Teams Virginia Tech 2012 Roster ← 2011 2013 → 2012 Virginia Tech roster 123 players. From 13 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (82) and North Carolina (9). The 2012 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 6 Receivers 8 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 8 Specialists 10 Athletes and others 25
Receivers 8 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 82 Willie Byrn WR 5′11″ Virginia Beach, VA 2 returns, 14 yards 81 Kevin Asante WR 6′0″ Charlotte, NC 2 catches, 18 yards 15 Joel Caleb WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Midlothian, VA 18 D.J. Coles WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Maidens, VA 83 Charley Meyer WR 6′0″ Richmond, VA 85 E.L. Smiling WR 6′4″ 211 Stafford, VA Austin Jones WR 6′2″ 193 Mason, OH Mark Irick WR 6′3″ 204 St. Matthews, SC
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 88 Ryan Malleck TE 6′5″ Point Pleasant, NJ 17 catches, 174 yards 9 Randall Dunn TE 6′2″ Virginia Beach, VA 12 catches, 128 yards, 3 TD 86 Eric Martin TE 6′2″ Woodbridge, VA 3 catches, 16 yards, 1 TD 48 George George TE 6′4″ Salem, VA 49 Dakota Jackson TE 6′3″ 259 Roanoke, VA 81 Duan Perez-Means TE 6′4″ 242 Richmond, VA 86 Zack McCray TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 247 Forest, VA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 52 Darius Redman OL 6′5″ 287 Washington, DC 52 Nick Acree OT 6′5″ 321 King William, VA 54 OT 6′6″ 317 Wilmington, NC 55 Brent Benedict OL 6′5″ 292 Jacksonville, FL 61 Darian Fisher OT 6′4″ 285 Virginia Beach, VA 62 Ross Ward OL 6′3″ 308 Virginia Beach, VA 63 OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 297 Sierra Vista, AZ 64 Matt Arkema OL 6′3″ 296 Midlothian, VA 67 Michael Via OT 6′7″ 304 McLeansville, NC 68 Marcus Mapp OL 6′4″ 295 Painter, VA 69 Mark Shuman OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 295 Fork Union, VA 70 Adam Taraschke OL 6′5″ 297 Fredericksburg, VA 70 Jake Goins OL 6′5″ 273 Midlothian, VA 71 OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 309 Norfolk, VA 72 Augie Conte OL 6′6″ Richmond, VA 74 Andrew Miller OL 6′4″ 296 Bassett, VA 75 Alston Smith OL 6′2″ 293 Virginia Beach, VA 76 David Wang OL 6′2″ 308 Ashburn, VA 77 Tyler Barfield OG 6′1″ 320 Herndon, VA 79 Caleb Farris OL 6′3″ 300 Lexington, VA Jack Willenbrock C 6′2″ 245 Glemore, PA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 97 Kris Harley DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Indianapolis, IN 1 INT 4 Ken Ekanem DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Centreville, VA 8 Nigel Williams DT 6′2″ Richmond, VA 42 J.R. Collins DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Stafford, VA 56 Antoine Hopkins DT 6′1″ Highland Springs, VA 66 Tyrel Wilson DE 6′2″ 230 Hampton, VA 87 Dewayne Alford DE 6′2″ Suffolk, VA 90 DE 6′4″ 231 Delray Beach, FL 91 Matt Roth DE 6′3″ 239 St. Augustine, FL 92 Luther Maddy DT 6′2″ 283 Delray Beach, FL 96 Corey Marshall DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ North Dinwiddie, VA 98 Derrick Hopkins DT 6′0″ 311 Highland Springs, VA 99 DE 6′4″ 255 Hampton, VA Jarontay Jones DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Lithonia, GA Jeremy Haynes DT 6′3″ 222 South County, VA Justin Taylor DE 6′2″ 246 Norwood, NC
Linebackers 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 36 Chase Williams LB 6′2″ Leesburg, VA 1 return, 7 yards 43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow OLB 6′2″ Ashburn, VA 8 rushing yards 24 Tariq Edwards LB 6′2″ Cheraw, SC 25 Josh Eberly LB 5′7″ 208 Broadway, VA 28 Alonzo Tweedy OLB 6′2″ 193 Richmond, VA 32 Josh Trimble OLB 6′1″ Ashburn, VA 33 Quinton Taylor OLB 6′1″ 224 Chester, VA 37 Ronny Vandyke OLB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 215 Lorton, VA 38 Dahman McKinnon LB 6′1″ 225 Hope Mills, NC 40 Deon Clarke LB 6′1″ Richmond, VA 41 Derek DiNardo OLB 6′0″ Virginia Beach, VA 44 Devin Vandyke LB 6′1″ 227 Lorton, VA 45 Drew Burns LB 6′3″ 220 Chesapeake, VA 51 Bruce Taylor LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 244 Myrtle Beach, SC 58 Jack Tyler LB 6′1″ 230 Oakton, VA D.J. Ward LB 5′11″ 223 Elizabeth City, NC
