2008 Virginia Tech football roster
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| # | Name | Let. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Hometown | High School |
| 01 | Victor Harris | 3 | CB | 6-00 | 194 | Sr. | Highland Springs, Va. | Highland Springs |
| 02 | Davon Morgan | 1 | ROV | 6-00 | 196 | So. | Richmond, Va. | Varina |
| 03 | Ike Whitaker | 1 | SE | 6-04 | 220 | r-Jr. | Germantown, Md. | Northwest |
| 04 | Marcus Davis | – | FL | 6-03 | 228 | Fr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Ocean Lakes |
| 05 | Tyrod Taylor | 1 | QB | 6-01 | 206 | So. | Hampton, Va. | Hampton |
| 06 | Jason Worilds | 1 | DE | 6-02 | 254 | r-So. | Carteret, N.J. | Carteret |
| 07 | Sean Glennon | 3 | QB | 6-04 | 224 | r-Sr. | Centreville, Va. | Westfield |
| 08 | Greg Boone | 2 | TE | 6-03 | 280 | r-Jr. | Chesapeake, Va. | Oscar Smith |
| 09 | Cris Hill | – | CB | 5-11 | 183 | r-Fr. | Richmond, Va. | Highland Springs |
| 11 | Dyrell Roberts | – | FL | 6-01 | 183 | Fr. | Windsor, Va. | Smithfield |
| 12 | Cory Holt 1 | 3 | QB | 6-04 | 215 | r-Sr. | Lexington, N.C. | Lexington |
| 13 | Xavier Boyce | – | FL | 6-03 | 205 | Fr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Landstown |
| 14 | Lorenzo Williams | – | FS | 6-02 | 200 | Fr. | Fayetteville, N.C. | Westover |
| 15 | Eddie Whitley | – | CB | 6-00 | 179 | Fr. | Matthews, N.C. | Butler |
| 16 | Jeff Beyer | – | QB | 6-04 | 221 | Jr. | Fairfax, Va. | W.T. Woodson |
| 16 | Zach Luckett | 1 | FL | 6-03 | 217 | r-So. | Mays Landing, N.J. | Holy Spirit |
| 17 | Kam Chancellor | 2 | FS | 6-04 | 224 | Jr. | Norfolk, Va. | Maury |
| 18 | Sam Wheeler 1 | 2 | TE | 6-03 | 269 | r-Jr. | Blacksburg, Va. | Blacksburg |
| 19 | Danny Coale | – | SE | 6-00 | 203 | r-Fr. | Lexington, Va. | Episcopal |
| 20 | Kenny Lewis, Jr. | 2 | TB | 5-09 | 200 | Jr. | Danville, Va. | George Washington |
| 21 | Rashad Carmichael | 1 | CB | 5-10 | 190 | r-So. | Clinton, Md. | Gwynn Park |
| 22 | Stephan Virgil | 2 | CB | 5-11 | 186 | Jr. | Rocky Mount, N.C. | Rocky Mount |
| 23 | Matt Reidy | 1 | ROV | 6-00 | 217 | r-Jr. | Gaithersburg, Md. | Damascus |
| 24 | Dorian Porch | 2 | ROV | 5-11 | 210 | r-Jr. | Calhoun, Ga. | Gordon Central |
| 25 | Josh Oglesby | – | TB | 5-11 | 211 | r-Fr. | Garner, N.C. | Garner |
| 26 | Cody Grimm | 2 | LB | 5-11 | 207 | r-Jr. | Fairfax, Va. | Oakton |
| 27 | Jahre Cheeseman | 1 | TB | 5-10 | 196 | r-Jr. | Voorhees, N.J. | Eastern |
| 28 | Tim Pisano | – | PK | 5-09 | 169 | r-Fr. | Milton, Ga. | Milton |
| 29 | Dustin Keys | – | PK | 6-02 | 212 | r-Sr. | Stafford, Va. | Brooke Point |
| 30 | Brian Saunders | – | P/QB | 6-00 | 206 | r-So. | Roseland, Va. | Nelson County |
| 31 | Kenny Younger | 1 | FB | 5-11 | 230 | Jr. | Richmond, Va. | Mills Godwin |
