Hokie Club29 - Brian McPhersonPosition: Cornerback
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 189 lbs.
High School: Amherst County
Hometown: Madison Heights, Va.
A young cornerback who is still adjusting to the college game ... Worked at the boundary corner during the fall ... Got a brief trial at field corner during the spring before returning to the boundary ... Has good athletic ability and great feet, but has yet to fully dedicate himself to the game ... Needs to make a good summer preparation ... His status for the 2003 season will be determined by his showing during preseason practice ... 2002: Practiced at the boundary cornerback position while redshirting in the fall ... Improved in all four major lifts during off-season strength and conditioning work ... Was tried briefly at field corner during spring practice ... Posted two tackles during one of the Hokies' spring scrimmages ...
High School: Played cornerback, wide receiver and running back during his three varsity seasons for Coach Mickey Crouch at Amherst ... Rushed for over 1,300 yards as a senior and scored nine touchdowns ... Contributed 245 yards and two touchdowns rushing against Staunton River ... Carried 17 times for 243 yards and three TDs in a win over William Fleming ... Earned PrepStar All-America honors ... Ranked the No. 6 defensive back in the Atlantic Region by PrepStar ... Rated the nation's 57th-best athlete by Rivals ... Listed the No. 20 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep and No. 23 by The Roanoke Times ... Named the No. 30 player in the Mid-Atlantic Region by Tom Lemming ... Selected the offensive player of the year in his area by The Lynchburg News & Advance ... Seminole District and Region III Offensive Player of the Year his senior year ... A first-team all-district and all-region selection ... A second-team Group AA all-state pick by the coaches ... Won all-district and all-region honors as a wide receiver his junior season ... Rushed for over 700 yards and caught 17 passes for 435 yards and three touchdowns that year ... Rushed for 2,616 yards during his career ... Also contributed 28 pass receptions for 576 yards and scored 27 career touchdowns ... Helped football team to district title in 1999 ... Also ran track, helping team to district title as a sophomore ... Finished third in the 100-meters at the 2002 state outdoor track meet ... Was clocked at 6.45 seconds in the 60 meters ...
Personal: Brian Keith McPherson ... Born 5/11/84 in Camden, NJ ... Son of Kerry and Barbara McPherson ... His older brother, Kevin, played football at Hampton University ... Great uncle Vincent Johnson was an offensive lineman at Tech in the late 1970s ... Studying business.
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