BLACKSBURG – Wide receiver Daquan Felton continued to live up to his role as a dynamic playmaker for the Hokies. Felton, a graduate student this season, has shown himself to be an undeniable big-play threat and continues to be a key asset for the Tech offense on game day. Felton and the Hokies will take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets this Saturday, October 26th at noon ET at Worsham Field at Lane Stadium.
Felton transferred from Norfolk State the previous year and took the field for the first time as a Hokie in 2023. The then-senior played in 13 games as a wide receiver, setting team-highs in receptions (38), receiving yards (667) and receiving touchdowns (8), and also led the team in receiving yards per game (51.3). It became. Additionally, Felton had a career-high 17.6 yards per catch, also leading the team. The wide receiver’s superiority was demonstrated in a series of key games in 2023, most notably a 133-yard and two-touchdown performance against Virginia and a 101-yard performance against Boston College in the Commonwealth Clash. Ta.
The Portsmouth, Virginia native continues to serve as a key threat in offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen’s scheme this season. Felton has 17 catches for 181 yards and two touchdowns through seven games, including a 55-yard strike in a 31-7 win over Stanford. Against the Cardinal, Felton had four receptions for 84 yards, leading both stats among Tech receivers. His 21.0 yards per catch led the offensive Hokies to victory.
There are several things that make Felton’s games so exciting to watch, but none more so than his ability to make big plays for the Hokies on offense. Through games this fall, Felton had an 89.8 receiver rating on passes between 10 and 19 yards and a 90.5 receiving rating when catching passes in the middle of the field. Of the 14 wide receivers on the Hokies’ football roster, Felton ranks first in both size and height at 6-foot-5 and 216 pounds. Because of his physical attributes, the wide receiver was named to Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List before the season started in Nashville.
The fifth-year wide receiver has a chance to earn individual honors this Saturday against the Yellow Jackets. Felton entered the contest with 848 receiving yards in two seasons as a Hokie and 1,911 yards as a college receiver. If the Portsmouth, Va., native can rack up 89 yards against Georgia Tech’s defense, he will become the eighth Hokie wide receiver in program history to total over 2,000 yards.
Felton and the Hokies will face Georgia Tech (5-3, 3-2 ACC), a team that lost 31-13 to Notre Dame in its most recent game. The game is sold out, but fans still looking for tickets should visit SeatGeek, the official fan-to-fan ticket marketplace for Virginia Tech Athletics.
