Vince Hall
Xavier Adibi
Brandon Flowers
The Hokies are looking to build on their three straight seasons of 10 or more wins and have several candidates for national honors leading the way
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The 2007 Season Outlook
Shortened Spring
FrankBeamerandtheTech coachingstaff,inconjunction withDirectorofAthleticsJim Weaver,madethedecision tocancelthefinalweekof springpracticefollowingthe on-campuseventsofApril16, thusshorteningtheoff-season schedulebyfourpractices. Althoughitcouldhavebeen beneficialfromafootball standpointtoseehowsome oftheinexperiencedplayers respondedtoafullcrowdatthe springgame,allpartiesinvolved feltitwastherightdecisionto make. "Iampleasedwiththe progressoftheteamasawhole," headcoachFrankBeamersaid. "Wecould'veusedthoselastfour practices,butIthinkwegot better,andthepracticeswedid havewereverygood.Ihopethe guysworkalittlebitharderin thesummer,becauseweneedto beingreatshapecomeAugust sowecangetrightbacktowork andmakeupforthetimewelost duringthespring." Beamersaidthegroupmost affectedbytheabsenceofthe springgamewasprobablythe specialteamsunit,asthatiswhat hetypicallyusesasthefinaltest forhiskickersandpunters. "Theonlythingwelackisthe experienceofgettingitdonein frontofpeoplewhenitcounts," hesaid."However,I'mvery confidentthatwe'llbeOKbecause ourguyshavekickedanawfullot inpractice." butimpressedmany withhisoff-season progression.
Chris Ellis
A Revamped Offensive Line
Anothergroupthatwould havebenefitedfromthespring gamewastheoffensiveline, whichhasundergoneanalmost completemakeoversincethebowl game.However,unlikelastseason whentheHokieshadtoreplace threefull-timestartersupfront, the2007bunchfeaturesthree returningstarters—albeitwith twoinnewpositions—andtwo otherswhosawplentyofgame action. "We'rebetterupfront, butthequestionishowmuch better,"offensivecoordinator
BryanStinespringsaid."Ithink someofthemoveswemadewill benefitus,andalotofguyshad goodsprings,butweneedthem tocontinuethatinthefallso wecaneasesomeofourdepth concerns." Thelonereturneeathis positionwillbefreshmanAllAmericaselectionSergioRender, whoimprovedconstantlyinhis roleastherightguard.Duane Brownwillmovefromrighttackle tolefttackletoprotectSean Glennon'sblindside,andRyan Shumanwillassumethecenter dutiesafterservingatleftguard ayearago.Thecoachesare confidentwithallthreeofthose players,butthequestionsarise withthetwospotsleftvacantby themovesofBrownandShuman. Theidealcandidateatleft guardisNickMarshman,who essentiallybackeduptheentire linelastseasonandgotofftoa goodstartinthespring.Arguably themostpublicizedmoveofthe off-season,though,wasformer tightendandnewlybulked-up EdWang'semergenceastheright tackle.Hehadbegunworking theretowardthetailendof2006,
Inaddition tothemoves alongthe offensiveline, apairof defensive playerswere shuffledaroundwho couldeasilygetregular playingtimeattheirnew spots. SophomoreKam Chancellorwasmoved fromcornerbacktorover priortospringpractice, andthecoachesare excitedabouthis potentialnotonly tocontribute,butto start. "Itwasagreat moveforVirginia Tech,andforhim," strongsafetiesand outsidelinebackers coachJimCavanaugh said."Hehasthe makingsofbecoming aphenomenal footballplayer." Meanwhile,redshirt sophomoreCamMartinmakes theswitchfromfreesafetyto whiplinebacker,wherehispass coverageabilitycombineswithhis intelligencetogivehimagreat shotatmakinganimpactthis season. "Cammaybeoneofthe smartestfootballplayersthatI've evercoached,"Cavanaughsaid. Fifth-yearseniorCoreyGordon currentlyownstheNo.1spot vacatedbyBrendenHill,but Martinshouldseeactionearlyin theseason. Otherchangesinclude DemetriusTaylor'stransitionfrom linebackertodefensiveend,and BeauWarrenswitchingfromtight endtocenter.
Position Changes
defenseandscoringdefense. Unlikelastseasonwhentheyhad toreplacesixstarters,defensive coordinatorBudFoster'screwonly losesthreethistimearoundand hadthechancetocreatesome depthintheoff-season,which lefthimwithjustoneconcern —gettingcomplacent. "Afterleadingthenationin defensefortwostraightyears,I thoughttheguysmightstartto feelgoodaboutthemselves—and theyshould—butwe'vegotalot lefttoaccomplish,"Fostersaid. "Ifeelgoodabouttheirattitude, though,andI'mgladtosaythey wereabletostayhungry." LeadingthepackwillbeTech's toptwotacklersfromayearago, All-ACClinebackersVinceHalland XavierAdibi.Fosterthinksthey mightbethebesttandemTech haseverseen,butheexpectseven moreoutofthemthisseason. "VinceandXavierhaveboth workedreallyhardtobecome completelinebackers,butI've challengedbothofthemnotonly tobecomeleadersofthedefense, butleadersofthefootballteam."
Newcomers
Dominating Defense
TheHokiesledthenation intotaldefenseforthesecond consecutiveyearin2006,and alsorankedfirstinbothpass
Althougheightreturning startersoneachsideoftheball meansthatVirginiaTechwill beingoodhandsthisseason, italsomeansthattherewillbe sometalenttoreplacewhen21 seniorsdepartatyear'send.That iswhytheTechcoachingstaff workedhardtocompileoneofits finestrecruitingclassesinrecent memory. "NotonlydoIthinkthatthis isaverytalentedincomingclass, Ithinkit'spotentiallyoneofthe bestclasseswe'veeversigned," Beamersaid. Noneoftheincoming freshmenwillberushedalong, however,asentimentexpressedby manyoftheassistantcoaches. "I'mexcitedabouttheclass we'veputtogether,"Fostersaid."I thinkwe'vegotsomegoodfootball playerscomingin,andweneed tohavethemgrowanddevelop becausewe'regoingtolosesome greatseniorsafterthisyear. Someofthemmighttakeayear ortwotodevelopfromaphysical standpoint,butIlikethequalities, characteristicsandabilitiesthat theyhave."
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The Players
Left Tackle
DUANE BROWN (R-Sr.) –Is changingpositionsafterstarting fortwoyearsatrighttackle… Footballisimportanttohim,and heleadsbyexampleandpractices veryhard…Coachesareexcited abouthimleadingthegroup, beingthemostvaluableguy onthelineandhavingagreat season. RICHARD GRAHAM (R-So.) – Coachesfeelgoodabouthim backingupBrown…Hasshown alotoffightandgetsafterit… Willalsobeinabattleforplaying timeatrighttackle. positionforhim,andheworked thereineachoftheprevioustwo springs…Actuallyplayedafew snapsthereinthebowlgame… Shouldbeavocalleaderforthe line. BEAU WARREN (R-Fr.) –A convertedtightendwho hasgained30poundssince arrivingoncampus… Coachesareexcitedtosee whathecando…Stillhas someworktodotobeready tocontribute,butcoaches feelitwillendupbeinga goodmove.
No. 71 76 57 79 64 69 66 67 70 58 77 60 51 Name Cl. Pos. AaronBrown............ r-Fr......... OT . DuaneBrown............ r-Sr......... OT ClarkCrum ............... r-Fr......... OT . EricDavis................. r-So........OG RichardGraham ........ r-So........ OT . HiveraGreen ............ r-So........ OT . BrandonHolland....... So.........OG . NickKaminski........... r-Fr.........OG NickMarshman......... r-Jr.........OG . BarrettMears............ r-Fr......... OT SergioRender........... So.........OG . RyanShuman ........... r-Jr...........C . EdWang................... r-So........ OT BeauWarren............. r-Fr...........C MattWelsh............... r-Jr......OG/C
Returners
Headlines
Key losses: Lefttackle BrandonFrye,centerDanny McGrathandleftguard BrandonGore Key returnees: Left tackle Duane Brown and center Ryan Shuman –Bothguysare beingmovedtonewpositions (Brownfromrighttackleand Shumanfromleftguard),but botharedependableveterans whowillbelookedtoas leaders. Battle to watch:The startingfiveseemstobein place,butdevelopingthe secondfive–thebackup players–intodependable guyswhocanwingamesis thebiggestneed. Spring standout: Duane Brown turnedintotheleader ofthegroup, andisdoing everythingittakestomake himselfbetter.Coachessay hepracticessohardthatit helpsthosearoundhimtoget betteraswell.
