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a B-Back for Georgia Tech … Grandmother, Francis Bryan, was elected to Georgia Athletic Directors Hall of Fame in 2011 … Great-grandfather, Kenneth Bryan Sr., played football at Vanderbilt from 1923-25, team captain in 1925 … Grandfather, Kenneth Bryan, played football at Kentucky in 1948 and East Tennessee State from 1949-51, team captain in 1951 … Member of Honor Roll with 4.0 GPA … Majoring in business administration.
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FREDDIE BURDEN OL • RSr. • 6-4 • 299 Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro HS) 2016 ALL-ACC, THIRD TEAM (ACC Coaches) 2016 ALL-ACC, THIRD TEAM (ACSMA) 2014 ALL-ACC, HONORABLE MENTION (ACSMA) 2016 (Redshirt Senior): Named first-team all-ACC by ESPN.com … tabbed third-team all-ACC by league’s coaches and media … voted ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week following Georgia Tech’s 38-7 romp over Vanderbilt (Sept. 17) … started 11 games at center … had a streak of 35-consecutive starts snapped when he missed the Virginia Tech game (Nov. 12) due to injury … was the anchor and leader of an offensive front that paved the way for Georgia Tech to rank 10th nationally in rushing offense (257.4 ypg) and 24th nationally in fewest sacks allowed (1.33 pg) … took eight defenders to the ground while helping the Jackets rush for 289 yards and amass 511 yards of total offense in the 38-7 rout over Vandy. 2015 (Redshirt Junior): Started at center in all 12 games ... Has made 26 consecutive starts at center. 2014 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 14 games at center ... Part of Tech’s offensive line that allowed just 0.79 sacks per game (1st in ACC, 2nd nationally) ... Tech ranked first nationally in rushing offense, posting school-record marks for rushing yards (4,789) and rushing yards per game (342.1) ... Honorable mention All-ACC by ACSMA. 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not play ... Sat out season to recover from knee injury. 2012 (True Freshman): Redshirted, did not play ... Named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year. High School: Statesboro H.S. ... Played for head coach Steve Pennington ... Was tight end in high school ... Rated three stars by Rivals.com ... Statesboro finished 10-1 overall and 6-0 in league ... Statesboro won Region 2-AAAA title in 2010 and 2011 ... Two-time All-Region pick and named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State First Team in 2011. Personal: Full name is Freddie Hamilton Burden ... Born July 8, 1994 ... Son of the late Willie Burden and Velma Burden ... Has one brother, Willie Jr. ... Father, Willie, was running back at NC State in mid-1970s and played in CFL for Calgary Stampeders ... Was CFL Most Outstanding Player in 1975 ... ”Tech is one of the best combinations of college football and education you can get,” Burden said ... Majoring in business administration.
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ALAN BUSSOLETTI WR • Fr. • 6-4 • 197 Buford, Ga. (Buford) 2016 (True Freshman): Did not see game action. High School: Named second-team all-region as a senior … Helped lead Buford H.S. (coach Jess Simpson) to three-straight Georgia 4-A state championships as a freshman, sophomore and junior and an appearance in the state title game as a senior … Named Gwinnett County Player of the Month during senior campaign … Also lettered in basketball and track and field (pole vault) … Maintained honor-roll status 12
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through high school and graduated with overall honors and Spanish honors … Member of National Honor Society. Personal: Full name is Alan Paul Bussoletti … Born Feb. 15, 1998 … Son of Steve and April Bussoletti … Has a younger sister, Sarah … Father, Steve, played defensive end at Georgia Southern (1987-91), where he was a two-time all-American and helped lead the Eagles to two NCAA Division I-AA national championships … Began playing football when he was 10 years old … Also enjoys playing basketball and fishing … Is an active member of his church …Majoring in civil engineering ... Aspires to be an environmental engineer.
