One of my favorite days of the year is when heights and weights get updated.  That happened yesterday, when the players officially reported to Blacksburg for August camp.

In many cases, it’s not all that important, but it’s still fun to run through the roster and see who has gotten bigger, or dropped a few critical pounds.  As I write this, I don’t think every single height and weight has been updated.  For example, Donaldven Manning is still 5-9, 155.  If he’s still 5-9, 155 then he did something wrong over the summer, or he’s just naturally small.  That said, almost all of the players have been updated, and today we’ll go over who stands out and why.

That’s One Big Defensive Line … Actually, it’s One Big Defense

Virginia Tech’s starting defensive line looks like this:

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