Right Guard
Left Guard
NICK MARSHMAN (R-Jr.) – Answeredquestionsduringthe springaboutbeingabletoplay guard…Playedtacklelastyear becauseofneed…Coachesfelt hewasthesixth-bestlinemana yearago,andwasabackupfor eachposition. ERIC DAVIS (R-So.) and MATT WELSH (R-Jr.) –Willbothget repsandalookinsideatboth guardspots…Welshwillalsoget somelooksasabackupcenter.
SERGIO RENDER (So.) –A FreshmanAll-Americanwho missedmostofthespring afterrecoveringfromknee surgery…Madeitbackfora fewdrills,andshouldbeback healthyandbetterthanlast yearcomefall…Coachesare veryconfidentwithhim… Hasagreatfutureandcould bespecial.
BRANDON HOLLAND (So.) –Reppedwiththefirst teaminthespringduring Render'sabsence…Coaches thinkhe'sathleticenough,andhe willalsocompeteforthebackup jobatleftguard.
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Name Cl. Pos. WillAlvarez.............. Fr........... OT . JaymesBrooks.......... Fr...........OG . BlakeDeChristopher .. Fr........... OT . . KhalilLatif............... Fr...........OG .
Newcomers
Right Tackle
Center
RYAN SHUMAN (R-Jr.) –Is movingbacktocenterafter startingatleftguardlastyear… Coachessayit'smoreofanatural
ED WANG (R-So.) –Beganlast seasonattightend,butthemove totacklewasintheworkstoward theendoftheseason…Actually tookasmanysnapsattackleas hedidattightendleadingup tothebowlgame…Themove showedtobebeneficialinthe spring,andhehadagreatoffseasonintheweightroom.
AARON BROWN (R-Fr.) –Needed togetbigger,fasterand stronger,andisdoingthat… Fallcampwilldetermineexactly whathisstatusis,butcoaches thinkhe'sgoingintheright direction…Willbattleasa backuptackleandcontinueto pushWang.
Other O-linemen
HIVERA GREEN (R-So.), CLARK CRUM (R-Fr.) –Willgetquality repsandbegivenathorough evaluationinthefall.
Ryan Shuman
Coach Newsome on the Offensive Line
"Afterspringpractice,Ithought wewerebetterthanwewere whenwefinishedtheseason.Are wewhereweneedtobe Notyet —weneedtohaveagoodfall campalso.It'sanenthusiastic group,they'rehungry,andIfeel goodabouthowtheypracticed thisspring.Ithinkwe'llbeamore physicaloffensivelinethanwe wereayearago.We'vealsogot somestrongfreshmencomingin thataremorephysicallyreadyto gothanistypicallythecase."
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The Players
Split End
JUSTIN HARPER (Sr.) –Atall, rangyguywhohasshownflashes butneedstobemoreconsistent oneveryplay…Hasaworldof talentandthepotentialtobeone ofthebetterreceiversaround… Needstogetbetteratblocking, makingplaysandbeingaphysical presence…Reallysteppeduphis playinthespringandmadesome eye-openingcatches. JOSH MORGAN (Sr.) –Abig, strongandathleticplayerwho wantstobegreat…Cando alotofgoodthingsandwas veryproductivelastfall…If hemastersthelittlethingsand doesmoreafterthecatch,hecan producethegreatseasonthat coachesareexpectingfrom him. ZACH LUCKETT (R-Fr.) – Coachesconsideredplaying himlastyear,butheneedsto getbetteratthementalpart ofthegame…Hasallthe physicaltoolsandissimilarto Morganinstature…Willbe countedtoshowupinthefall inthebestshapeofhislife andcontributeasthefifthor sixthreceiver. PRINCE PARKER (R-Fr.) –Very tallandathletic,andhas shownsomeflashes…Needs toimprovehisstrengthand footspeed,buthasshown thewillingnesstobecome agoodplayer…Hisheight (6-6)couldgethimonthe fieldinjump-ballsituations, asheresemblesformerGeorgia TechWRCalvinJohnsoninthat manner.
No. 8 80 81 19 16 2 4 88 83 No. Josh Morgan Name Cl. Pos. GregBoone.............. r-So........ TE BrandonDillard......... r-So.........FL MattFinnegan.......... So...........FL . JustinHarper ........... Sr.......SE/FL . JoshHyman............. r-Sr.....FL/SE . ZachLuckett............. r-Fr......... SE JoshMorgan............. Sr........... SE PrinceParker............ r-Fr......... SE MichaelReid ............ Jr........... SE . . EddieRoyal.............. Sr............FL AndreSmith............. r-Fr......... TE JacobSykes ............. Fr............FL . . SamWheeler ............ r-So........ TE . Name Cl. Pos. DannyCoale............. Fr............FL . ChrisDrager............. Fr........... TE . . AndrewLanier ......... Fr........... TE . . GregNosal............... Fr........... TE . . PatrickTerry............. Fr........... SE .
Returners
Newcomers
Headlines
Key loss: FlankerDavid Clowney Key returnees: Flanker Eddie Royal and split end Josh Morgan –Eachhad verysimilarreceivingstats in2006,butRoyalwasmore consistent,getshisnumber calledintherunninggame (16careercarriesfora7.1 average),andeventossed atouchdownpasstoSam WheelerintheChick-fil-A Bowl. Battle to watch: Although thefifthandsixthspotsare upforgrabs,CoachSherman saidtherealcompetition goesoneverydaybetween thefourseniors-Justin Harper, Josh Hyman, Josh Morgan and Eddie Royal.Theypusheach otherconstantly,andany combinationofthetwocan bepairedoutonthefield. Shermansaidhe'sneverhad thiskindofdepthbefore. Spring standout:Justin Harper wassaidtohavehad hismostproductivespring sincehearrivedatTech aftercontinuouslyshowing signsofhispotential.The keywillbewhetherhecan buildonitandutilizehis athleticability.
Flanker
EDDIE ROYAL (Sr.) –His productivityandconsistencymade thecoachesproudlastyear,in additiontohisperformanceon specialteams…Hastheability torunreverses,andhasbecome abetterrouterunner…Canbe anexplosiveplayerifhekeeps improving. JOSH HYMAN (R-Sr.) – Productivitydroppedlastyear duetosomenagginginjuries,but startedthespringwellbypushing Royalattheflankerspot…A physicalplayerwhocanmake thetoughcatch…Hasbeenin biggamesandmadebigplays, butneedstotakeadvantageof opportunities…Canalsoplay splitend. BRANDON DILLARD (RSo.) –Showsalotofpotential andcanreallyrun…Needsto catchalotoffootballsinthe off-season,concentratemore,and getstronger…Showedflashesin thespringandcouldseetimeina backuprole.
ofballslastyearandneedsto improvethat…Hasgotteninto bettershape,andhasunlimited potential…Madegreatprogress intheweightroomintheoffseason. SAM WHEELER (R-So.) – Progressedthequickestofany tightendlastyear…Canget downthefield,hasgoodhands andadjuststotheballwell… Mustgetbetteratthepointof attackintheblockinggamein ordertobetrustedwhilerunning behindhim…Duringthespring,
hebuiltontheexperiencehegot inthefall,andalongwithBoone, didn'tmakethemistakeshemade whenthrustintothestartingrole lastyear. ANDRE SMITH (R-Fr.) –Coaches arecountingonhimandarereally excitedabouthispotential… Theythoughthewasthemost effectivetightendinpractices anddrills,butwastoofarbehind withthementalaspect…Brings alottothetableblocking-wise, butneedstobecomeaviable passingoption.
Coach Sherman on the Wide Receivers
"Ithinkwemadesomestridesandimprovedwithintheoffense. Thefourseniorshaveallbeeninthebiggames,madebigplays anddonealotofgoodthings,butIthinkthekeywiththemis consistencyandgettingbetteratthelittlethings.Wewerestarting toclickoffensivelytowardtheendofthespringonourtimingwith SeanGlennon,andweshowedthatwewereonthesamepage. We'vegotthetalent,butwe'vegottobeabletomakeplayswhen we'recalledupon.Weneedtocontribute,bephysicalandplaywith greateffort."
