Here is a look at the depth chart for the entire season. The number before the slash indicates plays from scrimmage, while the number after the slash indicates plays on special teams. The number of plays, the grades and the tackles came from the coaching staff. Note: This does not include the number of plays from the Sun Bowl, but does include final stats.
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACKS
3 Logan Thomas (6-6, 254, r-Sr.) – 851/0. Started all 13 games during the regular season. Completed 227 of 402 (56.5 percent) for 2,907 yards, with 16 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. Finished second on the team in rushing with 344 yards and had four touchdowns.
6 Mark Leal (6-0, 217, r-Jr.) – 16/5. Played in just three games this season, seeing most of his action in the Sun Bowl after Thomas was injured. Completed 15 of 29 for 155 yards, with two interceptions this season.
12 Trey Gresh (6-1, 209, Sr.) – 0/58.
TAILBACKS
14 Trey Edmunds (6-1, 216, r-Fr.) – 516/0. Started 10 games and played in 12. Led the Hokies in rushing with 675 yards before breaking his leg in the UVa game. Scored a team-best 10 rushing touchdowns. Also caught 17 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
4 J.C. Coleman (5-7, 191, So.) – 231/22. Played in 10 games, starting one, and ran for 284 yards on 84 carries and scored a touchdown. Caught 11 passes for 79 yards.
28 Chris Mangus (6-0, 184, r-Fr.) – 102/32. Started two games and played in all 13. Ran for 141 yards on 26 carries and scored a touchdown on a 76-yard run against Western Carolina. Caught nine passes for 72 yards.
15 Joel Caleb (6-2, 205, r-Fr.) – 39/30. Started one game and played in 11. Rushed for 41 yards on eight carries and scored a touchdown. Caught two passes for a yard.
39 Daniel Dyer (5-10, 204, r-Jr.) – 0/56. Played in eight games.
20 Maurice Taylor (5-8, 172, r-So.) – 0/45. Played in seven games.
FULLBACKS
45 Sam Rogers (5-10, 220, Fr.) – 238/95. Started two games and played in all 13. Ran five times for 9 yards and caught 12 passes for 78 yards.
25 Jerome Wright (6-2, 221, Fr.) – 14/59. Played in 12 games. Ran seven times for 27 yards and caught three passes for 23 yards.
47 Greg Gadell (5-10, 207, r-Jr.) – 7/92.
37 Fuller Hoepner (6-2, 258, r-Jr.) – 1/23.
SPLIT ENDS
5 Joshua Stanford (6-1, 196, r-Fr.) – 657/1. Started 12 games and played in all 13. Caught 40 passes for 640 yards and a touchdown.
18 D.J. Coles (6-4, 234, r-Sr.) – 288/2. Started eight games and played in all 13. Caught 25 passes for 387 yards and a team-leading six touchdowns.
16 Carlis Parker (6-3, 185, Fr.) – 47/0. Played in 10 games, starting one. Rushed six times for 40 yards in the Sun Bowl.
85 E.L. Smiling (6-4, 211, r-Jr.) – 15/0. Played in seven games.
FLANKERS
80 Demitri Knowles (6-1, 180, r-So.) – 603/41. Started six games and played in all 13. Caught 45 passes for 641 yards and three touchdowns. Returned 22 kicks for a 21.8-yard average, with a long of 88 yards.
82 Willie Byrn (5-10, 186, r-Jr.) – 465/28. Started seven games and played in all 13. Caught a team-leading 51 passes for 660 yards and two touchdowns. Returned 10 punts for 37 yards.
83 Charley Meyer (6-1, 215, r-Fr.) – 78/39. Started three games and played in 11. Caught one pass for 5 yards.
LEFT TACKLES
71 Jonathan McLaughlin (6-5, 313, Fr.) – 852/44. Started all 13 games.
69 Mark Shuman (6-7, 295, r-Jr.) – 22/9. Played in five games.
62 Ross Ward (6-3, 303, r-So.) – 13/0. Played in the Western Carolina game.
LEFT GUARDS
79 Caleb Farris (6-3, 308, Jr.) – 853/4. Started all 13 games.
75 Alston Smith (6-2, 281, r-Fr.) – 9/6/57. Played six snaps on defense against Western Carolina. Was moved to guard shortly thereafter and played nine snaps on offense from scrimmage. Played in all 13 games.
CENTERS
76 David Wang (6-2, 299, r-Jr.) – 818/0. Started all 13 games. Graded at 82 percent and was second on the team with 59 knockdown blocks during the regular season.
64 Matt Arkema (6-3, 296, r-Jr.) – 21/0. Played in four games.
51 Jack Willenbrock (6-2, 237, r-Fr.) – 0/22. Played in six games.
RIGHT GUARDS
74 Andrew Miller (6-4, 296, r-Sr.) – 802/0. Started all 13 games. Led Tech with 115 knockdown blocks in the regular season. Graded at 86 percent during the regular season.
