An explosive playmaker who rates among the most productive tackles in the college ranks ... Has great feet and an outstanding work ethic ... Quick and athletic ... Is hard to block ...Gets off the line in a hurry and knows how to get to the quarterback ... Always comes to play on game day ... Earned first-team All-BIG EAST Conference honors last year in his first season as a starter ... Ranked sixth among BIG EAST linemen in tackles ... Tied for the team lead in quarterback sacks (5), tackles for loss (12) and quarterback hurries (10) ... Played the most downs along the defensive front with over 460 snaps ... Also played on special teams and blocked an extra point against Pittsburgh ... One of the reasons Tech led the BIG EAST in rushing defense ... Underwent ankle surgery during the winter ... Was held out of contact work in the spring due to a sprained knee ... Should be at full strength when practice resumes ... Will be looked to for leadership and a great senior season ...
2000: Rated the No. 16 defensive tackle on the Division I-A level during the preseason by Lindy's ... Started all 12 games on defense ... Also a starter on the extra point and field goal block teams ... Got his first start against Akron and was in on eight tackles ... Had four tackles, three quarterback hurries and two passes broken up at East Carolina ... Posted two sacks and three total tackles behind the line against Temple ... Turned in six tackles and a sack versus West Virginia ... Added two more sacks and four total tackles for loss in the Pittsburgh game ... Registered his first collegiate pass interception at UCF ... Closed out the regular season with 57 total tackles ... Had five sacks for minus 35 yards and 12 total tackles behind the line resulting in losses of 63 yards ... Broke up four passes ... Had five tackles, two quarterback hurries and a sack during Tech's Gator Bowl win over Clemson ... Had surgery on his ankle in January ... Missed spring contact work with a sprained knee ...
1999: Contributed a total of 34 tackles on the season, including four sacks and seven other tackles behind the line ... Forced two fumbles, batted down three passes and hurried the quarterback seven times ... Played a season-high 35 defensive snaps against Miami ... Collected two sacks for a total loss of 18 yards at Pittsburgh ... Had a sack and a tackle for loss among his six tackles against Rutgers ... Also posted a key sack in the West Virginia game ... Registered five tackles in games against Pittsburgh and Temple ... Knocked down two passes and hurried the quarterback twice in the regular-season finale against Boston College ... Contributed a sack against Florida State in the Sugar Bowl ... His 585-pound back squat and 326-pound power clean during spring testing were both personal bests ... Was slowed some by injuries during the spring ... Posted six tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble during the Maroon-White game ...
1998: Averaged over 20 plays a game in his first collegiate season ... Played in every game ... Contributed two tackles in the opener against East Carolina and three versus Clemson ... Was in on five tackles against Pittsburgh, UAB and Syracuse ... Had two tackles behind the line in the UAB game ... Registered a sack for a 12-yard loss against WVU ... Credited with two quarterback hurries against Pittsburgh ... Saw playing time on a season-high 30 snaps against both Pittsburgh and Syracuse ... Finished with a total of 29 tackles, including one sack and three other tackles behind the line ... Hurried opposing quarterbacks four times ... Bench pressed 390 pounds and ran a 4.69 in the 40 during spring testing ... Missed some time in the spring with an ankle injury ... Was in on a pair of tackles during the spring game ...
1997: Took a redshirt year while working at defensive tackle ... Turned in the best time among the defensive tackles in the 20-yard shuttle run with a time of 4.41 seconds ... Collected four sacks and two other tackles behind the line during Tech's five spring scrimmages ... Was voted one of the team's top newcomers following spring practice ...
High School: Earned All-America honors from PrepStar, which named him to its ACC Region Super 26 team and listed him as the No. 3 OL in the ACC Region ... A three-time all-area, all-district and all-region pick for Coach Mickey Crouch at Amherst County ... Earned first-team Group AAA all-state honors as a guard in '96 ... Was second-team All-Group AA his junior year ... Played offensive guard and defensive tackle ... Played on three district championship teams and two regional title-holders ... Helped team to a Group AA championship as a junior ... Saw team move to AAA level his senior season ... Was in on over 100 tackles in '96, including 16 against Pulaski County ... Had three sacks in that game and 12 for the season ... Posted 95 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior ...
Personal: David Winston Pugh, Jr. ... Born 7/24/79 in Madison Heights, VA ... Son of Dave and Susan Pugh ... Enrolled in human services.