Coach Stinespring on the Tight Ends
"Ilikewherewefinishedupattightend.Itriedtoillustrateto themthatlastyear,weplayedasterrificbackuptightends.Even thoughtheywerestartersbydefinition,theydidn'tnecessarily performasstarters.Theyneedtounderstandnowthattheyare returningstarters,andtheyneedtoprogressinordertofitthebill thatwewantfromourtightendshereatVirginiaTech.Ithinkthey respondedverywelltothat."
Tight End
GREG BOONE (R-So.) –Hada completelearningexperience afterplayingQBandFSinhigh school…Isgoodintherunblockinggame,butdroppedalot
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Headlines
Key loss:FullbackJesse Allen Key returnee: Tailback Branden Ore –His2006 totalsof17touchdowns and1,137yardsrankfourth andsixth,respectively,in theTechrecordbooks,and hebecamethefirst-ever Hokietoregisterapairof 200-yardperformances.He accomplishedthefeatin back-to-backgames,andwas theonlyplayerinthenation lastyeartodoso. Battle to watch: Second TB – BillyHitewouldlike togiveOremoreofarest duringgamesthisseason, andwantstosettleonaNo. 2betweenKenny Lewis, Jr., Jahre Cheeseman andElan Lewis whocanfillinfor1520plays. Spring standout:Sean Glennon wassaidtohave hadadifferentairabouthim inthespring.Thegamehas sloweddownforhim,andhe steppedinandhadcomplete controlandcommandofthe offense.
The Players
Tailback
BRANDEN ORE (R-Jr.) –Iscoming offafirst-teamAll-ACCseason… Coachesareproudofthewayhe's grownuponandoffthefield…A greatcompetitorandoutstanding playerwithagreatshotatplaying atthenextlevelifhecontinues toperform. KENNY LEWIS, JR. (So.) –Has gottenbettereverytimehe'sbeen onthefield…Madeoutstanding progresslastyearafterbeing awayfromthegameasabaseball player…CoachHitesaidhe's nevercoachedakidwhohas workedashardashim. JAHRE CHEESEMAN (R-So.) – Hurthisfootinajayveegame andhadsurgerynotlongafter movingfromCBlastyear…Had aneye-openingspringandmade greatprogress…Aspecialtalent whocouldhelpoutinthefall aftergettingmorereps. ELAN LEWIS (R-So.) –Was hamperedbyakneeinjurylast yearbuthasshownpromise… Hasgreatvisionandstrength… Hasgoodspeedandcanbreak tackles…Isworkinghardtobe moreconsistentandtokeepextra weightoff.
DUSTIN PICKLE (Jr.) –A walk-onwhoplayedspecial teamslastyear…Coaches likewhathe'sallabout,and heisworkinghardinthe weightroom.
Fullback
CARLTON WEATHERFORD (R-Sr.) –Hasgottenbigger, strongerandfastersince walkingon,andcoaches can'tsayenoughabouthim …Anoutstandingblocker whoalsodoesagoodjobof catchingthefootball. KENNY JEFFERSON (R-So.) – Comingoutofhighschool, coachesthoughthewasthe bestblockingfullbackthey'd seeninalongtime…Has madegreatimprovement mentallyandiseverythingthe coacheswantinanI-formation fullback. DEVIN PEREZ (R-Jr.) –A bowlingball-likeblockerwith greatstrengthandamean streak…Playedonthegoallineoffenselastyear. BILLY GORHAM (Sr.) –A walk-onwhohasdonewell onspecialteams,butnagging injurieshavekepthimfrom playingmore.
No. 27 7 40 12 42 38 20 30 28 44 35 29 14 39 3
Name Cl. Pos. JahreCheeseman ...... r-So........ TB . SeanGlennon........... r-Jr.........QB BillyGorham............ Sr........... FB . CoryHolt................. r-Jr.........QB KennyJefferson........ r-So........ FB ElanLewis ............... r-So........ TB . KennyLewis,Jr......... So.......... TB . JoshOglesby............ Fr........... TB . BrandenOre............. r-Jr......... TB DevinPerez.............. r-Jr......... FB DustinPickle............ Jr........... TB . DevinRadford........... r-Fr......... TB GrantThrockmorton... r-Sr..... QB/H CarltonWeatherford... r-Sr......... FB IkeWhitaker............. r-So........QB KennyYounger.......... So.......... FB .
Returners
No. Name Cl. Pos. DarrenEvans............. Fr........... TB . . . TyrodTaylor ............. Fr...........QB
Newcomers
SEAN GLENNON (R-Jr.) – Coachesthoughthedidagood jobrunningtheoffenseand managingthegamelastfall… Theylikehiscompetitiveness, determination,workethicand consistency…Needstoworkon ball-carryinganddeliveringthe ballmorequicklywhenhe'son themove…Hadagreatspring, anddemonstratedleadership, confidenceandacomplete controlofthegame. IKE WHITAKER (R-So.) – Missedthebowlgameafter leavingtheteamtoundergo rehabforalcoholabuselast December…Coachesthink he'sdoingwhatheneeds todoandhaschangedfor thebetter…Atremendous athletewhocanmake thingshappen,butneeds tolearntheoffensebetter andbemoreconsistent… Hasabetterknowledgeof howthesystemworksafter spring,wherehewasvery productiveinscrimmage situations. CORY HOLT (R-Jr.) – Coacheslikehis temperamentandthe wayhecompetes,andis muchimprovedwithhis consistencythrowingthe footballfollowingthespring …Understandstheoffense, butdidn'tgetachanceto displayitinlimitedaction.
Quarterback
Coach Hite on the Running Backs
"IfeelsomuchbettercomingoutofthisspringthanIdidlastyear atthistime.Ifeelverycomfortablewithboththefullbacksand thetailbacks,andI'mlookingforwardtoallofthemhavingagreat yearforus.Morespecifically,I'vealwaysplayedtwotailbacksand Ilikedoingthat.Lastyear,IplayedBrandenOrealotmorethanI wantedto,butIthinkwe'reatapointrightnowwheretheother guysareclosingthegapalittlebit,andIthinkthat'simportant tousbecausenowIammorecomfortableinsertingsomeoneelse intheretogiveBrandenabreather.Inaddition,Ihave3-4good fullbackswhoareallprettyevenwitheachother.Thedepththat wehaveatthesepositionsthiscomingseason,ascomparedtolast year,isremarkable."
Coach O'Cain on the Quarterbacks
"Iwasreallypleasedwiththespring,andIfeltthatourtopthree guysallimprovedfromthefall.Notonlyaremyplayersimproved, butsoamI.Ifeelmorecomfortablecoachingthem.Lastspring,I hadjustcomeinandIwaslearninganewsystem.Insomeways, theyknewthesystembetterthanIdid.Nowweareallcomfortable witheachother,andSeanGlennoninparticularexudedconfidence, whichinturnhasmadetheentireteammoreconfidentinhim."
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Defensive End
CHRIS ELLIS (R-Sr.) –Didnot participateinspringpractice followingoff-seasonshoulder surgery,butisanxioustoget backonthefieldandisworking hard…Isthemostexperienced playercomingback…Ahighly motivatedguywhowillbeleaned onforleadershipandplaymaking ability…Shouldbeanimpact playerintheACC. ORION MARTIN (R-Jr.) –His playingexperiencegiveshiman advantageinthestartingend spotvacatedbyNolandBurchette …Hasplaymakingabilityand playsextremelyhard…Aplayer whoistrustedandlooksverysolid onfilm…ReppedinEllis'spot duringthespringandcontinues toprovehimself. NEKOS BROWN (So.) –Plays extremelyhardandhadafantastic
Defensive Line
spring…Wasmovedfrom linebackerearlylastseason, andwoundupplayingalmost 20playsinthebowlgame… Effortisneveranissuewith him,justneedstogetmore repsandtolearntechniquesof theposition. JASON WORILDS (R-Fr.) –Had shouldersurgeryafterthe UNCgamelastyearandused amedicalredshirt…Is100 percentnow…Anexplosive, powerfulprospectwhoneeds toplayfastallofthetime… Canbealittlebittentative whenmakingdecisions,butcan reallygoonceeverythinggets processed. DEMETRIUS TAYLOR (R-So.) – Wasmovedfromlinebackerto adddepth…Isn'tquitewhere heneedstobeyet,buthas goodenoughabilitiestoget there,andthespringshowedit wasagoodmove. JOHN GRAVES (R-Fr.) – Provedinthespringthat he'sathleticenoughtobe abackupdefensiveend,but isinthemixatdefensive tackle…Hastheability toplayatbothpositions, andlikelywill…Canbea forceinside,butneedsto gettothepointwherehe isinstinctiveandturningit loose. CORDARROW THOMPSON (R-So.) –Hadaprettygood springandwillbattlewith Gravesasthefourthtackle …Sawregularactionlast season,playinginevery gameandrecording14 tacklesandtwosacks.