| 32 | Darren Evans | – | TB | 6-00 | 210 | r-Fr. | Indianapolis, Ind. | Warren Central |
| 33 | Brett Warren | 3 | LB | 6-01 | 237 | r-Sr. | Clifton, Va. | Centreville |
| 34 | Ryan Williams | – | TB | 5-09 | 204 | Fr. | Manassas, Va. | Stonewall Jackson |
| 35 | Dustin Pickle | 2 | TB | 5-10 | 185 | Sr. | Salem, Va. | Salem |
| 36 | Jake Johnson | – | LB | 6-01 | 238 | Fr. | Falmouth, Va. | Stafford |
| 37 | Jacob Sykes | – | CB | 6-00 | 189 | r-Fr. | Goldsboro, N.C. | Goldsboro |
| 38 | Quillie Odom 1 | – | LB | 6-01 | 237 | Fr. | Manassas, Va. | Osbourn Park |
| 40 | Hunter Ovens | – | LB | 5-11 | 203 | r-Fr. | Bradenton, Fla. | Cardinal Mooney |
| 41 | Cam Martin | 2 | LB | 6-01 | 214 | r-Jr. | Martinsville, Va. | George Washington |
| 42 | Kenny Jefferson | – | FB | 5-09 | 209 | r-Jr. | Port Tobacco, Md. | DeMatha Catholic |
| 43 | Jeron Gouveia-Winslow | – | ROV | 6-02 | 188 | Fr. | Ashburn, Va. | Stone Bridge |
| 44 | Devin Perez 2 | 1 | FB | 5-08 | 239 | r-Sr. | Sparta, N.J. | Pope John XXIII |
| 45 | Purnell Sturdivant | 3 | LB | 5-10 | 225 | r-Sr. | Norfolk, Va. | Lake Taylor |
| 46 | Dylan McGreevy | – | LB | 5-11 | 212 | Sr. | Front Royal, Va. | Warren County |
| 47 | Nekos Brown | 2 | DE | 6-02 | 245 | Jr. | Brandywine, Md. | Thomas Stone |
| 48 | Justin Myer | – | PK | 6-01 | 200 | Fr. | Manheim, Pa. | Manheim Central |
| 49 | Allen Stephens | – | LB | 6-00 | 246 | Fr. | South Boston, Va. | Halifax County |
| 50 | Collin Carroll | – | SN | 6-03 | 220 | r-Fr. | Hopkins, Minn. | Edina |
| 51 | Bruce Taylor | – | DE | 6-01 | 241 | Fr. | Myrtle Beach, S.C. | Myrtle Beach |
| 52 | Barquell Rivers | – | LB | 5-11 | 229 | r-Fr. | Wadesboro, N.C. | Anson County |
| 53 | Dwight Tucker | – | DT | 6-01 | 299 | Fr. | Oviedo, Fla. | Oviedo |
| 55 | Isaiah Hamlette | – | DE | 6-04 | 225 | Fr. | Stafford, Va. | Brooke Point |
| 56 | Demetrius Taylor | 1 | DT | 6-00 | 256 | r-Jr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Kellam |
| 57 | Jon Conlon | – | SN | 6-01 | 238 | r-Fr. | Newport News, Va. | Warwick |
| 58 | Ryan Shuman | 2 | C | 6-03 | 293 | r-Sr. | Fork Union, Va. | Fork Union |
| 59 | Courtney Prince | – | DT | 6-02 | 257 | Fr. | Mitchellville, Md. | Gwynn Park |
| 60 | Beau Warren | 1 | C | 6-03 | 281 | r-So. | Clifton, Va. | Centreville |
| 61 | Barrett Mears | – | C | 6-05 | 291 | r-So. | Richmond, Va. | Mills E. Godwin |
| 62 | Blake DeChristopher | – | OT | 6-05 | 299 | r-Fr. | Midlothian, Va. | Clover Hill |
| 63 | Matt Tuttle | – | SN | 6-00 | 228 | r-Jr. | Chesapeake, Va. | Nansemond-Suffolk Acad. |
| 64 | Richard Graham | 1 | OT | 6-06 | 284 | r-Jr. | Richmond, Va. | St. Christopher’s |
| 65 | Matt Baldwin | – | OG | 6-06 | 299 | r-Fr. | Oakwood, Va. | Twin Valley |
| 66 | Jacob Gardner | – | SN | 6-00 | 236 | Sr. | Wytheville, Va. | George Wythe |
