Georgia Tech Football: Offensive Line Mid-Season Report

The offensive line has been a weak point for Georgia Tech this season

Heading into the season, Georgia Tech was only returning one starter (Jordan Williams) on the offensive line and this was thought to be a weak link for the team. Those projections have not been wrong. 

This is a young unit with quite a few first-time starters, but it has been a struggle for the Yellow Jackets up front, and a lot of the issues that this team has on offense can be traced back to the offensive line. For example, I think the running backs are an explosive group and would be putting up better numbers behind a more consistent line. The line has struggled to keep quarterback Jeff Sims upright at times as well. 

There is not a unit on the team that needs to see more improvement over the final stretch of the season than the offensive line. 

Offensive Line Mid-Season Grade: F

The offensive line for Georgia Tech has been problematic this year / Atlanta Journal-Constitution- Credit: Danny Karnik, Georgia Tech Athletics

It might be a harsh grade, but frankly, it is the only one that makes sense. The offensive line ranks 12th in the ACC and 109th nationally in sacks given up and the run blocking has not quite been there either, as the Yellow Jackets rank eighth in the ACC in rushing offense and 70th nationally. 

The starting unit has been fairly consistent from a starting lineup standpoint this year and hopefully that will be something to build on as this season goes on and into future seasons. 

Kansas transfer Corey Robinson II has been the starter at left tackle in every game, Weston Franklin has been the guy at center, Joe Fusile at right guard, and Jordan Williams at right tackle. There has been some switching at left guard with Paula Vaipulu and Alabama transfer Pierce Quick seeing time in different games. Offensive tackleJakiah Leftwich has been getting snaps and had to come in the game vs Duke. 

This is a young offensive line that has had to face some of the best defensive lines in the country already this season. Still, their performance has been poor this season and for this team to challenge for a bowl game, there is going to have to be an improvement over the final six games. 

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