Hokie Club57 - Tripp CarrollPosition: Center
Class: r-Freshman
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 298 lbs.
High School: Andrew Jackson (Fla.)
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Will look to earn reps at the center spot this fall ... Will be battling for playing time ... Enters the fall locked in a battle with Danny McGrath for the top reserve spot ... A promising young lineman ... Entered school in January 2003 after his senior season at Andrew Jackson High in Florida ... Got to go through winter workouts and spring practice ... Worked at center and guard during the early stages of spring drills, but ended up at left tackle ... Combines good size with excellent football instincts ... Is smart, mature and has a desire to do well ...2003: Was redshirted while working at center ... Turned in personal-bests in all four major lifts during spring max testing ... Bench pressed 400 pounds and had a 530-pound back squat ... Spent a little time at left guard during the spring, but concentrated more on center ...
2002: Enrolled at Tech in January ... Posted a 380-pound bench press during off-season testing ... Entered spring practice splitting work between center and right guard ... Was moved to left tackle for the last few practices of the spring ...
High School: Played his senior season at Andrew Jackson High in Jacksonville, Fla., after playing the first years of his high school career at Myers Park High in Charlotte, N.C. ... His father, Gil, was his head coach in Florida and for two years in Charlotte ... A SuperPrep All-American as an offensive lineman ... Named to the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team ... Named an All-American by PrepStar as an offensive lineman ... Was an all-city, all-district, all-conference and all-state selection as a senior in Florida, while also being named to the Super 24 and Florida Super 75 teams ... Participated in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl, a high school all-star game which features the top high school prospects from around the nation, held in San Antonio ... Registered nearly 100 tackles and seven sacks on defense while grading out at over 90 percent in his blocking assignments at the offensive tackle spot his senior season ... Named first-team all-conference, first-team all-county and academic all-state as a junior in North Carolina ... Rated sixth among centers and guards in the nation by Tom Lemming on ESPN.com ... Rated the No. 165 prospect nationally and the No. 22 player in the Mid-Atlantic region by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Ranked the No. 13 offensive lineman in the country and the No. 12 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep ... Rated the No. 15 offensive lineman in the nation by PrepStar ... A preseason SuperPrep All-American, rated No. 4 in North Carolina and the No. 13 offensive lineman in the country ... A preseason PrepStar All-American, rated the No. 79 player in the nation ...
Personal: Lloyd Gilbert Carroll III ... Born 9/18/84 in Lumberton, NC ... Son of Gil Carroll and Renee Carroll ... Enrolled in family financial management.
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