Teams Virginia Tech 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Virginia Tech roster 124 players: 23 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 20 juniors, 8 seniors, 57 with no class listed. From 16 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (44) and Georgia (14). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 12 Receivers 13 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 19 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 9
Running backs 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 6 Raheem Blackshear RB Jr. 5′9″ 194 Philadelphia, PA 760 rushing yards, 6 TD 24 Malachi Thomas RB 6′0″ 220 Hartwell, GA 440 rushing yards, 3 TD Jalen Holston RB 5′11″ 210 Stockbridge, GA 199 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 Chance Black RB 6′1″ 190 Roebuck, SC 11 returns, 245 yards 4 Keshawn King RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Orange Park, FL 117 rushing yards, 1 TD 7 Elijah Howard RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 176 Chattanooga, TN 1 tackle 29 Marco Lee RB So. 6′0″ 235 Columbus, GA 12 rushing yards 3 Kenji Christian RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 207 Birmingham, AL 6 Jordan Brunson RB RS 6′0″ 233 Alpharetta, GA 8 Tahj Gary RB 5′8″ 220 Atlanta, GA 23 Jalen Hampton RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′9″ 206 Rockville, MD 38 Nashun Overton RB Fr. 5′6″ 165 Suffolk, VA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 Tayvion Robinson WR Jr. 5′11″ 194 Virginia Beach, VA 44 catches, 559 yards, 5 TD 11 Tre Turner WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 187 Greensboro, NC 40 catches, 675 yards, 3 TD 80 Kaleb Smith WR Jr. 6′2″ 222 Bumpass, VA 20 catches, 260 yards, 2 TD 5 Da’Wain Lofton WR 5′11″ 190 Fort Worth, TX 7 catches, 98 yards, 1 TD 14 Jaden Payoute WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 210 Chesterfield, VA 1 catch, 42 yards 13 Changa Hodge WR Sr. 6′1″ 207 Lubbock, TX 16 Dallan Wright WR RS 6′1″ 175 Saluda, SC 17 Eddie Ozycz WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Herndon, VA 18 William Kakavitsas WR Fr. 6′1″ 194 Charlotte, NC 31 Trevor Jackson WR Fr. 6′3″ 187 Leesburg, VA 34 Tink Boyd WR So. 5′10″ 186 Chesterfield, VA 83 D.J. Sims WR Fr. 6′3″ 190 Richmond, VA 94 Conner Dusenbury WR Fr. 6′0″ 175 Richmond, VA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 4 Connor Blumrick TE Transfer from Texas A&M 6′5″ 222 Pearland, TX 242 rushing yards, 3 TD 86 Nick Gallo TE 6′4″ 245 Richboro, PA 14 catches, 130 yards 82 James Mitchell TE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 242 Big Stone Gap, VA 5 catches, 42 yards, 1 TD 89 Drake Deiuliis TE 6′5″ 240 Charlotte, NC 5 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD 38 Ty Eller TE Jr. 6′2″ 235 Newton, NC 42 Cole Blaker TE Jr. 6′3″ 231 Narrows, VA 44 Jared Gibble TE RS 6′4″ 235 Winston-salem, NC 92 Sam Brooks TE Fr. 6′2″ 210 Rockville, VA 93 Lance Lacny TE Fr. 6′0″ 182 Ashburn, VA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 69 Luke Tenuta OL So. 6′7″ 315 Crozet, VA 2 tackles 68 Kaden Moore OL Fr. 6′3″ 303 Bethlehem, PA 1 tackle 54 Lecitus Smith OL Jr. 6′3″ 320 Fitzgerald, GA 55 Nikolai Bujnowski OL RS 6′1″ 305 Verona, NJ 56 Darius Tisdale OL Jr. 6′5″ 301 South Brunswick, NJ 58 Derrell Bailey Jr. OL RS 6′6″ 310 Montgomery, AL 58 Jack Hollifield OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 300 Shelby, NC 60 Silas Dzansi OL Jr. 6′5″ 335 Woodbridge, VA 62 Jonathan Kuhler