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AMERICA’S LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAK - 23 STRAIGHT | 11 CONFERENCE TITLES - 4-TIME ACC CHAMPS | HEAD COACH JUSTIN FUENTE
#HARDSMARTTOUGH | #LUNCHPAILD LEADS POWER 5 SINCE 1996 IN SACKS (749.0) & INTS (337) | 100% GRAD RATE OF SENIORS SINCE 2012
THE FUENTE ERA BEGINS IN BLACKSBURG
2016 SCHEDULE
Spring Game (2:30 p.m.)
LIBERTY
Tennessee (Battle at Bristol)
BOSTON COLLEGE (White Effect/Military)
EAST CAROLINA (Orange Effect/HC)
at North Carolina
at Syracuse
MIAMI (Thurs.) (Maroon Effect)
at Pittsburgh (Thurs.)
at Duke
GEORGIA TECH
at Notre Dame
VIRGINIA
4/23
9/3
9/10
9/17
9/24
10/8
10/15
10/20
10/27
11/5
11/12
11/19
11/26
Returning Starters
Offense (9)
Starters Lost
Offense (2)
42
Specialists (4)
16
Defense (7)
Letterwinners Lost
Offense (10) Defense (10)
21
Specialists (1)
6
Defense (4)
Top Rusher, Receiver & Scorer Return
RB Travon McMillian
200-1,043, 7 TDs
WR Isaiah Ford
75-1,164, 11 TDs
K Joey Slye
110 Pts (23 FGs, 41 PATs)
FRANK BEAMER LOCKER ROOM
In appreciation for his many years of service and extraordinary contributions to Virginia Tech and the
game of college football, it was announced on March
29 that the football program’s locker room has been
renamed as The Frank Beamer Locker Room.
THE FUENTE FILE
FAST FACTS
Hometown
High School
College
Playing Exp
Tulsa, Okla.
Union (1995)
Murray State (1999)
Oklahoma (1995-96)
Murray State (1997-98)
Family
Wife - Jen
Daughters - Cecilia, Caroline & Charlotte
Coaching Exp 16th season, 1st at VT
Head Coach
5th season, 1st at VT
Record at Memphis
26-23
COACHING HISTORY
2016
Virginia Tech Head Coach
2012-15 Memphis
Head Coach
2009-11 TCU Co-Offensive Coord.
Quarterbacks
2007-08 TCU
Running Backs
2004-06 Illinois St. Offensive Coord.
Quarterbacks
2001-03 Illinois St.
Quarterbacks
DEFENSE - ROV Adonis Alexander, DT Woody
Baron, DB Chuck Clark, CB Terrell Edmunds, LB
Tremaine Edmunds, DE Ken Ekanem, LB Andrew
Motuapuaka, DB Mook Reynolds, LB Anthony
Shegog
SPECIAL TEAMS - LS Eddie D’Antuono, K Joey
Slye, PR Greg Stroman
SPRING STORYLINES ABOUND AS FUENTE LEADS HOKIES
SPRING SNAPSHOT
Returning Letterwinners
Offense (17) Defense (21)
NOTABLE RETURNEES FOR 2016
OFFENSE - G Augie Conte, WR Isaiah Ford, C Eric
Gallo, TE Bucky Hodges, T Jonathan McLaughlin,
RB Travon McMillian, QB Brenden Motley, WR
Cam Phillips, FB Sam Rogers, G Wyatt Teller
2015
2014
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
• Justin Fuente enters his first season at Virginia Tech after orchestrating a dramatic turnaround at Memphis.
• Fuente groomed a trio of prolific passers in his previous two stops in Paxton Lynch (Memphis), Andy Dalton and Casey
Pachall (TCU). Who will emerge as Virginia Tech’s starting QB in 2016 is clearly the spring’s biggest question mark.
• Senior Brenden Motley is the only returning Tech QB with starting experience for the Hokies. Dwayne Lawson and walkon Jack Click are back, while JUCO transfer Jerod Evans and freshman Josh Jackson are both new members of the squad.
• Bud Foster returns for his 30th season at Tech. Foster serves as the architect of the famed Lunch Pail Defense that has
ranked in the top five among FBS teams in scoring defense on six different occasions under his direction.
• Senior DB Chuck Clark led the squad with 107 tackles (65 solo) in 2015 and senior DE Ken Ekanem paced the squad
with 4.5 sacks a year ago, while junior LB Andrew Motuapuaka had a team-high 11.5 TFLs and 73 tackles last season.
Sophomore CB Adonis Alexander led the squad with four interceptions as a true freshman.
• Offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen served as co-offensive coordinator with Fuente at Memphis, where the Tigers
averaged 38.2 ppg and 457.0 ypg of total offense over the past two seasons.
• Junior WR Isaiah Ford was a consensus All-ACC pick in 2015 after posting the best receiving season in Tech history with
75 catches for 1,164 yards (15.5 avg.) with 11 touchdowns. TE Bucky Hodges and WR Cam Phillips also return.
• Respected senior FB Sam Rogers is one of the squad’s most versatile performers. Along with an O-line that returns four
starters, he helped pave the way for RB Travon McMillian, who registered 1,043 yards and seven TDs last season.
