{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Greg Boone | number = 36 | position = Fullback | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|01|14}} | birth_place = Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 289 | high_school = Oscar F. Smith<br />(Chesapeake, Virginia) | college = Virginia Tech | pastteams = * Milwaukee Mustangs ({{AFL Year|2011}}) | highlights = * Second-team All-ACC (2009) '''Bowl games:''' * 2009 Orange Bowl | aflstatlabel1 = Rush attempts | aflstatvalue1 = 5 | aflstatlabel2 = Rushing yards | aflstatvalue2 = 12 | aflstatlabel3 = Receptions | aflstatvalue3 = 3 | aflstatlabel4 = Receiving yards | aflstatvalue4 = 19 | aflstatlabel5 = Total touchdowns | aflstatvalue5 = | afl = 11709 }}
'''Greg Boone''' (born September 14, 1986) is an American former football fullback. He originally went to Virginia Tech as a quarterback and made the move to tight end during the 2006 season.<ref name="Greg Boone">{{cite web|url=http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/2008/boone.html|title=Greg Boone|accessdate=May 2, 2009|archive-date=May 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522183101/http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/2008/boone.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He still received time as a quarterback, primarily in the "Wild Turkey" formation, Virginia Tech's version of the Wildcat formation.<ref name="hokiesports.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/boone_greg.html |title=Hokiesports.com :: Football :: Greg Boone |access-date=September 24, 2009 |archive-date=June 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617221724/http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/boone_greg.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==High school== Boone played safety and quarterback in high school. He was ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 36 athlete in the country and twelfth in the state of Virginia.<ref>{{cite web | title=Greg Boone, 2005 Athlete, Virginia Tech | website=Rivals | date=2005-01-28 | url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/greg-boone-17356?view=pv | access-date=2025-05-18}}</ref> During his senior year, he had 70 completions out of 120 attempts, 1,400 yards passing, three interceptions and eight rushing Touchdowns.<ref name="Scout.com: Greg Boone Profile.">{{cite web|url=http://hsvirginia.scout.com/a.z?s=412&p=8&c=1&nid=1129431|title=Scout.com:Greg Boone Profile|year=2004|accessdate=May 13, 2009}}</ref>
==College==
===2005–2006=== Boone was redshirted his first year at Virginia Tech, and spent the year working with the scout team. He won "Super Iron Hokie" honors, a team award for the weight room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/2008/boone.html|title=Greg Boone|accessdate=May 13, 2009|archive-date=May 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522183101/http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/2008/boone.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===2006–2007=== After the redshirt Boone was moved from Quarterback to Tight End.<ref name="Greg Boone"/> He made his first start against Northeastern for 39 plays. He caught one pass for five yards. He made his first college touchdown in a game against North Carolina after catching a 41 yard pass. During a game against Kent State, he suffered an ankle injury 13 plays into the game and ended up missing the game against Wake Forest.<ref name="Updated Greg Boone Page">{{cite web|url=http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/boone_greg.html|title=Boone's page at hokiesports.com|accessdate=September 24, 2009|location=Blacksburg, Va}}</ref> He finished the season with five catches, sixty-eight yards, and one touchdown. During the spring practices, he won the team most improved award.<ref name="Updated Greg Boone Page"/>
===2008–2009=== Boone started every game of the 2007–2008 season except for one.<ref name="hokiesports.com"/> After the game against the Florida State Seminoles, Quarterbacks Sean Glennon and Tyrod Taylor suffered high ankle sprains, and Boone finished the game as Quarterback.
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