Teams Virginia Tech 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Virginia Tech roster 108 players: 16 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 8 juniors, 1 senior, 72 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (59) and North Carolina (9). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 16 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 4
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 17 Josh Jackson QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 218 Ann Arbor, MI 2,991 passing yards, 20 TD 1 A.J. Bush QB Jr. 6′4″ 225 Alpharetta, GA 99 passing yards, 1 TD 18 Chase Mummau QB So. 6′2″ 200 Mechanicsville, VA 22 passing yards 11 Jack Click QB 6′3″ 218 Glen Allen, VA
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 33 Deshawn McClease RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 190 Chesapeake, VA 530 rushing yards, 3 TD 34 Travon McMillian RB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 210 Woodbridge, VA 439 rushing yards, 2 TD 32 Steven Peoples RB Jr. 5′9″ 222 Galax, VA 267 rushing yards, 2 TD Jalen Holston RB 5′11″ 210 Stockbridge, GA 226 rushing yards, 3 TD 16 Coleman Fox RB So. 5′11″ 187 Salem, VA 223 rushing yards, 1 TD 40 Trey Skeens RB 5′11″ 216 Wytheville, VA 1 tackle
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 5 Cam Phillips WR 6′0″ 199 Laurel, MD 71 catches, 964 yards, 7 TD 29 Sean Savoy WR Fr. 5′9″ 184 Washington, DC 39 catches, 454 yards, 4 TD 9 Eric Kumah WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 223 Woodbridge, VA 28 catches, 324 yards, 2 TD 86 C.J. Carroll WR Jr. 5′8″ 173 Olney, MD 15 catches, 157 yards, 1 TD 89 James Clark WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 186 New Smyrna Beach, FL 7 returns, 173 yards 6 Hezekiah Grimsley WR 6′0″ 185 Williamsburg, VA 12 catches, 139 yards 12 Henri Murphy WR 5′10″ 175 Pine Bluff, AR 10 catches, 153 yards 8 Phil Patterson WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 Virginia Beach, VA 9 catches, 88 yards 17 Samuel Denmark WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Hanahan, SC 2 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD 88 Kalil Pimpleton WR 5′9″ 175 Muskegon, MI 4 rushing yards 19 John Jennings WR 6′3″ 190 Centreville, VA 30 Jordan Jefferson WR 5′8″ 180 Goochland, VA 37 Nicolas Conforti WR 5′11″ 195 Vienna, VA 38 Tre Coghill III WR 5′10″ 173 Fredericksburg, VA 39 Sean Daniel WR So. 5′9″ 180 Chesapeake, VA 47 Justin Hairston WR 6′0″ 177 Manassas, VA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 57 OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 308 Bealeton, VA 1 tackle 62 D’Andre Plantin OL So. 6′5″ 310 Norcross, GA 1 tackle 67 Parker Osterloh OT 6′8″ 326 Williamsburg, VA 1 tackle 69 Yosuah Nijman OL Jr. 6′7″ 322 Maplewood, NJ 1 tackle 50 Patrick Kearns OL 6′5″ 297 Adairsville, GA 52 Austin Cannon OL Fr. 6′2″ 332 Mechanicsville, VA 61 Kyle Chung OL Jr. 6′3″ 311 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 63 Daniel Bailey OL 6′3″ 303 Abingdon, VA 64 Eric Gallo C 6′2″ 300 Richboro, PA 65 Matt Christ OL 6′3″ 280 Sterling, VA 68 Connor Kish OL 6′2″ 305 Oceanside, CA 70 Kevin Kish OL 6′2″ 290 Oceanside, CA 71 T.J. Jackson OL Fr. 6′6″ 377 Cumberland, VA 72 Brennon Garrison OL 6′1″ 296 Orange, VA 74 Braxton Pfaff OL 6′5″ 315 Lynchburg, VA 75 Zachariah Hoyt OL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Salem, VA 76 Jarrett Hopple OL 6′7″ 305 Suffolk, VA 77 Demetri Moore OL 6′6″ 302 Fairborn, OH 79 Tyrell Smith OL RS 6′3″ 300 North Brunswick, NJ
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 94 Trevon Hill DL So. 6′3″ 245 Virginia Beach, VA 46 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT 8 Ricky Walker DL Jr. 6′2″ 300 Hampton, VA 41 tackles, 4.5 sacks 4 Tim Settle DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 328 Manassas, VA 36 tackles, 4 sacks 11 Houshun Gaines DL So. 6′3″ 235 Rocky Mount, NC 24 tackles, 3 sacks 99 Vinny Mihota DL Jr. 6′5″ 298 Fredericksburg, VA 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks 5 Jarrod Hewitt DL Fr. 6′1″ 280 Venice, FL 13 tackles 8 Emmanuel Belmar DL 6′2″ 255 Suwanee, GA 4 tackles 43 Xavier Burke DL So. 6′3″ 285 Lawrenceville, VA 3 tackles 96 Jimmie Taylor DL 6′2″ 265 Jacksonville, NC 2 tackles 18 Raymon Leroy Minor DE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 245 Ashland, VA 1 tackle 11 Amare Barno DL 6′6″ 235 Blythewood, SC 35 Zion Debose DE 6′2″ 250 Salisbury, NC 36 DaShawn Crawford DL RS 6′0″ 290 Bay Springs, MS 47 Darius