Tech's Top Three Performers of 6:00 AM Workouts: Nijman, Payne & Teller

This is what Athletic Performance Director, Jarrett Ferguson told BeamerBall.com about the top performers of the Hokies 6:00 AM workouts last week.

The three standouts were Wyatt Teller, Yosuah Nijman and Shawn Payne. I'm telling you, Teller and Nijman, two big guys, they just would not quit. They refused to lose. Shawn Payne was the same way. And the intriguing thing with Shawn, he never got tired. He was a machine. Just no quit in him. I'm not trying to shortchange anybody. We had a bunch of guys give great effort, but if you're looking for the top three, it's Teller, Nijman and Payne. Very impressive. They gave us what we were looking for. We want our players to battle through every rep, every day. The leaders do emerge. They guys who were just relentless like the top three, stepping up for their teammates and pushing them through when things got really tough in these workouts, they'll be the same guys who step up when things get tough on the football field.

Very encouraging news about Nijman. He's the guy I'm most intrigued about this spring, and it's not even close. I think we all knew Teller's a horse, hopefully he'll become the leader among the uglies, if he already hasn't. Payne, honestly had slipped my mind. The L.C. Bird standout was a camp offer during the 2014 cycle, and is a sizeable corner (6-2).