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DARRYL TAPP
DE • 2005
Considered one of the best defensive ends in school history,
Darryl Tapp capped an incredible career, earning first-team
All-America honors by AFCA and second-team honors by
The Associated Press. During his senior season, Tapp,
who started all 13 games, recorded team-bests for sacks,
tackles for loss and forced fumbles. He recorded 10 sacks,
14.5 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles. Tapp was also fifth on the team in
tackles. He won the Dudley Award, given to the state’s top player, and was a Lott
Trophy finalist.
XAVIER ADIBI
LB • 2007
Xavier Adibi teamed with fellow linebacker Vince Hall
throughout his career to form what was arguably the best
linebacking duo in school history. Though he enjoyed a
breakout season as a junior, Adibi put up eye-popping
numbers as a senior on his way to first-team All-America
honors from the American Football Coaches Association. He
led the team with 115 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, while chipping in
three sacks and two interceptions – one of which he returned for a touchdown.
In addition to being named first-team All-ACC, Adibi was also awarded a spot on
The Associated Press All-America third team.
BRANDON FLOWERS
CB • 2007
Despite leaving a year early for the NFL, cornerback Brandon
Flowers became only the seventh Hokie to be named a two-
time All-American when he was placed on the American
Football Coaches Association first team after his junior
season. He was also named second team by both The
Associated Press and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Flowers was a third-team AP honoree as a sophomore. In 2007, he placed third
on the team with 86 tackles from his secondary spot, adding eight tackles for loss
in the process. After leading the ACC in 2006 in passes broken up and passes
defended, opponents shied away from him as a junior, but he still managed nine
breakups, 14 passes defended and a career-high five interceptions.
VICTOR “MACHO” HARRIS
CB • 2008
One of the nation’s top cornerbacks, Victor Harris earned
first-team All-America honors from Sporting News and was
a second-team pick by The Associated Press after a stellar
senior season. Harris considered entering the NFL Draft
following his junior year, but decided to return, earning his
degree along with A-A honors. He tied for 11th nationally in
interceptions with six, two of which he returned for touchdowns. A two-time first-
team All-ACC selection, he finished fourth in the league in interceptions and passes
defended, and third in punt returns. His 15 career interceptions rank third all-time at
Tech, while his four career TDs on picks are an all-time record for a Hokie.
JAYRON HOSLEY
CB • 2010
Jayron Hosley tied a 43-year old Virginia Tech season record
for interceptons on the way to being selected first-team on
the Walter Camp All-America squad. Hosley led the nation
in interceptions with nine and tied for third in most passes
defended with 17. The sophomore cornerback was also a
second-team A-A pick by The Associated Press and earned
the National Defensive Back Trophy from the College Football
Performance Awards. Hosley was named first team All-ACC after topping the
league in both interceptions and passes defended. He also ranked second among
ACC players in punt returns.
EUGENE CHUNG
OT • 1991
When Eugene Chung was named to the Football Writers
Association All-America team following his senior season, he
became the first Tech offensive lineman to win first-team All-
America honors. Chung started every game at tackle for the
Hokies in 1991, allowing just one quarterback sack in 730
plays. The Washington Gridiron Club honored Chung as the National Lineman of
the Year.
CORNELL BROWN
DE • 1995 (Consensus), 1996
Cornell Brown became the first Virginia Tech football player to
gain consensus All-America honors as a junior when he was
named to five first teams in 1995. Brown was a first-team A-A
pick by AP, UPI, the Football Writers Association, The Sporting
News and Football News. He finished the year with 103 total
tackles, including a BIG EAST-leading 14 sacks. He was
selected National Defensive Player of the Year by Football News and was one of five
finalists for the Defensive Player of the Year. In 1996, Brown missed three games, but
still earned first-team honors from Walter Camp and second-team recognition from AP.
He posted eight sacks, five other tackles behind the line, 19 quarterback hurries and 58
total tackles during the ‘96 season.
BILLY CONATY
C • 1996
Considered one of the top offensive linemen in school
history, Billy Conaty saw action on 98 percent of Virginia
Tech’s offensive plays in 1996 and went on to earn first-team
All-America honors from The Sporting News. Conaty helped
the Hokies to a 10-2 record and a trip to the Orange Bowl
that season, grading a winning percentage in 10 of the 12
games and leading the squad with 65 knockdown blocks. He finished his career by
setting an all-time school record for starts and consecutive starts with 48.
MICHAEL VICK
QB • 1999
In a spectacular freshman season that saw him lead Virginia Tech
to its first ever 11-0 regular season and its first appearance in the
national championship game, Michael Vick became the first Tech
freshman football player to earn first-team All-America honors.
Vick was named first-team by The Sporting News. He also was
a second-team pick by The Associated Press. The redshirt
freshman quarterback was third in the voting for the 1999 Heisman Trophy and second
in the voting for the AP Player of the Year. Vick led Division I-A in passing efficiency
(180.37), setting an NCAA record for a freshman in the process. He completed 59.2
percent of his passes for 1,840 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also contributed 585
yards and eight TDs rushing.
ANDRÉ DAVIS
PR • 2000
André Davis finished the 2000 season second in the Division
I-A ranks in punt returns and earned first-team All-America
honors on the American Football Coaches Association team
as a return specialist. Davis returned 18 punts for 396 yards
for a school-record average of 22 yards per return. He tied
another school season mark when he returned three punts for
touchdowns. His 87-yard TD return against East Carolina was the second-longest
in school history.
KEVIN JONES
RB • 2003 (Consensus)
One of the highest-rated recruits ever to sign with Virginia
Tech, Kevin Jones rushed for a school-record 1,647 yards,
including 241 yards against Pittsburgh, on 281 attempts with
21 touchdowns as a junior in ‘03. He went on to earn first-
team All-America honors from The Sporting News, The Walter
Camp Football Foundation, FWAA and AFCA. He was named
to the second team by AP.
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