'09 GA DE Emanuel Dieke (Georgia Tech Verbal)

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'09 GA DE Emanuel Dieke

Strongside defensive end
College Park (GA) North Clayton

Ht: 6-foot-7
Wt: 205 lbs
Class: 2009 (High School)

North Clayton's Dieke commits to Georgia Tech | Football recruiting | ajc.com

He has yet to attend a football game at Georgia Tech.

But a visit to Tech earlier this month was enough to convince North Clayton junior Emanuel Dieke to commit to the Jackets late last week.

“I really liked the coaches I met on junior day,” Dieke said. “They sat down and talked to me and told me how much they wanted me there.

“And I just like the campus.”

The 6-foot-7, 205-pound Dieke will be one of the tallest defensive ends in Tech school history. The center for the North Clayton basketball team, Dieke has no aspirations to tryout for coach Paul Hewitt’s squad.

“It will be strictly football,” Dieke said.

He had been considering East Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi State and Rutgers.

Dieke broke the news to Tech coach Paul Johnson on Friday.

“He was happy,” Dieke said. “He told me he’s glad to have me onboard.”