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HOKieS<br />
High School: The state Group AA Offensive Player of the Year as a<br />
junior and senior by the Associated Press for Coach Tim Sarver … Rushed<br />
for 2,877 yards on 372 carries (averaging 7.7 yards per carry) and is the<br />
school’s career leader in rushing yards … Scored 41 touchdowns as a senior,<br />
scoring a total of 248 points … A first-team Group AA all-state selection<br />
at running back by the AP and VirginiaPreps … Rushed for 2,749 yards and<br />
41 touchdowns as a junior … A two-time Region III Player of the Year …<br />
Rated as the No. 16 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times …<br />
Ranked as the No. 17 player in the state on the Virginia 43 by SuperPrep<br />
… Ranked as the No. 25 player in the state by Rivals … Listed as the No.<br />
77 running back in the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 136 running<br />
back in the country by ESPN.<strong>com</strong>/Scouts, Inc.<br />
Personal: Michael Andrew Holmes, Jr. … Born 6/2/93 … Son of Tonya<br />
Holmes and David Moats … Enrolled in university studies.<br />
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DefeNsIve tackle • 6-1 • 318 • r-sr.<br />
hIGhlaND sPrINGs, va. • hIGhlaND sPrINGs h.s.<br />
A two-year starter who is a force in the middle … Will have some ground<br />
to make up after missing the last nine games of the 2011 season with<br />
a knee injury … Is expected to <strong>com</strong>e back full speed, but his summer<br />
preparation will be of the utmost importance … Was playing extremely well<br />
at the time of his injury … Could help make the defensive line the strong<br />
point of the team.<br />
2011: Started all five games he played in at defensive tackle ... Played<br />
212 snaps on defense and six on special teams for a total of 218 ... Had<br />
eight tackles, a half a tackle for loss, two pass breakups and six hurries on<br />
the season ... Had a tackle, a QB hurry and assisted on a tackle for loss<br />
against Appalachian State ... Had two tackles, including one solo and a pass<br />
break up at ECU ... Posted two tackles, a pass breakup and a hurry in the win<br />
over Arkansas State ... Recorded two hurries in the win at Marshall … Was<br />
lost for the season when he tore the ACL in his right knee against Clemson<br />
… Sat out contact portion of spring practice.<br />
2010: Played in every game, starting the last 12 … Contributed 45<br />
tackles, including two sacks and 6.5 behind the line … Added seven QB<br />
hurries … Came off the bench in the first two games, playing 12 defensive<br />
downs against Boise and 44 versus JMU … Had four tackles including a<br />
sack against the Dukes … Moved into the starting lineup for the ECU game<br />
and had four tackles, a hurry and a pass batted down … Had two tackles<br />
for loss and four total tackles in the NC State game … Made four tackles<br />
against CMU, including one behind the line … Picked up a sack against<br />
Duke … Recorded a personal-best 10 tackles in the Georgia Tech game<br />
… Was in on four tackles at UNC … Had a tackle for loss and three total<br />
tackles in the Miami game … Shared a sack on the way to four tackles in<br />
the Virginia game … Had two tackles in the ACC title game and two more,<br />
including one for a loss, during the Orange Bowl game … Led the tackles<br />
with a 329-pound push jerk during off-season testing … Had three tackles,<br />
including a sack in the final full spring scrimmage … Was in on two sacks<br />
during the Maroon-White game.<br />
2009: Played 243 defensive snaps during the regular season … Finished<br />
third among the defensive tackles with 16 tackles … Had the most passes<br />
broken up (4) among the linemen and played the most snaps among<br />
defensive players who don’t have a start … Registered four tackles, shared<br />
a sack and intercepted a pass against Alabama in his first collegiate action<br />