No. 43 59 47 49 91 90 99 55 75 56 95 No. Name Cl. Pos. JasonWorilds........... r-Fr......... DE BarryBooker............ r-Sr......... DT . NekosBrown............ So.......... DE . . ChrisEllis ................ r-Sr......... DE . JohnGraves............. r-Fr.... DT/DE . OrionMartin............. r-Jr......... DE CarltonPowell.......... r-Sr......... DT . DarylRobertson........ r-Fr......... DT KoryRobertson......... r-Sr......... DT DemetriusTaylor....... r-So........ DE CordarrowThompson.. r-So........ DT Name Cl. Pos. KwamaineBattle....... Fr........... DT . CourtneyPrince........ Fr........... DT . . JustinYoung............ Fr........... DE .
Returners
Newcomers
Orion Martin
Headlines
Key loss: Defensiveend NolandBurchette Key returnees:Chris Ellis, Carlton Powell and Barry Booker –Otherthanmaybe thereceivingcorps,the defensivelineisthemost experiencedgrouponthe team.Thistrioofredshirt seniorshascombinedfora totalof247tackles,49.5 tacklesforloss,and18sacks throughouttheircareers. Battle to watch: End– Orion Martin, Nekos Brown andJason Worilds (formerly Adjepong)willallcompete forBurchette'soldrole.Each ofthemwillplay,butthe starterwillbedetermined byhowtheyareworkingand performingonaweek-toweekbasis. Spring Standout: The coachesthoughtOrion Martinshowedalotof character,andhe'shungry tostartattheendposition. Theysayhisworkethic isunmatched,andthey wereimpressedwithhis consistencyandthewayhe approachedthespring.
Defensive Tackle
CARLTON POWELL (R-Sr.) –A physicalguyatthepointof attackwhoalwaysplayshard …Isalotmoreathleticthan issometimesgivencreditfor, andisalwaysrunningtothe football…Couldincrease hispassrushability…Will beleanedonasasenior,and coacheswerepleasedwithhis effortandleadershipinthe spring. BARRY BOOKER (R-Sr.) – Surprisedcoacheswithhis stellarjunioryear…Wonthe startingjobinthespringayear ago…Canuseanathletic, finesseapproach,buthas gottenalotstrongeratthe pointofattack…Coacheslike hisworkethicandhisday-todayapproach…Isgreatin spaceandcanrushthepasser. KORY ROBERTSON (R-Sr.) –Has thecapabilitytobeastarter, butneedstoconsistentlystep upandbeatsomebodyout insteadofbeingcontentasa backup…Agiftedathletewith greatexplosiveness,footwork, quicknessandpower…Excites coachesbecausehekeepstaking stepsandimproving,andhas theabilitytobeanationally knownguyifheplaysuptohis potential.
Coach Wiles on the Defensive Line
"Anytimeyou'vegotexperiencecomingback,that'sapositive.I thinkwe'vegotareallycompetitivesituationgoingon.We'vegot plentyofguyswhocandevelopintobig-timefootballplayers,and we'regoingtoplayeightorninedefensivelinemen.I'mveryexcited aboutthestepswemadeduringthespring,andhowhungryweare. Everybody'sreadytoplayonSaturdays,butit'sduringthewinter, springandsummerthattheworkgoesintobeingcompetitiveatthis level.Ifwecanstayhealthy,we'vegotachancetobereallygoodup front."
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Headlines
Key loss:WhipBrenden Hill Key returnees: Linebackers Vince Hall and Xavier Adibi–BudFosterthinks theycouldbothbeinthe mixfortheButkusAward. Hallhasmademoretackles (304)thananyplayerinthe ACCsincetheHokiesjoined theleaguethreeyearsago, whileAdibiisTech'sactive leaderintheturnovergame (6INT,1FR,4FF). Battle to watch: Backup Whip–Cam Martin begins fallpracticesecondonthe depthchart,butCody Grimm isacloseNo.3.Thetwo tradedspotsthroughoutthe spring,andthewinnerwill definitelyseeplayingtime whentheseasonstarts. Spring standout:Purnell Sturdivanthadagreat off-seasonandearnedthe ExcaliburAward—the highesthonorgiveninthe weightroom.Hecarried thatontothefield,andthe coacheswereproudofthe wayheimproved.
No. 11 6 82 13 26 9 52 41 45 33 No. Name Cl. Pos. XavierAdibi ............. r-Sr........ILB . AndrewBowman ....... r-Jr........ILB . StevenFriday ........... r-Fr....... OLB . CoreyGordon............ r-Sr....... OLB CodyGrimm.............. r-So...... OLB VinceHall................ r-Sr........ILB JonasHouseright....... r-Jr........ILB CamMartin .............. r-So...... OLB . MarkMuncey............ r-Fr........ILB . PurnellSturdivant...... r-Jr........ILB BrettWarren............. r-Jr........ILB Name Cl. Pos. QuillieOdom ............ Fr........... LB . . HunterOvens ........... Fr........... LB . . BarquellRivers ......... Fr........... LB . . AlonzoTweedy.......... Fr........... LB .
Returners
Newcomers
dependableandsteadyguywhocan betrusted. MARK MUNCEY (R-Fr.) –Awalk-on withoutadefinedrole,buthada greatoff-seasonandshowedabig improvementfromayearago… Willworkatbothmikeandbacker.
Corey Gordon
istrusted…Knowswhattodo, butneedstoworkhardathis physicalabilitiestobeableto doit. XAVIER ADIBI (R-Sr.) –Combines withHalltomakethebesttandem oflinebackersinFoster'stenure …Possessesalloftheabilities, butcanaffordtogetphysically stronger…Hasgreatspeedtogo withgoodcoverageandblitzing ability…Hasaknackforbeing aroundthefootballandcreating bigplays…Tidiedupalotof
thingsinthespring,includinghis keyreads. PURNELL STURDIVANT (R-Jr.) – Wasoneofthemostimproved duringthespring…Has becomemorecomfortablewith understandingthepositionand notlettinghismindtieuphis feet. JONAS HOUSERIGHT (R-Jr.) –A hardworkerwhoshouldexcel onspecialteams…Isvery intelligentwithahighfootball IQ…Needstogetstronger…A
Whip
Backer
The Players
Mike
VINCE HALL (R-Sr.) –AfirstteamAll-ACCselectionayearago afterleadingtheleagueintackles …Acompletelinebackerwho canstillimprove…Fostersays he'sthebestLBinhis20years, andprobablyoneofthebestin Techhistory…Hasincomparable visionandinstincts…Hasgreat quicknessandanoseforthe football. BRETT WARREN (R-Jr.) –Made themostimprovementofanyLB lastspringandsummer,andhad anotheroutstandingspringin 2007…Usedamedicalredshirt afterhurtinghisfootvs.UNC… Hasgottenbetterinthecoverage game…Shouldbethetop backuptoHall. ANDREW BOWMAN (R-Jr.) –A smartandintelligentplayerwho
COREY GORDON (R-Sr.) –Backed upBrendenHilllastyearandenters fallpracticeasthestarteraftera verygoodandconsistentspring …Needstohavebetterawareness andreactiontotheplaysunfolding beforehim…Doesagoodjobonce hereacts,butneedstocompute theinformationquicker. CAM MARTIN (R-So.) –Ismoving fromfreesafety,andwillonlyget betterwithmorereps…Ended thespringsecondonthedepth chart,andalongwithCodyGrimm, isrightonGordon'sheels…Is veryintelligentandpicksthingsup quickly. CODY GRIMM (R-So.) –Played whiponthescoutteamandwas amongtheACCleadersinspecial teamstackles…Intriguesthe coachesandtheywanttoseewhat hecandowithalotofreps…Has agoodfootballIQtogowithgood quicknessandspeed. STEVEN FRIDAY (R-Fr.) –Was movedfromdefensiveendbecause hewastoolight…Itwillbeanew experienceforhimashehasalways playeddownasarusher…Has greatstrengthandmovedaround wellforadefensiveend…Willbe agoodwhip,buthasalottolearn.
