Hokie Club59 - Barry BookerPosition: Defensive Tackle
Class: r-Freshman
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 295 lbs.
High School: Amherst
Hometown: Amherst, Va.
Played a number of positions for Coach Scott Abell at Amherst, including tight end, fullback and defensive tackle ... Named an all-region selection for the Atlantic region by PrepStar as a defensive lineman ... Was a 2002 AA second-team all-state selection by The Associated Press as a defensive lineman ... A first-team selection to the 2002 AA Coaches all-state team at the defensive end position ... Notched 68 tackles and 13 sacks on defense while rushing for 250 yards and catching nine passes for three touchdowns on offense his senior season ... A preseason All-Atlantic region selection by PrepStar ... Registered 10 sacks and was named to the all-district team as a junior ... Rated the No. 26 prospect in the Mid-Atlantic region by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Rated the No. 24 defensive tackle in the nation by Tom Lemming on ESPN.com ... The No. 17 player in Virginia as ranked by SuperPrep magazine ... Rated the No. 18 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Picked as the No. 12 player in Virginia during the preseason by SuperPrep ... One of the top 40 linebackers/defensive ends in the ACC area as ranked by the preseason G&W Recruiting Report ... From the same high school as former Hokie David Pugh and the same high school as current Hokies Tim Sandidge and Brian McPherson ... Personal: Barry Nathaniel Booker, Jr. ... Born 11/13/85 in Fort Campbell, KY ... Son of Barry and Patsy Booker.
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