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2025 Georgia Tech

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Brent Key.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 2025, game by game: won at Colorado 27–20; won vs. Gardner-Webb 59–12; won vs. No. 12 Clemson 24–21; won vs. Temple 45–24; won at Wake Forest 30–29; won vs. Virginia Tech 35–20; won at Duke 27–18; won vs. Syracuse 41–16; lost at NC State 36–48; won at Boston College 36–34; lost vs. Pittsburgh 28–42; lost vs. No. 4 Georgia 9–16; lost vs. No. 12 BYU 21–25+47−14Won 27–20 at Colorado+7ColoradoWon 59–12 vs. Gardner-Webb+47Gardner-WebbWon 24–21 vs. No. 12 Clemson+3No. 12 ClemsonWon 45–24 vs. Temple+21TempleWon 30–29 at Wake Forest+1Wake ForestWon 35–20 vs. Virginia Tech+15Virginia TechWon 27–18 at Duke+9DukeWon 41–16 vs. Syracuse+25SyracuseLost 36–48 at NC State-12NC StateWon 36–34 at Boston College+2Boston CollegeLost 28–42 vs. Pittsburgh-14PittsburghLost 9–16 vs. No. 4 Georgia-7No. 4 GeorgiaLost 21–25 vs. No. 12 BYU-4No. 12 BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atColoradoW 27–⁠2038%
Sep 6vsGardner-WebbW 59–⁠1286%
Sep 13vs12ClemsonW 24–⁠2150%
Sep 20vsTempleW 45–⁠2479%
Sep 27atWake ForestW 30–⁠2963%
Oct 11vsVirginia TechW 35–⁠2077%
Oct 18atDukeW 27–⁠1838%
Oct 25vsSyracuseW 41–⁠1674%
Nov 1atNC StateL 36–⁠4864%
Nov 15atBoston CollegeW 36–⁠3475%
Nov 22vsPittsburghL 28–⁠4262%
Nov 28vs4GeorgiaL 9–⁠1623%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs12BYUPop-Tarts BowlL 21–⁠2533%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 25–⁠21 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 18
  2. Wk 5: 16
  3. Wk 6: 17
  4. Wk 7: 13
  5. Wk 8: 12
  6. Wk 9: 7
  7. Wk 10: 8
  8. Wk 11: 16
  9. Wk 12: 14
  10. Wk 13: 15
  11. Wk 14: 23
  12. Wk 15: 24
  13. Wk 16: 24
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
418–⁠325
Coach
Brent Key
Elo
1566 +41 this season
SP+ rating
9.3 No. 35 of 136; offense No. 34, defense No. 57, special teams No. 8
SRS
7.8 No. 37 of 136 in FBS
Returning
67% of last season’s EPA, No. 14 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 21 roster talent No. 39 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Buster Faulkner and Chris Weinke
Defensive coordinator
Blake Gideon
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 136
  • Defense109th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted21st of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted96th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2149%1.1519th of 136
Defense0.1745%1.22109th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.15 def		50% off
44% def		—21st off
96th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense50%7.3 yds12%3.4014%
Defense48%9.1 yds14%3.1016%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.6own 2812% allowed
Defense3.6own 2714% caused

CORE rating 6.4, 46th of 136 (offense 11.8, defense 5.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsHaynes King QB2,951 yds
Passing touchdownsHaynes King QB14 TD
Rushing yardsHaynes King QB953 yds
Rushing touchdownsHaynes King QB15 TD
Receiving yardsEric Rivers WR671 yds
Receiving touchdownsIsiah Canion WR4 TD
TacklesKyle Efford LB77 tkl
SacksAkelo Stone DL4 sacks
InterceptionsRodney Shelley DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Tae Harris S★★★★No. 49
Josh Petty OT★★★★No. 72
Dalen Penson ATH★★★★No. 146
Christian Garrett DL★★★★No. 173
Peyton Joseph OL★★★★No. 246
J.P. Powell RB★★★★No. 414

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.879
Running backs23.50.888
Receivers23.00.871
Offensive line53.40.893
Defensive line43.30.889
Linebackers13.00.883
Defensive backs43.30.895
Athletes and specialists53.20.869
Whole class243.30.885

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 1Keylan Rutledge OGHouston Texans
Rd 6Jordan Van den Berg DTChicago Bears

Roster 108

The 2025 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 23

The 2025 portal
Akelo Stone DL★★★★from Ole Miss
Eric Rivers WR★★★★from Florida International
A.J. Hoffler DE★★★from Clemson
Malachi Hosley RB★★★from Pennsylvania
Jon Mitchell CB★★★from Penn State
Malachi Carney OT★★★from South Alabama
Evan Haynes WR★★★from North Carolina
Kelvin Hill CB★★★from UAB
Matthew Alexander DL★★★from UCF
Ronald Triplette DE★★★from UTSA
Andrew Rosinski OT★★★from North Carolina
Brayden Manley DE★★★from Mercer

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 33

Eric Singleton Jr. WR★★★★to Auburn
Romello Height DE★★★★to Texas Tech
Corey Robinson II OT★★★to Arkansas
Anthony Carrie RB★★★to Florida International
Harry Lodge TE★★★to Wake Forest
Horace Lockett DL★★★to UCF
Jordan Brown OT★★★to Arizona
Syeed Gibbs CB★★★to Kansas
Taye Seymore S★★★to Auburn
Kai Greer OT★★★to Stanford
Nehemiah Chandler CB★★★to South Alabama
Caleb Dozier LB★★★to South Alabama

And 21 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia7–⁠211–⁠316
Miami6–⁠213–⁠32
SMU6–⁠29–⁠4
Georgia Tech6–⁠29–⁠4
Duke6–⁠29–⁠5
Pittsburgh6–⁠28–⁠5
NC State5–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville4–⁠49–⁠4
Wake Forest4–⁠49–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠6
California4–⁠47–⁠6
Stanford3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida State2–⁠65–⁠7
North Carolina2–⁠64–⁠8
Virginia Tech2–⁠63–⁠9
Syracuse1–⁠73–⁠9
Boston College1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.