Teams Virginia Tech 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Virginia Tech roster 102 players: 8 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 10 juniors, 6 seniors, 60 with no class listed. From 16 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (45) and North Carolina (12). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 7 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 5 Ryan Willis QB 6′4″ 220 Overland Park, KS 2,716 passing yards, 24 TD 17 Josh Jackson QB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 218 Ann Arbor, MI 575 passing yards, 5 TD 5 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 218 Greensboro, NC 57 rushing yards, 1 TD 16 Quincy Patterson II QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Chicago, IL 9 passing yards
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 32 Steven Peoples RB Sr. 5′9″ 222 Galax, VA 786 rushing yards, 6 TD 33 Deshawn McClease RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 190 Chesapeake, VA 433 rushing yards, 2 TD Jalen Holston RB 5′11″ 210 Stockbridge, GA 281 rushing yards, 2 TD 41 Terius Wheatley RB 6′0″ 200 Ann Arbor, MI 126 rushing yards, 1 TD 16 Coleman Fox RB Jr. 5′11″ 187 Salem, VA −2 rushing yards 38 Nashun Overton RB 5′6″ 165 Suffolk, VA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 7 Damon Hazelton WR 6′3″ 215 Baltimore, MD 51 catches, 802 yards, 8 TD 9 Eric Kumah WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 223 Woodbridge, VA 42 catches, 559 yards, 7 TD 6 Hezekiah Grimsley WR 6′0″ 185 Williamsburg, VA 31 catches, 382 yards, 1 TD 11 Tre Turner WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 187 Greensboro, NC 26 catches, 535 yards, 4 TD 29 Sean Savoy WR So. 5′9″ 184 Washington, DC 18 catches, 188 yards, 2 TD 86 C.J. Carroll WR Sr. 5′8″ 173 Olney, MD 8 returns, 54 yards 8 Phil Patterson WR So. 6′2″ 195 Virginia Beach, VA 12 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD 17 Samuel Denmark WR So. 6′0″ 190 Hanahan, SC 37 Nicolas Conforti WR 5′11″ 195 Vienna, VA 38 Tre Coghill III WR 5′10″ 173 Fredericksburg, VA 39 Sean Daniel WR Jr. 5′9″ 180 Chesapeake, VA 44 Devin Dews WR 6′1″ 169 Appomattox, VA 47 Justin Hairston WR 6′0″ 177 Manassas, VA 80 DeJuan Ellis WR 6′1″ 177 Accokeek, MD 87 Nick Reisenweaver WR 6′1″ 195 Mechanicsville, VA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 29 Dalton Keene TE So. 6′4″ 251 Littleton, CO 28 catches, 341 yards, 3 TD 6 Chris Cunningham TE Jr. 6′2″ 241 Jacksonville, FL 7 catches, 74 yards, 2 TD 38 Ty Eller TE RS 6′2″ 235 Newton, NC 42 Cole Blaker TE RS 6′3″ 231 Narrows, VA 82 James Mitchell TE 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 242 Big Stone Gap, VA 89 Drake Deiuliis TE 6′5″ 240 Charlotte, NC
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 52 Austin Cannon OL So. 6′2″ 332 Mechanicsville, VA 1 tackle 61 Kyle Chung OL Sr. 6′3″ 311 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 1 tackle 71 T.J. Jackson OL So. 6′6″ 377 Cumberland, VA 1 return, 5 yards 75 Zachariah Hoyt OL So. 6′5″ 310 Salem, VA 1 tackle 50 Patrick Kearns OL 6′5″ 297 Adairsville, GA 51 Gene Kastelburg OL Fr. 6′0″ 308 Richmond, VA 54 Lecitus Smith OL RS 6′3″ 320 Fitzgerald, GA 60 Silas Dzansi OL RS 6′5″ 335 Woodbridge, VA 62 D’Andre Plantin OL Jr. 6′5″ 310 Norcross, GA 63 Daniel Bailey OL 6′3″ 303 Abingdon, VA 65 Matt Christ OL 6′3″ 280 Sterling, VA 68 Connor Kish OL 6′2″ 305 Oceanside, CA 69 Yosuah Nijman OL Sr. 6′7″ 322 Maplewood, NJ 70 Kevin Kish OL 6′2″ 290 Oceanside, CA 72 Brennon Garrison OL 6′1″ 296 Orange, VA 74 Braxton Pfaff OL 6′5″ 315 Lynchburg, VA 77 OL Fr. 6′5″ 314 Upper Marlboro, MD 79 Tyrell Smith OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 North Brunswick, NJ
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 8 Ricky Walker DL Sr. 6′2″ 300 Hampton, VA 49 tackles, 2 sacks 11 Houshun Gaines DL Jr. 6′3″ 235 Rocky Mount, NC 22 tackles, 4.5 sacks 8 Emmanuel Belmar DL 6′2″ 255 Suwanee, GA 29 tackles, 2 sacks 45 TyJuan Garbutt DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 255 Fredericksburg, VA 31 tackles, 1 sack 94 Trevon Hill DL Jr. 6′3″ 245 Virginia Beach, VA 11 tackles, 3.5 sacks 94 Robert Porcher IV DE 6′3″ 255 Orlando, FL 13 tackles, 1 sack 99 Vinny Mihota DL Sr. 6′5″ 298 Fredericksburg, VA 11 tackles, 1 INT 5 Jarrod Hewitt DL So. 6′1″ 280 Venice, FL 15 tackles 35 Zion Debose DE 6′2″ 250 Salisbury, NC 7 tackles 43 Xavier Burke DL Jr. 6′3″ 285 Lawrenceville, VA 7 tackles 58 Nathan Proctor DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 240 Indian Head, MD 3 tackles 96 Jimmie Taylor DL So. 6′2″ 265 Jacksonville, NC 3 tackles 41 Jaylen Griffin DL 6′1″ 256 Rome, GA 1 tackle 11 Amare Barno DL RS 6′6″ 235 Blythewood, SC 36 DaShawn Crawford DL Fr. 6′0″ 290 Bay Springs, MS 47 Darius Fullwood DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 263 College Park, MD 53 Aiden Brown DL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Silver Spring, MD 56 Clay Dean DL 6′3″ 280 Purcellville, VA 67 Gideon Driscoll DL 6′5″ 269 Blacksburg, VA 92 Jaden Cunningham DL RS 6′2″ 306 Lithonia, GA
