Hokies in the NFL Draft
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Carroll Dale Michael Vick Many Virginia Tech players have gone on to make their mark in the NFL Tech Players in the Pros The following former Hokies are either Andy Bowling ..................... Atlanta Falcons Eugene Chung ...............Philadelphia Eagles presently are or were a member of a National Kansas City Chiefs Football League team or competed in the Carl Bradley ........................ St. Louis Rams Indianapolis Colts United States Football League: Green Bay Packers Gene Breen .....................Green Bay Packers San Francisco 49ers (players in bold were Jacksonville Jaguars active as of June 1, 2006) Cornell Brown ...................Baltimore Ravens New England Patriots James AndersonAnderson ............ CarolinaCarolina PanthersPanthers KenKen BrownBrown ......................... Denver BroncosBroncos Billy ConatyConaty ........................Dallas Cowboys Buffalo Bills Antonio Banks ....................Oakland Raiders Robert Brown ..................Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings Ray Crittenden ............... San Diego Chargers Roger Brown .............. New England Patriots New England Patriots Ken Barefoot ..........................Detroit Lions New York Giants Washington Redskins Green Bay Packers Carroll Dale .................... Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers Chad Beasley ................. Carolina Panthers Phil Bryant ...................Philadelphia Eagles Los Angeles Rams Cleveland Browns Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs André Davis ......................... Buffalo Bills Tom Beasley ................Washington Redskins New England Patriots Pittsburgh Steelers John Burke ........................Oakland Raiders Cleveland Browns San Diego Chargers Cory Bird ........................Indianapolis Colts New York Jets Anthony Davis ........ Tampa Bay Buccaneers New England Patriots Jim Davis ..................Jacksonville Jaguars Keion Carpenter .................. Atlanta Falcons James Buffalo Bills Gennaro DiNapoli ................Dallas Cowboys Anderson Tennessee Titans Al Chamblee ............. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oakland Raiders Ike Charlton ................ Jacksonville Jaguars Tyronne Drakeford ...........Washington Redskins Seattle Seahawks New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers Jim Druckenmiller ............... Miami Dolphins San Francisco 49ers Jon Dunn ...................... Cleveland Browns Doug Easlick ...............Pittsburgh Steelers Miami Dolphins Anthony Davis André Davis Jim Davis Doug Easlick Chad Beasley Jon Dunn 186 • 2006 Virginia Tech Football Bill Ellenbogen .................. New York Giants Shayne Graham ............ Cincinnati Bengals Carolina Panthers John Engelberger ...................Denver Broncos Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers John Granby ....................... Denver Broncos Mike Faulkner ....................... New York Jets Torrian Gray ................... Minnesota Vikings Mickey Fitzgerald ............... New York Giants Atlanta Falcons Eric Green ..................... Arizona Cardinals Antonio Freeman .............. Green Bay Packers Jake Grove ...................... Oakland Raiders Philadelphia Eagles JayJay HagoodHagood .......................... New York Jets Vincent Fuller ................Tennessee Titans DeAngelo Hall .................. Atlanta Falcons John Engelberger Will Furrer ................... Jacksonville Jaguars St. Louis Rams Ricky Hall .......................... Denver Broncos Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Phoenix Cardinals Chicago Bears Justin Hamilton ............ Cleveland Browns VIRGINIA TECH’S PRIDE & JOY Special teams are an integral part of Hokie football and one of the units is called “Pride and Joy.” These NFL play ers are also a source of pride and joy due to their com mit ment to Vir gin ia Tech on and off the fi eld. Virginia Tech has recently constructed a display in the Hall of Legends in the Merryman Athletic Center to honor such former players. John Engelberger was a dominating de fen sive end who went from walk-on, to four-year starter at Tech, to second-round NFL Draft pick, earning All-America honors and his college degree along the way. Vincent Fuller Waddey Harvey was a standout who started three seasons at defensive tackle and won the coveted Wil l iamsiams AwardAward forfor lead er ship andand charactercharacter beforebefore joiningjoining thethe BuffaloBuffalo Bills.Bills. FrankFrank andand CherylCheryl BeamerBeamer sponsoredsponsored HarveyHarvey forfor recognitionrecognition on thethe PridePride andand JoyJoy display.display. BeforeBefore startingstarting an NFL career,career, Jim Pyne,Pyne, a powerful centercenter in thethe early 1990s,1990s, started 41 gamesgames andand al lowed just oneone sack in over 2,700 snapssnaps on his way to becomingbecoming thethe Hokies’Hokies’ fi rst unanimousunanimous Shayne Graham