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  Deveon Simmons  
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-0
Weight: 221
High School: Landstown
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
photo RANKINGS: Ranked the No. 4 player in the state by The Roanoke Times ... Ranked the No. 93 overall player and the No. 8 outside linebacker in the nation, as well as the No. 3 player in the state by rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 10 linebacker in the nation by PrepStar ... Rated the No. 110 player in the nation and the No. 17 linebacker by collegefootballnews.com ... Rated the No. 175 player in the nation and the No. 20 player in the Mid-Atlantic Coast by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Ranked the No. 23 linebacker in the nation and the No. 5 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep ... Ranked the No. 34 player on the East Hot 100 by scout.com ... Ranked the No. 25 linebacker in the nation and the No. 5 player in the state by scout.com ... Listed as the No. 25 linebacker in the nation and the No. 4 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep in its preseason edition ... Ranked the No. 97 player in the nation in PrepStar's preseason edition ... Ranked the No. 39 player in the East Region by scout.com in the preseason ...

THE VITALS: Committed to the Hokies on July 10, 2004, becoming the 10th member of the 2005 class ... Named an All-American by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Named a postseason All-American by SuperPrep ... Named to PrepStar's postseason Dream Team (top 100 in the nation), as well as an All-American and an All-Atlantic Region selection ... Named the Defensive Player of the Year in the state's AAA grouping by the VHSCA ... Also named a first-team all-state linebacker by the coaches ... Named to the Virginia All-Group AAA first-team all-state team by the Associated Press as a linebacker ... Named a first-team All-Tidewater selection by The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot ... A two-time Beach District Defensive Player of the Year ... Led team to the Virginia AAA Group 6 state championship, recording over 100 tackles, including 21 for loss and eight sacks ... Also played running back, rushing for 474 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Named first-team All-Tidewater and first-team all-state as a junior ... Named a preseason All-American by SuperPrep ... Named to PrepStar's preseason Dream Team ... From the same high school as current Tech player Jeremy Gilchrist ... Recruited by Bryan Stinespring ... Player host was Jeremy Gilchrist.