Hokie Club32 - Cedric HumesPosition: Tailback
Class: r-Junior
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 230 lbs.
High School: Princess Anne
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
Returned to the tailback position during the spring after serving as the No. 2 fullback last season ... Took some time to readjust to the position, but was showing the form that turned heads during his redshirt freshman season by the end of spring practice ... A big, powerful runner who is hard to bring down ... Mixes good athletic ability with outstanding speed ... Got some extra work on blocking while he was working at the fullback position ... Has benefited from the Hokies' strength and conditioning program ... Must concentrate on being a north-south runner ... Gives the Hokies another threat at the tailback position ... 2002: Was switched from tailback to fullback when practice opened ... Played in all 14 games, carrying the ball 16 times for 68 yards ... Also caught seven passes for 76 yards ... Saw action on 34 offensive plays in the opener against Arkansas State ... Had a team-high 10 carries in that game for 52 yards ... Also caught a 1-yard pass ... Played 13 snaps on offense against LSU ... Carried the ball two times for three yards in the win over Marshall ... Caught a 4-yard pass in the win at Texas A&M ... Carried the ball once for three yards at Western Michigan ... Played 12 snaps on offense and four on special teams in the win at Boston College ... Played 12 snaps on offense and three on special teams against Rutgers ... Carried the ball three times for 10 yards in the win over Temple ... Also had a 6-yard reception ... Caught a 15-yard pass against Pittsburgh ... Played seven snaps on offense and eight on special teams at Syracuse ... Caught a pass for seven yards against West Virginia ... Caught a 26-yard pass out of the backfield at Miami ... Improved his back squat to 560 pounds during spring testing ... Posted personal bests in all four major lifts ... Moved back to tailback for spring practice ... Ran for three touchdowns during red-zone work in one of the Hokies' spring scrimmages ... Added two more short TD runs in another scrimmage ... Led all rushers in the Maroon-White game with six carries for 57 yards ...
2001: Was redshirted as a true freshman ... Worked at tailback during the fall ... Earned Iron Hokie status during the off-season ... Turned in a 320-pound bench press and 500-pound back squat ... Ran a 4.42 forty and posted a 34 1/2-inch vertical jump ... Rushed for two touchdowns during one scrimmage on runs of one and 25 yards ... Gained 36 yards on nine carries ... Ran for 29 yards and one TD in another scrimmage ... Finished the Maroon-White game with 28 yards on five carries, an average of 5.6 yards a carry ... Won the Frank O. Moseley Award as the top offensive hustler of spring practice ...
High School: Played running back and linebacker for Coach Jeff Ballance at Princess Anne ... Earned SuperPrep and PrepStar All-America honors after rushing for 1,640 yards and 22 TDs as a senior ... Rated the No. 28 running back in the nation and the No. 8 player in Virginia by SuperPrep ... Picked the No. 2 RB in the Atlantic Region and the No. 22 overall player in the region by PrepStar ... Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report named him the No. 25 player in the Mid-Atlantic area ... Ranked the No. 9 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... The No. 76 running back in the nation according to Rivals ... Contributed 87 tackles on defense his senior year with two sacks and eight fumble recoveries ... Rushed for 197 yards on just nine carries in one contest during his senior season and had 200 yards on 18 attempts in another game ... Named to the All-Tidewater team and also earned all-district and all-region honors as a tailback ... Selected conference offensive player of the year ... Gained 1,300 yards and scored 18 TDs as a junior ... Contributed 80 tackles on defense and intercepted five passes, returning three for touchdowns ... His team posted a 19-5 record in his two years as a starter and made back-to-back appearances in the Group AAA playoffs ... Also contributed in basketball and track ...
Personal: Cedric Akeem Humes ... Born 8/7/83 in Virginia Beach, VA ... Son of Alfred and Sheria Humes ... Enrolled in university studies.
| Rushing | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
| 2002 | 14 | 16 | 68 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
| 2000 | 14 | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | 26 |
- INTEGRITY - SERVICE - HONOR - EXCELLENCE - STRONG TOGETHER
© 1996 - 2018 Virginia Tech Athletics. All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | hokipoki@vt.edu
"; }});
return false;}function showLightModal(promoID,promoLINK) { document.getElementById("promoTitle").innerHTML=""; if (promoLINK!='') {document.getElementById("promoText").innerHTML=""; } else {document.getElementById("promoText").innerHTML="
";}$('#promoModal').modal('show');return false;}