• Special teams should continue to be a source of pride for Tech under James Shibest, who coached the nation’s top unit
at Memphis in 2014 (per ESPN’s special teams rankings). K Joey Slye is back after connecting on 23 of 30 FGs (76.7%).
• Fuente inherits a squad that finished the 2015 campaign with a 7-6 mark with five of those last six losses coming by 5.2
ppg, including a four-OT loss vs. Duke and a one-OT setback against eventual ACC Coastal Division champ, North Carolina.
BOWL/PLAYOFF TEAMS
Birmingham
Memphis
Miami Beach
Memphis
Poinsettia
TCU
Rose
TCU
Fiesta
TCU
Poinsettia
TCU
Texas
TCU
FCS Playoffs
Illinois St.
NOTABLE QB PUPILS
QB Paxton Lynch
Memphis
Completed 555 of 856 (64.8%)
of his passes for 6,807 yards with
50 TDs and 13 INTs in 2014-15.
QB Andy Dalton
TCU
Two-time Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowler
completed 63.8 percent (408 of 639)
of his passes for 5,613 yards with 50
TDs and 14 INTs at TCU (2009-10).
QB Casey Pachall
TCU
Completed 66.5 percent of his throws (228
of 343) with 25 TDs and seven INTs in 2011.
THE MEMPHIS TURNAROUND
• Compiled 19-6 record in final two
seasons at Memphis, guiding the Tigers
to back-to-back bowl berths.
• Inherited a program that went 5-31
in three years before his arrival.
• Unanimous selection as 2014
American Athletic Conference Coach
of the Year when he led Memphis to its
first conference title since 1971.
• Guided Memphis to a 15-game
winning streak that included a 37-24
win over No. 13 Ole Miss (10/17/15).
• Memphis posted a 9-3 regular
season mark in 2015, capped by a 63-0
win vs. SMU in Fuente’s finale as the
Tigers’ head coach.
• The Tigers concluded a 10-3 season
in 2014 with a 55-48 double-OT
triumph over BYU in the Miami Beach
Bowl, the first 10-win season for the
Tigers since 1938.
DID YOU KNOW?
• Finished his playing career as a QB
at Murray State, the same school that
Frank Beamer coached prior to VT.
• Threw for 470 yards and five TDs
in his final game against Kentucky
Wesleyan (11/20/99) and had a careerhigh 553 yards at Southern Illinois
(9/11/99).
• Fuente’s great grandfather, Jack,
supported his family during the Great
Depression as a professional wrestler
under the nicknames “The Spanish Red
Devil” and “Spanish Jack.”
• Current Tech assistant head coach
Galen Scott introduced Fuente
to his future wife - the former Jen
Kabbes - while Fuente and Scott were
roommates at Illinois State.
• Fuente’s coach at Tulsa’s Union HS
was Bill Blankenship, who went on to
serve as head coach at Tulsa (2011-14).
2016 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL NUMERICAL
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60
14
40
42
39
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89
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30
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11
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85
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88
81
43
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49
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31
29
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47
11
37
64
23
80
55
94
7
75
76
56
12
56
30
29
50
68
70
61
83
9
2
51
90
44
33
48
28
71
34
99
18
66
54
77
NAME
POS
Adonis Alexander
CB
Jahque Alleyne
FS
Daniel Bailey
OL
Erikk Banks
CB
Woody Baron
DT
Tavante Beckett
LB
Emmanuel Belmar
LB
Elisha Boyd
CB
Jaylen Bradshaw
WR
Xavier Burke
TE
Wright Bynum
LS
Austin Cannon
OL
Alden Carpenter
WR
C.J. Carroll
WR
Eron Carter
LB
Matt Christ
OL
Kyle Chung
OL
Chuck Clark
DB
Jack Click
QB
Augie Conte
OL
Chris Cunningham TE
Eddie D’Antuono
LS
Sean Daniel
WR
Silas Dzansi
OL
Divine Deablo
WR
Samuel Denmark
WR
Seth Dooley
DE
Chris Durkin
TE
Terrell Edmunds
ROV
Tremaine Edmunds LB
Ken Ekanem
DE
Jerod Evans
QB
Brandon Facyson
CB
Tyler Fitzgerald
WR
Reggie Floyd
DB
Isaiah Ford
WR
Coleman Fox
RB
Darius Fullwood
DE
Houshun Gaines
DE
Johnathan Galante LB
