Georgia Tech gets rare 5-star recruit in OT Josh Petty

Field Level Media|published: 08/12/2024, 3:47pm EDT

Sep 4, 2021; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; A detailed view of the ACC logo on the down marker used during the game between William & Mary Tribe and the Virginia Cavaliers at Scott Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports

Georgia Tech on Monday landed its first five-star football prospect in the modern era of recruiting rankings when offensive lineman Josh Petty committed to play for the Yellow Jackets in 2025, according to 247Sports.

Petty, 6-foot-5, 265-pound tackle from Fellowship Christian School in Roswell, Ga., chose the Atlantic Coast Conference school over finalists Florida State, Ohio State, Tennessee, Stanford and others. He is expected to sign with Georgia Tech in December.

Petty is the Class of 2025's No. 14 overall prospect, No. 2 offensive tackle, and the No. 4 player in Georgia, according to 247Sports.

Petty told 247Sports that Georgia Tech had been on his radar for some time.

"I want to thank them for their consistency. They were there from the beginning, he said. "They were my first offer. They were so consistent with texting me and calling me. ... It's been impressive."

247Sports national scouting analyst Gabe Brooks called Petty a "high-level offensive tackle prospect with outstanding functional athleticism."

"He's lean with ample frame space for adding mass," Brooks said in a scouting report earlier this month. "(He) flashes surprising linear closing speed in pursuit."

--Field Level Media