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tight end in the country by ESPN.<strong>com</strong>/Scouts, Inc. … Listed as the No. 69<br />
tight end in the country by Scout … Rated the No. 69 player in Georgia in<br />
SuperPrep’s preseason edition.<br />
Personal: Christian Allan Reeves … Born 1/20/93 … Son of Scott and<br />
Michelle Reeves … Enrolled in business.<br />
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Is concentrating on having a big senior year after missing portions of the<br />
past two seasons with injuries … Has played in a lot of big games for the<br />
Hokies … Rates as a playmaker with all the skill sets … Moved from flanker<br />
to split end during spring practice to get more reps … Will remain there for<br />
the time being, but could be valuable as a swing guy who can contribute<br />
at either position … Is also Tech’s all-time leader in kickoff return yards.<br />
2011: Played in three games ... Totaled 60 snaps on offense and 16 on<br />
special teams for a total of 76 ... Caught three passes for 45 yards in season<br />
opener against Appalachian State ... Also returned two kickoffs for 64 yards<br />
... Gained 56 yards on two kickoff returns at East Carolina ... Suffered a<br />
broken arm returning the opening kickoff 28 yards in the Arkansas State<br />
game and missed the rest of the season … Received a medical hardship<br />
waiver, thus allowing him to return in 2012.<br />
2010: Played in nine games before suffering a season-ending injury …<br />
Had 21 receptions for 303 yards and two touchdowns … Also averaged 19.4<br />
yards on kickoff returns … Caught four passes for 27 yards in the opening<br />
game against Boise State and returned a kickoff for 29 yards … Had an 11yard<br />
run on a reverse and three kickoff returns for 53 yards against JMU …<br />
Caught a 24-yard touchdown pass in the ECU game and added 103 yards on<br />
five kickoff returns … Grabbed five balls for 49 yards against Boston College<br />
… Had career-highs of six catches for 134 yards during the Wake Forest<br />
game … Caught a 43-yard TD pass in the Duke game … Suffered a severe<br />
thigh bruise on a kickoff return against Georgia Tech … Had to have surgery<br />
and missed the last three regular season games, the ACC Championship<br />
game and the Orange Bowl … Was limited during the off-season program<br />
… Participated in some drills during the spring but was held out of contact<br />
work.<br />
2009: Played in all 13 games with six starts … Finished the season with<br />
22 catches for 390 yards and three touchdowns … Averaged 31.9 yards on<br />
kickoff returns with 18 returns for 574 yards … Returned a kickoff 98 yards<br />
for a touchdown in the first quarter of the Alabama game … Finished the<br />
game with four returns for 195 yards, the second-highest single game total<br />
under Coach Frank Beamer … Caught a 21-yard touchdown pass against<br />
Marshall and also had three knockdown blocks … Hauled in a game-winning<br />
11-yard TD pass against Nebraska with 21 seconds left … Also had two<br />
kickoff returns for 95 yards, including a long of 76 yards … Carried on<br />
reverses twice against Miami, gaining 12 yards … Caught four passes for 38<br />
yards in the Duke game … Picked up 18 yards on a reverse against Boston<br />
College … Grabbed three passes for 66 yards and returned two kickoffs for<br />
89 yards during the Georgia Tech game … Pulled in four passes for 60 yards<br />
in the UNC game … Added a pair of receptions for 31 yards at East Carolina<br />
… Caught a 10-yard TD pass at Maryland and finished with three catches<br />
for a personal-best 78 yards … Had two kickoff returns for 49 yards against<br />
NC State … Hauled in one pass for 38 yards and return two kickoffs for 43<br />
yards during the Virginia game … Contributed two catches for 37 yards and<br />
three kickoff returns for 57 yards against Tennessee in the Chick-fil-A game<br />
… Ran the third-fastest 10-yard dash (1.62) and fourth-fastest 40 time<br />
(4.35) during off-season workouts … Caught five passes for 80 yards during<br />
one spring scrimmage and had three receptions for 35 in another … Hauled<br />
in two passes for 29 yards and returned two kickoffs for 38 yards during the<br />
Maroon-White game.<br />