Coach Foster on the Linebackers
"Allinall,Ithoughtwemadegoodimprovement.Obviously,Ifeel goodaboutthereturnofVinceHallandXavierAdibi,butthebiggest focusforuswastocreatealittlebitofdepthatthatposition,andI thinkwedidthat.IreallyfeelgoodaboutBrettWarrenandPurnell Sturdivant,andIthinktheygiveusqualitydepththatwecanwin with.Weneededtogetthemuptoparwheretheycouldkeepus competingatahighlevelshouldtheybecalledupon,andIthinkwe closedthegapinthatregard."
Coach Foster on the Defense
"Asanoveralldefense,Iwaspleasedwithoureffort.We'vegoteight starterscomingbackwhohavebeenreallygoodfootballplayersfor us,butwereallytargetedcreatingsomedepth.Ifwestartoffthe fallwhereweleftoffinthespring,we'regoingtobeingoodhands. Wewould'velikedtohavegottenthatlastweekofpracticeintosee howtheyoungguyswouldrespondto40,000peopleinthestandsat thespringgame,butIfeelconfidentaboutthemandIthinkwe'llbe ingoodshapewhenit'sallsaidanddone."
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The Players
BRANDON FLOWERS (R-Jr.) –A returningthird-teamAPAllAmericanwholedtheACCwith 21passesdefended…Wasn't entirelyhealthyduringspringdue toanankleinjurysustainedinthe Chick-fil-ABowl,butwillbegood togocomeAugust…Needsto stayhungryandfocuseddespite therecognitionhe'sreceived… Alreadygoodateverything,needs tokeepworkingtobegreatat everything. STEPHAN VIRGIL (So.) –Gained someexperienceonspecial teams,andheadsintothefall asFlowers'backup…Tooksome timetounderstandcoveragesand adjustments,butayearofsitting inthemeetingroomwillgivehim ahead-startonthatwhenfall comesaround…Coacheslikedthe wayheprogressedinthespring.
Boundary Corner
Headlines
Key losses: RoversAaron RouseandCaryWade Key returnee: Cornerback Brandon Flowers –Heis thelatestinarecentlineof All-Americadefensivebacks (AnthonyMidget,Ronyell Whitaker,DeAngeloHall, JimmyWilliams),butisthe firsttoreturnfollowingthe honorsinceWhitakerin2001, andthefirstevertodoso withtworemainingyearsof eligibility. Battle to watch:IfRoland Minor staysfocusedinthe classroom,heisasupertalentedguywhowillcontend withStephan Virgilforthe thirdcornerbackspot. Spring standout: Macho Harris wasthemost consistentguyfromthefirst practicetothelastpractice, andhereallymadeaneffortto getbetterfromamentaland techniquestandpoint.Kam Chancellor wasalsoapleasant surpriseinhisfirstworkouts asarover. RASHAD CARMICHAEL (R-Fr.) – Redshirtedlastyearandisstill learningtheposition…Performed verywellonthescoutteam, andisdoingagoodjobinthe strengthandconditioningprogram …Hasshownalotofleadership qualities,andhasgreatspeed.
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Name Cl. Pos. RashadCarmichael.... r-Fr......... CB . KamChancellor......... So........ ROV . MarioEdwards .......... r-Fr......... FS . BrandonFlowers ....... r-Jr......... CB . VictorHarris............. Jr........... CB . RolandMinor............ r-Sr......... CB D.J.Parker............... Sr........... FS DorianPorch ............ r-So...... ROV . MattReidy................ r-Fr....... ROV StephanVirgil .......... So.......... CB . .
Returners
D.J. Parker
Field Corner
VICTOR "MACHO" HARRIS (Jr.) –Astarterwholedtheteam withfourinterceptionsayear ago…Progressedtremendously lastseason,andtookanother stepforwardinthespring… Coachescouldseehimstarting tounderstandthegameandget betterastheyearwenton…An exceptionaltalent,butcanstill improveonsomeofthemental nuancesofthegame…Asolid tacklerandverygoodplaymaker whentheopportunitypresents itself.
ROLAND MINOR (R-Sr.) – Startedin2005butmissedthe firsthalfof2006duetoawrist injurysustainedinacaraccident …Handledhisinjuryrecovery prettywell,butitlimitedhow aggressivehecouldbewithhis hand,thustakingawaysomeof hisconfidence…Wasfullyhealed bythebowlpractices,whichwas whenhefinallystartedtobuy intohisnewbackuprole,letloose andplayfootball.
No. Name Cl. Pos. CrisHill................... Fr........... CB . . . DavonMorgan .......... Fr........... FS
Newcomers
theweightroom,butstillneeds topickupthementalpartofthe game…Thefreesafetyposition demandsleadershipandcomfort inmakingcallsandchecks,and hereallygotbetteranddidsome goodthingsasthespringwenton.
Rover
Free Safety
D.J. PARKER (Sr.) –Astarterwho didagreatjoblastseason… Coachesknowhe'salwaysgoing tobeconsistent,andtheylooked tohimforleadershipamongthe defensivebacks…Embraced hisroleasaleader,andcoaches appreciatedhowhehandledthe group…Asasenior,willbe expectedtobemoreofateam leaderasopposedtostrictlya secondaryleader. MARIO EDWARDS (R-Fr.) – Anotherredshirtwhohasshown someabilityandawillingness totackle…Hasworkedhardin
KAM CHANCELLOR (So.) –Moved toroverfromcornerback,where hebackedupBrandonFlowersas afreshman…Startedonthree specialteamsunits…Didagreat jobinthespringandshowedan impressivelevelofabilityatsuch anearlystageintheposition change…Madeplentyofeyeopeningplays. DORIAN PORCH (R-So.) –Is themostexperiencedreturnee atrover…Didn'tgetalotof playingtimehavingservedbehind AaronRouseandCaryWade, butgotalotofpracticetime andshouldbenefitfromthat… Improvedinthespring,butneeds todevelopconsistency.
Coach Gray on the Defensive Backs
"Ithoughtthespringwentwellforthefirstgroup—Brandon Flowers,MachoHarrisandD.J.Parker—theguyswhohadlotsof experienceafterlastseason.Thoseguysareinsync,andtheyknow whatmyexpectationsarewithpracticesandmeetings.Ireallyliked thewaythattheyapproachedthings.Theyoungerguysstillhave awaystogo,butIthinkStephanVirgilcouldendupbeingasolid backupforus,andIwaspleasedwithMarioEdwardsasafreesafety."
Coach Cavanaugh on the Rovers & Whips
"Atleastatthestartoftheseason,Iseeususingtwoguysatboth roverandwhip.Ifweplayedtomorrow,KamChancellorwouldstart thegameatrover,butDorianPorchwouldalsoplay.Itwouldbe similarwiththewhips.Lastyear,BrendenHillplayedthewhole game,andIdon'tseethathappeningagain.CoreyGordonwould start,andwhoeverendsupatNo.2wouldplayaswell.Iwanted toestablishadepthchartwithmyguys,andIthinkI'vedonethat toadegree.Ifyoucameinandaskedthemwheretheystandright now,IthinktheycouldtellyouthesamethingsthatI'mthinking."
Dorian Porch
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Headlines
Key losses: KickerBrandon Pace,punter/holderNic Schmittandlongsnapper NickLeeson Key returnee: Punt/ kick returner Eddie Royal –Hehasbeentheprimary returnerforthreeyearsnow, andmadetheAll-ACCsecond teamasaspecialistin2006. Heisjust31yardsshyof becomingTech'sall-time leaderinpuntreturnyards, andjust388yardsshyinthe kickreturndepartment. Battle to watch:Placekicker–Jud Dunlevyand Jared Develliwillcompete forPace'soldduties.Dunlevy hasanedgeafterservingas thejayveekickerforthree seasonsandgettingalot ofworkinthespring,but Devellihashonedhislegas thekickoffguyonthebig stage. Spring standout: Brent Bowden hadagreatspring notonlypuntingtheball, butalsofieldingerratic snapsandgettingridofthe ballinaquickfashion.