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HARRISON BUTKER K • Sr. • 6-3 • 210 Decatur, Ga. (Westminster HS) 2016 ALL-ACC, HONORABLE MENTION (ACSMA) 2016 (Senior): Georgia Tech’s starting place kicker … one of three team captains … honorable-mention all-ACC (media) … leads Georgia Tech and ranks 15th in the ACC (all positions) in scoring with 76 points this season (6.3 ppg) … has made 11-of13 field goals this season, good for an .846 percentage that ranks second in the ACC and 19th nationally … is 6-for-6 on field-goal attempts from 40-plus yards out … is 43-for-43 on PAT attempts … scored 10 points (2-for-2 FG, 3-for-3 PAT) at Pittsburgh (Oct. 8) … tallied eight points in back-to-back games versus Duke (1-for-1 FG, 5-for-5 PAT on Oct. 29) and at North Carolina (2-for-2 FG, 2-for-2 PAT on Nov. 5) … set a career high with 12 points and matched a career high with three field goals in Georgia Tech’s 30-20 win at No. 18 Virginia Tech (Nov. 12) … was also a huge weapon on kickoffs, with 47-of-64 traditional kickoffs (pooch and post-safety kicks not included) going for touchbacks … only five of his kickoffs were returned past the 25 yard line and none were returned past the 38 yard line … opponents’ average starting field position was their own 24.7 yard line following Georgia Tech kickoffs … is tied for Georgia Tech’s all-time scoring record with 322 career points (tied with Luke Manget – 19992002) … is school’s all-time leader with 205 career PATs … ranks fourth in school history with .696 career field-goal percentage (39-of-56) … ranks fifth in school history with 39 career field goals. 2015 (Junior): Played in all 11 games ... Connected on career-best 9-of-9 PATs in season-opening win vs. Alcorn State (Sept. 3) ... Tied career best with perfect 9-of-9 showing on PATs vs. Tulane (Sept. 12) ... Connected on two field goals from 52 and 48 at Duke (Sept. 26) ... Hit 37-yard field goal and was 4-of-4 on PATs vs. North Carolina (Oct. 3) ... Made 39-yard field goal and was 3-of-3 on PATs at Clemson (Oct. 10) ... Was 4-of-4 on PATs vs. Pitt (Oct. 17) ... Connected on 3-of-3 FGs, including gametying 35-yarder vs. Florida State (Oct. 24). 2014 (Sophomore): Played in all 14 games ... Georgia Tech’s leading scorer on season with 98 points ... His 98 points are second-most single-season points by kicker in Tech history ... Converted 65-of-66 PATs, which are most single-season PATs made in school history ... Converted all seven point-after attemps in Tech’s 49-34 Orange Bowl win over Mississippi State (Dec. 31) ... Averaged 61.1 yards on eight kickoffs with four touchbacks ... Went 5-for-5 in PATs and averaged 64.8 yards with five kickoffs that included two touchbacks vs. Florida State in ACC Championship Game (Dec. 6) ... Made career-long 53 yard field goal as time expired to send game into overtime at Georgia (Nov. 29) ... Was third-longest made field goal in Georgia Tech history ... Made three field goals (25, 32, 41) and averaged 64.9 yards on seven kickoffs vs. Clemson (Nov. 15) ... Tied career high 8-for-8 PATs and had nine kickoffs that went for average of 62.4 yards and three touchbacks at NC State (Nov. 8) ... Went 5-for-5 on PATs and averaged 60.8 yards on six kickoffs with two touchbacks vs. Virginia (Nov. 1) ... Tied career high with eight PATs made and averaged 64.1 yards on nine kickoffs, which included six touchbacks, at Pitt (Oct. 25) ... Went 4-for-4 on PATs, kicked 27-yard field goal and averaged 65 yards on seven kickoffs, which included four touchbacks, at North Carolina (Oct. 18) ... Converted two field goals while averaging 65 yards per kickoff on four kicks that were all touchbacks vs. Duke (Oct. 11) ... Averaged 64.6 yards per kickoff with two touchbacks on five kickoffs and made 4-for-4 PATs vs. Miami (Oct. 4) ... Kicked game-winning 24-yard field goal as time expired at Virginia Tech (Sept. 20) ... Also made 3-for-3 PATs, 43-yard field goal and averaged 65 yards on five kickoffs,