Michael Vick is one of the many Hokies who have gone on
Michael Vick is one of the many Hokies who have gone on to stellar careers in the NFL 2005 NFL draftees Vincent Fuller, Jon Dunn and Eric Green added their names to the roster of 56 Hokies who have been drafted during Frank Beamer’s 18 years at Virginia Tech. 2005 Football 1995 SUGAR 3rd bowl of 12 in a row 185 Tech Players in the Pros The following former Hokies either presently are or were a member of a National Football League team or competed in the United States Football League: (players in bold were active as of June 1, 2005, teams are listed from most recent to first) Nathaniel Adibi ................Indianapolis Colts Mikal Baaqee ...................Indianapolis Colts Antonio Banks ....................... Oakland Raiders Minnesota Vikings Phil Bryant ...................... Philadelphia Eagles Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs John Burke ........................... Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers New York Jets New England Patriots Keith Burnell ....................Baltimore Ravens Keion Carpenter ...................Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills Al Chamblee ................. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ken Barefoot ............................. Detroit Lions Washington Redskins Chad Beasley ........................Houston Texans Cleveland Browns Ike Charlton ................ New England Patriots Oakland Raiders Jacksonville Jaguars Seattle Seahawks Tom Beasley ................... Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers Cory Bird .........................Indianapolis Colts Andy Bowling ......................... Atlanta Falcons Carl Bradley ............................ St. Louis Rams Cory Bird Gene Breen ........................ Green Bay Packers Cornell Brown....................Baltimore Ravens Ken Brown .............................Denver Broncos Robert Brown ..................... Green Bay Packers Roger Brown .................. New England Patriots New York Giants Green Bay Packers Keion Carpenter Mikal Baaqee Ike Charlton 186 Virginia Tech Hokies Cornell Brown Eugene Chung .................. Philadelphia Eagles Kansas City Chiefs Indianapolis Colts Green Bay Packers San Francisco 49ers Jacksonville Jaguars New England Patriots Billy Conaty .................... Minnesota Vikings Dallas Cowboys Buffalo Bills Travis Conway.............. New England Patriots Ray Crittenden...................San Diego Chargers New England Patriots Carroll Dale ........................ Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Rams André Davis ......................Cleveland Browns Anthony Davis ............Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jim Davis ..................... Jacksonville Jaguars Gennaro DiNapoli ................... Dallas Cowboys Tennessee Titans Oakland Raiders Travis Conway Jim Davis Tyronne Drakeford ...............Washington Redskins New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers 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 players are also a source of pride and joy due to their commitment to Virginia Tech on and off the field. 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 defensive 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. Waddey Harvey was a standout who started three seasons at defensive tackle and won the coveted Williams Award for leadership and character before joining the Buffalo Bills. Frank and Cheryl Beamer sponsored Harvey for recognition on the Pride and Joy display. Before starting an NFL career, Jim Pyne, a powerful center in the early 1990s, started 41 games and allowed just one sack in over 2,700 snaps on his way to becoming the Hokies’ first unanimous All-American. Michael Vick was an electrifying quarterback who made a lasting impact on college football while helping Virginia Tech to a national championship game and back-to-back 11-1 seasons before becoming the top NFL pick in 2001. A two-time All-American, 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. He was selected National Defensive Player of the Year by Football News in 1995. André Davis Jim Pyne was the first player chosen in the NFL’s 1998 expansion draft. 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 field and off. 2005 Football Anthony Davis 187 Jim Druckenmiller ................... Miami Dolphins San Francisco 49ers Jon Dunn ..........................Cleveland Browns Doug Easlick ................... Cincinnati Bengals Miami Dolphins Bill Ellenbogen ...................... New York Giants John Engelberger ........... San Francisco 49ers Jay Hagood .............................. New York Jets DeAngelo Hall ......................Atlanta Falcons Ricky Hall ..............................Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Billy Hardee ........................... Baltimore Stars Atlanta Falcons New York Jets John Engelberger Waddey Harvey ........................... Buffalo Bills Mike Faulkner ........................... New York Jets Mickey Fitzgerald ................... New York Giants Atlanta Falcons Antonio Freeman .................. Green Bay Packers Philadelphia Eagles Vincent Fuller ....................Tennessee Titans Will Furrer ....................... Jacksonville Jaguars St. Louis Rams Denver Broncos Phoenix Cardinals Chicago Bears Michael Hawkes ....................... St. Louis Rams Carolina Panthers Vaughn Hebron .......................Denver Broncos Philadelphia Eagles Eddie Hunter ............................ New York Jets Waverly Jackson ................. Indianapolis Colts Carolina Panthers Bryan Jennings..................San Diego Chargers New England Patriots Tennessee Oilers Dave Kadela Jake Grove Shayne Graham................ Cincinnati Bengals Carolina Panthers Buffalo Bills John Granby...........................Denver Broncos Torrian Gray ....................... Minnesota Vikings Eric Green .........................Arizona Cardinals DeAngelo Hall Jake Grove ..........................Oakland Raiders Kevin Jones Mike Johnson ............................ Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns Baltimore Stars Steve Johnson ........................ Dallas Cowboys New England Patriots Antonio Freeman Jock Jones ....................... Philadelphia Eagles Phoenix Cardinals Cleveland Browns Joe Jones .......................... Indianapolis Colts Kevin Jones ............................ Detroit Lions Shayne Graham Vincent Fuller 188 Victor Jones .............................. Detroit Lions Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dave Kadela ......................Carolina Panthers Jacksonville Jaguars Atlanta Falcons Eric Green Virginia Tech Hokies Matt Lehr .............................Atlanta Falcons Dallas Cowboys Willie Pile ...................... Kansas City Chiefs George Preas .......................... Baltimore Colts Kenny Lewis ............................. New York Jets Kevin McCadam ....................Atlanta Falcons Pierson Prioleau .......... Washington Redskins Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers Doug McDougald .............. New England Patriots David Pugh ........................ Indianapolis Colts Kevin McCadam Anthony Midget .............. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bryan Randall Corey Moore ............................ Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills Buzz Nutter ............................ Baltimore Colts Pittsburgh Steelers Matt Lehr Jim Pyne ............................ Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bryan Randall .......................Atlanta Falcons Rick Razzano ..................... Cincinnati Bengals Don Oakes ....................Boston (N.E.) Patriots Bill Renner......................... Green Bay Packers Ken Oxendine ......................... Atlanta Falcons Jimmy Richards ........................ New York Jets Tony Paige ............................. Miami Dolphins Detroit Lions New York Jets George Roberts ....................... Atlanta Falcons San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins Jesse Penn ............................. Dallas Cowboys Damien Russell ................. San Francisco 49ers BRUCE SMITH Ricky Scales ............................Houston Oilers Shawn Scales .................... Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Bob Schweickert ....................... New York Jets Mike Shaw ........................ Pittsburgh Maulers Dave Smigelsky ............... Washington Redskins Atlanta Falcons Bruce Smith ................... Washington Redskins Buffalo Bills Widely regarded as one of the game’s most dominant defensive 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 as the all-time sack leader with 200. He was selected to the Pro Bowl 11 times and was the game’s MVP in 1987. He trails only Reggie White (13) and Jerry Rice (12) in selections. Smith led the AFC in sacks with 13.5 sacks in ’96 and 14 in ’97. He was one sack shy of the AFC leader in 1989, ’90 and ’93 and just 1/2 sack shy in ’86, ’87 and ’88. Smith was named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year by AP, UPI and several publications in 1996 and 1990. He also earned defensive player of the year honors from NEA and Pro Football Weekly in 1993. He is the Buffalo Bills’ all-time sack leader (171.0) and recorded 29.0 sacks in four seasons with the Redskins. Statistics Career Totals Playoff Totals Games 279 20 Starts 259 20 Tackles 1,327 71 Solo 981 60 Ast. 346 11 Sacks 200.0 14.5 Fum. Rec. 15 0 2005 Football TD 1 0 Willie Pile 189 Derek Smith ................... Washington Redskins Gary Smith ........................ Cincinnati Bengals Baltimore Colts Nick Sorensen .............. Jacksonville Jaguars St. Louis Rams Bryan Still ........................San Diego Chargers Shyrone Stith ..................... Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Todd Washington Don Strock .......................... Cleveland Browns Miami Dolphins Lee Suggs .........................Cleveland Browns Ben Taylor.........................Cleveland Browns Ben Taylor Lee Suggs Mark Udinski ..................... Pittsburgh Maulers Ernest Wilford Dwight Vick......................... Baltimore Ravens Michael Vick ........................Atlanta Falcons MICHAEL VICK T.J. Washington ................... Carolina Panthers St. Louis Rams Pittsburgh Steelers Tennessee Oilers Dallas Cowboys Todd Washington ..................Houston Texans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ronyell Whitaker ........Tampa Bay Buccaneers Garnell Wilds .............. Washington Redskins Ernest Wilford .............. Jacksonville Jaguars Garnell Wilds Considered one of the bright young stars of the league, Michael Vick enters his fifth season with the Atlanta Falcons. In his second year in the league, and first as the starter, Vick led the Falcons to the second round of the playoffs and earned a trip to the Pro Bowl. Vick started 15 games in the regular season and threw for 2,936 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 777 yards and eight scores in 2002. Last year, he led the Falcons to the NFC Championship game and was again elected to the Pro Bowl. The Newport News, Va., native left Virginia Tech after his redshirt sophomore year and became the No. 1 draft pick of the Falcons in the 2001 NFL Draft. While at Tech, Vick recorded a 20-1 record as a starter and led the Hokies to the 1999 national championship game after an 11-0 regular season campaign. Nick Sorensen Ronyell Whitaker 190 Passing Statistics Career Totals Playoff Totals Games 43 4 Starts 36 4 Att. Com. 955 512 131 58 Pct. Yds. 53.6 6619 44.3 609 Rushing Statistics Career Totals Playoff Totals Games 43 4 Starts 36 4 Att. Yds 304 2223 28 239 YPR 7.3 8.5 Virginia Tech Hokies TD 13 0 YPA 6.9 4.6 Long 74 31 TD INT 36 26 3 3 Hokies in the NFL Draft Year 1937 1944 1948 1951 1953 1954 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1957 1957 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1961 1961 1963 1964 1965 1965 1967 1967 1967 1968 1968 1969 1969 1970 1971 1973 1975 1975 1976 1977 1980 1980 1982 Player Herman “Foots” Dickerson John Maskas Frank Ballard Sterling Wingo Madison “Buzz” Nutter Tom Hughes George Preas Johnny Dean Howie Wright Jim Locke Tom Petty Bob Wolfenden Hilmer Olson Tom Datzell Russ Moon Jim Burks Carroll Dale Don Oakes Mike Zeno Bernie Vishneski Gene Breen Jake Adams Bob Schweickert Sonny Utz Andy Bowling Tommy Francisco Donnie Bruce Ken Barefoot Jim Richards Jim “Waddey” Harvey Rick Piland Ken Edwards Jack Simcsak Don Strock Ricky Scales Ken Lambert Phil Rogers Tom Beasley Doug McDougald Kenny Lewis Robert Brown Pos. B T G B C T G B B T E B C T T T E T G T T E B FB LB HB G TE DB T G RB P QB WR DB RB DT DE RB LB Rd. 7th 12th 15th 28th 12th 25th 5th 7th 21st 27th 30th 13th 16th 22nd 24th 26th 8th 3rd 16th 16th 15th 13th 3rd 6th 4th 14th 16th 5th 8th 8th 13th 6th 17th 5th 13th 16th 7th 3rd 5th 5th 4th Pick Overall 95 21 4 14 15 15 105 347 409 113 210 183 335 134 425 111 327 402 203 60 124 125 98 Team Chicago Cardinals Boston * Buffalo (AAFC) L.A. Rams Washington Cleveland Baltimore San Francisco Chicago Cardinals Baltimore Washington L.A. Rams Detroit Chicago Bears Chicago Bears Philadelphia L.A. Rams # Philadelphia & L.A. Rams @ N.Y. Giants Green Bay ^ St. Louis $ San Francisco † Dallas ! St. Louis Denver Oakland Washington N.Y. Jets Buffalo Kansas City Buffalo Denver Miami Houston Houston St. Louis Pittsburgh New England Oakland Green Bay Eric Green was the first Hokie picked in the 2005 NFL Draft when the Arizona Cardinals took him in the third round. Year 1984 1984 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1987 1987 1988 1988 1988 1990 1990 1991 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 Player Mike Johnson Tony Paige Bruce Smith Jesse Penn Ashley Lee Joe Jones Al Young †† Eddie Hunter Curtis Taliaferro Steve Johnson Carter Wiley Victor Jones Jock Jones Roger Brown Al Chamblee Eugene Chung Will Furrer Damien Russell