True freshman linebacker and Tennessee native Chico Bennett Jr. was one true freshman in 2019 that defied expectations for the Yellow Jackets. Bennett Jr. a three-star prospect in the 2019 recruiting class. Bennett would only enroll in the summer but his development was further enough along that the Georgia Tech coaching staff deemed him ready to play to play full-time in 2020.
Bennett would end up playing in six games during the 2019 season, appearing in the Jackets first six contests. Over the course of those six games, Bennett proved to be a rather reliable linebacker for the Yellow Jackets and put together a pretty solid stat line in his limited time on the field.