2008 Virginia Tech roster

29 players. From 6 states; the most from Virginia (12) and North Carolina (3). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 29 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
5	Tyrod Taylor QB5-star recruit		6′1″		Hampton, VA	1,036 passing yards, 2 TD; 738 rushing yards, 7 TD
	Sean Glennon QB					743 passing yards, 3 TD

Running backs 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Kenny Lewis Jr RB				Danville, VA	237 rushing yards, 3 TD
42	Kenny Jefferson FB		5′10″		Port Tobacco, MD	2 rushing yards

Tight ends 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
8	Greg Boone TE	6′3″	Chesapeake, VA	22 catches, 278 yards, 2 TD
	Andre Smith TE		Germantown, MD	10 catches, 129 yards, 1 TD
33	Chris Drager TE3-star recruit	6′4″	Jefferson Hills, PA	3 catches, 37 yards
18	Sam Wheeler TE	6′3″	Blacksburg, VA

Linebackers 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
26	Cody Grimm LB		5′11″	210	Fairfax, VA	2 INT

Defensive backs 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Victor Harris CB4-star recruit				Highland Springs, VA	40 returns, 233 yards
22	Stephan Virgil CB		5′11″		Rocky Mount, NC	6 INT

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Dustin Keys K					23 of 29 field goals
97	Brent Bowden P		6′3″		Centreville, VA	69 punts, 40.4 average

Athletes and others 16

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
32	Darren Evans	6′0″	Indianapolis, IN	1,265 rushing yards, 11 TD
19	Danny Coale	6′0″	Lexington, VA	36 catches, 408 yards
81	Jarrett Boykin	6′2″	Charlotte, NC	30 catches, 441 yards, 2 TD
17	Kam Chancellor	6′4″	Norfolk, VA	2 INT
	Brett Warren			2 INT
2	Josh Oglesby	5′11″	Garner, NC	88 rushing yards
11	Dyrell Roberts	6′2″	Smithfield, VA	17 catches, 227 yards
24	Dorian Porch	5′11″	Calhoun, GA	1 INT
	Orion Martin			1 INT
	Dustin Pickle			4 catches, 21 yards
	Ike Whitaker 4-star recruit		Germantown, MD	3 catches, 14 yards
	Cory Holt			−11 rushing yards
	Jahre Cheeseman			21 rushing yards
29	Xavier Boyce	6′4″	Virginia Beach, VA	1 catch, 7 yards
	Devin Perez			1 catch, 2 yards
2	Davon Morgan	6′0″	Richmond, VA

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2008 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.