RANKINGS: Ranked the No. 1 player in the state by The Roanoke Times ... Ranked the No. 28 overall player in the nation, the No. 3 "athlete" in the nation and the No. 1 player in the state by rivals.com ... Rated the No. 14 player in the nation and the No. 2 cornerback by collegefootballnews.com ... Ranked the No. 24 player in the nation, the No. 4 cornerback and the No. 1 player in the state by scout.com ... Ranked the No. 2 athlete in the nation by PrepStar ... Rated the No. 22 player in the nation and the No. 3 player in the Mid-Atlantic Coast by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Ranked the No. 6 player on the East Hot 100 by scout.com ... Ranked the No. 8 defensive back in the nation and the No. 1 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep ... Listed as the No. 2 athlete in the nation and the No. 1 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep in its preseason edition ... Ranked the No. 24 player in the nation in PrepStar's's preseason edition ... Ranked the No. 25 player in the nation and the No. 6 player in the East Region by scout.com in the preseason ... Ranked in the national top 28 by G&W Recruiting in the preseason ...
THE VITALS: Committed to the Hokies on Dec. 20, 2004, becoming the 17th member of the 2005 class ... A PARADE All-American as an "athlete" ... Named a first-team All-American by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Named a second-team All-USA selection by USA Today ... 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 Offensive Player of the Year in the state's AAA grouping by the VHSCA ... Named a first-team running back and defensive back, as well as a second-teamer at kick returner, by the coaches ... Named a postseason All-American by SuperPrep ... Named to the Virginia All-Group AAA first-team all-state team by the Associated Press as a running back ... Participated in the U.S. Army All-American in San Antonio ... Named to the SuperPrep Preseason Top 50 list, as well as a preseason All-American ... Named to PrepStar's preseason Dream Team ... Led the Richmond metro area in rushing his senior year with 225 carries for 2,346 yards ... Averaged 10.4 yards per carry, scoring 27 touchdowns ... Caught four passes for 90 yards and four touchdowns ... Racked up 751 yards and four touchdowns on 28 returns ... The Central Region's career leading ground gainer with 5,320 yards ... Scored a total of 70 touchdowns his final two seasons ... Chose Tech over Michigan, Virginia, Miami and Southern California ... Named to the All-East squad by scout.com in the preseason ... Named a preseason All-American and was ranked in the top 50 in the nation by Street & Smith ... Named a preseason All-American and to the All-ACC Area Team by G&W Recruiting ... From the same high school as current Tech player Noland Burchette ... Recruited by Jim Cavanaugh ... Player host was Noland Burchette.