Hokie Club99 - Carlton PowellPosition: Defensive Tackle
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 292 lbs.
High School: Great Bridge
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
A young player who saw a lot of action as the back up to Jim Davis last year ... Enters the fall as the No. 1 man at the nose tackle position ... Was named Tech's top defensive hustler following spring practice ... Shows a knack for getting off blocks and making plays ... Can play either tackle position ... Plays hard and possesses good strength and instincts ... Is being counted on to step in and make some big contributions ...2004: Saw action in all 13 games, recording seven solo stops and 10 assists ... Included in those 17 tackles were 6.0 tackles for loss ... Also has six quarterback hurries and a forced fumble ... Had two stops, including 1.5 for loss, against N.C. State ... Had three tackles, including 1.5 for loss, against WVU ... Earned his first collegiate start against Florida A&M ... Played just 14 snaps in the big win ... Had a tackle and a forced fumble at Georgia Tech ... Had three tackles, including two for loss, in the win over Maryland ... Had a sack in the Sugar Bowl ... Given the Frank O. Moseley Award, awarded to the top defensive hustler, following spring practice ... Posted a 410-pound bench, a 600-pound back squat and a 316-pound power clean in spring testing ...
2003: His 390-pound bench press in August was the top among Tech's reporting freshmen ... Spent a redshirt year working at defensive tackle ... Upped his bench to 415 pounds during scout team maxing during the fall ... Had a 575-pound back squat in spring testing ... Picked up four tackles in the 2004 spring game ... Two of his tackles were behind the line, including a sack for a loss of four yards ...
High School: Played inside linebacker for three years at Great Bridge before moving to defensive tackle as a senior ... Also played along the offensive line for Coach Noble Palmer ... Suffered through some nagging injuries his senior year, but still managed to post 60 tackles, five sacks and five fumble recoveries ... Blocked a punt ... Named an all-region selection for the Atlantic region by PrepStar as a defensive lineman ... Made the honorable mention All-Eastern Region football team as a lineman ... Rated the No. 24 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Picked as the No. 15 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep ... No. 54 on Tom Lemming's All-Mid Atlantic team ... Finished his junior year with over 80 tackles and 15 tackles for loss ... A weight man on the track team ... Finished seventh in the Group AAA outdoor shot put competition as a senior ...
Personal: Carlton Eugene Powell, Jr. ... Born 8/14/85 in Norfolk, VA ... Son of Carlton and Jay Powell ... Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.
| Passing | G | Effic. | Att-Comp | Pct. | Yds. | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | 0.00 | 1-0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | -26 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6-16 | 0-0 |
| 2005 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.5-7 | 0.5-4 |
| 2006 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 6.5-25 | 2.5-19 |
| 2007 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 7-28 | 3.5-22 |
| Career | 53 | 37 | 70 | 107 | 21-76 | 6.5-45 |
| Punt Ret. | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Punting | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | LG | I20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 |
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