#99

Emmett Laws

Sophomore defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2025: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 12 tackles.

DL · Virginia Tech · So. · #99

6′0″ · 302 lb · Elkton, MD · DeMatha Catholic

Returning to Virginia Tech for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETat MarylandSECU StadiumVirginia Tech by 3

The numbers

sack · 2025

1 TFL · 12 tackles

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles, vs South Carolina

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2025: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 12 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2024.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Wins his gap play after play.

Sacks: 63rd percentile.

The full scouting read

Emmett Laws

DL · Virginia Tech · So · #99

Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Virginia Tech. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against South Carolina — Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Brent Pry, all run-leaning offenses — 9-16 over that span.

2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (4th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

Tackles#2651 / 2975 · 9th pct

Solo tackles#2803 / 2975 · 4th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road4g	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Backup

Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Virginia Tech	12	4	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2024	Virginia Tech	2	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		14	5	1.0	1.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 23–21

at NC State

1 TOT · 1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

With T. Stewart — 174 rush yds (15 car) · N. Veltsistas — 44 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 11-24@ South Carolina	3	0	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 2	L 20-44vs Vanderbilt	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 26-45vs Old Dominion	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 23-21@ NC State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 23-30vs Wake Forest	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 42-34vs California	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 16-28vs Louisville	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 14-34@ Florida State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 7-27@ Virginia	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		12	4	1.0	1.0	—

The defensive line · Virginia Tech

#13Kemari CopelandDL · Sr.8 tackles for loss · 2025
#94Elhadj FallDL · Sr.3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#31Jason AbbeyDL · Jr.2 tackles for loss · 2025
#99Emmett LawsDL · So.1 tackle for loss · 2025
#44Brett ClatterbaughDL · Fr.1 tackle for loss · 2025

19 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Emmett Laws

2024

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Two-Gap Base

The defensive line · Virginia Tech