| 2006: One of the nation's top linebackers. Led the Hokies and the ACC in tackles last season with 128 ... Also topped the team in tackles for loss with 10.5 ... A first-team All-ACC performer and winner of the 2006 Dudley Award, given to the state's top player ... Named the state's top linebacker/defensive back by the Richmond Touchdown Club ... Has started 38 straight games ... His 702 plays were the most on the team for a defensive player ... Also started on the punt team and the extra point and field goal block units ... A veteran who runs well and hits hard ... Has a nose for the football ... Will be looked to for strong leadership this fall.
2005: Had 43 solo and 69 assisted tackles ... Included in those 112 stops were 8.5 TFL, three sacks, two interceptions, eight passes broken up and 15 QB hurries ... Opened the season with 10 tackles against NC State ... Played all 77 defensive plays in that game.
2004: Played in all 13 games, starting the last 12 ... Recorded 21 solo stops and 43 assists ... Included in those 64 tackles were 4.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... Also had a forced fumble, three pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries ... Played 522 snaps on defense and 22 on special teams in the regular season ... Picked up five tackles in his collegiate debut, coming against USC ... Made his first collegiate start the next week against Western Michigan, leading the team with 10 tackles.
2003: Practiced at the mike linebacker position while redshirting ... Turned in a 305-pound jerk and a 340-pound clean during spring max testing ... Posted five tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack, a pass broken up and forced a fumble during the Hokies' first scrimmage of the spring ... Was also in on five tackles during the third scrimmage ... Had a tackle behind the line and broke up a pass during the annual Maroon-White game.
High School: Recorded over 120 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 10 sacks his senior season ... Also had three interceptions ... A first-team selection to the 2002 AAA Coaches all-state team at the linebacker spot while earning second-team honors as a tight end ... Named to the VHSCA All-Eastern Region first team as both a linebacker and a tight end ... Named to the first-team All-Tidewater squad as a senior, earning the Abe Goldblatt Player of the Year Award ... Named the Eastern Region and Southeastern District Defensive Player of the Year as both a junior and senior ... Earned first-team All-Southeastern District honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... A first-team All-Tidewater selection as a junior and a second-team selection as a sophomore.
Personal: Vincent Larry Hall ... Born 12/3/84 in Kingsville, TX ... Son of Wilbert and Cathy Hall ... Majoring in apparel, housing and resource management. |