2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE TACKLES SEASON GP GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS 2014 6 0 1 2 3 0.0-0 2015 13 5 16 13 29 0.5-1 Career 19 5 17 15 32 0.5-1
SACKS PASS DEFENSE FUMBLES BLOCKED NO-YDS INT BU PD QBH RCV FF KICK 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0.0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
ANTHONY SHEGOG
6-3 · 212 · r-Junior · Stafford, Va. · North Stafford
2015
Played in 13 games, making fIve starts … Tallied 29 tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss while recovering two fumbles, two pass breakups and two passes defended … Recovered one fumble against Ohio State … Appeared in the game versus Furman … Notched one tackle at Purdue and East Carolina … Took the field against Pittsburgh … Had one tackle versus NC State … Played at Miami … Recorded a quarterback hurry against No. 23 Duke … Made first collegiate start at Boston College, tallying three tackles … Collected four tackles with one pass breakup and pass defended each after starting at Georgia Tech … Recorded a career-high eight tackles and one fumble recovery with a start against North Carolina … Started at Virginia, making four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss ... Started and had seven tackles in the Independence Bowl vs. Tulsa.
2014
Played in six games, making one start … Was in on 57 plays, 16 on defense and 41 on special teams … Had three tackles on the season … Saw action on defense against East Carolina … Was in on special teams at Pitt and at Duke … Was in on 10 plays on special teams at Wake Forest … Made a tackle while in on 13 special teams plays against Virginia …Got the start against Cincinnati in the Military Bowl, playing 12 snaps on defense and 12 on special teams.
TREY SKEENS
6-0 · 215 · r-Freshman · Wytheville, Va. · George Wythe
2015
Spent the season redshirting.
HIGH S C HOOL
Played football at George Wythe High for Coach Brandon Harner … A first-team all-state selection as a senior … First-team all-region and all-conference as a senior ... Named All-Timesland Sizzling Sophomore as a sophomore ... Helped his team win the state championship in 2012 ... Set the school record for rushing yards in a game with 302 ... Ran for 4,880 yards and 52 touchdowns in his high school career.
P ERS ONAL
Richard Wayne Skeens III … Born Oct. 8, 1996 in Radford, Va. … Son of Danielle and Ricky Skeens… Has two younger brothers, Reid and Camden ... Majoring in crop soil and environmental science.
2013
Was redshirted … Worked with the scout team … Post a 35-inch vertical jump in fall scout team max testing.
HI GH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Joseph Mangano at North Stafford … Rated the No. 16 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Ranked as the No. 18 player in Virginia in SuperPrep’s preseason issue … Ranked as the No. 68 safety in the country and the No. 31 player in his state by 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 46 “athlete” in the country, the No. 55 player in his region and the No. 17 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation … Listed as the No. 62 safety in the country by Scout … Committed to the Hokies on March 13, 2012 … A first-team Group AAA all-state selection by Virginia Preps … Named the All-Area Player of the Year by the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star … Scored 16 touchdowns his senior year, including two on defense and two on punt returns … Compiled 1,111 yards of total offense, had 63 tackles, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, two interceptions and blocked three extra point kicks … Five of his eight rushing touchdowns covered 56 yards or more, including a 97-yard score against Potomac … Had scoring touchdowns of 41 and 51 yards … Earned first-team All-Commonwealth District and first-team All-Northwest Region honors two years in a row.
PERS O N A L
Anthony Darnell Shegog … Born July 24, 1995 in San Diego, Calif. … Son of Darnell and Theresea Shegog … Father serves in the Navy, and the family lived in San Diego and Hawaii before moving to northern Virginia to be closer to the Pentagon … Has an older sister and an older brother … Sister, Chay, was an All-ACC basketball player at the University of North Carolina … Majoring in communication studies. @VT_Football
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JOEY SLYE
6-1 · 207 · Junior · Stafford, Va. · North Stafford
2015
Played in all 13 games ... Logged 116 plays on special teams during the regular season ... Went 23-of-30 on field goals with a long of 48 yards and went 41-of-42 on PATs ... Had 71 kickoffs with 51 touchbacks ... Went 1-of-2 on field goals and 3-of-3 on extra points against Ohio State ... Went 3-of-3 on extra points against Furman ... Went 3-of-4 on field gields and 6-of-6 on PATs at Purdue ... Went 4-of-4 on PATs at East Carolina ... Went 2-of-2 on field goals against Pittsburgh with a long of 48 yards ... Went 4-of-4 on PATs against NC State ... Went 2-of-2 on field goals and 2-of-2 on PATS ... Went 3-of-4 on field goals and 2-of-2 on PATs against Duke ... Went 4-of-4 on field goals and 2-of-2 on PATs at Boston College ... Went 1-of-2 on field goals and 2-of-3 on extra points at Georgia Tech ... Went 2-of-3 on field goals and
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