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member of SuperPrep’s Mid-Atlantic Team … Named to PrepStar’s All-Atlantic<br />
Region Team as a defensive lineman.<br />
Personal: Lanford Lawrence Collins, Jr. … Born 2/22/91 … Son of Lanford<br />
and Connie Collins … Enrolled in human development.<br />
Tackles G UT AT Tot. Loss Sacks<br />
2010 13 12 13 25 6.5- 26 5- 24<br />
2011 14 22 35 57 9.5- 48 6- 43<br />
Career 27 34 48 82 16.0- 74 11- 67<br />
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daViS<br />
flaNker • 6-4 • 228 • r-sr.<br />
vIrGINIa Beach, va. • oceaN lakes h.s.<br />
Moved into the top spot at flanker during the spring … Mixes a 6-4 frame<br />
with outstanding speed … Is physical and athletic … Averaged a teambest<br />
17-yards per catch in 2011 and tied for the team lead in touchdown<br />
catches with five … Was bothered by a hamstring injury during the last<br />
week and a half of spring drills but was back to full strength by the end of<br />
school … A good summer preparation will be important … Needs to assume<br />
a leadership role during the summer and up<strong>com</strong>ing season … Has what it<br />
takes to be one of the Hokies’ top playmakers.<br />
2011: Played in all 14 games, starting eight ... Played nearly 500 snaps<br />
on offense and 19 on special teams ... Caught 30 passes for 510 yards and<br />
five TDs ... Had a big game against Appalachian State, catching three passes<br />
for 140 yards and two touchdowns with a long of 63 yards ... Caught a pass<br />
for 14 yards at East Carolina ... Hauled in four passes for 27 yards in the<br />
win over Arkansas State ... Had a reception for 4 yards at Marshall ... Saw<br />
action for six plays against Clemson before re-aggravating a foot injury from<br />
previous week ... Returned for the Miami game and caught three passes for<br />
31 yards ... Caught a 30-yard TD in the fourth quarter of the Wake Forest<br />
game ... Finished with two grabs for 39 yards ... Added three receptions for<br />
49 yards against Boston College, including a 20-yard TD in the third quarter<br />
... Grabbed two passes for 16 yards at Duke ... Started, but did not have<br />
a reception at Georgia Tech ... Caught a pass for 10 yards against UNC ...<br />
Started and turned a five-catch, 119-yard effort at Virginia, which included<br />
a long reception of 52 yards ... Scored on a 7-yard reception in the fourth<br />
quarter ... Picked up another start in the ACC Championship Game against<br />
Clemson and hauled in four passes for 50 yards … Caught an 11-yard pass<br />
and a two-point conversion toss in the Sugar Bowl against Michigan.<br />
2010: Played in all 14 games … Picked up two starts … Registered 19<br />
catches for 239 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Caught a 24-yard pass<br />
during the Boise State game … Had a catch for 4 yards at BC … Added a<br />
pair of receptions at NC State for 11 yards … Contributed a 12-yard catch<br />
against Central Michigan … Picked up 12 yards on a reverse against Wake<br />
Forest … Had a personal-best six catches against Duke for 64 yards …<br />
Caught two touchdown passes in the third quarter at UNC and finished with<br />
four catches for 81 yards … Played 32 snaps against Virginia … Made two<br />
catches in the ACC title game against Florida State, including a leaping<br />
first-down grab … Made an 11-yard catch in the Orange Bowl game …<br />
Had a school-record 44-inch vertical jump and ran a 4.37 in the 40 to gain<br />
Super Iron Hokie honors during off-season workouts … Caught 17 passes<br />
for 236 yards and two touchdowns during spring scrimmages … Added six<br />
receptions for 61 yards and two TDs in the Maroon-White game.<br />
2009: Posted five catches on the season for 125 yards … Also had<br />
one rush for a 7-yard gain … Was in on 10 special team plays against<br />
Alabama … Played 13 offensive snaps against Marshall and had seven<br />
special team plays … Saw brief special teams duty in the Nebraska, Miami<br />