| 67 | Nick Marshman | 3 | OG | 6-05 | 339 | r-Sr. | Harrisonburg, Va. | Turner Ashby |
| 68 | Jaymes Brooks | – | OG | 6-02 | 304 | r-Fr. | Newport News, Va. | Denbigh |
| 69 | Hivera Green | – | OG | 6-03 | 304 | r-Jr. | Conway, S.C. | Conway |
| 70 | Sergio Render | 2 | OG | 6-03 | 308 | Jr. | Newnan, Ga. | Newnan |
| 72 | Andrew Lanier | – | OT | 6-05 | 268 | r-Fr. | Moore, S.C. | Dorman |
| 74 | Michael Via | – | OT | 6-06 | 255 | Fr. | McLeansville, N.C. | Northeast Guilford |
| 75 | Greg Nosal | – | OT | 6-06 | 281 | r-Fr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Kellam |
| 76 | Will Alvarez | – | OG | 6-04 | 327 | r-Fr. | Woodbridge, Va. | C.D. Hylton |
| 77 | Ed Wang | 2 | OT | 6-05 | 310 | r-Jr. | Ashburn, Va. | Stone Bridge |
| 80 | Brandon Dillard | 1 | FL | 5-11 | 180 | r-Jr. | Martinsville, Va. | Bassett |
| 81 | Jarrett Boykin | – | FL | 6-02 | 201 | Fr. | Matthews, N.C. | Butler |
| 82 | Steven Friday | – | DE | 6-04 | 240 | r-So. | Hampton, Va. | Phoebus |
| 83 | Patrick Terry | – | FL | 5-11 | 190 | r-Fr. | South Boston, Va. | Halifax County |
| 85 | Ervin Garner | – | FL | 5-09 | 162 | r-Fr. | Fairfax, Va. | Oakton |
| 86 | Chris Drager | – | TE | 6-03 | 238 | r-Fr. | Jefferson Hills, Pa. | Thomas Jefferson |
| 87 | Prince Parker | – | SE | 6-05 | 236 | r-So. | Norfolk, Va. | Maury |
| 88 | Andre Smith | 1 | TE | 6-04 | 260 | r-So. | Germantown, Md. | Seneca Valley |
| 89 | Jonas Houseright | 2 | LB | 6-00 | 224 | r-Sr. | Gate City, Va. | Gate City |
| 90 | Orion Martin 3 | 3 | DE | 6-02 | 255 | r-Sr. | Martinsville, Va. | George Washington |
| 91 | John Graves | 1 | DT | 6-03 | 282 | r-So. | Richmond, Va. | Meadowbrook |
| 92 | Khalil Latif | – | DE | 6-02 | 269 | r-Fr. | Chesterfield, Va. | Manchester |
| 93 | Kwamaine Battle | – | DT | 6-00 | 271 | r-Fr. | Spring Hope, N.C. | Southern Nash |
| 94 | Mark Muncey | – | LB | 5-11 | 231 | r-Jr. | Tazewell, Va. | Tazewell |
| 95 | Cordarrow Thompson | 2 | DT | 6-02 | 303 | r-Jr. | Stafford, Va. | North Stafford |
| 96 | Justin Young | – | DT | 6-03 | 280 | r-Fr. | Germantown, Md. | Northwest |
| 97 | Brent Bowden | 1 | P | 6-03 | 202 | r-Jr. | Centreville, Va. | Westfield |
| 98 | Rob Stanton | – | TE | 6-04 | 240 | r-So. | Richlands, Va. | Richlands |
| 99 | Vinston Painter | – | DT | 6-05 | 307 | Fr. | Norfolk, Va. | Maury |
| Jacob Barron | – | TE | 6-00 | 207 | Fr. | Fairfax, Va. | Chantilly | |
| Russell Becker | – | DE | 6-04 | 238 | r-Fr. | Manassas, Va. | Osbourn Park | |
| Nick Becton | – | OT | 6-05 | 298 | Fr. | Wilmington, N.C. | New Hanover | |
| Aaron Brown | – | OG | 6-06 | 320 | r-So. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Princeton | |
| James Brown | – | C | 6-03 | 300 | Fr. | Richmond, Va. | Clover Hill | |
