Virginia Tech CB Jermaine Waller named leading collegiate defensive back in Virginia

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Tech corner to be honored by the Landing Club of Richmond on Saturday night

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RICHMOND, Va. – The Landing Club of Richmond declared Tuesday that Virginia Tech CB Jermaine Waller has been picked as its 2021 Defensive Again of the Calendar year in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

All honored players will be recognized throughout the broadcast of the Dudley and Lanier Awards presentation, scheduled for this Saturday, Dec. 11. This awards broadcast will air on WTVR-Television set6, the local CBS affiliate in Richmond. The awards show will air, stay, pursuing the nationwide broadcast of the Military vs. Navy football sport on CBS, which kicks off at 3 p.m. ET.

Waller (6-1, 180) earned second-crew All-ACC honors this period. He is tied for the ACC direct and tied for 10^th in the FBS with four interceptions on the period. The Washington, D.C. native was the only ACC player to document at least 4 interceptions and an INT return TD in 2021. Waller was named the AP’s ACC Midyear Top rated Defensive Player on Oct. 20, Pro Football Focus’ College Cornerback of the Week on Oct. 11 and was also stated on ESPN’s All-ACC Midseason Group. He has totaled 45 tackles, which include 2. TFL, four interceptions and 5 pass breakups in 11 game titles.

The Landing Club of Richmond is a 501(c)(3), sporting activities-social business, based in Richmond, Virginia. The club promotes the most effective pursuits of the American video game of soccer and sports activities in typical, below the steerage of elected officers, with the predominate intent becoming to acknowledge worthy athletes for their accomplishments.