and Duke games … Turned his first collegiate pass reception into an 80-<br />
yard touchdown in the Boston College game … Was in on four special team<br />
plays at Georgia Tech and three against UNC … Played 19 snaps at receiver<br />
and caught a 9-yard pass in the win at ECU … Also worked eight plays on<br />
special teams … Had a 15-yard reception at Maryland … Caught one pass<br />
for an 11-yard gain against NC State … Saw 15 plays on offense at Virginia<br />
… Picked up 7 yards on a run … Had a 10-yard catch against Tennessee in<br />
the Chick-fil-A Bowl … Posted a position-record 43-inch vertical jump on<br />
the way to Super Iron Hokie honors during off-season workouts … Earned<br />
100% Effort Awards for five of the team’s six pre-spring 6 a.m. workouts<br />
... Improved in three of the four major lifts during off-season workouts<br />
… Grabbed five passes for 98 yards and one touchdown during Tech’s final<br />
scrimmage of spring practice … Won the Dr. Richard Bullock Award as the<br />
most improved offensive player of spring practice.<br />
2008: Moved from quarterback to receiver because it offered a quicker<br />
chance for playing time … Hurt his right shoulder just four practices into<br />
the preseason and underwent surgery … Was redshirted … Had a 40 1/2inch<br />
vertical jump during off-season testing and ran a 4.49 forty, second<br />
fastest among quarterbacks … Moved back to quarterback and <strong>com</strong>peted for<br />
the backup duties during the first three weeks of the spring … Completed<br />
3-of-8 passes for 62 yards in the first full scrimmage … Ripped off a 62-yard<br />
touchdown run during another scrimmage, gaining 85 yards on six carries<br />
… Returned to receiver for the final week and caught a 32-yard TD pass in<br />
the final scrimmage … Added three grabs for 48 yards during the Maroon-<br />
White game.<br />
High School: A versatile player for Coach Jim Prince … Ranked the No.<br />
9 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Ranked the No.<br />
38 athlete in the country and the No. 12 player in the state of Virginia by<br />
rivals.<strong>com</strong> … Rated the No. 66 athlete in the country by ESPN.<strong>com</strong>/Scouts,<br />
Inc. … Ranked the No. 112 wide receiver in the country by SuperPrep …<br />
Rated the No. 9 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep … Moved to quarterback<br />
from wide receiver in the preseason of his senior year … Completed 104of-233<br />
passes for 1,837 yards and 20 touchdowns … Also rushed for 858<br />
yards and 12 scores … Named first-team All-Tidewater as a quarterback by<br />
The Virginian Pilot … First-team All-Beach District … Responsible for 17<br />
touchdowns as a junior, passing for 670 yards, rushing for 800 yards and<br />
picking up 300 yards receiving … Had 62 tackles on defense.<br />
Personal: Marcus Darnell Davis … Born 12/21/89 in Virginia Beach, VA<br />
… Son of Wilford and Lillian Tann … Graduated with a degree in human<br />
development.<br />
Receiving G No. Yds. Avg. TD LG<br />
2009 12 5 125 25.0 1 80<br />
2010 14 19 239 12.6 2 46<br />
2011 14 30 510 17.0 5 63<br />
Career 40 54 874 16.2 8 80<br />
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PuNter • 5-11 • 201 • r-sr.<br />
WashINGtoN crossING, Pa. • the huN school<br />
Opened last season as the Hokies’ starting punter … Experienced<br />
problems with consistency and was sidelined after five starts … Will get<br />
another shot this fall … Has the leg for the job but will need a good<br />
summer preparation.<br />
2011: Played in five games ... Punted 23 times for 761 yards (33.1<br />
average) on the season ... Punted five times for an average of 32.4 yards<br />
per kick in the opener against Appalachian State ... Had five punts for a<br />
37.8 average at ECU ... Punted three times for a 33.3 yard average and<br />
2012 Virginia Tech fooTball<br />
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