Promising redshirt sophomore wide receiver Joshua Stanford is taking a leave of absence from the football team.

Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer announced in a statement that Stanford will take a leave of absence from the team to take care of some personal issues. Beamer said there will be no further comment on the situation.

As a redshirt freshman last season, Stanford set two Tech freshman records by catching 40 passes for 640 yards. He accounted for one touchdown over his 707 snaps at wideout in 2013, compared to no scores and 16 plays (5 receptions, 35 yards) this season. A hamstring injury partially hampered early season production.

Receiving threats Willie Byrn, Isaiah Ford, Bucky Hodges and Ryan Malleck all have double-or-more receptions than Stanford.

At this time it's unclear why the Mississauga, Ontario, Canada native and Martin Luther King (Georgia) product is stepping away from the program.