PLAYER BIOS
2014 Georgia Tech Football Yearbook
MICHAEL PREDDY Offensive Line 6-3 / 270 Freshman Charleston, S.C. Porter Gaud School
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High School: Porter Gaud, 2014... played three years of football under coach Rick Reetz... was also an accomplished basketball player at Porter Gaud... named the football team’s rookie of the year in 2011... played both offensive tackle and defensive end in high school... averaged 4.8 tackles per game as a senior...named an allregion selection in football in 2012 and 2013... on the court, earned all-state honors in 2012 and 2013 and was the team’s leading rebounder both seasons. Personal: Full name is Michael Preddy... born November 21, 1995 in Charleston, S.C... parents are Michael and Linda... intends to major in business administration/finance.
CHASE ROBERTS Offensive Line 6-3 / 270 r-Sophomore Duluth, Ga. Greater Atlanta Christian 1 VL
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It was announced in July 2014 that Roberts will remain on scholarship at Georgia Tech but is medically disqualified... emerged as a key player on the offensive line as a redshirt freshman last season... continued to work his way up the depth chart and eventually took over starting duties at right tackle in late October... suffered a head injury Nov. 14 at Clemson and missed the rest of the season... a good student who made the Dean’s List and the ACC Academic Honor Roll. 2013 (redshirt freshman): Played in eight games and made three starts... came off the bench early in the season until taking over starting duties at right tackle at Virginia (Oct. 26)... missed the final three games of the season with an injury... helped Georgia Tech rank sixth nationally in rushing offense and tied for ninth in fewest sacks allowed. 2012 (true freshman): Redshirted. High School: Greater Atlanta Christian School... played for head coach Tim Cokely... three-time all-region and two-time all-state selection... four-year starter at GAC... also played tennis... three-star recruit by Scout and rated No. 32 nationally at guard... the first player in Tech’s 2012 recruiting class to commit to the Yellow Jackets. Personal: Full name is Michael Chase Roberts... son of Scott and Dawn Roberts... born July 9, 1993 in Duluth, Ga... has two brothers – Price and Ford... his father is a 1986 Tech graduate... was awarded his high school’s Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award for social equality as a junior... began playing football at age eight... earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall of 2012... majoring in business administration.
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MORE ON ROBERTS Favorite singer/band: Kenny Chesney Favorite TV show: 30 Rock Favorite video game: NCAA Favorite place to eat on campus: Highland Bakery Class at Tech I enjoyed most: Intro to Public Policy High school mascot: Spartans Pets: Dog -- Sparta
RYAN RODWELL Punter 6-2 / 193 r-Sophomore Deland, Fla. Deland HS 1 VL
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After serving as Georgia Tech’s primary punter half of the 2012 season as a true freshman, Rodwell redshirted last season... made his collegiate debut in the fourth quarter of a tight game against Miami in 2012... a fundamentally solid punter with a strong leg... a good student who has made the Dean’s List and the ACC Academic Honor Roll... has dropped nearly 30 pounds since arriving on campus.
reached FHSAA Class 6A state title game in 2009... team won district championships in 2010 and 2011... named to Honor Roll all four years and earned Deland’s Scholar Athlete Award four times... earned school’s 2010-11 Advisory Council’s Academic Excellence Award. Personal: Full name is Ryan Bruce Rodwell... born Oct. 26, 1993 in Deland, Fla... son of John and Diane Miller... has two sisters – Tasha Howard and Megan Rodwell... his sister Megan is a soccer player at Lynn University... began playing football at age 16 after growing up playing soccer... majoring in industrial engineering. RYAN RODWELL Year G Punts Yds Avg Net 50+ I-20 2013 -- Redshirted -2012 6 13 516 39.7 36.8 1 2
Ret Long 8-37
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CAREER HIGHS Longest Punt: 52 vs. BYU, Oct. 27, 2012 Punt Attempts: 5 vs. BYU, Oct. 27, 2012 Highest Punt Average (min. 2 atts.): 43.5 vs. MTSU, Sept. 29, 2012 Inside 20: 1 vs. Miami, Sept. 22, 2012; vs. BYU, Oct. 27, 2012
MORE ON RODWELL Favorite TV show: Arrow Favorite dessert: Chocolate cake Favorite video game: FIFA Favorite place to eat on campus: Moe’s Class at Tech I enjoyed most: CS 1301 -- Learning Computing With Robots High school mascot: Bulldogs Pets: Two dogs -- Buddy, Bella
2013 (sophomore): Redshirted. 2012 (true freshman): Played in six games... punted 13 times for an average of 39.7 yards... had two punts downed inside the 20... took over the primary punting duties in the Miami game (Sept. 22) after Sean Poole went down with an injury... served as the punter for the next five games... punted two times for an average of 43.5 yards vs. Middle Tennessee State (Sept. 29)... had a career-high five attempts, including a long of 52 yards, vs. BYU (Oct. 27). High School: Deland HS... played for head coach Ryan Smith... averaged 43.8 yards per punt as a senior... earned all-state honors... rated #14 as a five-star punter by Kohl’s Kicking... ranked 25th among ESPNU’s top 100 kickers in 2011... also kicked for Deland and was 33-of-36 on PATs and four-of-six on field goals... booted the game-winner in overtime to beat Seabreeze, 20-17, in 2011... his career-long 45-yarder came in that game...
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