Hokie Club31 - Brenden HillPosition: Free Safety
Class: r-Junior
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 197 lbs.
High School: Warwick
Hometown: Newport News, Va.
Has seen action on special teams, serving as one of the main cover men on kickoffs ... Moved from receiver to rover early last season ... Now settles in at free safety ... Showed good progress at the position during the spring ... His ability to read keys enables him to play quicker ... Has a chance to battle for playing time at the position when fall camp opens ... Must continue working in the athletic performance program to enhance his strength and speed ... 2004: Played in nine games, seeing action on 44 special teams plays in the regular season ... Had two solo tackles ... Was suspended for the first three games of the season ... Saw his first collegiate action against N.C. State, serving on the kickoff team ... Was also on the field for kickoffs for the eight remaining games ... Posted a 275-pound push jerk and a 36-inch vertical jump in spring testing ...
2003: Dressed for the Boston College and Virginia games, but did not play ... Dressed for the bowl game ... Hauled in three passes for 26 yards during the Hokies' final spring scrimmage ... Caught a pass in the Maroon-White spring game for a 6-yard gain ...
2002: Was redshirted during the fall while working at the split end position ... Showed improvement in three of the four major lifts during the off-season ... Had a 6-yard reception during one spring scrimmage ... Caught a pass for a 1-yard gain during the Maroon-White game ...
High School: Led Warwick High and the Peninsula District in receiving as a junior and senior ... Was a first-team all-district pick as a senior and earned second-team district honors on both offense and defense his junior year ... Lettered two seasons as wide receiver and outside linebacker for Coach Tommy Reamon ... Caught 41 passes for 567 yards and six touchdowns in 2001 ... Grabbed five passes for 115 yards and a touchdown against Gloucester ... Contributed 46 tackles and four quarterback sacks on defense ... Finished with 39 catches as a junior, gaining 534 yards and scoring eight TDs ... Hauled in seven passes for 110 yards and two TDs against eventual state champ Heritage ... Scored a touchdown on a pass interception his junior season and posted 33 tackles ... Averaged 13.7 yards per catch during his two seasons ... Earned the team's Michael Vick Award for the most potential in 2000 ... Named a preseason All-American by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Was a preseason All-Atlantic Region pick by PrepStar ... Ranked the No. 38 player in the Mid-Atlantic Coast region by Lemming following his senior year ... Rated the No. 36 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep and the No. 37 player by The Roanoke Times ... Played basketball and competed in track ... Was named the basketball team's top defensive player as a junior ... Set a school track mark in the 400 meters with a time of 47.8 ... Also participated in the 4x400 relay and the 300-meter hurdles as a sophomore ...
Personal: Brenden Dee Hill ... Born 7/7/84 in Newport News, VA ... Son of Ms. Shawn Hill and Merle Askew ... Majoring in apparel, housing, resource management.
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 6.5-41 | 2.5-21 |
| 2008 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.5-0 | 0-0 |
| Career | 44 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 7-41 | 2.5-21 |
| Interceptions | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13 | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 1 | 69 |
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