In previous years, the NFL draft was memorable for the Hawkeyes

blacksburg – You have to go back to 1937 for the first time a Virginia Tech football player was drafted in the NFL Draft. Since then, since Herman “Foots” Dickerson was selected by the Chicago Cardinals – more hockey players have been selected over the years – 163 to be exact.

Tech is coming off two straight years with four players selected in the draft, including James Mitchell (No. 177 overall, Detroit), Amare Barno (No. 189, Carolina), Luke Tenuta (No. 209, Buffalo) and Lecitus Smith (No. 215, Arizona). ) last year’s draft.

In the year In the 2021 draft, it was just the third time in school history that the Hokies took two players in the first round — defenseman Caleb Farley (No. 22, Tennessee) and offensive lineman Christian Darrisau (No. 23, Minnesota).

The other two instances occurred when Tremaine (No. 16, Buffalo) and Terrell Edmunds (No. 28, Pittsburgh) became the first brothers in NFL history to accomplish the feat in 2018, and DeAngelo Hall (No. 8, Atlanta) and Kevin Jones (No. 30, Detroit) did so in 2004. .

 

Speaking of brothers, Virginia Tech is the only school to be home to four brothers selected in the NFL draft – the Fuller brothers. The first brother is Vincent, who was taken as a defensive back in the fourth round of 2005 by the Tennessee Titans.

Then there was a three-year stretch when Fuller had the NFL draft, starting with Corey (No. 171, Detroit) in the sixth round at receiver in 2013, Kyle (No. 14, Chicago) in the first round at defensive end in 2014 and Kendall (No. 84, Washington) in 2015. In the third round of defensive backs.

Tech has two No. 1 overall draft picks in its history, with Bruce Smith taken by the Buffalo Bills as a defensive back in 1985 and Michael Vick selected as a quarterback by the Atlanta Falcons in 2001. The Hokies are one of two schools in the ACC to produce a pair of No. 1 overall picks (Miami).

The most picks for Tech in one draft came in 2006, when a record nine Hokies were selected, with two second-round picks in defenseman Jimmy Williams (No. 37, Atlanta) and defensive lineman Darryl Tapp (No. 63, Seattle). The second most draft picks for Tech were in 2002 and 2008 when eight Hawkeyes were taken.

The next wave of Hokies to hear their names called in the NFL draft will take place this weekend, from Thursday to Saturday in Kansas City on ABC, ESPN and the NFL Network. For more information on the format, which Hokies are in the mix and more.

 

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