Hokie Club91 - Orion MartinPosition: Defensive End
Class: r-Freshman
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 240 lbs.
High School: George Washington (Danville)
Hometown: Martinsville, Va.
A pleasant surprise in spring practice ... Put himself in contention for playing time at defensive end with his play-making ability ... Opened some eyes with 3.5 sacks during the spring game ... A raw talent who plays well in space, but still needs work at the point of attack ... Should benefit from exposure to the the Hokies' strength and conditioning program ... Joined the team as a walk-on, but earned a scholarship after just 15 spring practices ... Attended Hargrave for a semester before enrolling at Norfolk State in the spring of 2004 ... Transferred to Tech and sat out the 2004 season ... Joined Brandon Flowers as the Hokies' top defensive newcomers of the spring ...2004: Joined the team as a walk-on for spring practice ... Had a game-high seven tackles, including 3.5 for a loss and two sacks in the Maroon-White game ... Given the Paul Torgersen Award, awarded to the top newcomer, following spring practice ... Posted a 350-pound bench, a 550-pound back squat and a 34-inch vertical jump in spring testing ...
Norfolk State: Attended NSU for 2004 spring semester ...
Prep School: Played defensive end for Coach Robert Prunty at Hargrave for one semester ...
High School: Played tight end and defensive end for Coach Everett Woods at George Washington ... As a senior, three sacks, eight receptions for 190 yards and one interception ... Was named first team all-Western Valley as a senior ... Also lettered in basketball as a forward ...
Personal: David Orion Martin ... Born 9/2/85 in Danville, VA ... Son of David and Denese Martin ... Brother, Cam, is an incoming freshman signee with the Tech football squad ... Uncle, Bobby Martin, played for Tech from 1986-1989 ... Majoring in sociology.
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 1.5-6 | 0.5-2 |
| 2006 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 1.5-10 | 1-8 |
| 2007 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 10.5-58 | 6.5-43 |
| Career | 40 | 50 | 60 | 110 | 13.5-74 | 8-53 |
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