All-American.All-American. MichaelMichael VickVick was an electrifyingelectrifying quarquar ter back whowho mademade a lastinglasting impact on collegecollege footballfootball while helpinghelping VirginiaVirginia TechTech to a nationalnational championshipchampionship gamegame andand back-to-back 11-1 seasonsseasons beforebefore be com inging thethe top NFL pickpick in 2001. A two-timetwo-time All-American,All-American, CornellCornell BrownBrown becamebecame thethe fi rst VirginiaVirginia TechTech footballfootball player to gain con- sensussensus All-AmericaAll-America honorshonors as a juniorjunior whenwhen hehe was namednamed to fi ve fi rst teamsteams in 1995. HeHe was selected NationalNational DefensiveDefensive Player ofof thethe YearYear by Football Eric News in 1995. Green Jim Pyne waswas the fi rst playerplayer chosen in the NFL’s 1998 expansion draft. Jake Grove A display in the Hall of Legends in the Merryman Center pays tribute to outstanding Hokies who went on to play in the pros and have shown great commitment to Virginia Tech both on the fi eld and off. DeAngelo Hall Justin Hamilton 2006 Virginia Tech Football • 187 Billy Hardee ....................... Baltimore Stars Dave Kadela .................. Carolina Panthers Atlanta Falcons Jacksonville Jaguars New York Jets Atlanta Falcons Dave Kadela Waddey Harvey ........................Buffalo Bills Jeff King ...................... Carolina Panthers Michael Hawkes ................... St. Louis Rams Matt Lehr ......................... Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers Dallas Cowboys Vaughn Hebron ................... Denver Broncos Jonathan Lewis ............. Arizona Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles Kenny Lewis ......................... New York Jets Cedric Humes ..............PittsburghPittsburgh SteelersSteelers Jimmy Martin ..............San Diego Chargers Eddie Hunter ........................ New York Jets Kevin McCadam ............. Carolina Panthers Waverly Jackson ..............Indianapolis Colts Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers Doug McDougald ...........New England Patriots Bryan Jennings .............. San Diego Chargers New England Patriots Anthony Midget .......... Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Oilers Will Montgomery ............ Carolina Panthers Matt Lehr Mike Johnson .........................Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns Jason Murphy ............... San Diego Chargers Baltimore Stars Corey Moore .........................Miami Dolphins Steve Johnson .....................Dallas Cowboys Buffalo Bills New England Patriots Buzz Nutter ........................ Baltimore Colts Jock Jones ....................Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers Jeff King Phoenix Cardinals Cleveland Browns Don Oakes ................ Boston (N.E.) Patriots Joe Jones .......................Indianapolis Colts Ken Oxendine ..................... Atlanta Falcons Kevin Jones ........................ Detroit Lions Tony Paige ......................... Miami Dolphins Jonathan Lewis Detroit Lions Victor Jones ...........................Detroit Lions New York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kevin McCadam Cedric Humes Kevin Jones Jimmy Martin Will MontgomeryMontgomery Jason MurphyMurphy 188 • 2006 Virginia Tech Football Jesse Penn ..........................Dallas Cowboys Pierson Prioleau Willie Pile ....................... Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs Bryan Randall George Preas ...................... Baltimore Colts Pierson Prioleau .......Washington Redskins Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers DavidDavid Pugh .....................IndianapolisIndianapolis Colts Willie Pile Tim Sandidge Jim Pyne .........................Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions Tim Sandidge .................... St. Louis Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ricky Scales ........................ Houston Oilers Bryan Randall ................... Atlanta Falcons Shawn Scales ................ Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Razzano ..................Cincinnati Bengals San Francisco 49ers Bill Renner ......................Green Bay Packers Bob Schweickert ................... New York Jets Jimmy Richards .................... New York Jets Mike Shaw .....................Pittsburgh Maulers George Roberts ................... Atlanta Falcons Dave Smigelsky ............Washington Redskins San Diego Chargers Atlanta Falcons Nick Sorensen Miami Dolphins Lee Bruce Smith ................Washington Redskins Suggs Damien Russell ............. San Francisco 49ers Buffalo Bills BRUCE SMITH Widely regarded as one of the game’s most dominant de fen sive players ever, Bruce Smith was one of a very select few who could change the complexion of a game by himself. Following his 19th season in the NFL, the Norfolk, Va., native retired from the league Ben Taylor as the all-time sack leader with 200. He was selected to the Pro Bowl 11 times