2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports

2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE
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Brown Continued
at Virginia, grading 89 percent … Blocked a
field goal and an extra point during the ACC
Championship game win over BC … Graded out
at 91 percent on 70 plays.
Personal: Duane Anthony Brown … Born
8/30/85 in Richmond, VA … Son of Dennis and
Myra Brown … Majoring in apparel, housing
and resource management.
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Nekos Brown
Defensive End • 6-2 • 253 • So.
Brandywine, Md. • Thomas Stone H.S.
Has been an important contributor in
the Hokies’ rotation at defensive end … Has
averaged over 20 defensive plays a game, while
seeing action in all 13 outings … Also plays on
the kick block teams … A hard worker who is
both athletic and explosive.
2007: Played 25 defensive snaps and six
special teams plays against ECU … Picked up
four tackles while playing 36 plays, including
24 at end … Had a tackle for loss and two
total tackles against Ohio … Contributed
three tackles and two QB hurries while playing
26 defensive downs and seven special team
Nekos Brown
12 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL 2007
plays against W&M … Posted three tackles
against UNC … Picked up two quarterback
sacks for minus 12 yards at Clemson … Had a
quarterback hurry at Georgia Tech … Shared
a tackle for loss in the FSU game … Collected
a hurry against Virginia … Played 20 downs
at end in the ACC title game against BC,
registering a tackle and a QB hurry … Has 21
total tackles and eight hurries.
Personal: Nekos Laprae-Brooks Brown ...
Born 2/18/88 in Prince George’s, MD ... Son
of Chuck and Jocelyn Brown … A management
major.
Tackles G uT AT Tot. Loss Sacks
2006 13 4 8 12 0.5- 1 0- 0
2007 13 10 11 21 3.5- 16 3.0- 16
Career 26 14 19 33 4.0- 17 3.0- 16
Rashad
Carmichael
Cornerback • 5-10 • 186 • r-Fr.
Clinton, Md. • Gwynn Park H.S.
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A promising young player who holds down
the No. 2 spot at the field corner position …
Has picked up a lot of valuable experience
… Earned a spot on the punt
block team with his speed and
toughness.
2007: Started on the punt
team in the opening game with
ECU … Saw action on 20 plays at
corner at LSU, collecting a pair
of tackles … Played six plays
at corner against Ohio and had
a tackle for loss … Made three
tackles, while playing 50 snaps at
corner against W&M … Was in for
seven defensive plays at Clemson
with one tackle … Played 15
defensive downs and 11 special
team plays against Duke … Had
nine plays on special teams
against Boston College …
Collected six plays on defense
and six on special teams at GT
… Worked four plays at corner
against FSU … Got 14 plays at
corner against Miami … Saw action on special
teams against Virginia and BC.
Personal: Rashad Bernard Carmichael
… Born 9/9/88 in Laurinburg, NC … Son
of Bernard and Mae Carmichael … Cousin is
former Clemson and current Houston Texans
wide receiver Derrick Hamilton … Majoring in
human development.
Tackles G uT AT Tot. Loss Sacks
2007 13 5 3 8 1- 3 0- 0
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Kam Chancellor
Rover • 6-3 • 220 • So.
Norfolk, Va. • Maury H.S.
Moved into the starting lineup at the rover
position during the preseason … Has started
every game … Went through some ups and
downs while adjusting to the position … Gets
better with every game … Ranks fifth on the
team in tackles with 72 … Combines size,
speed and athleticism with a good awareness
of the game … Ranks as one of the Hokies’
hardest hitters.
2007: Earned the starting job at rover …
Has played 822 downs on defense … Has also
seen action on the kick block teams … Earned
Iron Hokie honors in the weight room … Had
six tackles in the opener and nine at LSU …
Added four more in the Ohio game … Broke up
a pass and was in on a tackle during limited
action against W&M … Made a crucial fumble
recovery in Tech’s own end zone against UNC
to record a touchback … Also contributed six
tackles and a pass break up … Picked up seven
tackles while playing all 90 defensive downs
at Clemson … Was in on two tackles against
Duke … Contributed six tackles, a shared sack
and an interception at Georgia Tech … Posted
nine tackles against Florida State … Had four
tackles, two hurries and a pass break up against
Miami … Was in on four tackles at Virginia …
Collected eight tackles and broke up a pass in
the ACC Championship game against BC … Has
five pass breakups, three quarterback hurries
and two forced fumbles.
Personal: Kameron Darnel Chancellor ...
Born 4/3/88 in Norfolk, VA ... Son of Karen
Lambert … Enrolled in university studies.