Coach Beamer on the Special Teams
"Ithinkwe'vegotastronggroupofkickers.Theshortened springprobablyhurtusmoreinthekickinggamethan anywhereelse,becauseweliketobuildupourkicking slowlyduringthespringuntilitallculminateswiththe springgame.That'swhenitwould'vebeenapressure-filled situation,becausewe'dbeperforminginfrontofother peopleasopposedtojustourselvesduringpractice.We've gotgoodsnappersandkickers,buttheonlythingwelackis theexperienceofgettingitdoneinfrontofpeoplewhenit counts.However,I'mveryconfidentthatwe'llbeOKbecause ourguyshavekickedinpracticealot."
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Name Cl. Pos. BrentBowden........... r-So..........P JaredDevelli............. Sr........... PK JudDunlevy............. r-Sr......... PK JacobGardner .......... r-Fr......... DS . DustinKeys.............. r-So........ PK ScottKing................ Sr........... DS BartMcMillin............ r-Sr......... DS BrianSaunders ......... r-Fr..... P/QB . MattWaldron............ r-Fr......... PK
Returners
No. Name Cl. Pos. CollinCarroll ............ Fr........ DS/C . .
Newcomers
The Players
Place-kickers
JUD DUNLEVY (R-Sr.) –Leads thechargefortheFG/PATduties followingspringpractice,and theonlythinghelacksisgame experienceandtheconfidence thatcomesfromit…Haskicked onthejayveeteamforthree seasonsandnaileda51-yard, game-winning,last-secondfield goalagainstHargravein2005… Hehasalsokickedoffsparingly forthevarsity. JARED DEVELLI (Sr.) – Didn't kickmuchduringthespringas hedealtwithlingeringeffectsof herniasurgery…Hasbeenthe primarykickoffguyfortheHokies forthelastthreeseasons,and was0-for-1onFGattemptsin 2006.
Brent Bowden
BART McMILLIN (R-Sr.) – Isabit erraticattimes,butshouldtake overforNickLeesonasthelong snapper…Hasdressedforevery gamefortwoyears,buthasyetto seegameaction. JACOB GARDNER (R-Fr.) –Will workasalongsnapperafter practicingasadefensivelineman lastyear…Hisbrothersnaps atVirginia…Mustworkathis protectionfollowingthesnap.
DUSTIN KEYS (R-So.) and MATT WALDRON (R-So.) –Apairof walk-onswhoshowedability andwillcontinuetocompete.
GRANT THROCKMORTON (R-Sr.) – Hasworkedatquarterbackinthe past,butmissed2006witha brokenankle…Hasaconfident wayabouthim,andhasservedasa backupholderinthepast. BRENT BOWDEN (R-So.) – A logicaloptionsinceSchmittwas thepunter/holder…Hasheldfor DunlevyandDevelliinpractice games…Isusedtocatchingsnaps forhispuntingduties.
Holders
Punters
BRENT BOWDEN (R-So.) –Has beentheNo.2punterforthe pasttwoyears,buthasyetto seegameaction…Entersthe fallasthestarterafterhavinga greatall-aroundspring…Has exceptionaltalentandcouldbe verygoodoncehegetsintothe grooveofthegame. BRIAN SAUNDERS (r-Fr.) –A walk-onwhoalsoworksasa scoutteamquarterback…Was betterinthespringthanhewas inthefall…ImpressedCoach Beamer,wholooksforwardto seeingwhathedoesthisfall.
Kickoffs
JUD DUNLEVY (R-Sr.) and JARED DEVELLI (Sr.) –Havecompeted forthejobinthepast,andwill continuetodoso…Devellihas theedge,havinghandledmostof thekickoffsforthreeyears,butwas limitedinthespringafterhaving herniasurgeryinDecemberand missingthebowlgame.
Returners
Snappers
Jud Dunlevy
SCOTT KING (Sr.) –Handled allshortsnappingdutieslast season,andwillcontinuetodo so…Coacheshavebeenreally pleasedwithhisworkhabits …Mayfigureintothelong snappingcompetitionaswell.
EDDIE ROYAL (Sr.), JOSH MORGAN (Sr.) and VICTOR "MACHO" HARRIS (Jr.) –Allthreecould sharedutiesinthefall…Royalhas ledtheteaminkickoffandpunt returnyardageforthreestraight seasons,butMorganhadacareerhighinkickoffreturnyardagelast year,andHarrisbeganworkingasa returnmaninpracticelastyear.
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Hokie Preseason Rosters
Roster changes are expected before the season opens. An updated roster will be available from the Athletics Communications Office prior to the season. No. 11 59 8 97 6 71 76 47 21 17 27 57 79 98 80 92 23 49 18 82 7 13 40 64 91 69 26 9 81 1 66 12 89 19 42 61 38 20 Name XavierAdibi JeffBeyer BarryBooker GregBoone BrentBowden AndrewBowman AaronBrown DuaneBrown NekosBrown ChadCarlson RashadCarmichael KamChancellor JahreCheeseman RonCooper ClarkCrum EricDavis PaulDebnam JaredDevelli BrandonDillard JudDunlevy MarioEdwards ChrisEllis MattFinnegan BrandonFlowers StevenFriday JacobGardner SeanGlennon CoreyGordon BillyGorham RichardGraham JohnGraves HiveraGreen CodyGrimm VinceHall JustinHarper VictorHarris BrandonHolland CoryHolt JonasHouseright JoshHyman KennyJefferson NickKaminski DustinKeys ScottKing ElanLewis KennyLewis,Jr. vl 3 - 2 1 - - - 3 1 - - 1 - - - - - 3 - - - 3 - 2 - - 2 3 1 - - - 1 3 3 2 - 2 1 3 - - - 1 - 1 Pos LB QB DT TE P LB OT OT DE DE CB ROV TB CB OT OG FL PK FL PK FS DE FL CB LB DS QB LB FB OG DT/DE OG LB LB SE CB OG QB LB FL FB C PK DS TB TB DOB 10/18/84 8/11/88 11/13/85 9/14/86 5/21/87 3/6/86 3/16/88 8/30/85 2/18/88 12/11/86 9/9/88 4/3/88 1/11/87 12/28/87 2/22/88 5/23/87 10/13/87 12/28/85 2/3/87 10/9/84 7/14/88 2/11/85 7/28/85 2/18/86 8/9/86 8/29/85 9/5/85 6/9/84 3/11/85 3/30/87 6/25/87 8/1/87 2/26/87 12/3/84 2/24/85 2/16/86 4/1/86 6/17/85 5/17/85 4/18/83 7/9/87 2/17/88 2/6/86 8/26/85 5/7/86 10/13/84 Ht. 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-6 6-5 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-7 6-7 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-5 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-6 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-0 5-11 5-9 6-4 6-2 6-0 5-8 5-9 Wt. 219 218 277 285 205 240 322 302 241 239 182 219 203 181 280 329 195 230 176 189 214 257 195 192 218 243 227 226 243 295 273 312 203 238 195 195 322 225 205 193 223 270 195 265 233 193 Cl. r-Sr. So. r-Sr. r-So. r-So. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Sr. So. r-So. r-Fr. So. r-So. So. r-Fr. r-So. So. Sr. r-So. r-Sr. r-Fr. r-Sr. r-So. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-So. r-Jr. r-Sr. Sr. r-So. r-Fr. r-So. r-So. r-Sr. Sr. Jr. So. r-Jr. r-Jr. r-Sr. r-So. r-Fr. r-So. Sr. r-So. So. Hometown Hampton,Va. Fairfax,Va. Amherst,Va. Chesapeake,Va. Centreville,Va. GlenAllen,Va. Cincinnati,Ohio Richmond,Va. Brandywine,Md. Poquoson,Va. Clinton,Md. Norfolk,Va. Voorhees,N.J. Richmond,Va. Dublin,Ohio Lorton,Va. Farmville,Va. Sterling,Va. Martinsville,Va. RoanokeRapids,N.C. Atlanta,Ga. Hampton,Va. Yorktown,Va. DelrayBeach,Fla. Hampton,Va. Wytheville,Va. Centreville,Va. Gainesville,Fla. Franconia,Va. Richmond,Va. Richmond,Va. Conway,S.C. Fairfax,Va. Chesapeake,Va. Catawba,N.C. HighlandSprings,Va. Roanoke,Va. Lexington,N.C. GateCity,Va. Chesapeake,Va. PortTobacco,Md. BollingAFB,D.C. Stafford,Va. Radford,Va. Hampton,Va. Danville,Va. High School Phoebus W.T.Woodson Amherst OscarSmith Westfield Hermitage Princeton Hermitage ThomasStone Poquoson GwynnPark Maury Eastern Meadowbrook Scioto WestSpringfield PrinceEdwardCounty ParkView Bassett RoanokeRapids Westlake Bethel Grafton Atlantic Phoebus GeorgeWythe Westfield Gainesville RobertE.Lee St.Christopher's Meadowbrook Conway Oakton WesternBranch Bandys HighlandSprings Northside Lexington GateCity DeepCreek DeMathaCatholic BishopO'Connell BrookePoint Radford Phoebus GeorgeWashington H.S. Coach BillDee GerryPannoni ScottAbell RichardMorgan TomVerbanic PatrickKane BrianDodds PatrickKane SteveLindsey DonWard DannyHayes DealtonCotton DanSpittal BillBowles KarlJohnson BillRenner TerrenceEdmonds CharliePierce JamesGilbert TimBennett DallasAllen TracyParker DavidWalton ChrisBean BillDee DonniePruitt TomVerbanic RickSwain GerryPannoni PaulPadalino BillBowles ChuckJordan PeteBendorf LewJohnston RandyLowman ScottBurton JimHickam BillyHunt NicColobro DavidCox BillMcGregor SteveTrimble JeffBerry NormLineburg BillDee EverettWoods
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1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 VictorHarris....................CB JoshMorgan.................... SE IkeWhitaker....................QB EddieRoyal..................... FL AndrewBowman............... LB SeanGlennon..................QB . GregBoone..................... TE . VinceHall....................... LB . XavierAdibi..................... LB CoryHolt........................QB . CoreyGordon................... LB GrantThrockmorton...... QB/H RolandMinor...................CB ZachLuckett.................... SE KamChancellor.............. ROV BrandonFlowers...............CB JoshHyman .................... FL . KennyLewis,Jr................ TB 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 33 35 38 39 40 41 42 43 RashadCarmichael ...........CB . StephanVirgil..................CB MarioEdwards.................. FS DorianPorch.................. ROV D.J.Parker...................... FS . CodyGrimm..................... LB JahreCheeseman.............. TB BrandenOre .................... TB . DevinRadford.................. TB JoshOglesby.................... TB BrettWarren.................... LB DustinPickle................... TB ElanLewis....................... TB CarltonWeatherford.......... FB BillyGorham ................... FB . CamMartin...................... LB KennyJefferson............... FB JasonWorilds..................DE . 44 45 47 49 51 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 64 66 67 69 70 DevinPerez..................... FB PurnellSturdivant ............ LB . NekosBrown....................DE ChrisEllis........................DE MattWelsh......................OG BartMcMillin...................DS DarylRobertson............... DT . DemetriusTaylor..............DE . ClarkCrum....................... OT RyanShuman.....................C BarryBooker ................... DT . BeauWarren......................C ScottKing.......................DS RichardGraham................OG BrandonHolland..............OG . NickMarshman ................OG . HiveraGreen....................OG SergioRender..................OG . 71 75 76 77 79 80 81 82 83 87 88 89 90 91 92 95 97 98 99 AaronBrown ................... OT . KoryRobertson................ DT . DuaneBrown................... OT EdWang ......................... OT . EricDavis........................OG BrandonDillard................ FL JustinHarper................... SE StevenFriday................... LB SamWheeler.................... TE PrinceParker................... SE . AndreSmith.................... TE . JonasHouseright ............. LB . OrionMartin....................DE JohnGraves ............... DT/DE . JudDunlevy....................PK . CordarrowThompson......... DT BrentBowden....................P JaredDevelli ...................PK . CarltonPowell ................. DT .
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Name WillAlvarez KwamaineBattle JaymesBrooks CollinCarroll DannyCoale BlakeDeChristopher ChrisDrager DarrenEvans CrisHill AndrewLanier KhalilLatif DavonMorgan GregNosal QuillieOdom HunterOvens KendrickPressley CourtneyPrince BarquellRivers TyrodTaylor PatrickTerry D.J.Thomas AlonzoTweedy JustinYoung Name ZachLuckett NickMarshman CamMartin OrionMartin BartMcMillin BarrettMears RolandMinor JoshMorgan MarkMuncey JoshOglesby BrandenOre D.J.Parker PrinceParker DevinPerez DustinPickle DorianPorch CarltonPowell DevinRadford MichaelReid MattReidy SergioRender TimRichardson DarylRobertson KoryRobertson EddieRoyal BrianSaunders RyanShuman AndreSmith PurnellSturdivant JacobSykes DemetriusTaylor CordarrowThompson GrantThrockmorton StephanVirgil MattWaldron EdWang BeauWarren BrettWarren CarltonWeatherford MattWelsh SamWheeler IkeWhitaker JasonWorilds KennyYounger vl - 2 1 2 - - 3 3 - - 2 3 - - 1 1 3 - - - 1 - - 2 3 - 1 - 2 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 1 - 1 1 - - Pos OT DT OG DS/C FL T TE TB CB TE OG FS TE LB LB ATH DT LB QB SE TB LB DE Pos SE OG LB DE DS C CB SE LB TB TB FS SE FB TB ROV DT TB SE ROV OG LB DT DT FL QB/P C TE LB FL DE DT QB/H CB PK OT C LB FB OG TE QB DE FB DOB 6/11/89 8/24/89 7/31/89 5/24/89 6/27/88 9/8/88 8/23/88 11/9/88 8/29/89 2/14/89 10/7/89 1/28/89 4/25/89 5/7/89 11/3/88 8/5/89 6/13/89 12/19/88 8/3/89 11/12/88 3/28/89 7/27/89 11/21/89 DOB 12/8/87 2/13/85 4/19/87 9/2/85 2/25/85 2/22/88 8/1/84 6/20/85 11/27/85 9/23/88 2/17/86 4/18/85 12/21/87 6/1/85 7/16/86 3/16/87 8/14/85 1/13/88 9/28/87 1/8/87 9/13/86 2/16/87 7/15/88 12/12/84 5/21/86 2/23/88 7/8/86 9/26/88 3/19/86 4/27/88 11/22/86 10/2/87 10/27/84 4/3/87 10/16/87 3/12/87 12/31/87 3/7/85 1/5/85 9/12/84 5/27/86 6/5/87 3/3/88 5/11/88 Ht. 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-6 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-5 Ht. 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-5 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-3 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-5 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-1 5-11 Wt. 315 260 290 260 200 310 235 217 190 250 280 190 255 205 220 170 252 185 185 180 175 185 255 Wt. 217 355 216 255 230 282 203 216 225 212 207 190 224 248 185 200 301 190 201 219 320 233 296 338 181 212 309 256 230 187 247 325 213 185 186 309 275 230 227 303 258 231 261 227 Cl. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Cl. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-So. r-Jr. r-Sr. r-Fr. r-Sr. Sr. r-So. Fr. r-Jr. Sr. r-Fr. r-Jr. Jr. r-So. r-Sr. r-Fr. Jr. So. So. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-Sr. Sr. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Jr. Fr. r-So. r-So. r-Sr. So. r-Fr. r-So. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-Sr. r-Jr. r-So. r-So. r-Fr. So. Hometown Woodbridge,Va. SpringHope,N.C. NewportNews,Va. Hopkins,Minn. Lexington,Va. Midlothian,Va. JeffersonHills,Pa. Indianapolis,Ind. Richmond,Va. Moore,S.C. Chesterfield,Va. Richmond,Va. VirginiaBeach,Va. Manassas,Va. Bradenton,Fla. Sumter,S.C. Mitchellville,Md. Wadesboro,N.C. Hampton,Va. SouthBoston,Va. Ashland,Va. Richmond,Va. Germantown,Md. Hometown MaysLanding,N.J. Harrisonburg,Va. Martinsville,Va. Martinsville,Va. Bristol,Tenn. Richmond,Va. Washington,D.C. Washington,D.C. Tazewell,Va. Garner,N.C. Chesapeake,Va. Hampton,Va. Norfolk,Va. Sparta,N.J. Salem,Va. Calhoun,Ga. Chesapeake,Va. Fayetteville,NC Martinsville,Va. Gaithersburg,Md. Newnan,Ga. Hampton,Va. Bedford,Va. Martinsville,Va. Herndon,Va. Roseland,Va. ForkUnion,Va. Germantown,Md. Norfolk,Va. Goldsboro,N.C. VirginiaBeach,Va. Stafford,Va. Wytheville,Va. RockyMount,N.C. Oakfield,N.Y. Ashburn,Va. Clifton,Va. Clifton,Va. Danville,Va. Clifton,Va. Blacksburg,Va. Germantown,Md. Carteret,N.J. Richmond,Va. High School C.D.Hylton SouthernNash Denbigh Edina Episcopal CloverHill ThomasJefferson WarrenCentral HighlandSprings Dorman Manchester Varina Kellam OsbournPark CardinalMooney Sumter GwynnPark AnsonCounty Hampton HalifaxCounty PatrickHenry Hermitage Northwest High School HolySpirit TurnerAshby GeorgeWashington GeorgeWashington Tennessee MillsE.Godwin H.D.Woodson H.D.Woodson Tazewell Garner IndianRiver Phoebus Maury PopeJohnXXIII Salem GordonCentral GreatBridge E.E.Smith Martinsville Damascus Newnan Hampton Liberty MagnaVista Westfield NelsonCounty ForkUnion SenecaValley LakeTaylor Goldsboro Kellam NorthStafford GeorgeWythe RockyMount Oakfield-Alabama StoneBridge Centreville Centreville Tunstall Centreville Blacksburg Northwest Carteret MillsGodwin H.S. Coach LouSorrentino BrianFoster TracyHarrod KimNelson MarkGowin SeanO'Hare BillCherpak SteveTutsie ScottBurton DaveGutshall TomHall GaryChilcoat ChrisDewitt BrianBeaty MikeDowling PaulSorrells DannyHayes JodyGroom MikeSmith JohnLacyHarris RayLong,Jr. PatrickKane RandyTrivers H.S. Coach BillWalsh JoeTaylor DanNewell EverettWoods GregStubbs WillKitchen GregFuller GregFuller BobbyWyatt NelsonSmith CadillacHarris BillDee DealtonCotton VicPaternostro StephenMagenbauer BillLong NoblePalmer MiltonButts TaylorEdwards DanMakosy RobertHerring MikeSmith ChrisWatts JoeBeckelheimer TomVerbanic TimCrawford MickeySullivan FredKim HankSawyer MauriceJackson ChrisDeWitt EricCooke DonniePruitt B.W.Holt JohnDowd MickeyThompson MikeSkinner MikeSkinner BuddyBrown MikeSkinner DaveCrist RandyTrivers BobMolarz WillKitchen
No. 16 67 41 90 54 15 2 30 28 25 87 44 35 24 99 29 70 55 75 4 58 88 45 56 95 14 22 77 60 33 39 51 83 3 43
also attended Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) also attended Fork Union Military Academy (Va.) also attended Hargrave (one semester) and Norfolk State University (one semester) also attended Penn State University
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Preseason Depth Chart
The depth chart is subject to change.
Offense (Multiple)
SE 81 JustinHarper(6-4,204,Sr.) 2 JoshMorgan(6-1,219,Sr.) TE 8 GregBoone(6-3,281,r-So.) 83 SamWheeler(6-3,252,r-So.) LT LG D 76 DuaneBrown(6-5,310,r-Sr.) 71 AaronBrown(6-6,300,r-Fr.) 67 NickMarshman(6-5,351,r-Jr.) 51 MattWelsh(6-4,295,r-Jr.) 58 RyanShuman(6-3,318,r-Jr.) 60 BeauWarren(6-3,275,r-Fr.)
Defense (4-3)
DE 49 ChrisEllis(6-5,260,r-Sr.) 47 NekosBrown(6-2,240,So.) DT 99 CarltonPowell(6-2,294,r-Sr.) 75 KoryRobertson(6-2,335,r-Sr.) DT 59 BarryBooker(6-4,280,r-Sr.) 95 CordarrowThompson(6-2,334,r-So.)OR 91 JohnGraves(6-3,257,r-Fr.) DE 90 OrionMartin(6-2,260,r-Jr.) 43 JasonWorilds(6-1,245,r-Fr.) OLB 13 CoreyGordon(6-2,226,r-Sr.) 41 CamMartin(6-1,207,r-So.) ILB 9 VinceHall(6-0,240,r-Sr.) 33 BrettWarren(6-0,227,r-Jr.) ILB 11 XavierAdibi(6-2,226,r-Sr.) 45 PurnellSturdivant(5-10,216,r-Jr.) CB 1 Victor"Macho"Harris(6-0,200,Jr.) 21 RashadCarmichael(5-10,182,r-Fr.)OR 15 RolandMinor(6-0,203,r-Sr.) FS 25 D.J.Parker(5-11,194,Sr.) 23 MarioEdwards(6-2,200,r-Fr.) ROV 17 KamChancellor(6-4,217,So.) 24 DorianPorch(5-11,203,r-So.) CB 18 BrandonFlowers(5-10,190,r-Jr.) 22 StephanVirgil(5-11,185,So.) Barry Booker P 97 BrentBowden(6-2,197,r-So.) 13 BrianSaunders(6-0,200,r-Fr.)
RG 70 SergioRender(6-3,320,So.) 64 RichardGraham(6-6,290,r-So.) RT 77 EdWang(6-5,304,r-So.) 57 ClarkCrum(6-7,280,r-Fr.) TB 28 BrandenOre(5-11,202,r-Jr.) 20 KennyLewis,Jr.(5-9,195,So.) FB 39 CarltonWeatherford(5-10,230,r-Sr.) 42 KennyJefferson(5-9,222,r-So.) QB 7 SeanGlennon(6-4,221,r-Jr.) 3 IkeWhitaker(6-4,204,r-So.)
FL 4 EddieRoyal(5-10,181,Sr.) 19 JoshHyman(5-11,192,r-Sr.) PK 92 JudDunlevy(5-9,188,r-Sr.) 98 JaredDevelli(6-0,230,Sr.)
2006 Lettermen and Returning Starters
Total Lettermen; 61; Lost 19/Returning 42 (2006 starters in bold; starts in parentheses) Lost – 9 Noland Burchette(13) ChrisBurnett Brenden Hill(13) ChadGrimm RyanHash Aaron Rouse(11) JakePatten CaryWade(2) CoryPrice
Defense
E T OLB ILB CB ROV S
Lost – 7 Brandon Frye(11) BrandonGore(5) ZacLowe Danny McGrath (13) MasonBaggett Jesse Allen(6) DavidClowney(5)
Offense
SE TE OT OG C QB FB TB FL
Returning – 21 Chris Ellis(12) OrionMartin(1) NekosBrown Carlton Powell(13) Barry Booker(13) KoryRobertson CordarrowThompson CoreyGordon CodyGrimm Vince Hall(13) Xavier Adibi(13) JonasHouseright PurnellSturdivant Brandon Flowers(13) Macho Harris(13) RolandMinor KamChancellor StephenVirgil DorianPorch D.J. Parker(13) CamMartin
Returning – 19 Josh Morgan(11) JustinHarper(3) JoshHyman Greg Boone(9) SamWheeler(4) EdWang(5) Duane Brown(13) NickMarshman(2) Ryan Shuman(8) Sergio Render(13) Sean Glennon(13) CoryHolt IkeWhitaker CarltonWeatherford BillyGorham Branden Ore(12) KennyLewis,Jr.(1) DustinPickle Eddie Royal (9)
Lost – 3 Brandon Pace(13) Nic Schmitt(13) Nick Leeson(13)
Specialists
PK KO P DS SS
Returning – 2 Jared Develli(11) Scott King(13)
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