Meet the Recruits 2017: DE Cortez Alston

Recruitment

Cortez Alston was a very heavily recruited prospect. He chose Georgia Tech over schools that you normally don’t see lost recruiting battles to Tech. He had offers from schools like Tennessee, USC, Notre Dame, and Michigan State, but he ultimately decided he wanted to stay home and go to Georgia Tech.

Alston’s recruiting rankings stayed consistent. He was ranked as a three star both by Rivals (5.6) and the 247 Composite Rankings (.8534).

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Junior Season-DE Class of 2017

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At his size, 6’3” 250 pounds, Alston could play at defensive end, or he could bulk up some and move inside to defensive tackle. Given the lack of depth that the Jackets have at DT, it seems…