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Moore, Virgil Earn National "Freaks List" Praise

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BOONE, N.C. — The Athletic's "Freaks List" made room near the top for two fast, physical Appalachian State teammates.

Together, receiver Jalen Virgil and running back Jalin Moore share the No. 11 spot on The Athletic's countdown of the nation's 50 most-gifted athletes in college football.

The annual list from writer Bruce Feldman aims to "showcase guys who generate buzz inside their programs by displaying the type of rare physical abilities that wow even those folks who are used to observing gifted athletes every day."

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Virgil, a redshirt sophomore from Lawrenceville, Ga.