19 Danny Coale
  • Position
  • Class
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Flanker
  • r-Sophomore
  • 206 lbs.
  • Episcopal
  • Lexington, Va.

Started every game in 2008 as a redshirt freshman … His 36 catches were a record for a freshman at Virginia Tech … Opened the season at split end and then moved to flanker after the fifth game of the year … Worked on his route-running and on finishing plays during the spring … An extremely consistent player who can always be counted on for top effort … Will join Dyrell Roberts at the top of the depth chart at flanker when practice resumes.

2008: Led the team with 36 receptions … Was second in receiving yards at 408 … Started the opener against East Carolina, catching two passes for 15 yards … Caught two more passes for 15 yards against Georgia Tech … Led the team with four catches for 54 yards in the win at UNC … Registered a pair of receptions for 14 yards against Nebraska … Had a 28-yard catch against WKU and finished with two receptions for 34 yards … Led the way with four catches for 28 yards in the Boston College game … Picked up two catches for 22 yards against FSU … Posted three catches for 38 yards against Maryland … Caught four passes for 59 yards in the Miami game … Added two more catches for 7 yards against Duke … Hauled in a season-best five receptions for 66 yards in the Virginia game … Had a catch for a 4-yard gain against BC in the ACC title game … Pulled in three passes for 52 yards in the Orange Bowl win over Cincinnati … His 420-pound front squat was tops among receivers during off-season workouts … Earned Iron Hokies honors … Caught a 62-yard TD pass from Tyrod Taylor in the Hokies’ first full scrimmage of the spring.

2007: Got most of his work at split end while redshirting in the fall … Turned in a 35 1/2-inch vertical jump and a 4.42 time in the 40 on the way to Iron Hokie honors during the winter … Blocked a punt in one of the spring scrimmages … Caught two passes in each of the three scrimmages … Also added two receptions during the Maroon-White game for 18 yards.

High School: Did a little bit of everything for Coach Mark Gowin at Episcopal … Played wide receiver and defensive back … Returned punts and kickoffs … Also handled the place-kicking and punting duties … Caught 27 passes for 564 yards and nine scores as a senior … Scored twice on returns … Recorded 27 catches for 780 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior … Had four interceptions as a junior, returning one for a touchdown … Compiled 109 career catches for 2,367 yards and 33 touchdowns … Earned all-state honors three-straight seasons, including first-team honors his last two years … Was a second-team All-Met pick by The Washington Post as a senior …Listed as the No. 17 overall player on the Virginia 33 by SuperPrep … Ranked the No. 21 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … A member of the SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic Team … Earned first-team all-state honors as a lacrosse player.

Personal: Daniel Kinsman Coale … Born 6/27/88 in Lexington, VA … Son of Jimmy and Kathy Coale … Majoring in finance.

Season Stats
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RushingReceiving
SeasonGPGSAttYdsAvgLongTDNoYdsAvgLongTD
200814146142.3703640811.3350
20091312284.0503061420.5812
Career27268222.87066102215.5812