 2013 are for the offensive side of the ball. The Yellow Jackets are expected to sign a rather small class of around 15 players in 2013.

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Kevin Robbins Commits To Georgia Tech Over Michigan State

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets picked up their seventh verbal commit in 6-foot-4, 240 pound defensive end Kevin Robbins out of Forestville, Md.

Robbins is rated a three-star commit according to Rivals and chose Georgia Tech over Michigan State among his 15 football scholarship offers, which included the likes of Rutgers, West Virginia, Arizona, Mississipi State, Boston College, Wake Forest, North Carolina and East Carolina.

The surprise was that Robbins selected Georgia Tech over Michigan State, because his father was a star for Michigan State and then went onto the NFL.

Robbins said that he just felt at home on his visit at Georgia Tech:

"I just felt like Georgia Tech was the best for me. They have great academics, I really liked [defensive coordinator Al Groh], and they recruited me the hardest. I really like Coach Groh's plans for me when I get there - to play outside linebacker in the 3-4 scheme. That's something I feel like I could see myself doing."

Robbins also said that his father did not push him into going to Michigan State, and just said that it was his choice:

"My Dad never pushed me to Michigan State," Robbins said. "He always said it was really my choice. He said I should go wherever I felt most comfortable and felt like I had the chance to have the most success. Going to Georgia Tech and playing outside linebacker, I felt like that was where I would have the most success."

Another reason that Robbins chose Georgia Tech was because his high school teammate defensive tackle Darius Commissiong had already decided on being a Yellow Jacket.

Here are some highlights of Robbins:

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Nigel Bowden Commits To Georgia Tech Football

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets picked up commitment No. 6 from Central Macon High linebacker Nigel Bowden who had been previously committed to Vanderbilt.

"Coach Johnson said ‘If you want to do this [commit to Georgia Tech], we can go ahead and do it. You've got your offer.' I said I wanted to do it. We shook hands, and we made it final."

Bowden is rated as a 4-star linebacker and made the switch after a face-to-face meeting with head coach Paul Johnson during a visit to the Tech campus. Bowden cited a desire to play closer to home for his change of heart. Apparently Georgia Tech never gave Bowden an offer until Johnson had the opportunity to meet with him in person.

Bowden is Tech's sixth commitment for its' 2013 class.

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Jeremi Hall Commits To Georgia Tech Football Over Virginia Tech, Tennessee

Paul Johnson and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets picked up their fifth commitment for their 2013 class in Tri-Cities High product Jeremi Hall. Hall is the teammate of Shamire DeVine who is also committed to the Yellow Jackets.

Hall is rated as a 4-star prospect and is rated as a top10 guard by Rivals.com. He picked the Yellow Jackets over Virginia Tech, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Purdue and Kentucky among others.

The Yellow Jackets are expected to sign 14 or 15 recruits for its 2013 class. Among their five commitments are two from running backs in Lovejoy's Travis Custis and Dublin, Ohio's Donovan Wilson. The Yellow Jackets also have a commitment from defensive tackle Darius Commissiong.

Hall and Shamire Devine give the Yellow Jackets two massive offensive line prospects with Hall coming in at 6-foot-5 and 350 pounds while Devine is 6-foot-7 and 331 pounds.

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Darius Commissiong Commits To Georgia Tech Over UNC, Maryland, Others

Georgia Tech picked up their fourth commitment for the 2013 class on Wednesday when Maryland defensive tackle Darius Commissiong picked the Yellow Jackets from about 20 offers.

Commissiong is a 6-foot-2, 295 pound defensive tackle that is rated as a 3-star prospect. He was reportedly sold on the idea of playing for the Yellow Jackets after meeting with defensive coordinator Al Groh last week.

"He told me everything I need to hear to make me want to go there - it's a good school academically and I fit in well with the defensive scheme there,"

The Yellow Jackets have a young roster and will have limited spots available for their 2013 recruiting class and are only expected to sign about 15 players. Commissiong is the first defensive player to commit publicly for the 2013 class.

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Thomas O'Reilly Transfers From Auburn To Georgia Tech.

