| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets–No. 11 | |
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| Position | Running back |
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| Major | Business Administration |
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| Born: | October 5, 2002 [1] Loganville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
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| High school | Grayson (Loganville, Georgia) |
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Jamal Haynes (born October 5, 2002) [1] is an American football running back for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Haynes attended Grayson High School located in Loganville, Georgia. Coming out of high school, Haynes was rated as a three star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. [3] [4]
In Haynes first two seasons in 2021 and 2022, he appeared in 11 games primarily as a wide receiver, where he recorded no statistics. [5] [6] [7] Going into the 2023 season, Haynes made the transition from wide receiver to running back. [8] During the 2023 Gasparilla Bowl, Haynes rushed for a career-high 128 yards, as he helped the Yellow Jackets to a win over UCF. [9] Haynes finished the 2023 season rushing for 1,059 yards and seven touchdowns, while also hauling in 20 receptions for 151 yards and a touchdown, while also returning two kickoffs for 47 yards, en route to being named third team all-ACC. [10] [11] Heading into the 2024 season, Haynes was named to multiple preseason award watch lists such as the Paul Hornung watch list, the Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list, and to the Maxwell Award watch list. [12] [13]
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field is the football stadium located at the corner of North Avenue at Techwood Drive on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. It has been home to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, often referred to as the "Ramblin' Wreck", in rudimentary form since 1905 and as a complete stadium since 1913. The team participates in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is the oldest stadium in the FBS and has been the site of more home wins than any other FBS stadium.
Joseph Fitzgerald Hamilton is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), NFL Europe and Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, earning consensus All-American honors and winning the Davey O'Brien Award in 1999. After his playing career ended, Hamilton became an administrator and coach. He has served as the running backs coach for Georgia State University and currently works in the recruiting department for his alma mater, Georgia Tech.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football program represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in the sport of American football. The Yellow Jackets college football team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Georgia Tech has fielded a football team since 1892 and as of 2023, it has an all-time record of 757–540–43. The Yellow Jackets play in Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in Atlanta, Georgia, holding a stadium max capacity of 51,913.
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