A collection of facts and stats about the 2007 football recruiting class,
crunching everything from heights, to weights, to stars, to states of origin and
to recruiting coaches. Check this data out, as we look at the class from almost
every angle imaginable.
Total Recruits |
25 |
Average Height |
6-2.16 |
Average Weight |
228.6 |
2007 Virginia Tech Football Recruiting Class |
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Pos | Name | Stars | Ht | Wt | 40 | Hometown | State |
QB | Taylor, Tyrod |
6-2 | 185 | 4.5 | Hampton | VA | |
RB | Evans, Darren |
6-1 | 217 | 4.55 | Indianapolis | IN | |
RB | Oglesby, Josh |
6-0 | 205 | 4.45 | Garner | NC | |
RB | Thomas, D.J. |
5-9 | 175 | 4.5 | Ashland | VA | |
WR | Coale, Danny |
6-0 | 195 | 4.42 | Lexington | VA | |
WR | Pressley, Kendrick |
6-0 | 170 | 4.4 | Sumter | SC | |
WR | Terry, Patrick |
5-11 | 180 | 4.39 | South Boston | VA | |
TE | Barden, Brandon |
6-5 | 211 | 4.57 | Lincolnton | GA | |
TE | Drager, Chris |
6-4 | 235 | 4.8 | Jefferson Hills | PA | |
TE | Lanier, Andrew |
6-5 | 250 | 4.75 | Moore | SC | |
TE | Nosal, Greg |
6-5 | 255 | 4.9 | Virginia Beach | VA | |
OL | Alvarez, William |
6-5 | 315 | Woodbridge | VA | ||
OL | Brooks, Jaymes |
6-3 | 290 | 4.93 | Newport News | VA | |
OL | Carroll, Collin |
6-4 | 260 | Hopkins | MN | ||
OL | DeChristopher, Blake |
6-6 | 310 | 5.0 | Midlothian | VA | |
OL | Latif, A.B. |
6-3 | 280 | Chesterfield | VA | ||
DT | Battle, Kwamaine |
6-1 | 260 | 4.8 | Spring Hope | NC | |
DT | Prince, Courtney |
6-2 | 252 | 4.8 | Mitchellville | MD | |
DE | Young, Justin |
6-5 | 255 | Germantown | MD | ||
LB | Odom, Quillie |
6-2 | 205 | 4.6 | Manassas | VA | |
LB | Ovens, Hunter |
6-2 | 220 | 4.5 | Bradenton | FL | |
LB | Rivers, Barquell |
6-0 | 220 | 4.6 | Wadesboro | NC | |
LB | Tweedy, Alonzo |
6-2 | 185 | 4.5 | Richmond | VA | |
CB | Hill, Cris |
5-11 | 190 | 4.4 | Highland Springs | VA | |
S | Morgan, Davon |
6-2 | 190 | 4.55 | Varina | VA |
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5 stars |
1 | Taylor |
4 stars |
4 | Evans, DeChristopher, Hill, Morgan |
3 stars |
13 | Oglesby, Thomas, Coale, Barden, Drager, Nosal, Alvarez Brooks, Latif, Young, Odom, Ovens, Rivers, |
2 stars |
7 | Pressley, Terry, Lanier, Carroll, Battle, Prince, Tweedy |
1 star |
0 | |
Ave. Star Rating | 2.96 | |
2006 Rating | 2.85 | |
2005 Rating | 3.04 |
Average Star Ranking by Position |
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Position | # Players |
Ave. Stars |
Players (Stars) |
QB | 1 | 5 | Taylor (5) |
RB | 3 | 3.33 | Evans (4), Oglesby (3), Thomas (3) |
WR | 3 | 2.33 | Coale (3), Pressley (2), Terry (2) |
TE | 4 | 2.75 | Barden (3), Drager (3), Lanier (2), Nosal (3) |
OL | 5 | 3 | DeChristopher (4), Alvarez (3), Brooks (3), Latif (3), Carroll (2) |
DE | 1 | 3 | Young (3) |
DT | 2 | 2 | Battle (2), Prince (2) |
LB | 4 | 2.75 | Odom (3), Ovens (3), Rivers (3), Tweedy (2) |
CB | 1 | 4 | Hill (4) |
S | 1 | 4 | Morgan (4) |
Players By State |
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State |
# Players |
Names |
VA |
13 | Taylor, Thomas, Coale, Terry, Nosal, Alvarez, Brooks, DeChristopher, Latif, Odom, Tweedy, Hill, Morgan |
NC |
3 | Oglesby, Battle, Rivers |
SC |
2 | Pressley, Lanier |
MD |
2 | Prince, Young |
IN |
1 | Evans |
PA |
1 | Drager |
GA |
1 | Barden |
MN |
1 | Carroll |
FL |
1 | Ovens |
Star Ranking Distribution by Players |
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Position | 5-star | 4-star | 3-star | 2-star | 1-star |
QB | 1 | ||||
RB | 1 | 2 | |||
WR | 1 | 2 | |||
TE | 3 | 1 | |||
OL | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
DE | 1 | ||||
DT | 2 | ||||
LB | 3 | 1 | |||
CB | 1 | ||||
S | 1 |
In-State Rankings Comparison Roanoke Times vs. TSL |
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Player | TSL Rank |
RT Rank |
Tyrod Taylor |
1 | 1 |
Cris Hill |
3 | 3 |
Davon Morgan |
7 | 5 |
Blake DeChristopher |
8 | 6 |
William Alvarez |
10 | 15 |
A.B. Latif |
11 | 10 |
Greg Nosal |
16 | 16 |
Jaymes Brooks |
17 | 12 |
Quillie Odom |
20 | 19 |
Danny Coale |
22 | 21 |
Patrick Terry |
30 | 31 |
Alonzo Tweedy |
NR | 33 |
Players Signed Per Coach |
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Coach | # of Players |
Players |
Jim Cavanaugh |
7 | Tweedy, Morgan, Thomas, Hill, Latif, DeChristopher, Brooks |
Charley Wiles |
4 | Ovens, Pressley, Evans, Battle |
Kevin Sherman |
3 | Young, Prince, Rivers |
Bud Foster |
3 | Lanier, Alvarez, Coale |
Curt Newsome |
3 | Taylor, Nosal, Carroll |
Torrian Gray |
2 | Odom, Barden |
Bryan Stinespring |
2 | Drager, Terry |
Mike O’Cain |
1 | Oglesby |
Billy Hite |
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