71 Vinston Painter
  • Position
  • Class
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Offensive Guard
  • r-Freshman
  • 322 lbs.
  • Maury
  • Norfolk, Va.

Made the move from defensive line to offensive line during the spring … Worked at right guard … Has all the numbers and is strong, fast and hard-working … Just needs to carry his talent over to the field … Has shown some signs but needs to be more physical and play much faster … His progress will be watched closely by the coaches.

2008: Worked at defensive tackle while redshirting in the fall … Turned in the second-best bench press on the team during off-season testing with a lift of 415 pounds … Moved to offense for spring practice … Practiced at right guard.

High School: A SuperPrep All-American for Coach Dealton Cotton at Maury High … Ranked the No. 4 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Listed as the No. 80 player on the Scout Top 100 … Rated the No. 81 overall prospect in the country by CSTV.com’s Tom Lemming … Ranked the No. 4 offensive guard in the country by SuperPrep … Ranked the No. 14 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 5 player in the state of Virginia by rivals.com … Rated the No. 23 offensive tackle in the country by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. … Ranked the No. 3 player in the Commonwealth by scout.com …Rated the No. 6 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep … Named first-team Group AAA all-state as an offensive tackle by The Associated Press his senior year … Earned first-team All-Tidewater and first-team All-Eastern District honors on the offensive line as both a junior and senior … Also was second-team all-district as a defensive tackle … Named to the G&W Recruiting Report Preseason ACC Area Offensive Team … Earned AP Group AAA first-team all-state honors his junior season.

Personal: Vinston Eric Painter … Born 10/11/89 in Norfolk, VA … Son of Inez Painter … Cousin is Tech receiver Randall Dunn … A management major.