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2 0 1 6
Spent the season redshirting.
FORK UN I ON
Spent one semester playing for Coach John Shuman at Fork Union Military …
Earned a letter playing the center position.
H I GH SCHOOL
Played for coach Roscoe Johnson at Atlee High …Was a three-year starter and
letter winner at left guard for the Raiders … Senior year was named first team
all-state and first team All-Metro, while also receiving first team all-conference
accolades as both a junior and senior … Also competed on the track team for
coach Jim Triemilar in the shot put and discus events … Won three state titles
– 2014 discus, 2015 indoor shot put and 2015 outdoor shot put … Was a
four-time all-state performer, a seven-time conference champion and holds the
school record in the shot put for both indoor and outdoor.
PERSONAL
Austin Jacob Cannon … Born May 19, 1996 in Mechanicsville, Va. … Son of
Mike and Debbie Cannon … Has two older brothers, James and Dolan, and an
older sister, Elizabeth … Majoring in history.
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A U S T I N
CANNON
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2 0 1 6
Spent the season redshirting.
H I GH SCHOOL
Coached by Kevin Reach at Collins Hill … Rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN,
247Sports, and Rivals … Named honorable mention to the 2015 Georgia
Sports Writers Association All-State Class 6A Football … Had a total of 78
tackles with 10 sacks as a senior.
PERSONAL
Currently enrolled in University Studies.
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2 0 1 6
Appeared in six games as a tight end.
2 0 1 5
Appeared in one game at East Carolina ... Redshirted.
2 0 1 4
Enrolled in January after a semester of prep school … Posted a 335-pound
bench press and a 500-pound squat in spring max testing.
FORK UN I ON
Signed with Virginia Tech in 2014, but spent a semester at Fork Union …
Enrolled at Tech in January … Rated the No. 7 Prep School Recruit in the
country by the 247Sports Composite Rankings … Listed as the No. 1 prep tight
end and the No. 3 prep player in Virginia by 247Sports.
H I GH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Harold Williams at Brunswick High … A Semper Fidelis All-
America Game selection … Caught a touchdown pass in that game … A first-
team 2A all-state selection by VirginiaPreps at defensive end … The defensive
player of the year, as named by VirginiaPreps … A first-team All-Conference 37
selection at defensive end … A first-team Tri-Rivers District selection … Helped
lead his team to the state title game … Finished the season with 95 tackles,
including 18 for loss and 10 sacks, along with 20 quarterback hurries and four
pass breakups … Ranked as the No. 33 player in the state of Virginia by The
Roanoke Times as a senior … Listed as the No. 20 tight end in the country and
the No. 18 prospect in Virginia by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 21 tight end in
the country and the No. 20 player in his state by 247Sports … Listed as the
No. 59 tight end in the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 10 tight end-Y in
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X A V I E R
BURKE
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SEASON GP GS
2015 1 0
2016 6 0
Career 7 0
the country, the No. 49 player in his region and the No. 15 player in the state by
ESPN Recruiting Nation.
PERSONAL
Xavier A. Burke…Born October 25, 1995 in Petersburg, Virginia…Son of Davie
and Valerie Burke … Has a younger sister … Majoring in property management.
XAVIER
BURKE