Rating the 1995 Recruiting Class
18 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: 614
Individual Points: 229
Team Points: 385
Points Per Player: 34.11
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).
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INDIVIDUAL POINTS |
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Pts. |
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4 |
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7 |
10 |
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15 |
20 |
25 |
25 |
20 |
30 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
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6 |
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11 |
2 |
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POS |
VTL |
VTS |
VTSL |
VTGR |
VTSR |
VTCR |
AA |
1AA |
CAA |
UAA |
RJ |
NA |
HF |
ABE2 |
ABE1 |
BEP |
BESL |
BEGR |
BESR |
BECR |
BEAC |
NFLD |
POINTS |
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Keion Carpenter |
DB |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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19 |
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Chris Cyrus |
DE |
3 |
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3 |
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Pedro Edison |
TE |
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Tyron Edmond |
DB |
4 |
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4 |
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Marcus Gildersleeve |
WR |
3 |
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3 |
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Angelo Harrison |
WR |
4 |
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3 |
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16 |
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Michael Hawkes |
LB |
4 |
2 |
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8 |
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Loren Johnson |
DB |
4 |
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20 |
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Jimmy Kibble |
PK |
4 |
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1 |
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3 |
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1 |
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55 |
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Willie McGirt |
QB |
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Greg Melvin |
RB |
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Myron Newsome |
LB |
2 |
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6 |
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Pierson Prioleau |
DB |
4 |
3 |
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2 |
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7 |
37 |
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Shannon Rice |
DB |
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0 |
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Keith Short |
C |
3 |
2 |
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1 |
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10 |
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Jamel Smith |
LB |
4 |
3 |
2 |
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1 |
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1 |
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31 |
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Nathaniel Williams |
DL |
4 |
3 |
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2 |
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Chris Wright |
RB |
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Totals |
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48 |
25 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
229 |
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Pts. |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
25 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
10 |
25 |
25 |
50 |
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TEAM POINTS |
W |
CW |
WOV |
WOM |
BEC |
T25 |
T10 |
MB |
WMB |
BCS |
WBCS |
CG |
PTS |
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1995 Class |
37 |
23 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
385 |
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Key - Individual Point Categories |
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VTL |
VT varsity letters earned |
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SS |
Seasons played as starter |
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VTSL |
VT season stats leader |
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VTGR |
VT game records held |
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VTSR |
VT season records held |
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VTCR |
VT career records held |
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AA |
All-American (2nd or 3rd team) |
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1AA |
1st Team AA |
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CAA |
Consensus AA |
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UAA |
Unanimous AA |
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RJ |
Retired Jersey |
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NA |
National Award (Lombardi, Outland, etc.) |
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HF |
Heisman Finalist |
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ABE1 |
All Big East 1st team |
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ABE2 |
All Big East 2nd team |
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BEP |
BE Player of the Year |
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BESL |
BE season stat leader |
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BEGR |
BE game records held |
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BESR |
BE season records held |
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BECR |
BE career records held |
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BEAC |
BE academic honor roll |
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NFLD |
NFL draft choice |
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Key - Team Point Categories |
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W |
Wins |
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CW |
Conference Wins |
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WOV |
Wins over Virginia |
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WOM |
Wins over Miami |
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BEC |
Big East Championships |
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T25 |
Seasons finished in Top 25 (either poll) |
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T10 |
Seasons finished in Top 10 (either poll) |
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MB |
Non-BCS bowl invitations |
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WMB |
Non-BCS bowl wins |
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BCS |
BCS bowl invitations |
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WBCS |
BCS bowl wins |
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CG |
Championship games played in |
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VT Season Stat Leaders |
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Smith (2) |
Led in tackles in 1998 and 1999 |
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Harrison (3) |
Led in punt returns 1996-1998 |
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Kibble (4) |
Led in punting 1996-1999 |
| Carpenter (2) | Led in interceptions in 1997 and 1998 |
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VT Season Records |
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Kibble (1) |
Best punting average (45.1 ypp, 1997) |
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BE Season Stat Leaders |
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Kibble (1) |
Best punting average (45.1 ypp, 1997) |
NFL Draftees |
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Prioleau |
San Francisco, 4th round, 1999 |
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Top 25 finishes (3) and Top 10 finishes (1) |
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1996 Team |
Finished #12 UPI, #13 AP |
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1997 Team |
Unranked in both polls |
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1998 Team |
Finished #19 ESPN/USAT, #23 AP |
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1999 Team |
Finished #2 AP, #3 ESPN/USAT |
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Minor Bowls (2 MB) |
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1997 Team |
Played in 1997 Gator Bowl |
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1998 Team |
Won 1998 Music City Bowl |
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BCS Bowls (2 BCS, 1 WBCS) |
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1996 Team |
Played in 1996 Orange Bowl |
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1999 Team |
Played in 1999 Sugar Bowl (championship game) |