Senior defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2020: 3 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
6′2″ · 255 lb · Suwanee, GA
The story
4 defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2020: 3 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearEmmanuel Belmar
He has spent four seasons in the Virginia Tech defensive front. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt: 4 tackles against NC State — Week 4, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Virginia Tech, 9 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Fuente.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Justin Fuente — 28-22 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (97th percentile). Strength: sacks (90th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 39 | 19 | 5.5 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 29 | 15 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 81 | 40 | 14.0 | 9.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs NC State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-31@ Duke | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 45-56@ North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-14vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |