Teams Virginia Tech 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Virginia Tech roster 127 players: 24 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 7 juniors, 12 seniors, 69 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (46) and North Carolina (17). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 10 Receivers 19 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 11 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 5 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 218 Greensboro, NC 1,344 passing yards, 9 TD 5 Braxton Burmeister QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 205 La Jolla, CA 687 passing yards, 2 TD 16 Quincy Patterson II QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Chicago, IL 93 passing yards, 2 TD 10 Knox Kadum QB 6′1″ 200 Rome, GA 68 passing yards 18 Joshua Forburger QB RS 6′1″ 195 Bethesda, MD 19 Peyton Kemmerlin QB Fr. 6′1″ 245 Shelby, NC
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 21 Khalil Herbert RB Sr. 5′9″ 212 Coral Springs, FL 1,183 rushing yards, 8 TD 6 Raheem Blackshear RB 5′9″ 194 Philadelphia, PA 243 rushing yards, 2 TD Jalen Holston RB 5′11″ 210 Stockbridge, GA 189 rushing yards, 2 TD 4 Keshawn King RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Orange Park, FL 3 returns, 65 yards 29 Marco Lee RB Fr. 6′0″ 235 Columbus, GA 16 rushing yards 6 Jordan Brunson RB 6′0″ 233 Alpharetta, GA 8 Tahj Gary RB 5′8″ 220 Atlanta, GA 23 Jalen Hampton RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 206 Rockville, MD 38 Nashun Overton RB RS 5′6″ 165 Suffolk, VA 41 Terius Wheatley RB 6′0″ 200 Ann Arbor, MI
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 9 Tayvion Robinson WR So. 5′11″ 194 Virginia Beach, VA 37 catches, 588 yards, 3 TD 11 Tre Turner WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 187 Greensboro, NC 34 catches, 529 yards, 3 TD 80 Kaleb Smith WR So. 6′2″ 222 Bumpass, VA 8 catches, 90 yards, 1 TD 13 Changa Hodge WR 6′1″ 207 Lubbock, TX 3 catches, 25 yards 14 Evan Fairs WR Sr. 6′3″ 208 Fulshear, TX 2 catches, 18 yards 85 Carl Smith WR 6′0″ 178 Philadelphia, PA 1 tackle 0 Tyree Saunders WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 198 Jacksonville, FL 3 Elijah Bowick WR RS 6′2″ 205 Charlotte, NC 6 Darryle Simmons WR 6′3″ 211 Philadelphia, PA 14 Jaden Payoute WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Chesterfield, VA 16 Dallan Wright WR 6′1″ 175 Saluda, SC 17 Eddie Ozycz WR RS 6′1″ 195 Herndon, VA 18 William Kakavitsas WR RS 6′1″ 194 Charlotte, NC 30 Rich Cummings WR So. 6′0″ 182 Westtown, NY 31 Trevor Jackson WR RS 6′3″ 187 Leesburg, VA 34 Tink Boyd WR Fr. 5′10″ 186 Chesterfield, VA 40 Travis Williams WR So. 6′3″ 212 Lorton, VA 48 Nikia Peerman WR Fr. 6′3″ 187 Gladys, VA 94 Conner Dusenbury WR RS 6′0″ 175 Richmond, VA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 82 James Mitchell TE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 242 Big Stone Gap, VA 26 catches, 435 yards, 4 TD 86 Nick Gallo TE 6′4″ 245 Richboro, PA 10 catches, 75 yards, 1 TD 89 Drake Deiuliis TE 6′5″ 240 Charlotte, NC 4 catches, 33 yards 38 Ty Eller TE So. 6′2″ 235 Newton, NC 42 Cole Blaker TE So. 6′3″ 231 Narrows, VA 92 Sam Brooks TE RS 6′2″ 210 Rockville, VA
