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Eddie Royal

Virginia Tech · Wide Receiver · 2004-07

SPD
77
HND
77
RTE
63

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Royal was a first-team all-conference pick in 2007.

In the Virginia Tech record book, Royal ranks No. 10 in career receptions.

Royal was the No. 42 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 3rd-highest wide receiver rating at Virginia Tech since 1990 and No. 65 among all wide receivers of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2006
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2007
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2008
    • No. 42 overall pick, NFL Draft

Virginia Tech Record Book

  • No. 10 in career receptions

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Virginia Tech Teammates

  1. 90Jimmy Williams2004-05CB
  2. 80Brandon Flowers2006-07CB
  3. 80Darryl Tapp2002-05EDGE
  4. 80Macho Harris2005-08CB
  5. 80Vince Hall2005-06LB
  6. 80Xavier Adibi2006-07LB
  7. 75Kam Chancellor2006-09S
  8. 72Branden Ore2005-07RB
  9. 72Chris Ellis2007EDGE
  10. 72Marcus Vick2002-05QB

Full Virginia Tech all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 95Calvin JohnsonGeorgia Tech · 2004-06WR
  2. 91Dwayne JarrettUSC · 2004-06WR
  3. 91Michael CrabtreeTexas Tech · 2007-08WR
  4. 90Danario AlexanderMissouri · 2006-09WR
  5. 90Terrance WilliamsBaylor · 2009-12WR
  6. 90Dez BryantOklahoma State · 2007-09WR
  7. 90Golden TateNotre Dame · 2007-09WR
  8. 90Julio JonesAlabama · 2008-10WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Eddie Royal) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.