Junior running back David Wilson became the 11th Virginia Tech player to win
the Dudley Award on Wednesday night. The Dudley Award is given annually to the
top Division I football player in the state of Virginia.
Wilson was the ACC Player of the Year, rushing for 1,627 yards and nine
touchdowns. He was named a Second Team All-American by CBSSports.com earlier in
the week, and further All-American honors are sure to follow.
Other candidates up for the award were UVA tailback Perry Jones and William
& Mary tailback Jonathan Grimes.
| Virginia Tech’s Dudley Award Winners |
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| Year | Player | Pos. |
| 1993 | Jim Pyne | C |
| 1995 | Cornell Brown | DE |
| 1999 | Corey Moore | DE |
| 2000 | Lee Suggs | RB |
| 2002 | Lee Suggs | RB |
| 2003 | Kevin Jones | RB |
| 2004 | Bryan Randall | QB |
| 2005 | Darryl Tapp | DE |
| 2006 | Vince Hall | LB |
| 2009 | Cody Grimm | OLB |
| 2010 | Tyrod Taylor | QB |
| 2011 | David Wilson | RB |
Wilson is the third Virginia Tech running back to win the award, joining Lee
Suggs and Kevin Jones. Suggs won the award twice, following the 2000 and 2002
seasons.
A Virginia Tech player has now won the award for three seasons in a row. The
longest streak is five years in a row, when a Tech player won it each year
between 2002 and 2006.
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