Hokie Club48 - Cory PricePosition: Free Safety
Class: Senior
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 191 lbs.
High School: Blacksburg
Hometown: Blacksburg, Va.
A smart player who can play corner or free safety if needed ... Works with four different special teams units ... Has also been a key contributor on the scout team ... Saw brief action on special teams ... Has benefited from the strength and conditioning program ... Combines a good work ethic with a strong desire to succeed ... Will be a plus for the Hokies in several areas this season.2005: Saw some playing time on special teams in six games ... Also worked at the boundary cornerback position ... Had tackles on kickoff returns against Duke and Georgia Tech ... Recovered a fumble on a punt by the Yellow Jackets ... Had a personal-best 500-pound back squat and 38 1/2-inch vertical jump during spring max testing ... Got a look at field corner and free safety during spring practice ... Had two tackles in first spring scrimmage and one in the Maroon-White game.
2004: Saw action in five games, playing 21 special teams plays ... Was in against Duke, Western Michigan, North Carolina State, Florida A&M and Maryland ... Posted a 36 1/2-inch vertical jump and a 4.33 40-yard dash in spring testing.
2003: His 32 1/2-inch vertical jump in August was the second-best among incoming freshmen ... Played wide receiver on the scout and jayvee teams during the fall ... Improved his vertical to 36 1/2 inches during the off-season program ... Also posted a 450-pound back squat ... Moved to defense, working at cornerback during the spring.
High School: Was a wide receiver and defensive back for Coach Dave Crist at Blacksburg High ... Caught 21 passes for 588 yards and eight touchdowns his senior season ... Contributed two interceptions on defense ... Caught two passes for 63 yards and a touchdown against Northside ... Also intercepted a pass in overtime during that game ... Posted 12 catches for 302 yards and five TDs as a junior ... Had a game-winning TD in his first high school football game ... Only played football his junior and senior years ... Was an all-district pick his senior year ... Excelled in track, earning first-team Group AA as a sprinter ... Finished second in the state meet in the 200 meters in 2003 ... Also an all-district pick in basketball.
Personal: McKinley Cory Price ... Born 4/9/85 in Blacksburg, VA ... Son of Tony and Brenda Price ... Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Career | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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