More watch list honors are rolling in for Georgia Tech athletes. Earlier this week, Haynes King and Jamal Haynes were named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, Wes
and Jamal Haynes were named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, Weston Franklin was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, and Haynes was also named to thewas named to the Lou Groza Award Watch List. The Lou Groza award is given to the nation's top kicker at the end of each season.It was a bumpy start to the year for the Yellow Jackets on special teams, with Gavin Stewart not being able to connect on field goals early in the season, including two against Louisville in the season opening loss.
Birr finished last season 17-19 on field goals and 37-38 on extra points for the Yellow Jackets. He was 7-9 on field goals from 40-49 yards as well. That kind of reliability is what Georgia Tech has needed out of its kicker position for some time. Special teams was always a weak point under former head coach Geoff Collins, but Ricky Brumfield did well to move to Birr when he did, and the success that he had. If Birr can turn in a similar performance this season, he could be an All-ACC member.
In additional preseason watch list news, as previously announced when he was named a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Georgia Tech defensive back Clayton Powell-Lee is also on the official watch list for the 2024 Wuerffel Trophy, which was released on Thursday.
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