| Josh Call | – | FB | 5-10 | 250 | Fr. | Raleigh, N.C. | Woodberry Forest | |
| Chad Carlson | – | DE | 6-02 | 241 | r-Jr. | Poquoson, Va. | Poquoson | |
| Joseph Clayton | – | QB | 6-00 | 225 | Fr. | Richmond, Va. | Hermitage | |
| Ron Cooper | – | FS | 5-10 | 189 | r-So. | Richmond, Va. | Meadowbrook | |
| Scott Dalton | – | FS | 6-02 | 190 | Fr. | Athens, Ga. | Oconee County | |
| Austin Decker | – | QB | 6-00 | 218 | Fr. | Chantilly, Va. | Chantilly | |
| Scott Demler | – | PK | 5-11 | 182 | Fr. | Washington Crossing, Pa. | Hun School | |
| Randall Dunn | – | SE | 6-01 | 233 | Fr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Ocean Lakes | |
| Zac Evans | – | SE | 5-10 | 235 | Fr. | Christiansburg, Va. | Christiansburg | |
| Austin Fuller | – | LB | 6-02 | 212 | Fr. | Richlands, Va. | Richlands | |
| Bo Gentry | – | C | 5-08 | 227 | Fr. | Blacksburg, Va. | Blacksburg | |
| George George | – | DE | 6-03 | 254 | Fr. | Salem, Va. | Salem | |
| Lyndell Gibson | – | LB | 5-10 | 225 | Fr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Salem | |
| Chris Hazley | – | PK | 6-01 | 185 | r-So. | West Chester, Pa. | Henderson | |
| Dean Hill | – | FS | 6-00 | 183 | r-Fr. | St. Stephen, S.C. | Timberland | |
| Antoine Hopkins | DT | 6-00 | 304 | Fr. | Highland Springs, Va. | Highland Springs | ||
| Nobel Iyebote | – | CB | 5-08 | 167 | r-Fr. | Lorton, Va. | South County | |
| Joe Jones | – | DE | 6-02 | 263 | Fr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Green Run | |
| Daniel Neal | – | OG | 6-00 | 256 | Fr. | Richmond, Va. | Deep Run | |
| Germond Oatnel | – | FL | 5-11 | 175 | Fr. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Bishop McNamara | |
| Joey Phillips | – | FB | 5-10 | 203 | Fr. | Blacksburg, Va. | Blacksburg | |
| Phil Sayre | – | DE | 6-00 | 240 | Fr. | Pittstown, N.J. | Del-Val | |
| Alonzo Tweedy | – | ROV | 6-02 | 184 | Fr. | Richmond, Va. | Hermitage | |
| Matt Waldron 4 | – | PK | 5-11 | 186 | r-So. | Oakfield, N.Y. | Oakfield-Alabama | |
| Nelson Ward | – | TE | 6-05 | 230 | Fr. | Manassas, Va. | Osbourn Park | |
| Jeff Wardach | – | DT | 6-03 | 240 | r-Fr. | Roanoke, Va. | Cave Spring |
1 – also attended Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)
2 – also attended Fork Union Military Academy (Va.)
3 – also attended Hargrave (one semester) and Norfolk State University (one semester)
4 – also attended Penn State University
Coaching StaffHead Coach Frank Beamer
Associate Head Coach and RBs Coach Billy Hite
Offensive Coordinator and TEs Coach Bryan Stinespring
Defensive Coordinator and Inside LBs Coach Bud Foster
Offensive Line Coach Curt Newsome
WRs Coach Kevin Sherman
SS, Outside LBs Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Jim Cavanaugh
QBs Coach Mike O’Cain
DBfield Coach Torrian Gray
DL Coach Charley Wiles