Jackets pick up portal commitment from veteran CB Duclona
Georgia Tech’s defensive secondary picked up some experience, depth and talent on Thursday afternoon as former South Florida cornerback Jonas Duclona committed to the Jackets and head coach Brent Key after a visit to The Flats.
Duclona’s commitment was reported by On3’s Hayes Fawcett via X. Duclona will have two years of eligibility remaining once he arrives at Tech to play for Jackets’ second-year cornerbacks coach Kobie Jones. He said the style of defense the Jackets’ staff presented to him on his visit and the record of developing defensive backs by Jones and new Tech safeties coach Vinnie Sunseri was a big part of why he made the decision to commit to GT.
“I decided on committing to Georgia Tech for the hard-nose defense they want to play, which I feel like fits my play style,” Duclona told JOL following his announcement. “Also I want to go to play where they develop defensive backs, and Coach Vinnie and Coach Kobie, that’s all they do is develop DBs, so I felt like that was the best fit for me.”
Duclona played 581 snaps this past season for the Bulls and graded out according to PFF at 79.2 in coverage and 74.6 overall. In 13 total games in 2025, he had 35 total tackles (30 solo) with three tackles-for-loss, one sack, one interception, one forced fumble and four passes defended.
Duclona signed with Wisconsin originally out of high school in the class of 2023 as a 3-star cornerback from Naples High (Fla.). He played in 16 games in his two years at Wisconsin and had five total tackles.
Duclona is Tech’s 16h commitment of this portal cycle and is ranked as 3-star (87.00) transfer. He is the first portal commit of this cycle listed as a cornerback as recent commit Jaylen Mbakwe is listed as a wide receiver but could also play cornerback.
Duclona said Georgia Tech fans should expect a player that represents the program well on and off the field once he arrives in Atlanta.
“I bring a real competitor mentally to the team…someone who is going to do whatever to help the team win, a hard worker and a real genuine person off the field who will never give you trouble,” said Duclona.
