The Virginia Tech football team will have three players who are seeking to play in the NFL in action Saturday in the Tropical Bowl.
The college all-star game will take place at 4 p.m. ET in Orlando, Florida at Camping World Stadium, and the game will be a pay-per view broadcast for $20.
The featured Hokies are defensive lineman TyJuan Garbutt, linebacker Dax Hollifield and running back Jalen Holston.
Garbutt finished his six-year career in Blacksburg strong, averaging 1.33 TFLs per game to rank third in the ACC this past fall. In his career, he totaled 121 tackles, 29 TFLs, 12 sacks and four forced fumbles.
Hollifield, who sits at third all-time in school history for tackles (355), was also a six-year player for Tech and earned the Charlotte Touchdown Club Defender of the Nation award. He tallied 12 sacks, four interceptions and three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. In the classroom, he also was awarded the Military Bowl 3M STEM Scholar-Athlete.
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A six-year player as well, Holston put together his most yards in a season in 2022, running for 321 to average 3.6 yards per carry. He also had a career high five touchdowns on the year, while hauling in 10 catches for 66 yards. In his career, he racked up 1,235 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns, 176 receiving yards and one touchdown.
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