Hokie Club Demetrius TaylorPosition: Linebacker
Class: Freshman
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 234 lbs.
High School: Kellam
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
Averaged more than 10 tackles per game as a senior linebacker for Coach Chris DeWitt at Kellam ... Forced five fumbles, recovered two fumbles and intercepted a pass ... Also played tailback and rushed for 927 yards and 20 touchdowns ... Helped the team to an 8-2 record on the way to first-team All-Beach District honors as both a linebacker and running back ... Named to the Virginia All-Group AAA first-team all-state team by the Associated Press as a linebacker ... Named to the AAA all-state second team as a linebacker by the VHSCA ... Named a first-team All-Tidewater selection by The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot ... Ranked the No. 20 player in the state by The Roanoke Times ... Ranked the No. 38 inside linebacker in the nation and the No. 16 player in the state by rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 19 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep ... Ranked the No. 20 player in the state by scout.com ... Rated the No. 40 player in the Mid-Atlantic Coast by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Named to PrepStar's postseason All-Atlantic Region team ... A sprinter on the track team.Personal: Demetrius A. Taylor ... Born 11/22/86 in Jacksonville, FL ... Son of Demetrius and Charmaine Taylor.
| Passing | G | Effic. | Att-Comp | Pct. | Yds. | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | 119.68 | 134-72 | 53.7 | 927 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008 | 12 | 149.32 | 226-126 | 55.8 | 2102 | 13 | 4 |
| Career | 23 | 138.29 | 360-198 | 55.0 | 3029 | 18 | 7 |
| Rushing | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | 102 | 429 | 4.2 | 6 | 52 |
| 2008 | 12 | 101 | 344 | 3.4 | 4 | 46 |
| Career | 23 | 203 | 773 | 3.8 | 10 | 52 |
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 5-16 | 1.5-8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.5-4 | 0-0 |
| Career | 46 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 5.5-20 | 1.5-8 |
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