Hokie Club51 - Matt WelshPosition: Offensive Guard
Class: r-Freshman
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 290 lbs.
High School: Centreville
Hometown: Clifton, Va.
A highly recruited lineman from Virginia who enrolled at Tech in January, 2004 ... Went through spring practice with the team, but redshirted in the fall ... Was originally scheduled to be with the team for the 2003 season, but suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during preseason practice ... Took a deferred enrollment and came in as a freshman in January ... Is expected to provided depth at the guard spot this season ... Has the size and athletic ability to be a good lineman, just needs to adjust to the college game ... Needs to take advantage of the strength and conditioning program ...2004: Redshirted while working to gain strength in the weight room ... Recorded a 400-pound bench press, a 326-pound push jerk and a 30 1/2-inch vertical jump in spring testing ...
2003: Entered school for the second semester ... Had a 405 bench press and 500-pound back squat during spring max testing ... Worked at guard during spring practice ...
High School: Named an All-American by PrepStar as an offensive lineman ... Injured his knee four games into his senior season and was sidelined until returning for the last two games ... A preseason PrepStar All-American ... Named a first-team All-ACC Area offensive lineman by the preseason G&W Recruiting Report ... Coach Mike Skinner tried playing him on both offense and defense, but ended up putting him at offensive tackle ... A first-team selection to the 2001 AAA Coaches all-state team at the offensive tackle position as a junior ... Had 17 pancake blocks in his first game in 2001 ... Ranked the No. 17 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals100.com ... Rated the No. 10 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Rated the No. 12 player in Virginia by SuperPrep ... Ranked the No. 39 player in the Mid Atlantic region by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... A preseason SuperPrep All-American, rated the No. 9 player in Virginia and the No. 38 offensive lineman in the country ... Went to the same high school as current Hokies Will Montgomery and Blake and Brett Warren ...
Personal: Matthew Edward Welsh ... Born 9/12/84 in Fairfax, VA ... Son of Ed and Maryann Welsh ... Majoring in business information technology.
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