2012 Virginia Tech Commitment List

[HokieGhost]

cody grimm?

Not ranked by Ri____ - a walkon originally.

 

[HokieGhost]

rock carmichael (2 stars)

danny coale (2 stars)

DJ parker (2 stars)

greg nosal (2 star TE)

andrew lanier (2 star TE)

alonzo tweedy (2 star)

eric martin (2 star)

boykin, k fuller, d hopkins (lowest 3 star possible)

all of these guys were not highly recruited yet made big impacts for us/are top on the depth chart for next season (martin)

I put this list together a couple of years ago - 2-stars from 2002-2008 Classes who contributed and/or started (includes the names above):

2002:
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Noland Burchette DE - Starter
Brenden Hill LB - Starter
Nic Schmitt K - Starter

2003:
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David Clowney WR - Starter/NFL
Josh Hyman WR - Starter/NFL
DJ Parker FS - Starter
Nick Marshman OL - Starter
Kory Robertson DT - 2-deep
Corey Gordon LB - 2-deep

2004:
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Branden Ore RB - Starter (until dismissed)
Ryan Shuman OL - Starter
Purnell Sturdivant LB - Starter
Sam Wheeler TE - Starter; Contributor after knee injury

2005:
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Cordarrow Thompson DT - Starter
Brent Bowden K - Starter
Richard Graham OL - 2-deep

2006:
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Rashad Carmichael CB - Starter/NFL

2007:
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Danny Coale WR - Starter
Collin Carroll OL - Starter (Snapper)
Greg Nosal OL - Starter
Andrew Lanier OL - 2-deep/Starter
Alonzo Tweedy WHIP - 2-deep

2008:
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Joseph Clayton QB - 2-deep (debated on Ju Ju but he did contribute)
Eric Martin TE - 2-deep

 

[Hokie Swagger]

juju served his role, technically he was our backup, he just rarely saw any time in his tenure. luckily we have been healthy at the QB position (shocking come to think of it, how fortunate we have been in that regard...)

 

[TagAndBrag]

ESPN's class rankings actually say that we always find great talent regardless of where out classes rank... Essentially admitting that our scouts are better than their scouts.

 

[Hokie Swagger]

Virginia Tech Football, Virginia Tech Basketball, and Virginia Tech Sports Blog

another good free site

 

[HokieGhost]

Stanford's in the house!

ChadSimmons_ Chad Simmons
Sleeper WR Josh Stanford or MLK (GA) commits to #VaTech. Very good get for #Hokies. 6-0/170 very good hands.

 

[HoHumHokie]

Stanford's in the house!

ChadSimmons_ Chad Simmons
Sleeper WR Josh Stanford or MLK (GA) commits to #VaTech. Very good get for #Hokies. 6-0/170 very good hands.

Wonder what this kid's true height is. Some have him listed as 6'-2".

 

[HokieGhost]

Wonder what this kid's true height is. Some have him listed as 6'-2".

Ha!! We probably won't know until the day he's officially measured by Tech!

 

[jgHokie]

this is a great get!! love it.

 

[Ragingcroc]

After watching the youtube video, I really like this guy. I know its bad to judge players college promise by watching a video of high school highlights., but I just like what he does in the video.

 

[NickVT10]

That is an incredible WR screen at 2:20.

He looks like a good late sleeper for us.

The QB places the ball pretty well too. Anyone scouting him?

 

[Hokie Swagger]

Football Recruiting - Josh Stanford - Player Profiles - ESPN

espn ranks stanford as a 79 3 star now. solid.

 

[VT_Football_Fan]

Not to be a debbie downer but most of his YAC were just straight running. I'd like to see how shifty he is and some broken tackles.

 

[NickVT10]

He uses his hands well. For YAC, as long as he catches the ball well and runs good routes, YAC will come from mistakes by defenders.

 

[Ragingcroc]

Not to be a debbie downer but most of his YAC were just straight running. I'd like to see how shifty he is and some broken tackles.

True. I noticed he does have few good moves and he broke a few tackles but they are pretty subtle. I think its a part of his running style, once he gets the ball he's going up field.

 

[Hokie200proof]

It says a little somethig that his tape is 15 minutes long. Most kids tape is 5-10. That was a lot of good, long plays.

 

[TagAndBrag]

Not to be a debbie downer but most of his YAC were just straight running. I'd like to see how shifty he is and some broken tackles.

Danny Coale or Josh Stanford?

 

[hunzworth]

It says a little somethig that his tape is 15 minutes long. Most kids tape is 5-10. That was a lot of good, long plays.

Not to mention the fact that he plays in a league that produces TONS of talent.

 

[sparko]

that's my favorite running style -- straight DOWNFIELD/tattooing cornerbacks who don't bother to use their arms to tackle anymore .. anybody notice how very few DBs, especially CBs know how to really tackle anymore .. that's what makes kyle fuller so impressive

 

[m477hokie]

I see him as kind of an eddie royal type WR. although I couldn't make it through all 15 mins of tape, there's only so many times you can see a wr just run past everyone