… Worked 25 plays on defense in the Marshall game … Played 18 snaps on<br />
defense with one tackle against Nebraska … Was in on two tackles in the<br />
2012 Virginia Tech fooTball<br />
Miami game …Worked 22 plays at Duke with a tackle … Broke up a pass<br />
and added a tackle in the Boston College game … Had 14 plays and a tackle<br />
against Georgia Tech … Batted down two passes in the North Carolina game<br />
… Had a tackle and a hurry in 16 defensive snaps at ECU … Played 24<br />
downs at Maryland … Contributed a tackle and a hurry against NC State …<br />
Posted three tackles in the Virginia game … Saw action in the Chick-fil-A<br />
Bowl against Tennessee … Tied for the fourth-best back squat on the team<br />
during off-season testing with a lift of 530 pounds … Had two tackles for<br />
loss, including a sack in Tech’s first major spring scrimmage … Had a sack<br />
and a blocked field goal in another scrimmage … Was in on two tackles<br />
during the Maroon-White game.<br />
2008: Picked up a lot of reps during the preseason at tackle, but ended<br />
up redshirting for the season … Posted a 500-pound back squat during<br />
off-season workouts … Recovered a fumble in one of the team’s spring<br />
scrimmages … Scored the winning TD in the Maroon-White game when he<br />
picked up a fumble and rambled 20 yards for a TD in the final three minutes<br />
of play … Also collected two sacks and five total tackles in that game.<br />
High School: Ranked the No. 18 player in the state of Virginia by The<br />
Roanoke Times for Coach Scott Burton … Ranked the No. 23 strongside<br />
defensive end in the country and the No. 18 player in the state of Virginia by<br />
rivals.<strong>com</strong> … Ranked the No. 39 defensive end in the country by SuperPrep<br />
… Rated the No. 49 defensive end in the country by ESPN.<strong>com</strong>/Scouts, Inc.<br />
… Rated the No. 18 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep … Ranked the No.<br />
18 player in the Commonwealth by scout.<strong>com</strong> … Ranked a “Super Prospect”<br />
by CSTV.<strong>com</strong>’s Tom Lemming … Named second-team Group AAA all-state<br />
as a defensive lineman by The Associated Press his senior year … Had 61<br />
tackles, including 19 for loss and three sacks, en route to earning Richmond<br />
Times-Dispatch first-team All-Met and second-team all-state honors as a<br />
senior … A first-team All-Met selection his sophomore season.<br />
Personal: Antoine M. Hopkins … Born 1/26/90 in Richmond, VA … Son<br />
of Gary and Jackie Hopkins … Brother Derrick is a junior on the team this<br />
year ... Graduated with a degree in human development.<br />
Tackles G UT AT Tot. Loss Sacks<br />
2009 13 3 13 16 1- 2 0.5- 1<br />
2010 14 18 27 45 6.5- 26 2- 17<br />
2011 6 2 6 8 0.5- 2 0- 0<br />
Career 33 23 46 69 8.0- 30 2.5- 18<br />
Interceptions G No. Yds. Avg. TD LG<br />
2009 13 1 6 6.0 0 6<br />
2010 14 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2011 6 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Career 33 1 6 6.0 0 6<br />
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DefeNsIve tackle • 6-0 • 305 • Jr.<br />
hIGhlaND sPrINGs, va. • hIGhlaND sPrINGs h.s.<br />
Joined his older brother, Antoine, as a starter on the defensive line<br />
last fall … Had a great year, but didn’t get much chance to rest … That<br />
shouldn’t happen this season with Tech’s added depth … The coaches feel<br />
he will be even more productive when playing fewer plays … An important<br />
player in the Hokies’ defensive plans this fall.<br />
2011: Started all 14 games at defensive tackle ... Played over 760 snaps<br />
on defense and 47 on special teams ... Had 51 tackles, including five tackles<br />
for loss and three sacks, along with 12 quarterback hurries ... Also had a<br />
breakup, recovered a fumble and forced a fumble on the season ... Had<br />
five tackles, including a team-high four solo and a forced fumble against
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