Eric Gallo
OL
Der’Woun Greene
FS
Casey Harman
TE
Jarrod Hewitt
DL
Trevon Hill
DE
Bucky Hodges
TE
Zachariah Hoyt
OL
Jarrett Hopple
OL
Sean Huelskamp
LB
Josh Jackson
QB
T.J. Jackson
OL
Jordan Jefferson
WR
DuWayne Johnson CB
Patrick Kearns
OL
Connor Kish
OL
Kevin Kish
OL
Joe Koshuta
LB
Eric Kumah
WR
Khalil Ladler
CB
Dwayne Lawson
QB
Harry Lewis
DT
Mitchell Ludwig
P
Carson Lydon
LB
Deshawn McClease RB
Mike McDonald
LB
Shai McKenzie
RB
Jonathan McLaughlin OL
Travon McMillian
RB
Vinny Mihota
DL
Raymon Minor
LB
Billy Ray Mitchell
OL
Chaska Moon
LS
Demetri Moore
OL
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NAME
Isaiah Ford
Dwayne Lawson
Tyree Rodgers
Greg Stroman
Ken Ekanem
Jerod Evans
Cam Phillips
Mook Reynolds
Bucky Hodges
Phil Patterson
Khalil Ladler
Brenden Motley
Jack Click
Houshun Gaines
Josh Jackson
Chris Durkin
Tavante Beckett
Sean Daniel
Coleman Fox
Jahque Alleyne
Raymon Minor
Chuck Clark
Deon Newsome
Reggie Floyd
Terrell Edmunds
Der’Woun Greene
Anthony Shegog
Jovonn Quillen
Ryan Palmer
Shawn Payne
Shai McKenzie
Curtis Williams
Tyler Fitzgerald
DuWayne Johnson
Eron Carter
Jordan Jefferson
Brandon Facyson
Steven Peoples
Deshawn McClease
Travon McMillian
Erikk Banks
Michael Santamaria
Adonis Alexander
Alden Carpenter
Johnathan Galante
Jaylen Bradshaw
Tyrone Thornton
Emmanual Belmar
Trey Skeens
Elisha Boyd
Marshawn Williams
Seth Dooley
Carson Lydon
Sam Rogers
Joey Slye
Darius Fullwood
D.J. Reid
Mike McDonald
Tremaine Edmunds
Patrick Kearns
Jamieon Moss
Silas Dzansi
Harry Lewis
Austin Cannon
Trent Young
Chaska Moon
Andrew Motuapuaka
Jarrod Hewitt
VL
2
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POS
WR
QB
DB
DB
DE
QB
WR
FS
TE
WR
CB
QB
QB
DE
QB
TE
LB
WR
RB
FS
LB
DB
WR
DB
ROV
FS
LB
DB
WR
CB
RB
CB
WR
CB
LB
WR
CB
FB
RB
RB
CB
K
CB
WR
LB
WR
DB
LB
FB
CB
RB
DE
LB
FB
K
DE
RB
LB
LB
OL
LB
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DT
OL
LB
LS
LB
DL
HT
6’ 2”
6’ 6”
6’ 1”
6’ 1”
6’ 3”
6’ 4”
6’ 1”
6’ 1”
6’ 7”
6’ 2”
5’ 11”
6’ 3”
6’ 3”
6’ 4”
6’ 2”
6’ 4”
6’ 0”
5’ 10”
5’ 11”
6’ 1”
6’ 2”
6’ 1”
5’ 11”
6’ 0”
6’ 1”
5’ 11”
6’ 3”
6’ 2”
6’ 2”
6’ 3”
5’ 11”
5’ 9”
5’ 9”
6’ 2”
6’ 2”
5’ 10”
6’ 2”
5’ 9”
5’ 9”
6’ 0”
5’ 10”
5’ 8”
6’ 3”
6’ 1”
5’ 9”
6’ 1”
5’ 10”
6’ 2”
6’ 0”
6’ 0”
5’ 11”
6’ 6”
6’ 2”
5’ 10”
6’ 1”
6’ 4”
6’ 1”
6’ 1”
6’ 5”
6’ 5”
6’ 2”
6’ 5”
6’ 0”
6’ 3”
5’ 10”
6’ 0”
6’ 0”
6’ 1”
WT
190
230
180
170
255
235
198
184
245
185
178
225
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207
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192
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270
270
315
212
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290
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HOMETOWN
Jacksonville, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Camden, N.J.
Bristow, Va.
Centreville, Va.
Dallas, Texas
Laurel, Md.
Greensboro, N.C.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Christiansburg, Va.
Glen Allen, Va.
Rocky Mount, N.C.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Poland, Ohio
Chesapeake, Va.
Chesapeake, Va.
Salem, Va.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Ashland, Va.
Suffolk, Va.
Hampton, Va.
Manassas, Va.
Danville, Va.
Portsmouth, Va.
Stafford, Va.
Hampton, Va.
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Chesterfield, Va.
Washington, Pa.
Amelia, Va.
Midlothian, Va.
Washington, D.C.
Palatka, Fla.
Goochland, Va.
Newnan, Ga.
Galax, Va.
Chesapeake, Va.
Woodbridge, Va.
Coeburn, Va.
Athens, Ga.
Charlotte, N.C.
Leesburg, Va.
Blacksburg, Va.
Chesapeake, Va.
Boston, Mass.
Suwanee, Ga.
Wytheville, Va.
Newport News, Va.
Hampton, Va.
Salem, Va.
Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Mechanicsville, Va.
Stafford, Va.
College Park, Md.
Chester, Va.
Richmond, Va.
Danville, Va.
Adairsville, Ga.
Elizabeth City, N.C.
Woodbridge, Va.
Hampton, Va.
Mechanicsville, Va.
Richmond, Va.
Wake Forest, N.C.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Venice, Fla.
