2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
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Dorian Porch<br />
Rover • 5-11 • 204 • r-So.<br />
Calhoun, Ga. • Gordon Central H.S.<br />
Holds down the No. 2 spot at rover …<br />
Starts on the kickoff team and has seen action<br />
on the punt block/return unit … Recovered<br />
two fumbles on kickoffs during the Duke game<br />
… A Super Iron Hokie who has had the best<br />
vertical jump on the team the past two years<br />
(40 1/2 inches).<br />
2007: Was in for 19 plays at rover against<br />
East Carolina, contributing a tackle … Only<br />
saw brief action at LSU … Played six defensive<br />
downs against Ohio … Worked 50 plays at<br />
rover against William & Mary, posting eight<br />
tackles … Only saw special team action versus<br />
UNC and Clemson … Recovered two fumbles<br />
on kickoff coverage at Duke … Also played 12<br />
defensive downs at rover and had two tackles<br />
… Was in on a special team tackle against BC<br />
… Saw brief action at rover against Georgia<br />
Tech … Picked up a tackle on special teams<br />
against Florida State … Picked up one tackle at<br />
rover and three on special teams against Miami.<br />
Personal: Dorian Jeremiah Porch … Born<br />
3/16/87 in Calhoun, GA … Son of Lynette<br />
Porch and Michael Gregory … Enrolled in<br />
university studies.<br />
Carlton<br />
Powell<br />
Tackles G uT AT Tot. Loss Sacks<br />
2006 13 4 5 9 0- 0 0- 0<br />
2007 13 8 9 17 0.5- 1 0- 0<br />
Career 26 12 14 26 0.5- 1 0- 0<br />
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Carlton Powell<br />
Defensive Tackle • 6-2 • 293 • r-Sr.<br />
Chesapeake, Va. • Great Bridge H.S.<br />
Has 31 career starts at tackle for the Hokies<br />
… Earned honorable mention All-ACC honors<br />
this season … Has six tackles for loss and 13<br />
quarterback hurries … Is strong and athletic …<br />
Makes an impact at the line of scrimmage.<br />
2007: Started the first two games …<br />
Played 47 plays and was in on three tackles<br />
against ECU … Worked 49 defensive downs at<br />
LSU … Did not start against Ohio, but shared a<br />
sack and was in on five tackles … Returned to<br />
the starting lineup against William & Mary and<br />
played 26 snaps … Was in on three tackles,<br />
including one behind the line against North<br />
Carolina … Had four tackles, including one<br />
for a loss, and three QB hurries at Clemson<br />
… Had 1.5 sacks against Duke … Posted four<br />
tackles and shared a sack against Boston<br />
College … Contributed three hurries and two<br />
tackles in the win over Virginia … Registered<br />
a hurry and three tackles against BC in the ACC<br />
Championship game.<br />
Personal: Carlton Eugene Powell, Jr. …<br />
Born 8/14/85 in Norfolk, VA … Son of Carlton<br />
and Jay Powell … Has graduated with a degree<br />
in human nutrition, foods and exercise.<br />
Tackles G uT AT Tot. Loss Sacks<br />
2004 13 7 10 17 6.0- 16 0- 0<br />
2005 12 3 10 13 1.5- 7 0.5- 4<br />
2006 13 16 22 38 6.5- 25 2.5- 19<br />
2007 13 9 27 36 6.0- 23 2.5- 17<br />
Career 51 35 69 104 20.0- 71 5.5- 40<br />
––––––––––– 2007 Tackles Game-by-Game ––––––––––––<br />
ECU 1 0 3 3 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
at LSU 1 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
OHIO 1 1 4 5 1.0- 4 0.5- 3<br />
W&M 1 0 1 1 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
UNC 1 0 3 3 0.5- 3 0.5- 3<br />
at CU 1 2 2 4 1.0- 1 0.0- 0<br />
at Duke 1 1 2 3 1.5- 11 1.5- 11<br />
BC 1 2 2 4 0.5- 0 0.0- 0<br />
at GT 1 1 1 2 0.0- 0 0.0- 0<br />
FSU 1 0 2 2 0.5- 1 0.0- 0<br />
UM 1 1 3 4 1.0- 3 0.0- 0<br />
at UVa 1 1 1 2 0.0- 0 0.0- 0<br />
vs BC 1 0 3 3 0.0- 0 0.0- 0<br />
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Michael Reid<br />
Split End • 6-3 • 201 • Jr.<br />
Martinsville, Va. • Martinsville H.S.<br />
Worked his way into a starting role on the<br />
punt block team late in the season … Plays a<br />
backup role on the kickoff team and provides<br />
depth as a receiver.<br />
2007: Saw his first action with three plays<br />
on special teams against William & Mary …<br />
Picked up six special team plays during the FSU<br />
game and three against Miami … Had eight<br />
plays on special teams in the win over Virginia<br />
and two in the ACC title game against Boston<br />
College.<br />
Personal: Michael Brennan Reid … Born<br />
9/28/87 in Salem, VA … Son of James Reid and<br />
Mitzi Reid … Enrolled in university studies.<br />
Matt Reidy<br />
Rover • 6-0 • 219 • r-So.<br />
Gaithersburg, Md. • Damascus H.S.<br />
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An important contributor on three special<br />
team units … Opened the season working<br />
mainly with the kickoff return team … Joined<br />
the kickoff team late in the season and made a<br />
real impact … Also plays on the punt return/<br />
block team and can always be counted on for<br />
top effort.<br />
Continued on next page<br />
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