John Kinzer Season 2005

43 - John KinzerPosition: Tight End
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 245 lbs.

High School: Robinson
Hometown: Fairfax, Va.

Made the move from fullback to tight end in the spring ... Had two touchdown catches last season ... Ended the spring on a high note ... Still has work to do to learn his new position ... Is a conscientious athlete who enjoys playing ... Runs well and has good hands ... Needs to catch some more balls this summer to make sure he is sharp when fall practice opens ... Earned Super Iron Hokie honors in the weight room this past spring ... Also earned the Excalibur Award - the top honor in Tech's strength and conditioning program ...

2004: Played in all 13 games, catching seven passes for 26 yards and two touchdowns ... Played on 150 offensive snaps and 82 on special teams in the regular season ...Started four games ... Played 17 snaps against Western Michigan, catching two passes for six yards, including a 3-yard touchdown ... Earned his first start against Duke ... Caught a 4-yard scoring pass against N.C. State ... Saw limited action due to a neck injury over the final four games ... Played on the field goal and PAT teams, but not at fullback ... Had a 15-yard catch in the Maroon-White game ... Set a new tight end record in the push jerk (366), vertical jump (37") and power clean (390) ... Power clean mark was the eighth-best in program history ... Also recorded a 380-pound bench and a 550-pound squat in spring testing ...

2003: Took a redshirt year while utilizing Tech's athletic performance program ... Worked at fullback ... Posted a 390-pound bench press and 550-pound back squat on the way to Super Iron Hokie honors during the off-season ...

High School: A SuperPrep All-America tight end ... Ranked the No. 5 tight end in the country and the No. 6 prospect in Virginia by that publication ... Named an all-region selection for the Atlantic region by PrepStar as a tight end ... Graded out at over 85 percent in his blocking assignments as a senior at Robinson ... Played tight end and defensive end for Coach Mark Bendorf and handled the punting and kicking duties ... Had 31 catches for 457 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... Caught six passes for 92 yards and a TD in a game against Annandale ... Was a 2002 AAA first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press as a tight end ... Also a first-team selection to the AAA Coaches all-state team at the tight end spot ... Second-team Washington Post All-Metro ... A preseason All-Atlantic region selection by PrepStar ... Named a first-team All-ACC Area tight end by the preseason G&W Recruiting Report ... Caught 13 passes for 190 yards and two scores, while contributing over 10 sacks on defense as a junior ... Helped team to a Group AAA state championship ... Scored over 100 points during his last two seasons ... Had a school-record 62-yard punt ... A first-team selection to the 2001 AAA Coaches all-state team at the tight end position his junior year ... Rated the No. 8 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... No. 42 on Tom Lemming's All-Mid-Atlantic team ... A preseason SuperPrep All-American, rated No. 7 in Virginia and No. 10 at the tight end position nationally ... Also lettered four years in lacrosse and one year as a wrestler ... From the same high school as current Hokies Mike Imoh and Cary Wade ...

Personal: John Joseph Kinzer ... Born 8/23/84 in Norfolk, VA ... Son of John and Virginia Kinzer ... Majoring in building construction.

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