HS/LAST SCHOOL
Trinity Christian
Hillsborough
Camden Catholic
Stonewall Jackson
Centreville
Trinity Valley CC
DeMatha
Northern Guilford
Salem
Bayside
IMG Academy
Christiansburg
Deep Run/Fork Union
Nash Central
Saline
Ursuline
Indian River
Oscar Smith
Salem
Ocean Lakes
Benedictine
King’s Fork
Hampton
Stonewall Jackson
Dan River
Woodrow Wilson
North Stafford
Hampton
Winston-Salem Prep
L.C. Bird
Washington
Amelia County
Cosby
H.D. Woodson
Palatka
Goochland
Northgate
Galax
Oscar Smith
C.D. Hylton
Eastside
Athens Academy
Independence
Tuscarcora/Fork Union
Christiansburg
Oscar Smith
Newton South
Collins Hill
George Wythe
Heritage
Phoebus
Glenvar
East Lake
Hanover
North Stafford
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Thomas Dale
Benedictine
Dan River
Darlington School
Northeastern
C.D. Hylton
Phoebus
Atlee/Fork Union
Douglas Freeman
Wake Forest
Salem
Venice
#
NAME
POS
63
50
9
54
20
69
67
27
8
27
32
58
74
5
62
26
48
92
6
2
90
45
35
97
24
41
46
79
91
3
87
96
57
39
58
93
98
28
42
95
53
Andrew Moras
Jamieon Moss
Brenden Motley
Andrew Motuapuaka
Deon Newsome
Yosuah Nijman Parker Osterloh
Ryan Palmer
Phil Patterson
Shawn Payne
Steven Peoples Colt Pettit
Braxton Pfaff
Cam Phillips
D’Andre Plantin
Jovonn Quillen
D.J. Reid
Matt Reinhart
Mook Reynolds
Tyree Rodgers
Dalton Roe
Sam Rogers
Michael Santamaria
Tim Settle
Anthony Shegog
Trey Skeens
Joey Slye
Tyrell Smith
Steve Sobczak
Greg Stroman
Colton Taylor
Jimmie Taylor
Wyatt Teller
Tyrone Thornton
Zack Treser
Jackson VanSickle
Ricky Walker
Curtis Williams
Marshawn Williams
Nigel Williams
Trent Young
9/7
9/12
9/19
9/26
10/3
10/9
10/17
10/24
10/31
11/12
11/21
11/28
12/26
OHIO STATE
FURMAN
at Purdue
at East Carolina
PITTSBURGH
NC STATE
at Miami
DUKE
at Boston College
at Georgia Tech
NORTH CAROLINA
at Virginia
Tulsa
OL
LB
QB
LB
WR
OL
OL
WR
WR
CB
FB
OL
OL
WR
OL
DB
RB
LB
FS
DB
DT
FB
K
DT
LB
FB
K
OL
DT
DB
LS
DE
OL
DB
LB
K
DT
CB
RB
DT
LB
2015 RESULTS
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
24-42
42-3
51-24
28-35
13-17
28-13
20-30
43-45 4 OT
26-10
23-21
27-30 OT
23-20
55-52
NOTABLE FUTURE GAMES
West Virginia (FedEx Field)
Clemson
Notre Dame
at Florida State
at Notre Dame
Penn State
at Michigan
at West Virginia
Notre Dame
9/2/17
2017
10/13/18
2018
11/2/19
9/12/20
9/19/20
9/18/21
10/9/21
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NAME
Sean Huelskamp
T.J. Jackson
Wyatt Teller
Colt Pettit
Zack Treser
Eddie D’Antuono
Woody Baron
Kyle Chung
D’Andre Plantin
Daniel Bailey
Eric Gallo
Joe Koshuta
Matt Christ
Billy Ray Mitchell
Parker Osterloh
Connor Kish
Yosuah Nijman
Kevin Kish
Jonathan McLaughlin
Augie Conte
Braxton Pfaff
Zachariah Hoyt
Jarrett Hopple
Demetri Moore
Tyrell Smith
Casey Harman
Samuel Denmark
Xavier Burke
Eric Kumah
Chris Cunningham
C.J. Carroll
Colton Taylor
Divine Deablo
Wright Bynum
Mitchell Ludwig
Dalton Roe
Steve Sobczak
Matt Reinhart
Jackson VanSickle
Trevon Hill
Nigel Williams
Jimmy Taylor
Tim Settle
Ricky Walker
Vinny Mihota
VL
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
1
2
3
1
1
POS
LB
OL
OL
OL
LB
LS
DT
OL
OL
OL
OL
LB
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
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TE
WR
TE
WR
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LS
WR
LS
P
DT
DT
LB
K
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DT
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HT
6’ 1”
6’ 3”
6’ 5”
6’ 4”
6’ 4”
6’ 7”
6’ 1”
6’ 4”
6’ 5”
6’ 4”
6’ 2”
6’ 2”
6’ 4”
6’ 4”
6’ 8”
6’ 2”
6’ 8”
6’ 2”
6’ 5”
6’ 6”
6’ 5”
6’ 5”
6’ 6”
6’ 5”
6’ 3”
6’ 4”
6’ 0”
6’ 2”
6’ 2”
6’ 2”
5’ 7”
6’ 1”
6’ 3”
6’ 4”
5’ 11”
6’ 1”
6’ 1”
6’ 2”
6’ 1”
6’ 5”
6’ 4”
6’ 3”
6’ 3”
6’ 2”
6’ 5”
WT
207
330
304
298
221
267
275
290
290
296
297
240
274
286
336
280
298
280
292
303
295
286
280
305
292
240
182
270
203
242
165
212
210
230
200
235
300
225
205
234
295
225
344
288
270
2016 COACHING STAFF
Justin Fuente
Bud Foster
Galen Scott
Zohn Burden
Brad Cornelsen
Brian Mitchell
James Shibest
Vance Vice
Holmon Wiggins
Charley Wiles
Head Coach
Associate Head Coach/
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Assistant Head Coach/Safeties
Running Backs
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Cornerbacks
Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends
Offensive Line
Wide Receivers
Defensive Line
• Scott, Cornelsen, Shibest, Vice and Wiggins were all members of
Fuente’s staff at Memphis.
