Award Candidate   A Heisman Trophy Candidate A Doak Walker Award Candidate An All-BIG EAST Candidate     Suggs' Records   BIG EAST Marks • Career Total Touchdown Mark (51) • Career Rushing Touchdown Mark (48) • Single-game touchdown mark (5) Virginia Tech Marks • Career Total Touchdown Mark (51) • Career Rushing Touchdown Mark (48) Other Notes of Interest • Is sixth all-time at Virginia Tech in career rushing yards (2,642). • Is second at Virginia Tech in career scoring (306). • Led the nation in scoring in 2000, scoring 28 touchdowns. • Has just three lost fumbles in 501 career rushing carries. • Became just the third player in Tech history to rush for over 1,000 yards twice in a career. • Has two touchdown receptions this season. • Shares the carries with Kevin Jones, creating the best backfield combo in the country.

2002: Has returned completely from a knee injury that took away his 2001 season ... Is one of the best running backs in the country ... Teams with Kevin Jones to form the best backfield in the nation ... Is a candidate for the Heisman Award, given to the nation's top player ... Is also a candidate for the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation's top running back ... Returned to the field in strong fashion in Tech's opener against Arkansas State ... Played just 15 offensive snaps, but carried the ball seven times for 87 yards ... Scored on a 32-yard run in the first quarter ... Carried the ball 22 times for 91 yards and two scores against LSU ... Also caught a pass for six yards ... Teamed up with Jones to help Tech rush for 395 yards in the win over Marshall ... Carried the ball 24 times for 153 yards and two scores, both 1-yard runs ... Rushed 13 times for 51 yards and a touchdown at Texas A&M ... Rushed 13 times for 48 yards and two touchdowns at Western Michigan ... The second score broke the conference mark for career rushing scores ... Turned in a stellar performance at Boston College, leading the Hokies to victory ... Carried the ball 26 times for 156 yards and two touchdowns ... Scored on runs of one yard and 27 yards ... The first score in that game broke the BIG EAST Conference record for career total touchdowns ... Rushed for a career-high 197 yards against Rutgers ... Had two touchdown runs, 3 and 42 yards, respectively ... The performance earned him BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors ... Didn't have his best day rushing against Temple, recording just 47 yards on 19 carries, but managed to still find the end zone ... Also contributed with a 30-yard reception, a career high ... Picked up the slack against Pittsburgh when Jones went down with a hamstring injury ... Carried the ball 25 times for 128 yards and two touchdowns against the Panthers, who had one of the best rushing defenses in the nation ... Scored on a 59-yard run around the left side early in the third quarter, marking a new career long ... Went over the 1,000 yard mark in rushing against Syracuse when he rushed for 65 yard son 19 carries ... Also had a 15-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter ... Broke a 32-year-old NCAA Division I-A record against West Virginia when he scored on a 28-yard run in the first quarter ... The score marked the 24th consecutive game in which he has played that he has scored a touchdown ... Finished the game with 15 carries for 71 yards ... Also had three receptions for 22 yards ... Finished his career at Lane Stadium in style, rushing for 108 yards on 19 carries against Virginia ... Scored on runs of 4 and 6 yards, respectively, to extend his scoring streak ...

Personal: Lee Ernest Suggs, Jr. ... Born 8/11/80 in Roanoke, VA ... Son of Lee, Sr., and Juanita Suggs ... Majoring in residential property management.

Rushing	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
2002	12	223	1239	39	1200	5.4	17	59	100.0

Receiving	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
2002	12	10	127	12.7	2	30	10.6