Vincent Fuller Season 2004

8 - Vincent FullerPosition: Free Safety
Class: r-Senior
Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 187 lbs.

High School: Woodlawn
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.

       Returns to free safety where he began his Tech career ... Spent the bulk of the past two seasons at cornerback, picking up seven starts and a ton of playing time ... Made the switch back to safety in the spring to allow 2003 starter Jimmy Williams to get a look at corner ... Looked a little rusty to begin with, but picked things up in a hurry ... Is more of a natural at the position ... A smart player who will handle the responsibility of making the calls ... Can play receivers in the slot ... Has outstanding speed and range, but needs to be a little stronger ... A hard hitter who must remain focused on getting his man to the ground ... May still be asked to play some corner at times ... Will play a key role in Tech's defense this fall ...

2003: Played in all 13 games, starting three ... Contributed 29 solo tackles and 27 assists ... Also had seven passes broken up, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, one interception, one quarterback hurry and a blocked kick ... Had three assists and a pass break up against UCF ... Recorded an assisted stop against James Madison ... Had two solo tackles on defense and one on special teams against Texas A&M ... Had three solo stops, two assists and a pass broken up against UConn ... Had three solo tackles, two assists and a pass broken up at Rutgers ... Recorded two tackles against Syracuse ... Had three assisted tackles and a pass broken up at West Virginia ... Also recovered a fumble and returned it 50 yards for his first collegiate touchdown ... Recorded six total tackles, two passes broken up and an interception against No. 2 Miami ... Got the start at Pittsburgh and recorded five solo tackles, three assists, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... Started at Temple and recorded two solo stops, three assists, a quarterback hurry and a pass break up ... Got the start against Boston College, registering three solo stops and four assists ... Also had an assisted tackle on special teams ... Had four solo tackles and an assist at Virginia ... Also had two assists on special teams ... Started in the Insight Bowl at field corner and contributed a pair of tackles ... Moved to free safety for spring practice ... Was in on a tackle during the spring game ...

2002: Started four games at cornerback, including the bowl game ... Earned the start in Tech's first two games at field corner ... Had 16 solo tackles and seven assists for the season ... Included in those 23 tackles were a tackle for loss and half a sack ... Also had four interceptions and six passes broken up ... Played just 16 defensive snaps in the opener against Arkansas State ... Had a solo stop, an assist, a pass broken up and caused a fumble against LSU ... Also had a solo tackle on special teams against the Tigers ... Didn't start against Marshall, but still played 31 snaps on defense ... Recorded two solo stops, an assist and two passes broken up in that game ... Had two assisted stops in the win at Texas A&M ... Had two tackles and a pass broken up at Western Michigan ... Recorded his first career interception at Boston College, along with two solo stops, an assist and a pass broken up ... Also had a solo stop on special teams ... Had an interception to go along with a solo tackle and a pass broken up against Rutgers ... Returned to the starting lineup for the Temple game ... Recorded two interceptions against the Owls, both deep in Tech territory to stop Temple drives ... Also had a solo tackle on special teams ... Played 13 snaps on defense against Pittsburgh, recording a solo tackle ... Also had two solo tackles on special teams in that game ... Was in for 29 snaps on defense against West Virginia ... Had a solo tackle on special teams against Virginia ... His 37-inch vertical jump was third-best among the defensive backs during spring max testing ... Was in on five tackles during one spring scrimmage ... Broke up a pass in the Maroon-White game ...

2001: Played in 10 games, recording 12 total tackles ... Registered five solo stops, seven assists and a QB hurry ... Broke up two passes ... Saw some special teams duty on the kick blocking teams ... Had a solo stop and an assist on 16 defensive plays in the opener against UConn ... Had a solo tackle on nine defensive plays versus Western Michigan ... Had four assists at Rutgers ... Recorded two solo tackles on 12 plays against UCF ... Played a season-high 25 snaps on defense against Temple, recording a solo tackle, two assists, a QB hurry and two PBU ... Played 13 plays at Virginia ... Saw brief action on defense against No. 1 Miami ... Registered a personal-best 400-pound back squat during spring testing ... Was in on four tackles during one spring scrimmage ... Broke up a pass and had two tackles in another scrimmage ... Posted five solo hits and an assist during the annual spring game ...

2000: Turned in the second-best forty time (4.53) and third-best vertical jump (34 inches) among Tech's newcomers ... Got a look at cornerback during the preseason before moving to free safety ... Was redshirted ... Added 12 pounds by the time spring testing rolled around ... Improved his vertical to 36 1/2 and his forty time to 4.43 ... Picked up some extra repetitions while starter Willie Pile sat out the spring with a shoulder injury ... Got work at corner and safety during spring practice ... Had three tackles and an interception during one spring practice ... Was also in on three tackles in the Maroon-White game ... Won the Paul Torgersen Award as the team's top defensive newcomer ...

High School: Passed for a school single-season record 1,683 yards his senior year at Woodlawn ... Completed 78 of 109 passes, including 13 for touchdowns ... Added 390 yards rushing and scored six TDs on the ground ... Played quarterback, free safety and cornerback for Coach Reggie White during his three varsity seasons ... Posted 65 tackles and three interceptions on defense as a senior ... Won all-county, all-Metro and consensus all-state honors ... Finished his prep career with 2,685 yards passing and over 1,000 yards rushing ... Compiled 28 touchdown passes and 20 rushing TDs ... Picked off 10 passes and collected over 100 career tackles on defense ... Ranked the No. 12 player in Maryland by SuperPrep ... Earned All-America honors from PrepStar, which rated him the No. 7 athlete in the Atlantic Region ... Selected honorable-mention All-USA by USA Today ... Named the MVP in football and track by his teammates as a senior ... Helped the track team to a state championship in 1998 ... Turned in a time of 21.2 seconds in the 200-meters ... Won the Unsung Hero Award on his basketball team ...

Personal: Vincent Fuller II ... Born 8/3/82 in Baltimore, MD ... Son of Vincent Fuller and Reneé Richardson ... A cousin of former Tech safety Damien Russell ... Studying business information technology.

Tackles	G	UT	AT	Tot.	Loss	Sacks
2001	10	5	7	12	0-0	0-0
2002	14	16	7	23	1-10	0.5-10
2003	13	29	27	56	0-0	0-0
Career	37	50	41	91	1-10	0.5-10
2003 Tackles Game-by-Game
UCF	1	0	3	3	0-0	0-0
JMU	1	0	1	1	0-0	0-0
TAMU	1	3	0	3	0-0	0-0
UCONN	1	3	2	5	0-0	0-0
at RU	1	3	2	5	0-0	0-0
SYR	1	1	1	2	0-0	0-0
at WVU	1	0	3	3	0-0	0-0
UM	1	3	3	6	0-0	0-0
at PITT	1	5	3	8	0-0	0-0
at TU	1	2	3	5	0-0	0-0
BC	1	3	4	7	0-0	0-0
at UVa	1	4	1	5	0-0	0-0
Cal	1	2	1	3	0-0	0-0
Interceptions	G	No.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	LG
2001	10	0	0	0.0	0	0
2002	14	4	0	0.0	0	0
2003	13	1	33	33.0	0	33
Career	37	5	33	6.6	0	33

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