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99 - Carlton Powell Position: Defensive Tackle
Class: r-Freshman
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 285 lbs.
High School: Great Bridge
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
 
photo         A young talent who is making a push for playing time at tackle this fall ... Made a favorable impression during his redshirt year ... Exhibited strength and the ability to get off blocks ... Plays hard ... Is both smart and instinctive ... Could be the type of playmaker the Hokies are looking for in the middle of the line ... Has already started benefiting from the strength and conditioning program ... Heads into preseason practice with a spot in the two-deep ... A player to keep an eye on ...

2003: His 390-pound bench press in August was the top among Tech's reporting freshmen ... Spent a redshirt year working at defensive tackle ... Upped his bench to 415 pounds during scout team maxing during the fall ... Had a 575-pound back squat in spring testing ... Picked up four tackles in the 2004 spring game ... Two of his tackles were behind the line, including a sack for a loss of four yards ...

High School: Played inside linebacker for three years at Great Bridge before moving to defensive tackle as a senior ... Also played along the offensive line for Coach Noble Palmer ... Suffered through some nagging injuries his senior year, but still managed to post 60 tackles, five sacks and five fumble recoveries ... Blocked a punt ... Named an all-region selection for the Atlantic region by PrepStar as a defensive lineman ... Made the honorable mention All-Eastern Region football team as a lineman ... Rated the No. 24 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Picked as the No. 15 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep ... No. 54 on Tom Lemming's All-Mid Atlantic team ... Finished his junior year with over 80 tackles and 15 tackles for loss ... A weight man on the track team ... Finished seventh in the Group AAA outdoor shot put competition as a senior ...

Personal: Carlton Eugene Powell, Jr. ... Born 8/14/85 in Norfolk, VA ... Son of Carlton and Jay Powell ... Enrolled in university studies.