Specialists 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 89 Cody Journell PK 6′0″ Ripplemead, VA 20 of 25 field goals 27 A.J. Hughes P 6′0″ Terre Haute, IN 79 punts, 40.6 average 21 Brooks Abbott PK 6′2″ 182 Jacksonville, FL 29 Ethan Keyserling P 6′2″ Chapel Hill, NC 38 Michael Branthover PK 5′9″ Dayton, MD 46 Hunter Windmuller P 6′3″ Oakton, VA 59 Eddie D’Antuono LS 6′7″ 264 Alexandria, VA 65 Joe St. Germain LS 6′0″ 220 Los Alamitos, CA Logan Baker LS 5′11″ 222 Lebanon, VA Scott Demler P 5′11″ Washington Crossing, PA
Athletes and others 25 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 4 J.C. Coleman 4★ 4-star recruit 5′6″ Chesapeake, VA 492 rushing yards, 2 TD 7 Marcus Davis 6′4″ Virginia Beach, VA 51 catches, 953 yards, 5 TD 83 Corey Fuller 6′2″ Baltimore, MD 43 catches, 815 yards, 6 TD 80 Demitri Knowles 6′1″ Freeport, BS 21 returns, 595 yards 34 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Tannersville, PA 18 returns, 250 yards 20 Michael Holmes 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Harrisonburg, VA 280 rushing yards, 4 TD 11 Dyrell Roberts 6′2″ Smithfield, VA 33 catches, 398 yards, 1 TD Tony Gregory 6′0″ Virginia Beach, VA 299 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Martin Scales 5′11″ Martinsville, VA 187 rushing yards, 2 TD 2 Michael Cole 6′1″ Roanoke, VA 2 INT 8 Detrick Bonner 6′1″ McDonough, GA 1 INT 6 Joshua Stanford 6′1″ Lithonia, GA 1 catch, 9 yards 44 Christian Reeves 6′3″ McDonough, GA 1 catch, 6 yards 39 Daniel Dyer 5′10″ Salem, VA 1 rushing yard 9 Trey Edmunds 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Danville, VA 14 Desmond Frye 6′2″ Chester, VA 20 Maurice Taylor 5′8″ 172 Dillwyn, VA 22 T.J. Shaw 5′10″ 175 Rocky Mount, VA 23 Boye Aromire 6′0″ 197 Washington, DC 23 Der’Woun Greene 5′10″ Portsmouth, VA 26 Zach Snell 5′10″ 205 Christiansburg, VA 28 Chris Mangus 6′0″ Raleigh, NC 29 Greg Jones 6′2″ 205 Lorton, VA David Mellstrom 6′0″ 175 Purcellville, VA Malcolm Westbrook 6′2″ 185 Alexandria, VA
Marcus Davis, Randall Dunn, Derek DiNardo, Darian Fisher, Ross Ward, Alston Smith, Willie Byrn, Tony Gregory Nigel Williams, Alonzo Tweedy, Deon Clarke, Antoine Hopkins, Augie Conte, Duan Perez-Means, Charley Meyer, Derrick Hopkins Brian Rody, Josh Trimble, Jeron Gouveia-Winslow, David Wang, Connor Jessop Boye Aromire, Darius Redman, Eddie D’Antuono, Malcolm Westbrook Greg Jones, Ronny Vandyke, Devin Vandyke, Eric Martin Riley Beiro, Hunter Windmuller, Greg Gadell, Jack Tyler Donovan Riley, Kyle Fuller, Corey Fuller Trey Gresh, Joey Phillips, Griffin Hite Desmond Frye, Quinton Taylor, Fuller Hoepner Joel Caleb, Matt Arkema, Jake Goins Chris Caver, Tyrel Wilson, James Gayle Michael Cole, Dakota Jackson Logan Thomas, Zack McCray J.C. Coleman, Drew Burns Joshua Stanford, Jarontay Jones Detrick Bonner, Christian Reeves Brenden Motley, Zach Snell Brooks Abbott, Brent Benedict Der’Woun Greene, Vinston Painter Chris Mangus, Justus Hoffmann Chase Williams, David Mellstrom Daniel Dyer, George George J.R. Collins, E.L. Smiling Nick Bush, Logan Baker Dadi Lhomme Nicolas, Luther Maddy Antone Exum Ken Ekanem Mark Leal Trey Edmunds Dyrell Roberts D.J. Coles Maurice Taylor Michael Holmes T.J. Shaw Tariq Edwards Josh Eberly Martin Scales A.J. Hughes Ethan Keyserling Donaldven Manning Kyshoen Jarrett Carl Jackson Dahman McKinnon Michael Branthover Bruce Taylor Nick Acree Nick Becton Laurence Gibson Joe St. Germain Michael Via Marcus Mapp Mark Shuman Adam Taraschke Andrew Miller Tyler Barfield Caleb Farris Kevin Asante Dewayne Alford Ryan Malleck Cody Journell Matt Roth Corey Marshall Kris Harley Austin Jones D.J. Ward Davion Tookes Jeremy Haynes Justin Taylor Mark Irick Scott Demler VA 82 NC 9 FL 7 GA 6 MD 4 Hometowns of the 2012 Virginia Tech roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Virginia 82 North Carolina 9 Florida 7 Georgia 6 Maryland 4 South Carolina 3 Pennsylvania 3 Washington, D.C. 2 Top counties Fairfax County, Virginia pop. 1.1 million 9 Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 8 Loudoun County, Virginia pop. 433,000 7 Chesterfield County, Virginia pop. 378,000 6 Richmond city, Virginia pop. 229,000 6 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2012 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.
Logan Thomas QB4-star recruit
Nick Becton OT
Laurence Gibson OL4-star recruit
Vinston Painter OT4-star recruit
Dadi Lhomme Nicolas DE
James Gayle DE
Kyle Fuller CB
Kyshoen Jarrett 4-star recruit