Emmett Laws is a defensive lineman at Virginia Tech who has not played in Virginia Tech's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Virginia Tech lists 24 defensive linemen this season.
Virginia Tech is 6-2. Next: at SMU, Fri Nov 6.
Laws wins the gap play after play. Second year in the same defensive front at Virginia Tech. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against South Carolina — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-24vs No. 13 South Carolina | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-44vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-45vs Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-21@ NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-30vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-34vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-28vs No. 16 Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-34@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-27@ No. 17 Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%1 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries12 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
42.0%
319 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
63.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
351 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brent Pry, Philip Montgomery, and James Franklin. Multi-era developmental context.
