Hokie Club72 - Matt TilleyPosition: Defensive End
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 257 lbs.
High School: Pulaski County
Hometown: Pulaski, Va.
A smart player who joined the team as a walk-on last year ... Played in the jayvee games during the fall ... Got a lot of reps at end during spring practice ... A valuable contributor on the scout team.2005: Joined the team when school started and worked at the stud end position ... Played in Tech's two jayvee games and also worked on the scout squad ... Contributed a pair of tackles in a jayvee win over Fork Union ... Moved to the end position in the spring ... Had two tackles in Tech's first spring scrimmage ... Was in on two tackles, including a sack in the Maroon-White game.
High School: Lettered three years for Coach Joel Hicks at Pulaski County High School ... Had 140 career tackles (72 solo) on the defensive line ... Had six quarterback sacks and 15 tackles for loss ... Named the team's defensive player of the year in 2003 ... Second-team all-region as a defensive lineman in 2003 ... As a tight end, had 103 career yards with six catches ... All-district first-team defensive lineman in 2003 ... All-district second-team tight end in 2002 and 2003 ... Played in the Division 4 AA state championship game in 2001 ... Also lettered in basketball and track in the shot put and discus events ... Had 235 career rebounds as a post player in basketball.
Personal: Matthew Christopher Tilley ... Born 6/20/86 in Roanoke, VA ... Son of Mike and Che Tilley ... Majoring in management.
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