Thursday, April 10, 2008

Delaware State football team adds two VT transfers

Football coach Al Lavan confirmed Wednesday evening that two former Virginia Tech football players plan to enroll at Delaware State University in the fall, running back Elan Lewis and linebacker Matt Wright.

Lewis and Wright are both from Hampton, Va. Both graduated from Phoebus High, Lewis in 2005 and Wright a year later. Neither played in 2007, but Lavan welcomes what the two could bring. "They bring skills and experience to our team," Lavan said. "We expect both players to come in and compete and be a significant addition to our program."

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It appears the Hornets have signed two solid players...

Running back Elan Lewis came to Virginia Tech as the No. 2 recruit in Commonwealth of Virginia in 2005. He is the class AAA (Virginia's largest school classification) career rushing leader with 7,156 yards at Phoebus High. The torn ACL has been his major setback and he has been battling a weight problem during his career. He is 5-8/238 and runs the 40 in 4.54.

Inside linebacker Matt Wright is 6-2/215 and runs the 40 in 4.55. He is ranked as a Rivals.com 3-star player with a 3.0 gpa. Wright was AP First Team AAA All-State as a linebacker. He also played tight end in H.S. He was rated the No. 24th inside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com; was rated as the No. 17th player in Virginia in the Top 100; and his high school team complied a record of 46-5 during his career. Wright's brother, D.J. Parker played for VT as the No. 1 free safety for the Hokies, 2004-2006.

The MEAC/SWAC usually does not receive this level of talent with three years of eligibility.

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