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Aidan Birr

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Aidan Birr
No. 33  Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
PositionPlacekicker
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolKennedale (Kennedale, Texas)
College
Stats at ESPN

Aidan Birr is an American football kicker for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Early life and high school

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Birr attended Kennedale High School located in Kennedale, Texas. Coming out of high school, he committed to play college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.[1]

College career

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Birr missed his freshman season in 2022, as he was recovering from a torn ACL.[2] During the 2023 season, Birr converted on 17 of his 19 field goal attempts, while going 37 for 38 on his extra points.[3] In week zero of the 2024 season, he hit the game-winning 44-yard field goal to upset Florida State.[4] Birr finished the 2024 season, hitting 15 of his 22 field goals, while also converting on all 45 extra points.[5][6] In week three of the 2025 season, he made the game-winning 55-yard field goal, in an upset over Clemson.[7] Birr finished the 2025 season, going 25 for 29 on his field goal attempts, while also going 45 for 45 on his extra points, earning first-team all-ACC honors.[8] He also finished as a finalist for the Lou Groza Award.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Sugiura, Ken (July 31, 2021). "Kicker Aidan Birr commits to Georgia Tech". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  2. ^ Sugiura, Ken. "Georgia Tech incoming kicker Aidan Birr recovering from torn ACL". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  3. ^ Camenker, Jacob. "Who is Georgia Tech's kicker? Aidan Birr nails game-winning field goal to upset FSU in Ireland". The Sporting News. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  4. ^ Stroh-Page, Caitlyn. "Watch Georgia Tech kicker Aidan Birr's game-winning kick against FSU". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  5. ^ Bishop, Chad. "A bigger Aidan Birr looking for biggest season yet". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  6. ^ Mackenzie, Rod. "Birr Looking to Find Consistency in 2025". 247Sports. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  7. ^ Bishop, Chad. "Aidan Birr's kick at the buzzer gives Georgia Tech win over No. 12 Clemson". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech's Aidan Birr earns preseason All-American nod". Albany Herald. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  9. ^ "Georgia Tech kicker Aidan Birr is a Lou Groza Award finalist". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
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