Exploring the Georgia Tech defensive depth chart post spring ball

Tobe, Zachary and Sessions, Elgin — Georgia Tech's defense during the annual spring game in 2026 with corner Zachary Tobe and nickel Elgin Sessions in the foreground. Blake Morgan/JOL

After having one of the worst defenses in the country last year, Georgia Tech overhauled multiple positions. Head coach Brent Key also hired a new defensive coordinator, Jason Semore. Semore helped revive Tech's defense and special teams in 2022 when Key was the interim head coach before cutting his teeth as a DC at Marshall and Southern Miss the last three years. He is good at fitting the scheme to the personnel, which is something that was very much needed.