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 52 Austin Cannon OL Sr. 6′2″ 332 Mechanicsville, VA 54 Lecitus Smith OL So. 6′3″ 320 Fitzgerald, GA 55 Nikolai Bujnowski OL 6′1″ 305 Verona, NJ 58 Walker Culver OL So. 6′6″ 300 Soddy Daisy, TN 60 Silas Dzansi OL So. 6′5″ 335 Woodbridge, VA 61 Bryan Hudson OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 305 Georgetown, KY 62 Jonathan Kuhler OL RS 6′2″ 285 Bealeton, VA 67 Noah Sage OL RS 6′3″ 300 Jonesville, VA 68 Kaden Moore OL RS 6′3″ 303 Bethlehem, PA 69 Luke Tenuta OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 Crozet, VA 70 Parker Clements OL RS 6′7″ 300 Lugoff, SC 71 T.J. Jackson OL Sr. 6′6″ 377 Cumberland, VA 72 Doug Nester OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 319 Huntington, WV 72 Jesse Hanson OL So. 6′5″ 300 Blue Ridge, VA 75 Zachariah Hoyt OL Sr. 6′5″ 310 Salem, VA 76 Brock Hoffman OL 6′3″ 317 Statesville, NC 77 OL Jr. 6′5″ 314 Upper Marlboro, MD 79 Tyrell Smith OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 North Brunswick, NJ
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 11 Amare Barno DL So. 6′6″ 235 Blythewood, SC 43 tackles, 6.5 sacks 9 Justus Reed DL Sr. 6′3″ 255 Clearwater , FL 29 tackles, 6.5 sacks 5 Jarrod Hewitt DL Sr. 6′1″ 280 Venice, FL 31 tackles, 5.5 sacks 3 Norell Pollard DL 6′0″ 285 Apopka, FL 28 tackles, 2.5 sacks 22 Mario Kendricks DL 6′0″ 294 Kissimmee, FL 14 tackles, 1.5 sacks 8 Emmanuel Belmar DL 6′2″ 255 Suwanee, GA 9 tackles, 3 sacks 6 Josh Fuga DL 6′2″ 308 Woodbridge, VA 10 tackles, 1 sack 41 Jaylen Griffin DL 6′1″ 256 Rome, GA 10 tackles, 1 sack 35 Zion Debose DE 6′2″ 250 Salisbury, NC 6 tackles, 1 sack 46 Eli Adams DL So. 5′11″ 230 Rock Hill, SC 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 36 DaShawn Crawford DL Jr. 6′0″ 290 Bay Springs, MS 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks 15 Robert Wooten DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 270 Stafford, TX 3 tackles 94 Nigel Simmons DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Newport News, VA 1 tackle 45 TyJuan Garbutt DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 255 Fredericksburg, VA 57 Nick Craig DL Fr. 6′4″ 251 Chesapeake, VA 91 Wilfried Pene DL RS 6′3″ 285 92 Jaden Cunningham DL So. 6′2″ 306 Lithonia, GA 99 Maxx Philpott DL Fr. 6′0″ 295 Salem, VA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 23 Rayshard Ashby LB Sr. 5′10″ 245 Chesterfield, VA 69 tackles, 4 sacks 34 Alan Tisdale LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 232 Greensboro, NC 59 tackles 4 Dax Hollifield LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 245 Shelby, NC 52 tackles, 1.5 sacks 30 Tyler Matheny LB Fr. 6′1″ 227 Fairfax, VA 22 tackles, 1 INT 7 Keonta Jenkins LB 6′3″ 212 Jacksonville, FL 9 tackles 19 J.R. Walker LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 223 Clayton, NC 6 tackles 12 Keshon Artis LB 6′0″ 246 Chesapeake, VA 3 tackles 47 Dean Ferguson LB 6′2″ 225 Sterling, VA 3 tackles 55 Austin Rosa LB 5′10″ 210 Reading, PA 3 tackles 1 Lakeem Rudolph LB 6′4″ 240 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 4 Justin Beadles LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 275 Atlanta, GA 48 Matt Johnson LB Fr. 6′0″ 226 Glen Allen, VA 50 Ben Skinner LB Fr. 6′1″ 228 Spotsylvania, VA 50 Michael Peterson LB RS 6′1″ 215 Fort Mill, SC 50 Tre Maxwell LB RS 6′0″ 198 Centreville, VA
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 Chamarri Conner DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 206 Jacksonville, FL 81 tackles, 2 INT 17 Divine Deablo DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 226 Winston-salem, NC 55 tackles, 4 INT 24 Devin Taylor DB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Lansing, MI 51 tackles, 2 INT 8 Brion Murray DB So. 5′10″ 190 Milford, DE 36 tackles, 2 INT 9 Armani Chatman DB 6′0″ 205 Virginia Beach, VA 32 tackles, 1 sack 44 Dorian Strong CB 6′0″ 185 Upper Marlboro, MD 22 tackles, 1 INT 2 Jermaine Waller DB 6′1″ 180 Washington, DC 10 tackles 21 Nadir Thompson DB 5′10″ 180 Rocky Mount, NC 7 tackles 97 Keondre Banks DB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Raleigh, NC 3 tackles 13 Ny’Quee Hawkins DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Orange, NJ 