• Foster, Wiles and Burden were retained from the previous VT staff.
• Mitchell joined the Hokies after a three-year stint at West Virginia.
• Key additions to the football support staff by Fuente have
included: Ben Hilgart (Assoc. AD - FB Strength & Conditioning),
Danielle Bartelstein (Sr. Director - FB Ops), Anthony Crosby (Sr.
Director - FB Strength & Conditioning), Josh Bost (Director - FB Video
& Technology) and Matt Transue (Asst. Director - Player Personnel).
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HOMETOWN
Centreville, Va.
Cumberland, Va.
Bealeton, Va.
Deshler, Ohio
Blacksburg, Va.
Alexandria, Va.
Nashville, Tenn.
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Norcross, Ga.
Abingdon, Va.
Richboro, Pa.
Vienna, Va.
Sterling, Va.
Westwood, N.J.
Williamsburg, Va.
Oceanside, Calif.
Maplewood, N.J.
Oceanside, Calif.
Mauldin, S.C.
Richmond, Va.
Lynchburg, Va.
Salem, Va.
Suffolk, Va.
Fairborn, Ohio
N. Brunswick, N.J.
Swords Creek, Va.
Hanahan, S.C.
Lawrenceville, Va.
Woodbridge, Va.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Olney, Md.
Salem, Va.
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Columbia, S.C.
Abingdon, Va.
Williamsburg, Va.
Milford, Va.
Shoemakersville, Pa.
Charlotte, N.C,
Virginia Beach, Va.
Richmond, Va.
Jacksonville, N.C.
Manassas, Va.
Hampton, Va.
Fredericksburg, Va.
HS/LAST SCHOOL
Chantilly
Cumberland County
Liberty
Patrick Henry
Blacksburg
Bishop Ireton
Brentwood Academy
Ponte Vedra
Norcross
Abingdon
Council Rock South
Madison
Dominion
Paramus Catholic
Warhill
El Camino
Columbia
El Camino
Mauldin
Blessed Sacrament Huguenot
Liberty Christian Academy
Salem
Nansemond Rive
Mississippi Delta CC
Don Bosco Prep
Honaker
Hanahan
Brunswick
Forest Park
Atlantic Coast
Our Lady of Good Cousel
Salem
Mount Tabor
Ben Lippen
Abingdon
Jamestown
Massaponax
Berks Catholic
Charlotte Christian
Salem
Benedictine
Southwest-Onslow
Stonewall Jackson
Bethel
Massaponax
THE QB SCOUTING REPORT
11 Jack Click
R-Fr. Deep Run HS
Glen Allen, Va.
Walk-on spent a semester at Fork Union Military Academy. Threw for
over 1,900 yards with 11 TDs as a senior at Deep Run High School.
4 Jerod Evans
Jr.
Trinity Valley CC Dallas, Texas
Threw for 3,164 yards with 38 TDs and three INTs at Trinity Valley
in 2015, rushing for 414 yards and four TDs. Led an offense that
averaged 656.1 ypg and 57.2 ppg. Originally enrolled at Air Force.
12 Josh Jackson
Fr.
Saline HS
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Threw for 1,780 yards and 20 TDs as a prep senior, while rushing
for 470 yards and eight TDs. Ranked as the top QB in the state of
Michigan and was a finalist for Michigan Player of the Year. Son of
longtime Michigan assistant coach, Fred Jackson.
2 Dwayne Lawson So.
Hillsborough HS Tampa, Fla.
Saw limited action in five games in 2015. Threw for 2,444 yards and
21 TDs as a prep senior, rushing for 867 yards and 17 TDs. Played in
the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl.
9 Brenden Motley Sr.
Christiansburg HS Christiansburg, Va.
Played in 10 games (six starts) for VT in 2015, completing 92 of
164 passes for 1,155 yards with 11 TDs and seven INTs. Also ran
for 239 yards and two TDs. Best outing as a starter was a three-TD
performance in a 28-13 victory vs. NC State (10/9/15).
2016 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL ALPHA
MORE #FUENTEFACTS
• Named VT head coach on 11/29/15.
• Fuente’s final game as Memphis
head coach was a 63-0 win vs. SMU
(11/28/15). QB Paxton Lynch tied an FBS
record with seven touchdown passes in
the first half of that game.
• Lynch threw for a school-record 28
TD passes on the 2015 season.