Former Auburn offensive lineman and Pope High product Thomas O'Reilly transferred to Georgia Tech and officially enrolled on Wednesday. O'Reilly picked the Tigers over the Yellow Jackets originally but cited "playing opportunities and scheme changes" as his reasons for deciding to transfer.

O'Reilly will sit out the 2012 season and then have three years of eligibility remaining. At 6-foot-3, 325 pounds, he will fit nicely into Tech's picture on the offensive line starting next season. He is a former AJC Super 11 selection and the first to enroll at Tech since 2009.

O'Reilly's transfer continues a wave of good news for the football program who landed a commitment from 4-star offensive lineman Shamire Devine on Wednesday. Devine is regarded by many as the top offensive lineman in the state.

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Shamire Devine Commits To Georgia Tech Over Florida State

Things could be picking up for the Yellow Jackets on the recruiting front after they landed a commitment on Wednesday from Tri-Cities High School product Shamire Devine who is regarded by many as the State's No. 1 prospect at offensive line. Devine is a 4-star recruit and is ranked as the No. 19 offensive line prospect in the country.

Devine cited academic opportunities as Tech as the deciding factor in his decision. He wants to pursue a degree in Computer Engineering and Programming.

"Florida State was ranked in the top 10 in computers, while Georgia Tech was in the top three. So I chose the school with the best academics. I don't really care about the football part. I just want the best degree I can get, as far as the field I want to study. That's Georgia Tech."

Devine will reportedly still take two more official visits to other schools which could make Yellow Jackets head coach Paul Johnson cringe. He plans to visit Kentucky and Florida State but says he is 100 percent committed to the Yellow Jackets. Johnson in the past has frowned on committed prospects continuing to visit other schools so stay tuned on that front.

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Georgia Tech Football Recruting: Donovan Wilson Is Yellow Jackets' Second Commitment For 2013 Class

Dublin Ohio's Donovon Wilson became Georgia Tech's second football commitment for its class of 2013 on Tuesday. Wilson is a 3-star running back and also had offers from Purdue, Boston College and Ohio.

Wilson had taken an unofficial visit to Tech earlier this month and was waiting for a scholarship offer. That offer finally came on Tuesday and it took Wilson a mere three hours to pledge his commitment.

"This was the offer I had been waiting on, I went through my practices, thought about it hard, talked to my parents, and made the decision to commit."

Both of Georgia Tech's commitments for the 2013 season are running backs with Wilson joining Lovejoy High's Travis Custus. Those worrying that the Yellow Jackets are way behind in recruiting this offseason should recognize that they are only expected to sign about 15 recruits this season due to roster limitations.

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Georgia Tech Football 2012: Auburn OL Thomas O'Reilly May Transfer To Yellow Jackets, According To Report

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets continue to train and prepare for their 2012 football season. It now appears as though they may have an unexpected addition to their team by the time fall rolls around.

According to Michael Carvell of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Auburn Tigers offensive lineman Thomas O'Reilly has decided he will transfer away from the school this year. One of his potential destinations is Georgia Tech. O'Reilly attended Pope High School and would likely play offensive guard if he were to become a Yellow Jacket.

O'Reilly was injured during his freshman season and was unable to play in the 2011 season. Per NCAA rules, O'Reilly will be ineligible to play in the 2012 season no matter what school he decides to transfer to. He would have three years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2013.

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Georgia Tech Recruiting: Travis Custis Is Yellow Jackets' First 2013 Commitment

Running back Travis Custis has verbally committed to play football for Paul Johnson at Georgia Tech, according to a report.

Custis is a local product who stars at Hampton (Ga.) Lovejoy high school, the alma mater of former Yellow Jackets running back Tashard Choice - now of the Buffalo Bills.

He'll line up as the B-Back in Johnson's flex bone offense, and Bud Elliott of SB Nation compares his running style to Jamaal Anderson - the former Atlanta Falcon who played collegiately at Utah.

The first Georgia Tech recruit for the class of 2013, Custis claims to have also had offers from Boston College, Michigan State, Miami, Mississippi State and South Florida, while receiving additional interest from Clemson, Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

As a junior, Custis posted season total of 1,870 yards and 32 touchdowns.

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