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detrick
bonner
free safetY • 6-0 • 186 • r-so.
mcDoNouGh, Ga. • luella h.s.
Moved from cornerback to free safety as part of an experiment during
the spring … Ended up earning a starting job … Proved to be a good
communicator and a take-charge guy … Also showed he could be physical
enough for the job … Can run with receivers … Brings instincts and
play-making ability to the position … Named the team’s most improved
defensive player following spring practice.
2011: Played in 13 games, picking up four starts, including two at corner
and one at whip linebacker ... Played over 308 snaps on defense and 93 on
special teams for a total of over 400 ... Had 27 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss,
three pass breakups, an interception and a fumble recovery on the season
... Had two tackles in first collegiate action against Appalachian State ...
Saw action during seven plays at East Carolina, including four on special
teams ... Was in on two defensive snaps and four special teams plays against
Arkansas State ... Had a solo tackle in 12 defensive plays at Marshall, while
also working eight special teams plays ... Saw brief action on special teams
against Miami ... Stepped in at corner for an injured Jayron Hosley during
the first quarter of the Wake Forest game ... Tied for team lead with eight
tackles, including five solo stops ... Also had a tackle for loss and a breakup
during 49 snaps on defense ... Made first career start against Boston College
at corner ... Had five tackles, two breakups and recovered a fumble in the
fourth quarter ... Saw brief action in the secondary at Duke, while working
six plays on special teams ... Worked 10 plays on special teams at Georgia
Tech while also seeing 16 snaps at corner ... Started at whip linebacker
against UNC and worked 47 defensive snaps ... Posted two tackles and
assisted on a tackle for loss ... Earned the start again at whip at Virginia
and notched his first career interception in the third quarter while adding
two stops ... Filled in for 60 snaps at corner during the ACC Championship
Game against Clemson when Jayron Hosley was injured ... Registered six
tackles, including two for seven lost yards … Got the start in the Sugar
Bowl against Michigan, picking up a tackle and a pass breakup … Won the
Dr. Richard M. Bullock Award, given to the defensive player who shows the
most improvement during the spring workouts.
2010: Helped out on the scout team while redshirting … Posted a 38inch
vertical jump during fall testing … Had a 340-pound front squat in
off-season work … Posted five tackles and broke up a pass in the team’s
first full spring scrimmage … Picked up three tackles in the last scrimmage
… Contributed five tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup during the
Maroon-White game … Also returned two kickoffs for 42 yards in that game.
High School: A versatile player for Coach Paul Burgdorf at Luella High
… Ranked the No. 88 cornerback in the country and the No. 81 player
in the state by Scout.com … Ranked as the No. 78 player on the Dixie
296 by SuperPrep … A member of the SuperPrep Dixie Team … Named to
PrepStar’s All-Southeast Region Team as a defensive back … Finished with
74 tackles and three interceptions his senior year, earning first-team alldistrict
honors at defensive back … A preseason All-Dixie Region selection
by SuperPrep … Caught 24 passes for 504 yards and four touchdowns on
offense and had one interception and 26 total tackles as a junior … Earned
first-team All-Region 2-AAAAA honors his junior season.
Personal: Detrick Derrell Bonner … Born 2/15/92 in Miami, FL … Son of
Demetrius and Deshawn Bonner … Enrolled in sociology.
Tackles G UT AT Tot. Loss Sacks
2011 13 17 10 27 3.5- 10 0- 0
Interceptions G No. Yds. Avg. TD LG PBU
2011 13 1 0 0.0 0 0 4
2012 Virginia Tech fooTball
Detrick
Bonner
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michael
branthoVer
PuNter/Place-kIcker • 5-8 • 187 • so.
DaYtoN, mD. • Dematha h.s.
Was pressed into duty as a true freshman last fall … Handled the punting
duties for a portion of the season but battled with inconsistency … Did
turn in a 75-yard punt at Duke that tied for the second-longest in school
history … Has plenty of potential if he can harness it … Could be the top
candidate for the punting and place-kicking duties when practice resumes
but will have plenty of competition from newcomers come August … Should
also figure into the battle for kickoff duties.
2011: Played in six games ... Punted 25 times for 915 yards (36.6 yard
average) ... One of seven true freshmen to play for the Hokies … Saw first
collegiate action as the starting punter in the win over Miami ... Punted
twice for 84 yards, including a long of 52 ... Punted seven times for 295
yards, including a long of 58 yards at Wake Forest ... Downed three punts
inside the 20 ... Punted five times for a 31-yard average against BC ...
Boomed a 75-yard punt at Duke, which tied for the second longest in Tech
history ... Totaled six punts for a 37-yard average, including one downed
inside the 20 ... Had two punts for 69 yards against Georgia Tech, including
a punt downed at the Yellow Jacket 6-yard line ... Punted three times for
90 yards against UNC … Averaged 38.9 yards on eight punts during spring
scrimmages … Made one of three field goal tries.
High School: A standout kicker for Coach Bill McGregor at DeMatha High
… A first-team all-state selection, as well as first-team All-Met by The
Washington Post, his senior season … Connected on 7-of-8 field goals with