2016 Virginia Tech Football Media Guide

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6-2 · 240 · r-Freshman · Vienna, Va. · Madison

2015

Spent season redshirting.

P ERS ONA L

Born July 11, 1995, in Tampa, Fla. … Son of Wayne Lawson and Tiffaney Boggs … Has four sisters and two brothers … State champion in the triple jump last year … Majoring in agribusiness.

HI GH SCHOOL

Played linebacker at James Madison for Coach Lenny Schultz … Lettered three times … Was all-conference and VYI High School Player of the Year as a senior … Team captain... All-region honorable mention senior year... Had 134 tackles including 40 tackles for loss, six sakcs and two TDs … Named the No. 87 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Also played basketball.

STA FF

PASSING RUSHING SEASON GP GS EFFIC. COMP ATT PCT. YDS TD LONG INT ATT YDS AVG LONG TD 2015 5 0 80.93 3 9 33.3 51 0 31 0 14 55 3.9 10 1

DWAYNE LAWSON

REVIEW

JOE KOSHUTA

HO KIES

the No. 5 dual-threat quarterback in the country and the No. 39 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation … Rated as the No. 224 overall player in the country by PrepStar… A member of the ESPN 300 and the Rivals Top 250 … A PrepStar All-American … Participated in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl … A Florida All-State Class 6A first-team selection as a senior … A first-team all-county selection … Threw for 2,444 yards and 21 touchdowns and added another 867 rushing yards and 17 scores during his senior season … Led the Terriers to the Class 6A region quarterfinals … A first-team selection to the Tampa Tribune’s 2014 All-Hillsborough County Team … A first-team selection to the 2014 Western Conference football team for the American Division … Threw for 2,120 yards and ran for another 1,068 and accounted for 31 touchdowns as a junior.

PERS O N A L

P RO S

HISTO RY

Joseph Koshuta … Born April 18, 1997 in Reston, Va. … Son of Jim and Shelly Koshuta … Has a twin sister, Kelly … Has three other siblings: Case, Katie and Jill … Enrolled in university studies.

DWAYNE LAWSON

B EA MER

6-6 · 230 · Sophomore · Tampa, Fla. · Hillsborough

2015

Played in five games ... Logged 36 plays at quarterback ... Went 3-of-9 passing for 51 yards ... Ran 14 times for 55 yards and a touchdown ... Went 3-of-7 for 51 passing against Furman while carrying nine times for 51 yards and a touchdown ... Ran four times for five yards at Purdue and had a pass attempt ... Had one pass attempt against NC State ... Appeared in the game at Miami.

HI GH SCHOOL

ME D IA

Listed as the No. 175 overall player in the country, the No. 7 dual-threat quarterback in the nation and the No. 56 prospect in Florida by Rivals … Rated as the No. 12 pro-style quarterback in the country and the No. 40 player in his state by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 29 quarterback in the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 199 overall prospect in the country,

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