OL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Bealeton, VA 67 Noah Sage OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Jonesville, VA 68 Bryce Goodner OL RS 6′2″ 299 Athens, TN 70 Parker Clements OL Fr. 6′7″ 300 Lugoff, SC 71 Danijel Miletic OL RS 6′3″ 290 Mannheim, Germany 72 Jesse Hanson OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Blue Ridge, VA 74 William Jones OL RS 6′6″ 282 Stuarts Draft, VA 76 Brock Hoffman OL Jr. 6′3″ 317 Statesville, NC 79 Tyrell Smith OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 North Brunswick, NJ
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 11 Amare Barno DL Jr. 6′6″ 235 Blythewood, SC 35 tackles, 3.5 sacks 45 TyJuan Garbutt DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 255 Fredericksburg, VA 30 tackles, 3.5 sacks 59 Jordan Williams DL Transfer from Clemson 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 290 Virginia Beach, VA 33 tackles, 2.5 sacks 3 Norell Pollard DL 6′0″ 285 Apopka, FL 27 tackles, 1 sack 6 Josh Fuga DL 6′2″ 308 Woodbridge, VA 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 41 Jaylen Griffin DL 6′1″ 256 Rome, GA 14 tackles, 2 sacks 91 Wilfried Pene DL Fr. 6′3″ 285 18 tackles 46 Eli Adams DL Jr. 5′11″ 230 Rock Hill, SC 11 tackles 22 Mario Kendricks DL 6′0″ 294 Kissimmee, FL 6 tackles, 1 sack 17 Cole Nelson DL Fr. 6′3″ 251 Johns Creek, GA 5 tackles 17 Mattheus Carroll DL 6′3″ 240 Baltimore, MD 2 tackles 21 C.J. McCray DL Transfer from Marshall 6′3″ 260 Lumberton, NC 2 tackles 94 Nigel Simmons DL So. 6′2″ 250 Newport News, VA 2 tackles 8 Emmanuel Belmar DL Sr. 6′2″ 255 Suwanee, GA 92 Jaden Cunningham DL Jr. 6′2″ 306 Lithonia, GA 95 Desmond Mamudi DL RS 6′3″ 305 Tampa, FL 99 Maxx Philpott DL So. 6′0″ 295 Salem, VA
Linebackers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 4 Dax Hollifield LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 245 Shelby, NC 92 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT 34 Alan Tisdale LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 232 Greensboro, NC 84 tackles, 2.5 sacks 12 Keshon Artis LB 6′0″ 246 Chesapeake, VA 21 tackles, 1 sack 7 Keonta Jenkins LB 6′3″ 212 Jacksonville, FL 17 tackles 47 Dean Ferguson LB 6′2″ 225 Sterling, VA 5 tackles 48 Matt Johnson LB So. 6′0″ 226 Glen Allen, VA 3 tackles 55 Austin Rosa LB Sr. 5′10″ 210 Reading, PA 2 tackles 0 Keli Lawson LB 6′4″ 223 Stephens City, VA 1 tackle 12 Jorden McDonald LB 6′4″ 255 Salem, VA 1 tackle 46 Cody Duncan LB 6′1″ 242 Knoxville, TN 1 tackle 1 Lakeem Rudolph LB 6′4″ 240 Virginia Beach, VA 19 J.R. Walker LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 223 Clayton, NC 24 Jaden Keller LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 235 Bristol, TN 30 Tyler Matheny LB So. 6′1″ 227 Fairfax, VA 38 Jayden McDonald LB 6′4″ 235 Salem, VA 50 Ben Skinner LB So. 6′1″ 228 Spotsylvania, VA 50 Michael Peterson LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Fort Mill, SC 50 Tre Maxwell LB Fr. 6′0″ 198 Centreville, VA 53 Will Johnson LB 6′2″ 231 Leonardtown, MD
