A Virginia Tech legend is making his mark in the NFL. Former Virginia Tech star defensive end Darryl Tapp received a promotion on Wednesday.
After three years as the assistant defensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers, Tapp is coming back to Virginia. He was hired as the Washington Commanders’ defensive line coach under new head coach Dan Quinn.
Tapp’s coaching career began in 2018 as a defensive quality control coach at Central Michigan. In 2019, he moved to Vanderbilt to serve as a special teams quality control coach. It was in 2020 when he returned home to Blacksburgh under former head coach Justin Fuente, to serve as the co-defensive line coach at Virginia Tech.