Linebackers 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 23 Rayshard Ashby LB So. 5′10″ 245 Chesterfield, VA 105 tackles, 1 sack 4 Dax Hollifield LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 245 Shelby, NC 62 tackles, 2 sacks 44 Dylan Rivers LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 237 Stephens City, VA 33 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 38 Rico Kearney LB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Jacksonville, FL 35 tackles 12 Keshon Artis LB 6′0″ 246 Chesapeake, VA 1 tackle 48 Daniel Griffith LB So. 6′0″ 232 Chesapeake, VA 57 Zack Treser LB 6′5″ 225 Blacksburg, VA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 1 Reggie Floyd DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 222 Manassas, VA 88 tackles, 2 INT 1 Khalil Ladler DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Stone Mountain, GA 66 tackles, 1 sack 17 Divine Deablo DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 226 Winston-salem, NC 54 tackles 3 DB Fr. 6′2″ 207 Maiden, NC 36 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 26 Jovonn Quillen DB Jr. 6′0″ 188 Hampton, VA 42 tackles, 1 sack 2 Bryce Watts DB 6′0″ 175 Toms River, NJ 22 tackles, 1 INT 18 Tyree Rodgers DB 6′1″ 185 Camden, NJ 18 tackles 1 Chamarri Conner DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 206 Jacksonville, FL 13 tackles 7 Devon Hunter DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Chesapeake, VA 9 tackles, 1 sack 2 Jermaine Waller DB 6′1″ 180 Washington, DC 7 tackles 5 Nasir Peoples S 6′0″ 200 Abington, PA 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 29 Ishmiel Seisay DB Jr. 5′9″ 198 Springfield, VA 2 tackles 2 Jeremy Webb DB RS 6′4″ 205 East Mims, FL 3 Corey Thomas Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 215 Pittsburgh, PA 8 Brion Murray DB RS 5′10″ 190 Milford, DE 20 D.J. Crossen DB 6′1″ 191 Greensboro, NC 36 Bradley Parcell DB 5′11″ 198 Roanoke, VA 37 Devante Smith DB 6′1″ 211 Manassas, VA 39 Adam Lytle DB 6′1″ 203 Yorktown, VA 97 Keondre Banks DB So. 5′11″ 180 Raleigh, NC
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 - 4p 0 passing yards
Devon Hunter, Keshon Artis, Deshawn McClease, Sean Daniel, Daniel Griffith Chamarri Conner, Chris Cunningham, Rico Kearney Reggie Floyd, Devante Smith, Justin Hairston Jermaine Waller, Sean Savoy, Brian Johnson Hendon Hooker, Tre Turner, D.J. Crossen Eric Kumah, Ishmiel Seisay, Silas Dzansi Tre Coghill III, TyJuan Garbutt, Vinny Mihota Khalil Ladler, Jaden Cunningham Phil Patterson, Trevon Hill Ricky Walker, Jovonn Quillen Coleman Fox, Zachariah Hoyt Josh Jackson, Terius Wheatley Bradley Parcell, Kenneth King Darius Fullwood, Aiden Brown Austin Cannon, Nick Reisenweaver Zack Treser, Gideon Driscoll Connor Kish, Kevin Kish Bryce Watts Jeremy Webb Caleb Farley Corey Thomas Jr. Dax Hollifield Jarrod Hewitt Nasir Peoples Ryan Willis Hezekiah Grimsley Damon Hazelton Brion Murray Emmanuel Belmar Amare Barno Houshun Gaines Quincy Patterson II Divine Deablo Samuel Denmark Tyree Rodgers Rayshard Ashby Dalton Keene Steven Peoples Zion Debose DaShawn Crawford Nicolas Conforti Nashun Overton Ty Eller Adam Lytle Jaylen Griffin Cole Blaker Xavier Burke Devin Dews Dylan Rivers Patrick Kearns Gene Kastelburg Lecitus Smith Clay Dean Nathan Proctor Kyle Chung D’Andre Plantin Daniel Bailey Matt Christ Yosuah Nijman T.J. Jackson Brennon Garrison Braxton Pfaff Christian Darrisaw Tyrell Smith DeJuan Ellis James Mitchell C.J. Carroll Drake Deiuliis Robert Porcher IV Jimmie Taylor Keondre Banks Oscar Shadley Jordan Stout Jalen Holston VA 45 NC 12 FL 8 GA 8 MD 7 Hometowns of the 2018 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 45 North Carolina 12 Florida 8 Georgia 8 Maryland 7 New Jersey 4 Washington, D.C. 3 Pennsylvania 2 Top counties Chesapeake city, Virginia pop. 253,000 5 Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 3 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 3 District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. pop. 681,000 3 Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 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’ 2018 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.
Hendon Hooker QB4-star recruit
Christian Darrisaw OL
Caleb Farley DB