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  <title><![CDATA[Harrison Butker Invited to NFL Combine]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Tech place kicker Harrison Butker has accepted an invitation to participate in the 2017 National Football League Scouting Combine from Feb. 28-March 2 in Indianapolis. In addition to his achievements on the field, Butker holds a 3.20 cumulative grade point average as an industrial engineering major<strong>.</strong> He is a member of Georgia Tech&rsquo;s Dean&rsquo;s List and was the Yellow Jackets&rsquo; recipient of the TaxSlayer Bowl Scholar-Athlete award.</p>

<p>The NFL Combine gives executives, coaching staffs, player-personnel departments and medical personnel from all 32 NFL teams the opportunity to evaluate the nation&rsquo;s top draft-eligible college football players in advance of the upcoming NFL Draft. Of the 332 prospects invited to last year&rsquo;s NFL Combine, only six were place kickers.</p>

<p>Butker, Georgia Tech&rsquo;s place kicker for each of the past four seasons (2013-16), closed his collegiate career as the Yellow Jackets&rsquo; all-time leading scorer with 337 career points. In addition to being Tech&rsquo;s all-time leading scorer, Butker also holds the school record for career PATs (208) and ranks third in school history in career field-goal percentage (.717) and fifth in career field goals (43).</p>

<p>For more about Butker&#39;s success on and off the football field, click <a href="http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021417aaa.html">here</a>.</p>

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