72 Augie Conte (6-6, 302, r-Fr.) – 13/15. Played in five games. All of his 13 reps on offense came against Western Carolina.
68 Marcus Mapp (6-4, 295, r-So.) – 13/0. Played his 13 reps on offense against Western Carolina.
RIGHT TACKLES
63 Laurence Gibson (6-6, 290, r-Jr.) – 376/53. Started six games and played in all 13.
55 Brent Benedict (6-5, 292, r-Jr.) – 547/38. Started seven games and played in all 13.
TIGHT ENDS
93 Kalvin Cline (6-4, 238, Fr.) – 582/3. Started seven games and played in 12. Caught 26 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns.
33 Darius Redman (6-4, 256, r-So.) – 151/165. Started one game and played in all 13.
86 Zack McCray (6-4, 247, r-Jr.) – 23/66. Played in 12 games.
81 Duan Perez-Means (6-4, 242, r-Jr.) – 165/33. Played in the first four games before deciding to give up football.
49 Dakota Jackson (6-3, 267, r-Fr.) – 2/0. Played in the Western Carolina game.
DEFENSE
STUD ENDS
99 James Gayle (6-4, 255, r-Sr.) – 603/48. A third-team All-ACC choice by the coaches. Started every game. Finished with 44 tackles (20 solo), including 10.5 for a loss, and 6 sacks. Led the team with 33 hurries.
66 Tyrel Wilson (6-2, 230, r-Sr.) – 140/70. Played in 12 games. Recorded 13 tackles (8 solo), including 1.5 for a loss, and a sack.
91 Matt Roth (6-3, 239, r-So.) – 7/98. Played in seven games. Played on defense against Western Carolina and East Carolina. Had five assists.
87 Dewayne Alford (6-2, 240, r-Fr.) – 8/16/105. Played in all 13 games. Played on defense against Western Carolina and North Carolina. Played eight snaps as a fullback in the North Carolina game when Sam Rogers went down with an injury.
ENDS
42 J.R. Collins (6-2, 248, r-Sr.) – 463/93. An honorable mention choice to the All-ACC team by the coaches. Started in 12 games and played in all 13. Registered 51 tackles (24 solo), including 11 for a loss, and 5 sacks. Was second on the team with 24 hurries. Also forced a fumble.
90 Dadi Nicolas (6-3, 224, r-So.) – 1/288/56. Started one game and played in all 13. Tallied 32 tackles (22 solo), including 7 for a loss, and 4 sacks. Was in for one play on offense against Georgia Tech.
4 Ken Ekanem (6-3, 242, r-Fr.) – 7/62. Played in 11 games. Saw six snaps on defense against Western Carolina and one against Duke. Had 3 tackles (1 solo).
NOSE TACKLES
98 Derrick Hopkins (6-0, 311, Sr.) – 6/603/47. A second-team All-ACC choice by the media and the coaches. Started all 13 games. Finished with 54 tackles (21 solo), including 9 for a loss, and 5 sacks. Recovered a fumble and blocked a kick. Also played six reps as a fullback in Tech’s goal-line offense.
60 Woody Baron (6-1, 265, Fr.) – 117/61. Played in all 13 games. Had 8 tackles (4 solo).
TACKLES
92 Luther Maddy (6-1, 296, Jr.) – 609/8. A third-team All-ACC choice by the media and the coaches. Started all 13 games. Recorded 55 tackles (28 solo), including a team-leading 13.5 for a loss, and 6.5 sacks.
95 Nigel Williams (6-2, 283, r-Fr.) – 128/61. Played in all 13 games. Had 14 tackles (7 solo), including 7 for a loss, and 2 sacks.
97 Kris Harley (6-0, 283, r-So.) – 6/1. Played all of his snaps in the Western Carolina game.
MIKE LINEBACKERS
58 Jack Tyler (6-1, 230, r-Sr.) – 748/79. A second-team All-ACC choice by the media and the coaches. Started all 13 games. Led the team in tackles with 100 (35 solo), including 11 for a loss, and 4.5 sacks. Also forced a fumble.
36 Chase Williams (6-2, 220, r-Jr.) – 18/121. Played in 11 games and registered 12 tackles (3 solo). His action on defense came in the Alabama and Western Carolina games.
44 Devin Vandyke (6-0, 218, r-Fr.) – 0/8. Played in one game, tearing his ACL against Western Carolina and missing the rest of the season.
53 Drew Burns (6-3, 218, r-Fr.) – 0/27. Played in four games.
BACKERS
24 Tariq Edwards (6-2, 234, r-Sr.) – 733/82. Started all 13 games. Tallied 74 tackles (38 solo), including 11 for a loss, and 3.5 sacks. Also had an interception and recovered a fumble.
35 Dahman McKinnon (6-1, 207, r-Fr.) – 0/83. Played in 12 games and had 11 tackles (6 solo).
40 Deon Clarke (6-2, 210, So.) – 33/71. Played in eight games before being suspended indefinitely by head coach Frank Beamer. Returned for the Sun Bowl. Had 11 tackles (4 solo) this season.