• Memphis outscored its opponents
by an average margin of 20.7 points per
game during a run of 15 consecutive
wins from 2014-15, scoring 652 points
(43.5 ppg), while allowing only 341
(22.7 ppg).
• Memphis scored 471 points in 2014,
shattering the old school record of
430 points set in 2004, while allowing
a mere 19.5 points per game, a figure
that ranked 11th among FBS squads.
• The Tigers went +11 (31
takeaways/20 giveaways) in the
turnover column in 2014, finishing the
campaign ranked in both The AP Top 25
and in the USA Today/Amway Coaches
Polls, a first in school history.
• Fuente’s squad led Conference USA
in total defense in league games in
2012, giving up just 331.6 ypg.
• The Tigers also excelled on special
teams under Fuente as Tom Hornsey
won the 2013 Ray Guy Award as the
nation’s top collegiate punter.
• During his final three seasons as
play caller, QBs coach and co-offensive
coordinator at TCU from 2008-10,
the Horned Frogs produced a 36-3
overall record and went on a 24-game
win streak in the Mountain West
Conference.
• From 2008-10, TCU was the only
program in the country that finished in
the Top 10 in both The AP Poll and USA
Today Coaches Poll all three of those
campaigns. TCU also made back-toback appearances in BCS bowls with
Fuente on the staff, registering a 2011
Rose Bowl victory over No. 5 Wisconsin.
• In 2010, TCU set single-season school
marks in touchdowns (73), points
scored (541), total offense (6,199 yards)
and first downs (327).
• The Horned Frogs ranked fourth
nationally in scoring (41.6 ppg), sixth
in passing efficiency (166.9), 10th in
rushing (247.4 ypg) and 12th in total
offense (476.9 ypg) in 2010.
• As offensive coordinator/QBs coach
at Illinois State, the Redbirds ranked
fifth in both total offense (477.6 ypg)
and scoring (39.2 ppg) among FCS
squads in 2005.
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NAME
Adonis Alexander
Jahque Alleyne
Daniel Bailey
Erikk Banks
Woody Baron
Tavante Beckett
Emmanual Belmar
Elisha Boyd
Jaylen Bradshaw
Xavier Burke
Wright Bynum
Austin Cannon
Alden Carpenter
C.J. Carroll
Enron Carter
Matt Christ
Kyle Chung
Chuck Clark
Jack Click
Augie Conte
Chris Cunningham
Eddie D’Antuono
Sean Daniel
Silas Dzansi
Divine Deablo
Samuel Denmark
Seth Dooley
Chris Durkin
Terrell Edmunds
Tremaine Edmunds
Ken Ekanem
Jerod Evans
Brandon Facyson
Tyler Fitzgerald
Reggie Floyd
Isaiah Ford
Coleman Fox
Darius Fullwood
Houshun Gaines
Johnathan Galante
Eric Gallo
Der’Woun Greene
Casey Harman
Jarrod Hewitt
Trevon Hill
Bucky Hodges
Zachariah Hoyt
Jarrett Hopple
Sean Huelskamp
Josh Jackson
T.J. Jackson
Jordan Jefferson
DuWayne Johnson
Patrick Kearns
Connor Kish
Kevin Kish
Joe Koshuta
Eric Kumah
Khalil Ladler
Dwayne Lawson
Harry Lewis
Mitchell Ludwig
Carson Lydon
Deshawn McClease
Mike McDonald
Shai McKenzie
Jonathan McLaughlin
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HT
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6’ 1”
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5’ 9”
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6’ 2”
5’ 11”
6’ 4”
6’ 4”
5’ 9”
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6’ 2”
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6’ 6”
6’ 0”
5’ 11”
6’ 2”
5’ 9”
6’ 1”
5’ 11”
6’ 5”
WT
197
175
296
173
275
215
230
175
198
270
230
315
192
165
230
274
290
204
216
303
242
267
175
270
210
182
239
232
201
236
255
235
191
175
200
190
192
262
231
210
297
194
240
290
234
245
286
280
207
207
330
168
180
280
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178
230
270
200
237
177
200
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292
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HOMETOWN
HS/LAST SCHOOL
Charlotte, N.C.
Independence
Virginia Beach, Va. Ocean Lakes
Abingdon, Va.
Abingdon
Coeburn, Va.
Eastside
Nashville, Tenn.
Brentwood Academy
Chesapeake, Va.
Indian River
Suwanee, Ga.
Collins Hill
Newport News, Va. Heritage
Chesapeake, Va.
Oscar Smith
Lawrenceville, Va. Brunswick
Columbia, S.C.
Ben Lippen
Mechanicsville, Va. Fork Union Military Academy
Leesburg, Va.
Fork Union Military Academy
Olney, Md.
Our Lady of Good Cousel
Palatka, Fla.
Palatka
Sterling, Va.
Dominion
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Ponte Vedra
Suffolk, Va.
King’s Fork
Glen Allen, Va.
Deep Run
Richmond, Va.
Blessed Sacrament Huguenot
Jacksonville, Fla.
Atlantic Coast
Alexandria, Va.
Bishop Ireton
Chesapeake, Va.
Oscar Smith
Woodbridge, Va.
C.D. Hylton
Winston-Salem, N.C. Mount Tabor
Hanahan, S.C.