Fullwood DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 263 College Park, MD 58 Nathan Proctor DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 240 Indian Head, MD 59 J’Bril Glaze DL 6′1″ 270 Tampa, FL 61 Joe Koshuta DL 6′1″ 253 Vienna, VA 92 Jaden Cunningham DL 6′2″ 306 Lithonia, GA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 49 LB 6′5″ 236 Danville, VA 109 tackles, 5.5 sacks 54 Andrew Motuapuaka LB 6′0″ 233 Virginia Beach, VA 92 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 24 Anthony Shegog LB 6′2″ 213 Stafford, VA 24 tackles 56 Sean Huelskamp LB 6′1″ 222 Centreville, VA 8 tackles 44 Dylan Rivers LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 237 Stephens City, VA 3 tackles 4 Tavante Beckett LB 5′10″ 214 Chesapeake, VA 23 Rayshard Ashby LB Fr. 5′10″ 245 Chesterfield, VA 38 Rico Kearney LB RS 6′0″ 230 Jacksonville, FL 48 Daniel Griffith LB Fr. 6′0″ 232 Chesapeake, VA 53 Trent Young LB 5′10″ 215 Richmond, VA 57 Zack Treser LB 6′5″ 225 Blacksburg, VA
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 1 Reggie Floyd DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 222 Manassas, VA 72 tackles, 3 INT 6 Mook Reynolds DB 6′0″ 183 Greensboro, NC 70 tackles, 1.5 sacks 22 S 6′2″ 210 Danville, VA 60 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT 3 Greg Stroman CB 6′0″ 180 Bristow, VA 20 tackles, 4 INT 36 Adonis Alexander CB 6′3″ 193 Charlotte, NC 27 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 31 Brandon Facyson CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 197 Newnan, GA 19 tackles 20 Deon Newsome S 5′11″ 193 Hampton, VA 16 tackles 17 Divine Deablo DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 226 Winston-salem, NC 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 1 Khalil Ladler DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Stone Mountain, GA 10 tackles 2 Bryce Watts DB 6′0″ 175 Toms River, NJ 5 tackles 26 Jovonn Quillen DB So. 6′0″ 188 Hampton, VA 5 tackles 7 Devon Hunter DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Chesapeake, VA 1 tackle 18 Tyree Rodgers DB 6′1″ 185 Camden, NJ 27 Shawn Payne CB 6′3″ 189 Chesterfield, VA 29 Ishmiel Seisay DB So. 5′9″ 198 Springfield, VA 36 Bradley Parcell DB 5′11″ 198 Roanoke, VA 37 Devante Smith DB 6′1″ 211 Manassas, VA 39 Tyrone Thornton DB 5′9″ 197 Boston, MA
Reggie Floyd, Greg Stroman, Tim Settle, John Jennings, Devante Smith, Justin Hairston, Sean Huelskamp Tavante Beckett, Devon Hunter, Deshawn McClease, Sean Daniel, Daniel Griffith Eric Kumah, Ishmiel Seisay, Travon McMillian, Peter Muskett Phil Patterson, Andrew Motuapuaka, Trevon Hill Ricky Walker, Deon Newsome, Jovonn Quillen Coleman Fox, Zachariah Hoyt, Colton Taylor Khalil Ladler, Jaden Cunningham Cam Phillips, Darius Fullwood Chris Cunningham, Rico Kearney Hezekiah Grimsley, Parker Osterloh Jack Click, Raymon Leroy Minor Chase Mummau, Austin Cannon Terrell Edmunds, Tremaine Edmunds Rayshard Ashby, Shawn Payne Anthony Shegog, Joey Slye Sean Savoy, Brian Johnson Adonis Alexander, Drake Deiuliis Nicolas Conforti, Joe Koshuta Tre Coghill III, Vinny Mihota Connor Kish, Kevin Kish Casey Harman, Jordan Stout A.J. Bush Bryce Watts Jarrod Hewitt Mook Reynolds Emmanuel Belmar Amare Barno Houshun Gaines Henri Murphy Divine Deablo Josh Jackson Samuel Denmark Tyree Rodgers Dalton Keene Jordan Jefferson Brandon Facyson Steven Peoples Austin Reeves Zion Debose Bradley Parcell DaShawn Crawford Ty Eller Tyrone Thornton Trey Skeens Xavier Burke Dylan Rivers Patrick Kearns Trent Young Wyatt Teller Zack Treser Nathan Proctor J’Bril Glaze Kyle Chung D’Andre Plantin Daniel Bailey Eric Gallo Matt Christ Yosuah Nijman T.J. Jackson Brennon Garrison Braxton Pfaff Jarrett Hopple Demetri Moore Tyrell Smith Colt Pettit C.J. Carroll Kalil Pimpleton James Clark Jimmie Taylor Garrett Sanders Jalen Holston Tarell Cisneros-Harrison Vince Zduoba VA 59 NC 9 GA 8 FL 6 MD 4 Hometowns of the 2017 Virginia Tech roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Virginia 59 North Carolina 9 Georgia 8 Florida 6 New Jersey 4 Maryland 4 South Carolina 2 Michigan 2 Top counties Fairfax County, Virginia pop. 1.1 million 6 Chesapeake city, Virginia pop. 253,000 5 Manassas city, Virginia pop. 42,976 4 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 Prince William County, Virginia pop. 489,000 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2017 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Wyatt Teller OG4-star recruit
Tremaine Edmunds LB
Terrell Edmunds S