Jon Dunn Season 2003

79 - Jon DunnPosition: Offensive Tackle
Class: r-Senior
Height: 6' 7"

Weight: 341 lbs.

High School: Tallwood
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.

       An imposing figure who must become an imposing player in order to make a difference for the Hokies' offensive front this season ... Drew extra attention during the spring in an effort to help him reach his full potential ... Has the size and physical ability to be a dominating force but is still working to develop the consistency and intensity needed to make it happen ... Opened the 2002 season at right tackle and started seven games before seeing his playing time dwindle late in the season ... Gained some valuable experience ... Improved in three of his four major lifts during the off-season, but still needs to get stronger ... Showed additional progress during the spring ... Got some work at both tackle positions ... Is slated to start at left tackle ... Has a chance to make a real impact with a good summer of preparation and continued progress during the preseason ...

2002: Started seven games and played in all 14 ... Saw action on 498 regular-season snaps and graded out at 80.3 percent for the season ... Had 22 knockdown blocks ... Graded out at 89 percent in the opener against Arkansas State on just 28 offensive snaps ... Played 67 snaps against LSU, grading out at 81 percent ... Played 74 snaps in the win over Marshall, grading out at 80 percent ... Had five knockdown blocks ... Was in for 57 snaps on offense at Western Michigan ... Played 67 snaps at Boston College, grading out at 82 percent with five knockdown blocks ... Played 57 snaps on offense with a knockdown block against Rutgers ... Came off the bench against Temple to play 32 snaps ... Graded out at 84 percent against the Owls ... Played 26 snaps against Pittsburgh, recording a knockdown block ... Saw limited action on offense and special teams at Syracuse ... Played nine snaps on offense and two on special teams against West Virginia ... Played 20 snaps on offense at Miami, grading out at 80 percent ...

2001: Averaged nearly 26 snaps per game on offense ... Played a total of 231 offensive snaps ... Saw action in 10 games, including nine on offense ... Worked on the extra point and field goal team in six games ... Got his first collegiate action in the opener against UConn ... Was in on a season-high 44 offensive snaps in that game ... Played 34 offensive downs against both Western Michigan and Rutgers ... Had knockdown blocks against West Virginia and Virginia ... Played 27 plays on offense against Temple, grading out at 86 percent ... Posted a 351-pound clean during spring testing ... Turned in one of the best times among the offensive linemen in the NFL shuttle run at 4.46 ...

2000: Worked at right tackle while redshirting ... Made some strides during the off-season program ... Got some work with the first team during spring practice ... Won the Paul Torgersen Award as Tech's top offensive newcomer ...

High School: Earned All-America honors from SuperPrep, PrepStar and Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Ranked the No. 35 offensive line prospect in the nation by SuperPrep and the No. 9 player in Virginia ... Listed as the No. 20 offensive tackle prospect in the nation by Lemming ... Picked the No. 1 offensive lineman in the state and the No. 7 overall prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Lettered three seasons for Coach Thad Harold at Tallwood ... Saw most of his action as an offensive tackle ... Also got some playing time at defensive tackle and as a long snapper ... Earned all-district honors his junior and senior seasons ... Named All-Eastern Region as a senior ... Had eight tackles and two sacks in limited defensive duty in 1999 ...

Personal: Jonathan Paul Dunn ... Born 12/12/81 in Norfolk, VA ... Son of Paula and Willie Heggins ... Enrolled in residential property management.

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