The Hokies' No. 25 jersey philosophically honors a special-teams performer. And you'd be hard-pressed to find a position better than kicker to embody former head coach Frank Beamer's special teams emphasis.
And you'd be hard-pressed to find a guy on the Hokies' roster who had a better game last week than John Parker Romo. He hit four field goals and two extra points to lead the Hokies to victory at Georgia Tech.
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The No. 25 goes to the player who embodies the Hokies' dedication to special teams success on a weekly basis. It is the very representation of "BeamerBall" in ways both symbolic and literal.
The full list of 2021 honorees is below:
Sept. 3 (North Carolina): S/LB Chamarri Conner
Sept. 11 (Middle Tennessee State): LS Oscar Shadley
Sept. 18 (West Virginia): WR Kaleb Smith
Sept. 25 (Richmond): LB Dean Ferguson
Oct. 9 (Notre Dame): WR Tayvion Robinson
Oct. 16 (Pittsburgh): CB Jermaine Waller
Oct. 23 (Syracuse): DE Amare Barno
Oct. 30 (Georgia Tech): DB Jalen Stroman
Nov. 5 (Boston College): K John Parker Romo
Romo is a perfect 22/22 on extra points this season, and has hit 10 of 13 field goal attempts, with one of the misses from 53 yards just last week. A Tulsa transfer, the senior served as a placekicker and backup punter in previous seasons.
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