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Hokies' Lunch Pail Holder Aycen Stevens: 'Tank' Is All Grown Up

Andy Bitter

Andy Bitter

Senior Staff Writer

August 12, 2026 4

The Hokies are banking on Aycen Stevens being the real deal at defensive end this fall. (Jon Fleming)

When James Franklin got to Virginia Tech, he didn’t know who Aycen Stevens was.

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4 Comments

McHokie78 August 13, 2026 at 7:04 AM

Great article on why player development is so crucial.
TomTurkey August 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM

Another informative article from our senior writer about an up and coming DE. Will be a focus for fans when on D.
LTHokie August 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM

Tank graduated from Patrick Henry HS in Roanoke. Went to Clemson but didn’t finish. Passed away years ago.
astrohokiebob August 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM

I knew this name sounded familiar. "Tank Stevens" was a football player and local coach in Roanoke, Raleigh Court area. He played FB back in early 60's at Patrick Henry I think - according to Facebook he played college at Clemson.

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