Hanahan
Salem, Va.
Glenvar
Poland, Ohio
Ursuline
Danville, Va.
Dan River
Danville, Va.
Dan River
Centreville, Va.
Centreville
Dallas, Texas
Trinity Valley CC
Newnan, Ga.
Northgate
Midlothian, Va.
Cosby
Manassas, Va.
Stonewall Jackson
Jacksonville, Fla.
Trinity Christian
Salem, Va.
Salem
College Park, Md.
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Rocky Mount, N.C. Nash Central
Blacksburg, Va.
Christiansburg
Richboro, Pa.
Council Rock South
Portsmouth, Va.
Woodrow Wilson
Swords Creek, Va. Honaker
Venice, Fla.
Venice
Virginia Beach, Va. Salem
Virginia Beach, Va. Salem
Salem, Va.
Salem
Suffolk, Va.
Nansemond River
Centreville, Va.
Chantilly
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Saline
Cumberland, Va.
Cumberland County
Goochland, Va.
Goochland
Washington, D.C.
H.D. Woodson
Adairsville, Ga.
Darlington School
Oceanside, Calif.
El Camino
Oceanside, Calif.
El Camino
Vienna, Va.
Madison
Woodbridge, Va.
Forest Park
Stone Mountain, Ga. IMG Academy
Tampa, Fla.
Hillsborough
Hampton, Va.
Phoebus
Abingdon, Va.
Abingdon
Tarpon Springs, Fla. East Lake
Chesapeake, Va.
Oscar Smith
Richmond, Va.
Benedictine
Washington, Pa.
Washington
Mauldin, S.C.
Mauldin
#LUNCHPAILD
• Bud Foster enters his 30th season at
Virginia Tech, giving him the secondlongest continous tenure of any FBS
assistant behind only Oregon’s RBs
coach Gary Campbell.
• The architect of Tech’s famed “Lunch
Pail Defense,” Foster has served as
Tech’s defensive coordinator since 1995
(as co-coordinator) and taking over sole
possession of that role in 1996.
• Tech has finished in the top five
in scoring defense on six different
occasions under Foster, leading the
nation in both 1999 and 2006, while
ranking second in 2001, 2004 and 2005
• The Hokies registered six straight
top 10 finishes in scoring defense from
2004-09 under Foster.
• Since Foster took over sole reins as
Tech’s defensive coordinator in 1996,
the Hokies lead all FBS programs in
sacks (749.0), sack yardage (-5,177.0
yards);
interceptions (337) and
INT return touchdowns (44), while
owning a share of the nation’s best
mark in third-down defense with a
31.6 conversion rate.
• Dating back to 1996, only Ohio
State (16.5 ppg) and Alabama (16.6)
can boast better scoring defenses
than Virginia Tech (17.4), while
Alabama (291.2 ypg) is the only
squad that ranks ahead of Virginia
Tech (303.1) in total defense.
• Since the start of the 1996 season
the Hokies are second among FBS
squads in pass defense (187.8 ypg),
fourth in takeaways (552) and sixth in
rushing defense (115.3 ypg).
• Tech has permitted the lowest
completion percentage (50.5) of any
FBS team from 1996-2015, while
owning the nation’s highest INT
percentage (4.5) and the lowest TD/
INT differential (0.75) over that span.
• Virginia Tech owns an unbelievable
+120 turnover differential (552
takes/432 gives) dating back to 1996,
while 50 different defensive players
have scored a total of 77 touchdowns.
NFL DRAFT - APRIL 28-30
• CB Kendall Fuller is seeking to join
his three brothers who played for VT
and were drafted: S Vinnie (D4-05,
TEN), WR Corey (D6-14, DET) and CB
Kyle (D1-14, CHI).
• A Virginia Tech player has been
drafted in each of the past 22 NFL
Drafts dating back to 1994.
• Going back to 1996 NFL Draft, 38
of Bud Foster’s defensive pupils have
been drafted, including nine players
picked in the first or second rounds.
• Six of those nine first or secondround defensive selections have
been defensive backs, including a
pair of first rounders in CBs Kyle Fuller
(D1-14, CHI) and DeAngelo Hall (D108, ATL).