1 tackle 46 Chase Blaker DB Fr. 6′0″ 155 1 tackle 3 DB Jr. 6′2″ 207 Maiden, NC 5 Nasir Peoples S 6′0″ 200 Abington, PA 7 Devon Hunter DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Chesapeake, VA 13 John Ransom CB RS 5′10″ 184 Chesapeake, VA 16 Luke Bussel S Fr. 6′1″ 210 Chesapeake, VA 18 Tyree Rodgers DB 6′1″ 185 Camden, NJ 32 Hunter Green DB Fr. 6′1″ 177 Knoxville, TN 37 Lucas Duncan DB Fr. 6′1″ 188 Roanoke, VA 39 Byron Whitehead DB Fr. 6′3″ 226 Newark, NJ 41 Carter Shifflett S RS 5′10″ 198 Crozet, VA 49 Ed Robinson DB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 5′9″ 155 Mechanicsville, VA 87 Keondre Ko DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Raleigh, NC
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 93 Brian Johnson PK Sr. 6′1″ 185 Washington, DC 20 of 26 field goals 91 Oscar Bradburn P Sr. 6′1″ 218 Sydney, NSW 37 punts, 43.0 average 85 Peter Moore P 6′1″ 200 Davidsonville, MD 3 punts, 33.0 average 96 John Parker Romo PK Jr. 5′11″ 175 Peachtree City, GA 1 tackle 38 Kyle Lowe PK 6′3″ 199 Midlothian, VA 64 Dayton Fairchild LS Fr. 6′0″ 214 Purcellville, VA 64 Vincenzo Anthony LS Fr. 5′10″ 225 86 Zach Hoban PK Fr. 6′0″ 180 West Orange, NJ 92 Mark Applegate PK RS 5′11″ 155 Fairfax, VA 97 Oscar Shadley LS 6′0″ 265 Naples, FL 99 Justin Pollock LS Fr. 6′2″ 235 Amelia Court House, VA
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 14 Cole Beck ATH Fr. 6′1″ 195 Blacksburg, VA
Devon Hunter, Keshon Artis, John Ransom, Luke Bussel, Nick Craig Darryle Simmons, Raheem Blackshear, Tyree Rodgers, Carl Smith Tyree Saunders, Chamarri Conner, Keonta Jenkins Lakeem Rudolph, Armani Chatman, Tayvion Robinson Elijah Bowick, William Kakavitsas, Drake Deiuliis Hendon Hooker, Tre Turner, Alan Tisdale Josh Fuga, Travis Williams, Silas Dzansi Ny’Quee Hawkins, Nikolai Bujnowski, Zach Hoban Jaden Payoute, Rayshard Ashby, Tink Boyd Jermaine Waller, Brian Johnson Dax Hollifield, Peyton Kemmerlin Justin Beadles, Tahj Gary Nasir Peoples, Nick Gallo Knox Kadum, Jaylen Griffin Eddie Ozycz, Dean Ferguson Joshua Forburger, Jalen Hampton Tyler Matheny, Mark Applegate Trevor Jackson, Dayton Fairchild Lucas Duncan, Jesse Hanson Carter Shifflett, Luke Tenuta Dorian Strong, Christian Darrisaw Ed Robinson, Austin Cannon Zachariah Hoyt, Maxx Philpott Keondre Ko, Keondre Banks Caleb Farley Norell Pollard Keshawn King Braxton Burmeister Jarrod Hewitt Jordan Brunson Brion Murray Emmanuel Belmar Justus Reed Amare Barno Changa Hodge Cole Beck Evan Fairs Robert Wooten Dallan Wright Quincy Patterson II Divine Deablo J.R. Walker Khalil Herbert Nadir Thompson Mario Kendricks Devin Taylor Marco Lee Rich Cummings Hunter Green Zion Debose DaShawn Crawford Kyle Lowe Nashun Overton Ty Eller Byron Whitehead Terius Wheatley Cole Blaker TyJuan Garbutt Eli Adams Matt Johnson Nikia Peerman Ben Skinner Michael Peterson Tre Maxwell Lecitus Smith Austin Rosa Walker Culver Bryan Hudson Jonathan Kuhler Noah Sage Kaden Moore Parker Clements T.J. Jackson Doug Nester Brock Hoffman Tyrell Smith Kaleb Smith James Mitchell Peter Moore Jaden Cunningham Sam Brooks Conner Dusenbury Nigel Simmons John Parker Romo Oscar Shadley Justin Pollock Jalen Holston VA 46 NC 17 GA 11 FL 10 PA 7 Hometowns of the 2020 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 46 North Carolina 17 Georgia 11 Florida 10 Pennsylvania 7 New Jersey 6 South Carolina 5 Maryland 5 Top counties Chesapeake city, Virginia pop. 253,000 5 Essex County, New Jersey pop. 863,000 4 Chesterfield County, Virginia pop. 378,000 4 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 3 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 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’ 2020 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