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An explosive playmaker who rates among the most productive tackles in the college ranks ... Has great feet and an outstanding work ethic ... Quick and athletic ... Is hard to block ...Gets off the line in a hurry and knows how to get to the quarterback ... Always comes to play on game day ... Earned first-team All-BIG EAST Conference honors last year in his first season as a starter ... Ranked sixth among BIG EAST linemen in tackles ... Tied for the team lead in quarterback sacks (5), tackles for loss (12) and quarterback hurries (10) ... Played the most downs along the defensive front with over 460 snaps ... Also played on special teams and blocked an extra point against Pittsburgh ... One of the reasons Tech led the BIG EAST in rushing defense ... Underwent ankle surgery during the winter ... Was held out of contact work in the spring due to a sprained knee ... Should be at full strength when practice resumes ... Will be looked to for leadership and a great senior season ...
2000: Rated the No. 16 defensive tackle on the Division I-A level during the preseason by Lindy's ... Started all 12 games on defense ... Also a starter on the extra point and field goal block teams ... Got his first start against Akron and was in on eight tackles ... Had four tackles, three quarterback hurries and two passes broken up at East Carolina ... Posted two sacks and three total tackles behind the line against Temple ... Turned in six tackles and a sack versus West Virginia ... Added two more sacks and four total tackles for loss in the Pittsburgh game ... Registered his first collegiate pass interception at UCF ... Closed out the regular season with 57 total tackles ... Had five sacks for minus 35 yards and 12 total tackles behind the line resulting in losses of 63 yards ... Broke up four passes ... Had five tackles, two quarterback hurries and a sack during Tech's Gator Bowl win over Clemson ... Had surgery on his ankle in January ... Missed spring contact work with a sprained knee ...
1999: Contributed a total of 34 tackles on the season, including four sacks and seven other tackles behind the line ... Forced two fumbles, batted down three passes and hurried the quarterback seven times ... Played a season-high 35 defensive snaps against Miami ... Collected two sacks for a total loss of 18 yards at Pittsburgh ... Had a sack and a tackle for loss among his six tackles against Rutgers ... Also posted a key sack in the West Virginia game ... Registered five tackles in games against Pittsburgh and Temple ... Knocked down two passes and hurried the quarterback twice in the regular-season finale against Boston College ... Contributed a sack against Florida State in the Sugar Bowl ... His 585-pound back squat and 326-pound power clean during spring testing were both personal bests ... Was slowed some by injuries during the spring ... Posted six tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble during the Maroon-White game ...
1998: Averaged over 20 plays a game in his first collegiate season ... Played in every game ... Contributed two tackles in the opener against East Carolina and three versus Clemson ... Was in on five tackles against Pittsburgh, UAB and Syracuse ... Had two tackles behind the line in the UAB game ... Registered a sack for a 12-yard loss against WVU ... Credited with two quarterback hurries against Pittsburgh ... Saw playing time on a season-high 30 snaps against both Pittsburgh and Syracuse ... Finished with a total of 29 tackles, including one sack and three other tackles behind the line ... Hurried opposing quarterbacks four times ... Bench pressed 390 pounds and ran a 4.69 in the 40 during spring testing ... Missed some time in the spring with an ankle injury ... Was in on a pair of tackles during the spring game ...
1997: Took a redshirt year while working at defensive tackle ... Turned in the best time among the defensive tackles in the 20-yard shuttle run with a time of 4.41 seconds ... Collected four sacks and two other tackles behind the line during Tech's five spring scrimmages ... Was voted one of the team's top newcomers following spring practice ...
High School: Earned All-America honors from PrepStar, which named him to its ACC Region Super 26 team and listed him as the No. 3 OL in the ACC Region ... A three-time all-area, all-district and all-region pick for Coach Mickey Crouch at Amherst County ... Earned first-team Group AAA all-state honors as a guard in '96 ... Was second-team All-Group AA his junior year ... Played offensive guard and defensive tackle ... Played on three district championship teams and two regional title-holders ... Helped team to a Group AA championship as a junior ... Saw team move to AAA level his senior season ... Was in on over 100 tackles in '96, including 16 against Pulaski County ... Had three sacks in that game and 12 for the season ... Posted 95 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior ...
Personal: David Winston Pugh, Jr. ... Born 7/24/79 in Madison Heights, VA ... Son of Dave and Susan Pugh ... Enrolled in human services.
