Coming off an excellent junior season in which he totaled 150-plus tackles including nine sacks, Granby (Norfolk, VA) star Telvion (pronounced Tell-vun) Clark had one thing in mind when it came to his off-season workout plan…run, run, run. All of the training – including a stint on the track team – has paid off for the 6-1, 205-pound linebacker prospect, who showed off his speed at Virginia Tech’s camp on Saturday.

“My intention going in to the camp was just to play like I usually play,” Clark said. “I wasn’t trying to do anything spectacular. I knew I could run a 4.4 in the 40 and I did that. Another thing was that, going in, Coach Newsome had told me the only reason I hadn’t gotten an offer was because they were only taking 10 guys in the class. I went out and shut some guys down and got the offer.”

For Clark, who consistently posted a 4.6 in the 40-yard dash last year, perhaps the most rewarding part of Saturday’s experience – besides getting the offer, of course – was impressing defensive coordinator Bud Foster.

“I came down to visit for the Spring Game and I don’t think Coach Foster really knew who I was then. Once he saw me play yesterday, he got on me,” Clark said. “He was hyping me up throughout the camp, so I knew I had to be doing something right. He said he really liked my aggression. I thought we worked well together.”

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