WHIP LINEBACKERS
32 Josh Trimble (6-0, 216, r-So.) – 181/153. Started five games and played in all 13. Registered 20 tackles (5 solo), including 2 for a loss, and a sack.
41 Derek DiNardo (6-0, 216, r-Jr.) – 12/119. Played in all 13 games and had 9 tackles (3 solo). Also recovered a fumble and forced a fumble.
BOUNDARY CORNERS
11 Kendall Fuller (5-11, 193, Fr.) – 691/80. The ACC’s Defensive Rookie of the Year by the media and the coaches. A second-team All-ACC selection by the media and the coaches. Started 12 games and played in all 13. Registered 58 tackles (38 solo), including 2.5 for a loss. Led the team with 6 interceptions and also forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.
17 Kyle Fuller (6-0, 194, Sr.) – 438/69. A first-team All-ACC selection by the coaches and a third-team choice by the media. Started eight games and played in nine before being lost for the season with a core injury. Had 24 tackles (17 solo), including 2 for a loss, and 2 interceptions. Also forced a fumble and blocked a kick.
2 Donovan Riley (5-11, 204, So.) – 30/133. Played in all 13 games. Had 3 tackles (1 solo).
21 Chris Caver (5-7, 180, r-Jr.) – 6/0. Played in the Western Carolina game.
FIELD CORNERS
31 Brandon Facyson (6-2, 188, Fr.) – 546/87. A third-team All-ACC choice by the media. Started nine games and played in 12. Finished with 27 tackles (20 solo), including 2 for a loss. Was second on the team with 5 interceptions. Also forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.
1 Antone Exum (6-1, 220, r-Sr.) – 134/1. Started all three games in which he played. Had 4 solo tackles. Injured his ankle in the Miami game and missed the remainder of the season. Had missed the first seven games while recovering from a torn ACL suffered last January.
19 Chuck Clark (6-0, 197, Fr.) – 87/144. Started two games and played in 12. Had 22 tackles (8 solo).
48 Nick Bush (5-10, 181, r-Jr.) – 3/3. Played in the Western Carolina and Miami games.
ROVERS
34 Kyshoen Jarrett (5-11, 198, Jr.) – 735/103. A third-team All-ACC selection by the coaches and an honorable mention choice by the media. Started all 13 games. Recorded 71 tackles (41 solo), including 1 for a loss, and had 2 interceptions. Returned 26 punts for an average of 5.3 yards per return.
26 Desmond Frye (6-2, 188, So.) – 30/88. Played in all 13 games and had 8 tackles (3 solo).
FREE SAFETIES
8 Detrick Bonner (6-0, 194, r-Jr.) – 756/43. Started all 13 games. Tallied 48 tackles (33 solo), including 2 for a loss, and had 2 interceptions.
23 Der’Woun Greene (5-10, 180, r-Fr.) – 125/94. Played in all 13 games. Had 8 tackles (5 solo).
22 T.J. Shaw (5-10, 175, r-So.) – 3/0. Played in the Western Carolina game.
KICKERS
38 Michael Branthover (5-9, 184, Jr.) – 0/17. Played in five games. Attempted two field goals in the Sun Bowl, making a 22-yarder – his only attempts as a placekicker this season. Made his lone PAT in the Sun Bowl. Kicked off 17 times this season, with three going for touchbacks.
22 Eric Kristensen (5-11, 165, Fr.) – 0/9. Played in the Maryland and Virginia games. Connected on 4 of his 5 field-goal attempts and all four extra-point attempts.
89 Cody Journell (5-11, 183, r-Sr.) – 0/46. Made 10 of his 16 field-goal attempts and 24 of his 26 extra-point attempts before being dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules following the Miami game.
29 Ethan Keyserling (6-2, 199, r-Jr.) – 0/7. Played in the Marshall and Western Carolina games. Missed all three of his field-goal attempts against Marshall while taking over for Journell, who was serving a one-game suspension.
30 Mitchell Ludwig (5-11, 192, Fr.) – 0/37. Played in 10 games. Kicked off 39 times, with 13 going for touchbacks.
PUNTERS
27 A.J. Hughes (6-1, 199, So.) – 0/71. A second-team All-ACC choice by the coaches and the media. Averaged 44.1 yards per punt on 78 punts. Placed 24 inside the 20. Had 22 punts of more than 50 yards.
46 Hunter Windmuller (6-3, 185, r-Fr.) – 0/1. Punted once in the Western Carolina game for 49 yards.
SNAPPERS
59 Eddie D’Antuono (6-6, 263, r-Fr.) – 0/107. Played in all 13 games. Had 3 tackles and recovered a fumble.
65 Joe St. Germain (6-0, 220, r-Jr.) – 0/18. Played in five games.
