COLLEGE: 2011: Played in all 14 games, starting five at fullback ... Played 173 snaps on offense and 59 on special teams. 2010: Played in 11 games … Finished the season as a starter on the kickoff return team … Had a 430-pound front squat, a 370-pound clean and a 35 1/2-inch vertical jump on the way to Super Iron Hokie honors during the off-season … Caught two passes for 22 yards in the Hokies’ second spring scrimmage … Suffered a significant ankle sprain in the final scrimmage and missed the Maroon-White game … Named to the 2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll. 2009: Traveled and dressed for the Alabama game, but did not see action … Led the running backs with a 341-pound clean on the way to Super Iron Hokie honors during off-season testing … Caught a pass for 6 yards during the first spring scrimmage. 2008: Worked at fullback during the fall … Had the best 10-yard sprint time among the running backs during off-season testing at 1.65 seconds … Also tied for the best clean (316 pounds) among the backs … Caught a 5-yard pass during the first spring scrimmage … Was in on a tackle on special teams during the Maroon-White game. HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterman as a linebacker and running back for Dave Crist at Blacksburg … Won second-team all-district honors as a linebacker his last two seasons … Had over 50 tackles for loss during his career … Set school records for RBIs and doubles while lettering four years in baseball … Earned all-state honors his final year … Also set a school mark for wrestling wins with 125 over four seasons. PERSONAL: Joseph McGovern Phillips … Born in Fairfax, VA … Son of Jay and Kathy Phillips … His dad, Jay, is a former baseball player and coach at Virginia Tech … Enrolled in human development.