William Boatwright John Granby Tyronne Drakeford John Burke Jim Pyne Antonio Freeman Ken Brown Bryan Still J.C. Price Jim Druckenmiller Torrian Gray Antonio Banks Cornell Brown Todd Washington Gennaro DiNapoli Ken Oxendine Marcus Parker Pierson Prioleau Derek Smith John Engelberger Ike Charlton Corey Moore Anthony Midget Shyrone Stith Michael Vick Cory Bird Matt Lehr André Davis Ben Taylor Kevin McCadam David Pugh Bob Slowikowski Chad Beasley Derrius Monroe Jarrett Ferguson Lee Suggs Willie Pile DeAngelo Hall Kevin Jones Jake Grove Ernest Wilford Nathaniel Adibi Eric Green Vincent Fuller Jon Dunn Pos. LB FB DE LB DB TE DB RB LB TE DB LB LB DB LB OT QB DB G DB CB TE C WR LB WR DT QB S CB DE C G FB RB S OT DT CB LB CB RB QB S OG WR LB SS DT TE DT DE FB RB FS DB RB C WR DE DB S OT Rd. Pick Overall 1st supplemental 6th 9 149 1st 1 1 2nd 16 44 8th 5 201 10th 18 270 11th 19 299 8th 1 196 8th 13 208 6th 17 154 12th 1 306 12th 5 310 8th 19 212 8th 22 215 12th 8 314 1st 13 13 4th 23 107 6th 11 151 7th 19 187 12th 26 334 2nd 33 62 4th 18 121 7th 6 200 3rd 26 90 4th 26 124 2nd 11 41 3rd 27 88 1st 26 26 2nd 19 49 4th 17 113 6th 31 194 4th 12 104 4th 17 109 7th 12 201 7th 13 202 4th 15 110 5th 32 165 2nd 4 35 2nd 21 52 3rd 27 89 5th 5 134 7th 37 243 1st 1 1 3rd 29 91 5th 6 137 2nd 15 47 4th 13 111 5th 13 148 6th 10 182 6th 39 211 7th 7 218 7th 13 224 7th 40 251 4th 18 115 7th 38 252 1st 8 8 1st 30 30 2nd 13 45 4th 24 120 5th 13 145 3rd 11 75 4th 7 108 6th 7 217 Team Cleveland N.Y. Jets Buffalo Dallas Atlanta Dallas N.Y. Giants N.Y. Jets Atlanta New England Atlanta Tampa Bay Cleveland Green Bay Tampa Bay New England Chicago San Francisco Philadelphia Denver San Francisco New England Tampa Bay Green Bay Denver San Diego Carolina San Francisco Minnesota Minnesota Baltimore Tampa Bay Oakland Atlanta Cincinnati San Francisco Washington San Francisco Seattle Buffalo Atlanta Jacksonville Atlanta Indianapolis Dallas Cleveland Cleveland Atlanta Indianapolis Dallas Minnesota New Orleans Buffalo Cleveland Kansas City Atlanta Detroit Oakland Jacksonville Pittsburgh Arizona Tennessee Cleveland * — Maskas was also drafted by the Buffalo franchise of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in the 10th round with the 74th overall pick in 1947. # — Dale was also drafted by the Minneapolis franchise of the AFL in 1960. & — Oakes was also drafted by the Boston franchise of the AFL in the 21st round of the 1961 draft. @ — Zeno was also drafted by the Boston franchise of the AFL in the fourth round of the 1961 draft. ^ — Breen was also drafted by the San Diego franchise of the AFL in the 16th round of the 1963 draft. $ — Adams was also drafted by the Kansas City franchise of the AFL in the 12th round of the 1964 draft. † — Schweickert was also drafted by the New York Jets of the AFL in the fourth round of the 1965 draft. ! — Utz was also drafted by the New York Jets of the AFL in the 13th round of the 1965 draft. †† —Young only played basketball at Virginia Tech. 2005 Football 191 Super Bowl & Pro Bowl Hokies Tech players in the Super Bowl Name Tom Beasley Pos. DT Team Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Super Bowl XIII XIV Champion Yes Yes Cornell Brown LB Baltimore XXXV Yes Roger Brown CB New York Giants XXV Yes John Burke TE New England XXXI No Carroll Dale WR Green Bay Green Bay Minnesota I II VIII Yes Yes No Tyronne Drakeford CB San Francisco XXIX Yes Antonio Freeman WR Green Bay Green Bay XXXI XXXII Yes No Vaughn Hebron RB Denver Denver XXXII XXXIII Yes Yes Ken Oxendine RB Atlanta XXXIII No Rick Razzano LB Cincinnati XVI No Jim Richards S New York Jets III Yes Bruce Smith DE Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo XXV XXVI XXVII XXVIII No No No No Nick Sorensen S St. Louis XXXVI No Don Strock QB Miami Miami XVII XIX No No Todd Washington OL Tampa Bay XXXVII Yes Bruce Smith played in four Super Bowls and 11 Pro Bowls as a member of the Buffalo Bills. Hokies in the Pro Bowl Former Virginia Tech football players are making their mark in the NFL. Michael Vick was voted to the Pro Bowl following the 2002 and 2004 seasons, while fellow Hokie Cornell Brown won a Super Bowl ring with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001. 192 Name Carroll Dale Pos. WR Team Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay Year 1969 1970 1971 Antonio Freeman WR Green Bay 1999 Mike Johnson LB Cleveland 1991 Buzz Nutter C Pittsburgh 1963 Don Oakes T Boston 1968 Bruce Smith DE Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Michael Vick QB Atlanta Atlanta 2002* 2004 * was voted to the Pro Bowl, but did not participate due to injury. Virginia Tech Hokies
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