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NAME
Travon McMillian
Vinny Mihota
Raymon Minor
Billy Ray Mitchell
Chaska Moon
Demetri Moore
Jamieon Moss
Brenden Motley
Andrew Motuapuaka
Deon Newsome
Yosuah Nijman
Parker Osterloh
Ryan Palmer
Phil Patterson
Shawn Payne
Steven Peoples
Colt Pettit
Braxton Pfaff
Cam Phillips
D’Andre Plantin
Jovonn Quillen
D.J. Reid
Matt Reinhart
Mook Reynolds
Tyree Rodgers
Dalton Roe
Sam Rogers
Michael Santamaria
Tim Settle
Anthony Shegog
Trey Skeens
Joey Slye
Tyrell Smith
Steve Sobczak
Greg Stroman
Colton Taylor
Jimmie Taylor
Wyatt Teller
Tyrone Thornton
Zack Treser
Jackson VanSickle
Ricky Walker
Curtis Williams
Marshawn Williams
Nigel Williams
Trent Young
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6’ 0”
5’ 11”
6’ 8”
6’ 8”
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6’ 4”
6’ 5”
6’ 1”
6’ 5”
6’ 2”
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6’ 2”
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6’ 1”
6’ 1”
5’ 10”
5’ 8”
6’ 3”
6’ 3”
6’ 0”
6’ 1”
6’ 3”
6’ 1”
6’ 1”
6’ 1”
6’ 3”
6’ 5”
5’ 10”
6’ 4”
6’ 1”
6’ 2”
5’ 9”
5’ 11”
6’ 4”
5’ 10”
WT
200
270
221
286
249
305
220
225
235
187
298
336
170
185
185
218
298
295
198
290
195
240
225
184
180
235
228
168
344
212
215
207
292
300
170
212
225
304
190
221
205
288
167
239
295
212
PRONUNICATION GUIDE
JAHQUE ALLEYNE.....................................................jah-KAY ALLEN
ZOHN Burden (Coach)............................................................. ZONN
Augie CONTE...........................................................................CON-tee
Brad CORNELSEN (Coach).........................................CORNELL-son
Eddie D’ANTUONO................................................. dan-TWAHN-oh
Terrell Edmunds.......................................................................TARE-el
Ken EKANEM.....................................................................ee-CAN-um
JEROD Evans............................................................................juh-ROD
Brandon FACYSON........................ FAY-sun (rhymes with Jason)
HOUSHUN Gaines............................................................ HOW-shun
Johnathan GALANTE................................................guh-LAHN-tay
DER’WOUN Greene........................................................DARE-ee-on
Sean HUELSKAMP.........................................................HULES-camp
DuWAYNE Johnson................................................................Dwayne
Joe KOSHUTA ..............................................................CO-SHOOT-uh
KHALIL Ladler........................................................................kuh-LEAL
Carson LYDON........................................................................... LY-dun
SHAI McKenzie................................................................................ SHY
Travon McMILLIAN......................................................mick-MILL-en
Vinny MIHOTA.................................................................muh-HOE-ta
RAYMON Minor..................................................................RAY-mahn
JAMIEON Moss................................................................ JAY-mee-on
Andrew MOTUAPUAKA..................mo-TOO-uh-poo-WAH-kuh
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HOMETOWN
Woodbridge, Va.
Fredericksburg, Va.
Ashland, Va.
Westwood, N.J.
Wake Forest, N.C.
Fairborn, Ohio
Elizabeth City, N.C.
Christiansburg, Va.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Hampton, Va.
Maplewood, N.J.
Williamsburg, Va.
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Chesterfield, Va.
Galax, Va.
Deshler, Ohio
Lynchburg, Va.
Laurel, Md.
Norcross, Ga.
Hampton, Va.
Chester, Va.
Shoemakersville, Pa.
Greensboro, N.C.
Camden, N.J.
Williamsburg, Va.
Mechanicsville, Va.
Athens, Ga.
Manassas, Va.
Stafford, Va.
Wytheville, Va.
Stafford, Va.
N. Brunswick, N.J.
Milford, Va.
Bristow, Va.
Salem, Va.
Jacksonville, N.C.
Bealeton, Va.
Boston, Mass.
Blacksburg, Va.
Charlotte, N.C,
Hampton, Va.
Amelia, Va.
Hampton, Va.
Richmond, Va.
Richmond, Va.
HS/LAST SCHOOL
C.D. Hylton
Massaponax
Benedictine
Paramus Catholic
Wake Forest
Mississippi Delta CC
Northeastern
Christiansburg
Salem
Hampton
Columbia
Warhill
Winston-Salem Prep
Bayside
L.C. Bird
Galax
Patrick Henry
Liberty Christian Academy
DeMatha
Norcross
Hampton
Thomas Dale
Berks Catholic
Northern Guilford
Camden Catholic
Jamestown
Hanover
Athens Academy
Stonewall Jackson
North Stafford
George Wythe
North Stafford
Don Bosco Prep
Massaponax
Stonewall Jackson
Salem
Southwest-Onslow
Liberty
Newton South
Blacksburg
Charlotte Christian
Bethel
Amelia County
Phoebus
Benedictine
Douglas Freeman
YOSUAH NIJMAN............................................YOSH-u-ah NYJ-man
Parker OSTERLOH...........................................................OH-ster-low
Colt PETTIT................................................................................. PEH-tit
Braxton PFAFF.................................................................................FAFF
Anthony SHEGOG...............................................................shih-GOG
James SHIBEST (Coach) .................................................... SHE-best
Steve SOBCZAK..................................................................SOB-check
HOLMON Wiggins.........................................................WHOLE-mon
BATTLE AT BRISTOL - 9.10.16
236 Miles between Blacksburg, Va. & Knoxville, Tenn.
160 Bristol Motor Speedway can seat 160,000 fans.
1937 Last time the Hokies and Vols met in the regular season.
2009 Hokies defeated Vols 37-14 in Chick-fil-A Bowl.
2013 115,109 fans attended Michigan-Notre Dame game.
Current single-game college football attendance record.
8,500 Tons of rock needed to form base of field.
Credentials for the Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol will be issued by Bristol
Motor Speedway. Virginia Tech will be the visiting team.