Deric Dandy Season 2023

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Selected Virginia Tech ahead of:  Appalachian State and Louisville
 
From Dandy’s Head Coach J.K. Adkins:  “Deric is a great person and player.  His ceiling is tremendous and he will develop into a great defensive player at VT.  His brand of physical play combined with unrelentless effort sets him apart from the competition.”
 
High School:  Two-time team captain … Recorded 110 tackles including 48 TFLs, and 11.5 sacks in his senior season, leading Mount Airy to the Class 1A state championship and 30 game winning streak … As a junior in 2022, recorded 95 tackles, 33 TFLs, 6.5 sacks and 33 quarterback hurries in 15 games, leading Mount Airy to the 1A state title … In 2021, registered 65 tackles, 18 TFLs and nine sacks in 10 games … Tallied 40 tackles, including four sacks in six games during the 2020 season … Named All-Northwest Conference four times and was the conference Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior … Named to the All-State First Team as a junior and senior … Selected to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … Rated as a three-star edge rusher by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals … Ranked as the nation’s No. 63 edge rusher by 247Sports; No. 92 by On3 … Ranked as the nation’s No. 76 defensive end by ESPN … Ranked as the No. 27 overall recruit from North Carolina by ESPN; No. 29 by 247Sports; No. 31 by ESPN and On3.
 
Personal:  Full name is Deric Dwayne Dandy … Born Aug. 2, 2006, in Mount Airy, North Carolina … Son to Antony and Tracy Hagwood … Has two older brothers: LaDonte and Joktan … Second cousin, Monyke Kendall, is a member of the Virginia Tech Class of 1996 … Interested in studying real estate at Virginia Tech … Aspires to support his family through business … Driven by making and keeping relationships … Cites schoolwork and playing football as his primary hobbies … Active in the Mount Airy chapter of Foothills YoungLife.