Georgia Tech's football team has been decimated by injuries and a few key suspensions this season and in the spring leading up to the 2015 season. Those injuries have accounted for 116 games lost from players in the Jackets two-deep including season ending injuries three offensive starters before game four and one defensive tackle last week. That number is more than double the games missed in 14 games last season and the number for this season will easily triple the 46 total games missed from the two-deep last season.
OFFENSE:
BB- Marcus Allen- 2
QB- Tim Byerly- 7+
AB- Nathan Cottrell- 9+
OG- Shamire Devine*-1
OT- Chris Griffin*- 9+
OT- Errin Joe*- 1
BB- C.J. Leggett*- 9+
BB- Marcus Marshall*- 1
AB- TaQuon Marshall -2.5
AB- Qua Searcy*- 6+
BB- Patrick Skov*- 1
AB- Broderick Snoddy* -4
WR- Mike Summers*- 2
WR- Brad Stewart .5
BB- Quaide Weimerskirch- 9+
* projected starter
+ out for the year
64 games lost to injuries thus far with six season ending injuries in the two-deep
DEFENSE:
CB- Lance Austin- 1
CB- Step Durham- 2
NT- Pat Gamble*- 2
DT- Adam Gotsis* 1+
FS- A.J. Gray- 1
SS- Corey Griffin- 1
LB- Beau Hankins- 7
DT- Jabari Hunt- 1 (will miss one more)
DT- Francis Kallon- 1
DB- John Marvin- 4
LB- Domonique Noble- 1
DE- Rod Rook-Chungong*- 1
FS- Demond Smith* -1
DE- Tyler Stargel -1
CB- D.J. White* -1
* projected starter
+ out for the year
52 games lost to injuries and suspensions thus far.
In comparison, in 2014 Tech lost way fewer players only 46 in 14 games compared to 116 in 9 games this year:
Offense:
Dennis Andrews -3 (two suspension and one injury)
Shamire Devine -1
Chris Griffin* -7
Errin Joe -1
Zach Laskey* -3
Andrew Marshall -3
Charles Perkins* -3
DeAndre Smelter* -2
Broderick Snoddy -4
Sean Tobin -1
Darren Waller* -2
Tony Zenon* -1
*starter
31 games total on offense over 14 games
Defense:
Rod Rook-Chungong- 2
Step Durham -6
Shawn Green* -1
Lynn Griffin -2
Anthony Harrell- 1
Isaiah Johnson* -1
Tremayne McNair -2
*starter
15 games total on defense over 14 games
This is as telling as anything else about the 2015 season and how much thinner the margin of error was for the team. Have they screwed up, yes, but not many teams would even be competitive with this level of injuries.
OFFENSE:
BB- Marcus Allen- 2
QB- Tim Byerly- 7+
AB- Nathan Cottrell- 9+
OG- Shamire Devine*-1
OT- Chris Griffin*- 9+
OT- Errin Joe*- 1
BB- C.J. Leggett*- 9+
BB- Marcus Marshall*- 1
AB- TaQuon Marshall -2.5
AB- Qua Searcy*- 6+
BB- Patrick Skov*- 1
AB- Broderick Snoddy* -4
WR- Mike Summers*- 2
WR- Brad Stewart .5
BB- Quaide Weimerskirch- 9+
* projected starter
+ out for the year
64 games lost to injuries thus far with six season ending injuries in the two-deep
DEFENSE:
CB- Lance Austin- 1
CB- Step Durham- 2
NT- Pat Gamble*- 2
DT- Adam Gotsis* 1+
FS- A.J. Gray- 1
SS- Corey Griffin- 1
LB- Beau Hankins- 7
DT- Jabari Hunt- 1 (will miss one more)
DT- Francis Kallon- 1
DB- John Marvin- 4
LB- Domonique Noble- 1
DE- Rod Rook-Chungong*- 1
FS- Demond Smith* -1
DE- Tyler Stargel -1
CB- D.J. White* -1
* projected starter
+ out for the year
52 games lost to injuries and suspensions thus far.
In comparison, in 2014 Tech lost way fewer players only 46 in 14 games compared to 116 in 9 games this year:
Offense:
Dennis Andrews -3 (two suspension and one injury)
Shamire Devine -1
Chris Griffin* -7
Errin Joe -1
Zach Laskey* -3
Andrew Marshall -3
Charles Perkins* -3
DeAndre Smelter* -2
Broderick Snoddy -4
Sean Tobin -1
Darren Waller* -2
Tony Zenon* -1
*starter
31 games total on offense over 14 games
Defense:
Rod Rook-Chungong- 2
Step Durham -6
Shawn Green* -1
Lynn Griffin -2
Anthony Harrell- 1
Isaiah Johnson* -1
Tremayne McNair -2
*starter
15 games total on defense over 14 games
This is as telling as anything else about the 2015 season and how much thinner the margin of error was for the team. Have they screwed up, yes, but not many teams would even be competitive with this level of injuries.
