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Wide Receiver - Ranked #36

Atlantic Coast Conference :: Virginia #84

OTC Top 100 Rank: Unranked

Class: 2007

Height: 6-3 3/4

Weight: 238 lbs.

Forty Time: 4.78 Pro Day

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Player News Feed

The ACC at a glance: Coatal division
2007-08-24 09:22:45

SBlt Last year's record: 0-12 (0-8 ACC)

Winston-Salem Journal

Mines changes role in NFL bid
2007-06-06 21:39:15

Patrick Estes switched positions after leaving the University of Virginia and earned a spot on an NFL roster. Another former U.Va. starter, Fontel Mines, hopes to do the same. Mines played wide receiver for U.Va., catching 68 passes for 737 yards and five TDs in his four seasons under coach Al Groh. That was about 20 pounds ago. The 6-4 Mines now is a rookie tight end competing for a job with the ...

Richmond Times-Dispatch

ACC spring recap: Team-by-team breakdowns
2007-05-09 10:15:28

Take a look at what ACC questions were answered this spring and what problems linger heading into the fall.

ESPN

NFL DRAFT: Snelling, Hamilton picked up late in 7th round
2007-04-29 22:36:38

Time was running out on a streak that started in 1984. There were only 12 picks left in this year's NFL Draft, in fact, when two former Virginia players - running back Jason Snelling and cornerback Marcus Hamilton - were selected with back-to-back selections.

The Daily Progress

FOOTBALL: Waiting to hear their name
2007-04-26 22:50:47

When remains a mystery. Where is anybody's guess. Such is life on Saturday and Sunday for a collection of former Virginia football players. Those questions, however, will be answered by Sunday night - one way or another - when 32 teams wrap-up the seven-round, 255-pick NFL Draft.

The Daily Progress