Today we’ll focus on defensive backs coach Torrian Gray:
1. He is familiar with the DMV area.
Though born and raised in Florida, Torrian Gray played safety on scholarship at Virginia Tech. The three-time all-Big East player led his team to two conference titles and was then selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft.
After a knee injury ended Gray’s three-year professional playing career, he coached at various universities, finally returning to Blacksburg in 2006. In his 10 seasons coaching the Hokies, his unit allowed just 185.