2008: Played in all 14 games, starting five as a receiver … Averaged<br />
13.4 yards per catch, the second-best average on the team … His first<br />
college catch went for 62 yards against East Carolina … Had two catches<br />
for 24 yards versus Furman … Caught two passes for 18 yards in the win<br />
over Georgia Tech … Contributed a key 15-yard catch at North Carolina<br />
… Grabbed a 12-yard reception against Nebraska … Caught one pass for<br />
6 yards versus WKU … Returned three kickoffs for 61 yards and caught an<br />
8-yard pass at BC … Had a 54-yard kickoff return against FSU and finished<br />
the game with four returns for 142 yards … Caught a 13-yard pass to set up<br />
a touchdown in the Maryland game and returned four kickoffs for 123 yards,<br />
including a 55-yarder … Had 47 yards on four kickoff returns at Miami …<br />
Picked up a 13-yard catch and an 18-yard kickoff return in the Duke game<br />
… Turned in three kickoff returns for 75 yards against Virginia … Had a<br />
season-best four catches against BC in the ACC title game, picking up 44<br />
yards … Also contributed three kickoff returns for 79 yards … Caught two<br />
passes for 12 yards during the Orange Bowl win over Cincinnati … Picked up<br />
27 yards on a reverse and had 34 yards total on two carries … His 35 1/2inch<br />
vertical jump during spring testing was third-best among the receivers<br />
… Had three catches for 45 yards during one spring scrimmage and scored<br />
on a 14-yard catch in another … Made a leaping 3-yard TD reception during<br />
the Maroon-White game.<br />
High School: A SuperPrep All-American for Coach Chris Fraser … Ranked<br />
the No. 3 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Ranked<br />
the No. 27 athlete in the country and the No. 10 player in the state of<br />
Virginia by rivals.<strong>com</strong> … Rated the No. 57 athlete in the country by ESPN.<br />
<strong>com</strong>/Scouts, Inc. … Ranked the No. 115 running back in the country by<br />
SuperPrep … Rated the No. 4 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep … Ranked<br />
the No. 27 player in the Commonwealth by scout.<strong>com</strong> … Ranked a “Super<br />
Prospect” by CSTV.<strong>com</strong>’s Tom Lemming … Named first-team Group AA allstate<br />
as a running back by The Associated Press his senior year … Also<br />
earned first-team all-state honors from the VHSCA … Named the Daily Press’<br />
Offensive Player of the Year … Rushed for 2,236 yards, threw for 257 yards,<br />
had 148 yards receiving and scored 38 touchdowns in 10 games, earning<br />
Bay Rivers District and Region I Offensive Player of the Year honors …<br />
Just the fourth running back in Bay Rivers or Peninsula District history to<br />
eclipse the 2,000-yard mark in the regular season … Also earned first-team<br />
All-Tidewater honors, be<strong>com</strong>ing the first Western Tidewater player selected<br />
to the first team in decades … Averaged 40 yards per kickoff return, 37<br />
yards on punt returns and scored five touchdowns on special teams …<br />
Scored seven touchdowns in a win over Jamestown his senior year … Saw<br />
time at running back, wide receiver, corner, safety, punt returner and kick<br />
returner as a junior … Finished the season with 1,000 yards rushing and 12<br />
touchdowns on 118 carries … Had 22 receptions and returned two punts<br />
for touchdowns … Also had eight interceptions … Earned Group AA Central<br />
Region first-team honors at running back and defensive back … Also earned<br />
AP AA second-team all-state honors at defensive back … Finished his career<br />
with 4,534 rushing yards and 81 touchdowns.<br />
Personal: Dyrell Deshé Roberts … Born 1/5/90 in Newport News, VA<br />
… Son of April Ridley and Joseph Roberts … Graduated with a degree in<br />
human development.<br />
Receiving G No. Yds. Avg. TD LG<br />
2008 14 17 227 13.4 0 62<br />
2009 13 22 390 17.7 3 41<br />
2010 9 21 303 14.4 2 43<br />
2011 3 3 45 15.0 0 31<br />
Career 39 63 965 15.3 5 62<br />
K.O. Ret. G No. Yds. Avg. TD LG<br />
2008 14 22 545 24.8 0 55<br />
2009 13 18 574 31.9 1 98<br />
2010 9 16 310 19.4 0 29<br />
2011 3 5 148 29.6 0 35<br />
Career 39 61 1577 25.9 1 98<br />
2012 Virginia Tech fooTball<br />
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