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 1 Chamarri Conner DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 206 Jacksonville, FL 85 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 5 Nasir Peoples S 6′0″ 200 Abington, PA 88 tackles, 1 INT 17 Tae Daley S Transfer from Vanderbilt Sr. 6′1″ 196 Warner Robins, GA 73 tackles, 1 INT 2 Jermaine Waller DB Jr. 6′1″ 180 Washington, DC 45 tackles, 4 INT 44 Dorian Strong CB 6′0″ 185 Upper Marlboro, MD 22 tackles, 1 INT 9 Armani Chatman DB 6′0″ 205 Virginia Beach, VA 13 tackles, 1 INT 13 Ny’Quee Hawkins DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Orange, NJ 10 tackles, 1 sack 7 Jalen Stroman S 6′1″ 199 Bristow, VA 9 tackles 8 Brion Murray DB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Milford, DE 8 tackles 7 Devon Hunter DB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 220 Chesapeake, VA 7 tackles 87 Keondre Ko DB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Raleigh, NC 3 tackles 2 D.J. Harvey CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Palmdale, CA 2 tackles 16 Luke Bussel S So. 6′1″ 210 Chesapeake, VA 2 catches, 27 yards 21 Nadir Thompson DB So. 5′10″ 180 Rocky Mount, NC 1 tackle 15 Jaylen Jones S Fr. 6′1″ 203 Richmond, VA 1 catch, 15 yards 24 Devin Taylor DB Sr. 6′1″ 200 Lansing, MI 28 Da’Shawn Elder S RS 6′0″ 215 Watkinsville, GA 29 Nykelius Johnson S RS 5′11″ 183 Florence, SC 32 Hunter Green DB So. 6′1″ 177 Knoxville, TN 39 Byron Whitehead DB So. 6′3″ 226 Newark, NJ 40 Jalen Hoyle DB 6′0″ 191 Englewood, NJ 41 Carter Shifflett S Fr. 5′10″ 198 Crozet, VA 49 Ed Robinson DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 155 Mechanicsville, VA
Lakeem Rudolph, Armani Chatman, Tayvion Robinson, Jordan Williams Devon Hunter, Keshon Artis, Luke Bussel Jorden McDonald, Jayden McDonald, Maxx Philpott Ny’Quee Hawkins, Nikolai Bujnowski, Zach Hoban Jaylen Jones, D.J. Sims, Conner Dusenbury Chamarri Conner, Keonta Jenkins Dax Hollifield, Jack Hollifield Nasir Peoples, Nick Gallo Josh Fuga, Silas Dzansi Jalen Stroman, Tre Maxwell Knox Kadum, Jaylen Griffin Tre Turner, Alan Tisdale Tahj Bullock, Byron Whitehead Jaden Payoute, Tink Boyd Eddie Ozycz, Dean Ferguson Joshua Forburger, Jalen Hampton William Kakavitsas, Drake Deiuliis Tyler Matheny, Mark Applegate Hunter Green, Cody Duncan Carter Shifflett, Luke Tenuta Eli Adams, William Ross Darius Tisdale, Tyrell Smith Keli Lawson D.J. Harvey Jermaine Waller Kenji Christian Norell Pollard Connor Blumrick Keshawn King Braxton Burmeister Da’Wain Lofton Jordan Brunson Raheem Blackshear Elijah Howard Brion Murray Emmanuel Belmar Tahj Gary Amare Barno Changa Hodge Dallan Wright Quincy Patterson II Cole Nelson Mattheus Carroll Tae Daley J.R. Walker C.J. McCray Nadir Thompson Mario Kendricks Devin Taylor Jaden Keller Malachi Thomas Chance Black Da’Shawn Elder Marco Lee Nykelius Johnson Trevor Jackson Kyle Lowe Nashun Overton Ty Eller Jalen Hoyle Cole Blaker Dorian Strong Jared Gibble TyJuan Garbutt Matt Johnson Ed Robinson Ben Skinner Michael Peterson Will Johnson Lecitus Smith Austin Rosa Derrell Bailey Jr. Jonathan Kuhler Noah Sage Bryce Goodner Kaden Moore Parker Clements Jesse Hanson William Jones Brock Hoffman Kaleb Smith James Mitchell Peter Moore Keondre Ko Jaden Cunningham Sam Brooks Lance Lacny Nigel Simmons Desmond Mamudi John Parker Romo Oscar Shadley Justin Pollock Jalen Holston VA 44 GA 14 NC 13 NJ 8 SC 8 Hometowns of the 2021 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 44 Georgia 14 North Carolina 13 South Carolina 8 New Jersey 8 Florida 7 Maryland 6 Pennsylvania 5 Top counties Essex County, New Jersey pop. 863,000 5 Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 4 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 3 Prince William County, Virginia pop. 489,000 3 Loudoun County, Virginia pop. 433,000 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’ 2021 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.
