Georgia Tech Freshman Linebacker Caleb Dozier Enters the Transfer Portal

Dozier was a class of 2024 recruit and did not see game action in his freshman season with the Yellow Jackets

Oct 11, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets helmet on the bench against the Duke Blue Devils in the first quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Since their bowl game loss to Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech has seen some young players enter the transfer portal. The latest being freshman linebacker Caleb Dozier, who did not see game action this season for the Yellow Jackets. Yesterday, redshirt freshman offensive lineman Patrick Screws Jr and freshman offensive lineman Kai Greer. Georgia Tech flipped Dozier from Mississippi State when he was a prospect. Dozier is a 6'3 225 LBS linebacker who was rated a three-star player on 247Sports and played at Headland High School in Alabama. The 247Sports Composite had Dozier rated as the No. 1098 player in the country, the 94th athlete in the country, and the No. 46 player in the state of Alabama. The other offers that Dozier held were from Mississippi State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Houston, Troy, UAB, and UCF.

Officially in the portal! @RivalsPortal pic.twitter.com/wY5BQs867O

— Caleb Dozier (@__caleb0) December 31, 2024

Ever since the loss to Georgia to end the regular season, the Yellow Jackets have been hard at work in the transfer portal, adding talent in hopes of improving their win-loss record. So far, they have done a solid job at doing so.

Now, transfer portal rankings are not precise, as teams like Florida State this season can show you, but Georgia Tech has done a good job so far. According to 247Sports, Georgia Tech has the No. 31 overall portal class in the country and the No. 5 portal class in the ACC, trailing only Florida State, Louisville, Miami, and North Carolina. At Rivals, Georgia Tech has the No. 10 transfer class in the country

Georgia Tech Transfer Portal Commitments (15)

• DB Daiquan White (Previous School- Eastern Michigan)

• DB Kelvin Hill (UAB)

• WR Debron Gatling (South Carolina)

• OL Andrew Rosinski (North Carolina)

• WR Eric Rivers (FIU)

• DL Ronald Triplette (UTSA)

• TE J.T. Byrne (Cal)

• WR Dean Patterson (FIU)

• OL Jakolby Jones (JUCO)

• TE Harry Lodge (Wake Forest)

• LB Cayman Spaulding (Tennessee Tech)

• DT Matthew Alexander (UCF)

• LB Melvin Jordan (Oregon State)

• DE Brayden Manley (Mercer)

• RB Malachi Hosley (Penn)

Of the 15 commitments, which one could have the biggest impact for Georgia Tech next season?

I think it could be UCF transfer defensive tackle Matthew Alexander. Alexander (6'3 295 LBS) played in 39 games over the last three seasons for the Knights and in 2024, he totaled 34 tackles. Pro Football Focus gave Alexander a 67.9 grade (409 snaps) in the 2024 season, including a 74.8 grade as a run defender. In 2022, Alexander got an elite 87.8 grade in run defense from PFF. He fills a big position of need for the Yellow Jackets and will see playing time immediately. The Yellow Jackets are losing a lot of defensive linemen after this season. Romello Height transferred to Texas Tech while Horace Lockett (UCF) and Uche Iloh (Georgia Southern) also transferred. Makius Scott, Kevin Harris, Sylvain Yondjouen, Josh Robinson, Thomas Gore, and Zeek Biggers are all out of eligibility. This is going to be a big question mark for Georgia Tech and they are looking to add more guys at this position to pair with Alexander as well as hoping some young guys like Amontrae Bradford and Jordan Boyd take a step up next season.

Earlier this month, Goergia Tech received a commitment from UTSA edge rusher Ronald Triplette, who I also think could be an impact player.

After transferring in from Kansas State, Triplette played three seasons for the Roadrunners from 2022-2024 and totaled 58 tackles and 5.5 sacks during his three seasons there. He could end up being an underrated addition to the portal class for Georgia Tech. Pro Football Focus rated him as the best defender on UTSA and he finished with an 87.4 grade there in 318 snaps, including an 85.1 pass rushing grade. In 2023, Triplette finished with a 69.0 grade in 217 snaps and in 2022, he was given a 67.4 grade in 275 snaps.

Current Transfer Portal Rankings per 247Sports (12/31)

1. Florida State

2. Louisville

3. Miami

4. North Carolina

5. Georgia Tech

6. Virginia

7. Virginia Tech

8. Duke

9. SMU

10. Boston College

11. Cal

12. NC State

13. Syracuse

14. Stanford

15. Clemson

16. Pitt

17. Wake Forest

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