My vote would go to Grimm for his imposing play on the field and his work ethic to take him from walk-on to monster on the field.

As much as I have a man crush on Cody Grimm this year, Vince Hall put up his types of numbers for 4 years. And not cause of his size or speed, but because of smarts and hard work. I’d put Darryl Tapp at third just cause that guy was an absolute workhorse on every play and then Hamilton fourth.

The guy was the most unselfish player we’ve had in a long time at Virginia Tech. I wish all of our guys had his work ethic and willingness to do whatever it takes to make the team better.

No wrong answer IMO.

It’s a no-brainer. It’s the guy who commanded one of the least talented teams in recent Virginia Tech history (2004) to an ACC Championship and a BCS bowl. Bryan Randall. It’s the guy who could get his entire offense to walk through hot coals if he said to. To put it plain and simple, this guy had a COMMAND of the offense. Sure he didn’t have the gaudiest stat line (even though for Tech’s standards he did well, finishing as the top passer in school annals), but he was always a hard worker, a good teammate and a TRUE professional. Does anyone remember when Randall split time with Vick his junior season, often earning less reps than the redshirt-freshman did? Essentially, being benched in football is the equivalent to being emasculated. Does anyone recall him sulking or going out to the media and complaining about his role? Nope, you wouldn’t, because he didn’t do that. Instead, he got stronger and worked harder to earn his position back, and then he took HIS team (and if there are any doubts about that claim, go watch the highlight video of 2004 and watch the locker room extra features of it. You’ll see.) to a BCS bowl game. We hear all these claims about guys being good leaders and good teammates, but Bryan Randall was the epitome of both of those. He really did more than you could imagine just with his influence. He was classy too. Does anyone remember the shoe-tying scene from Coach Carter? The “I did that!” scene. Bryan Randall was NEVER that guy. I challenge someone to find a play where Randall celebrated more than a simple hand to the sky or high-five to a teammate. Good luck, because it didn’t happen. Randall was respectful of both the moment and his opponent. No need to add insult to injury. One last point, does anyone remember Bryan because of his selflessness and love for the game of basketball joined Seth Greenberg’s program as a reserve, getting very little playing time? I do. And Seth Greenberg does, because despite the fact that Randall didn’t light the court on fire like Kobe Bryant, he was an excellent teammate and a better person.