Georgia Tech Lands Commitment From 2021 DE Grey Carroll
Georgia Tech added another commitment to the 2021 class in 3-star defensive end Grey Carroll.
The 6'3, 250-pound defensive lineman announced his decision on Friday via Twitter.
"I talked with my parents the night before because I have been wanting to commit for a while," Carroll told All Yellow Jackets on Friday. "I was being patient to make sure I was making the right decision. And for some reason last night, it just hit me that it was time to go ahead and pull the trigger on Georgia Tech. So I let my parents know and I committed this morning.
"I was planning on calling coach (Larry) Knight the and coach (Geoff) Collins. Coach Collins was the only one who picked up and I just basically let him know that I was committing. Not five minutes later, coach Knight was calling me to tell me congrats."
Carroll chose the Yellow Jackets over opportunities at programs including Wake Forest, Louisville, Cincinnati, Boston College, and Memphis.
"I love the culture. Atlanta. The school and the coaches," added Carroll. "I feel like the coaches genuinely have my best interest at heart. I truly feel at home there and my parents also really love Georgia Tech. All that kind of factored into me committing."
The native out of Alcoa, TN. (Alcoa) helped lead his team to three consecutive state championship titles. He led the Alcoa Tornadoes in tackles last season with 79, which also includes 7 sacks among 13 tackles for loss. Carroll was named Region 2-3A Player of the Year in 2019. He is considered the No. 20 prospect out of Tennessee according to 247Sports.
Head coach Collins is rebuilding his defense and Carroll will add much needed depth and help at an area that the Jackets struggled with the past year. In the 2019 season, Georgia Tech tied 111th in the FBS in sacks per game (1.4) and tied 68th in the FBS for allowing opponents to complete 60.4% of passes. Carroll's size and ability to rush the passer will be beneficial and adds significant improvement up front.
His last stop to Atlanta came earlier in March after an unofficial visit to Georgia Tech. According to Carroll, he's built a close relationship with both coach Collins and coach Knight - coach Knight being his main recruiter with the Jackets.
"I love all the coaches and I keep in contact with pretty much all of them through twitter and phone calls," said Carroll. "My main guy is coach Knight. I've developed a very good relationship with him. I can call him whenever and he's cool to talk about anything football related or not. We literally play madden together. So yeah, we developed a good relationship."
Carroll will join a class that also includes 3-star WR Malik Rutherford and 3-star ATH Jamal Haynes.
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