| Virdell
Larkins
Scout.com Headlines: |
S Virdell Larkins: Ends his career at Idaho 
-by GoVandals.net
Aug 22, 2009 |
Sataraka, Iupati preseason ALL-WAC
A total of six Vandals were named to Phil Steele's preseason All-WAC teams
-by GoVandals.net
Jun 4, 2009 |
Touted Safety Signs LOI with Idaho
Virdell Larkins, a JC transfer who signed with Cal as a high school senior, will enroll at Idaho
-by GoVandals.net
Dec 21, 2007 |
Player Profile: Laney DB Virdell Larkins
Former Cal defensive back is a playmaker hoping to find another home in D-1
-by JCFootball.com
Apr 1, 2007 |
CB Virdell Larkins: Plans to Announce
-by CalSportsDigest.com
Dec 21, 2003 |
CB Virdell Larkins: Football-to-the-bone
-by Scout.com
Nov 30, 2003 |
CB Virdell Larkins: Sets Visit No. 3
-by BruinReportOnline.com
Nov 5, 2003 |
CB Virdell Larkins: Enjoys visit to Eugene
-by Scout.com
Oct 28, 2003 |
Larkins enjoys visit to Eugene
Oakland ATH 'shocked' at city atmosphere during official trip to Oregon
-by Scout.com
Oct 28, 2003 |
CB Virdell Larkins: CB Will See Three More, Taken Two
-by BuffaloSportsNews.net
Oct 21, 2003 |
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Ht: 5-11
Wt: 202
40: 4.5
| Date of Birth: |
11/07/1986 |
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| 2010 Scout.com NFL Draft Rankings (full list): |
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Pos Rank: #43 |
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CAREER HONORS:
- Phil Steele preseason All-WAC, Second Team, DB (2009)
Larkins (6-0, 195) was a highly touted athlete coming out of Oakland Tech. He was a three-time Oakland Athletic League selection. He also was a PrepStar.com all-American and PrepStar.com Top 10 Dream Team. Additionally, he was ranked 11th in the Rivals.com Top 20 and 16th in the SuperPrep.comTop 20. Rivals.com rated him as the 23rd best player at any position in California and he was ranked 31st in the Super West 60 by Rivals.com. NorCal Prep ranked him eighth among all players in Northern California and he was an all-Far West selection by SuperPrep, which listed him 36th in California.
He earned those accolades with a stellar high school career that included 17 interceptions and 29 sacks. He doubled as a receiver with 1,200 yards in receptions. He was chosen to play in the CaliFlorida Bowl, which matches the best high school players from California and Florida.
Larkins continued his impressive efforts at Laney, where he earned first-team all-conference recognition as a freshman, an effort he was prevented from repeating because of an injury last fall –although he did play in every game during Laney’s 10-1 Mid-Empire Conference championship season.
Last year the standout defensive back joined the Vandals and immediately took over at free safety. He finished the season as Idaho's No.1 tackler with 82 total, including 70 solo take downs. He picked off two passes, broke up another, plus forced and recovered a fumble in 12 starts for the Vandals.
With previous All-WAC strong safety Shiloh Keo returning from an injury that forced him to miss and redshirt the entire 2008, the duo of Larkins and Keo will be among the very best the Western Athletic Conference has to offer in 2009. Both were named to the Phil Steele All-WAC preseason team as Second Team selections, and will set the tone for the Vandal defense this fall.
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