Article: Hokies' Hall Comes in Threes; Junior Hopes to Score on Offense, Defense and Special Teams

DeAngelo Hall has been clocked over 40 yards in an astonishing 4.15 seconds. Even though Virginia Tech coaches acknowledge the surface he was timed over is speed-friendly, that world-class time links Hall to the cornerback he also resembles in size but exceeds in versatility, former Washington Redskin and likely future Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green.

"One of my heroes," Hall said.

Hall is too young -- he won't turn 20 until mid-November -- to recall that when Redskins coach Joe Gibbs absolutely had to have a touchdown, he sent Green back to field punts. That's sort of how Tech Coach Frank Beamer sees Hall, who extends the Green comparison this season by adding flanker to his ...

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