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Georgia Tech Offers Transfer Defensive End

Zaylin Wood recorded 10 sacks during his career at Middle Tennessee State

Jackson Caudell

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It is about to get crazy in the college football world. 

Unless your team is playing in a championship game this Saturday, the focus for the next few weeks will be on the transfer portal and high school recruiting. Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key will be evaluating how to improve this roster and improve on the six-win mark that he earned this season. 

It is no secret that Georgia Tech has to play better on defense next season if they want to do that and one of the spots they will be looking to upgrade is at the defensive line. Tonight, the Yellow Jackets offered Middle Tennessee graduate transfer defensive end Zaylin Wood. 

Wood played his high school football in the state of Georgia at Heard County High School and he has one year of eligibility remaining. He played four seasons for the Blue Raiders and totaled 10 sacks during his time there. He had 6.5 sacks in 2022 and three this season. He was a All Conference USA honorable mention in 2022. 

His best performance in 2022 came in perhaps the biggest win in MTSU history. Wood collected two sacks, 2.0 TFLs, a fumble recovery, and an interception he returned 15 yards for a touchdown in the win at Miami

Zaylin Wood
Zaylin Wood was offered by Georgia Tech :: HELEN COMER/The Daily News Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

It will be interesting to see how Key and his staff decide to attack the portal. There are going to be holes on this roster and there have yet to be any transfer portal entries for the Yellow Jackets at this point. This next month is going to be huge for this program. They will be preparing for the bowl game and getting those extra practices, but also looking to upgrade the roster. 

Stay tuned to All Yellow Jackets for the latest. 

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Jackson Caudell
JACKSON CAUDELL

Jackson Caudell has been covering Georgia Tech Athletics For On SI since March 2022 and the Atlanta Hawks for On SI since October 2023. Jackson is also the co-host of the Bleav in Georgia Tech podcast and he loves to bring thoughtful analysis and comprehensive coverage to everything that he does. Find him on X @jacksoncaudell

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