Rating the 1995 Recruiting Class
1995RecruitingClass.htm

15 players were in this class.

For a complete explanation of the point scoring system, see the accompanying article The Recruiting Class Ranking System in TSL Extra #21.

OVERALL CLASS RATING: 558
Individual Points: 173
Team Points: 385
Points Per Player: 37.20

Note: All team points are awarded for accomplishments during the 1996-1999 seasons (which would have been the 1995 recruiting class' redshirt-freshman through redshirt-senior seasons).

INDIVIDUAL POINTS

 

Pts.

1

2

4

5

7

10

10

15

20

25

25

20

30

3

5

10

5

6

8

11

2

1

 

Player

POS

VTL

VTS

VTSL

VTGR

VTSR

VTCR

AA

1AA

CAA

UAA

RJ

NA

HF

ABE2

ABE1

BEP

BESL

BEGR

BESR

BECR

BEAC

NFLD

POINTS

Chris Cyrus

DE

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Pedro Edison

TE

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tyron Edmond

DB

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Marcus Gildersleeve

WR

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Angelo Harrison

WR

4

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

Michael Hawkes

LB

4

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Loren Johnson

DB

4

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

Jimmy Kibble

PK

4

4

4

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

55

Willie McGirt

QB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Greg Melvin

RB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Myron Newsome

LB

2

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Keith Short

C

3

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

Jamel Smith

LB

4

3

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

Nathaniel Williams

DL

4

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

Chris Wright

RB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Totals

 

40

20

9

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

4

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

173

 

Pts.

2

2

5

5

25

10

15

15

10

25

25

50

 

TEAM POINTS

W

CW

WOV

WOM

BEC

T25

T10

MB

WMB

BCS

WBCS

CG

PTS

1995 Class

37

23

2

4

2

3

1

2

1

2

0

1

385

 

Key - Individual Point Categories

VTL

VT varsity letters earned

SS

Seasons played as starter

VTSL

VT season stats leader

VTGR

VT game records held

VTSR

VT season records held

VTCR

VT career records held

AA

All-American (2nd or 3rd team)

1AA

1st Team AA

CAA

Consensus AA

UAA

Unanimous AA

RJ

Retired Jersey

NA

National Award (Lombardi, Outland, etc.)

HF

Heisman Finalist

ABE1

All Big East 1st team

ABE2

All Big East 2nd team

BEP

BE Player of the Year

BESL

BE season stat leader

BEGR

BE game records held

BESR

BE season records held

BECR

BE career records held

BEAC

BE academic honor roll

NFLD

NFL draft choice

 

Key - Team Point Categories

W

Wins

CW

Conference Wins

WOV

Wins over Virginia

WOM

Wins over Miami

BEC

Big East Championships

T25

Seasons finished in Top 25 (either poll)

T10

Seasons finished in Top 10 (either poll)

MB

Non-BCS bowl invitations

WMB

Non-BCS bowl wins

BCS

BCS bowl invitations

WBCS

BCS bowl wins

CG

Championship games played in

 

VT Season Stat Leaders

Smith (2)

Led in tackles in 1998 and 1999

Harrison (3)

Led in punt returns 1996-1998

Kibble (4)

Led in punting 1996-1999

 

VT Season Records

Kibble (1)

Best punting average (45.1 ypp, 1997)

 

BE Season Stat Leaders

Kibble (1)

Best punting average (45.1 ypp, 1997)

 

Top 25 finishes (3) and Top 10 finishes (1)

1996 Team

Finished #12 UPI, #13 AP

1997 Team

Unranked in both polls

1998 Team

Finished #19 ESPN/USAT, #23 AP

1999 Team

Finished #2 AP, #3 ESPN/USAT

 

Minor Bowls (2 MB)

 

1997 Team

Played in 1997 Gator Bowl

1998 Team

Won 1998 Music City Bowl

 

BCS Bowls (2 BCS, 1 WBCS)

1996 Team

Played in 1996 Orange Bowl

1999 Team

Played in 1999 Sugar Bowl (championship game)