Teams Virginia Tech 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Virginia Tech roster 125 players: 26 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 15 juniors, 17 seniors, 59 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (55) and North Carolina (11). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 15 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 10 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 Jalen Holston RB Sr. 5′11″ 210 Stockbridge, GA 321 rushing yards, 5 TD 4 Keshawn King RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Orange Park, FL 443 rushing yards, 3 TD 28 Chance Black RB 6′1″ 190 Roebuck, SC 130 rushing yards 24 Malachi Thomas RB 6′0″ 220 Hartwell, GA 146 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Bryce Duke RB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Leesburg, VA 59 rushing yards 7 Elijah Howard RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 176 Chattanooga, TN 3 tackles 20 P.J. Prioleau RB Fr. 5′11″ 182 Radford, VA 1 return, 15 yards 3 Kenji Christian RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 207 Birmingham, AL 41 Khiari Miller FB RS 5′10″ 257 Perry, GA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 80 Kaleb Smith WR Sr. 6′2″ 222 Bumpass, VA 37 catches, 674 yards, 3 TD 5 Da’Wain Lofton WR 5′11″ 190 Fort Worth, TX 22 catches, 254 yards, 2 TD 3 Tucker Holloway WR 6′2″ 190 Andrews, NC 9 returns, 191 yards 2 Jadan Blue WR Transfer from Temple Sr. 6′0″ 192 Randallstown, MD 12 catches, 128 yards, 1 TD 12 Stephen Gosnell WR Transfer from North Carolina So. 6′2″ 198 Pilot Mountain, NC 9 catches, 128 yards 5 Christian Moss WR 6′3″ 205 Kennesaw, GA 6 catches, 71 yards 18 William Kakavitsas WR So. 6′1″ 194 Charlotte, NC 1 catch, 8 yards 5 Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw WR RS 5′10″ 166 Bluefield, VA 11 Devin Alves WR RS 6′3″ 195 Melbourne, FL 13 Luke Shields WR RS 6′1″ 185 Centreville, VA 16 Dallan Wright WR Fr. 6′1″ 175 Saluda, SC 34 Tink Boyd WR Jr. 5′10″ 186 Chesterfield, VA 37 Areeb Rashid WR Fr. 6′1″ 208 Woodbridge, VA 84 Ayden Burkey WR 5′11″ 185 Waxhaw, NC 89 Latrell Sutton WR RS 6′3″ 200 Richmond, VA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 86 Nick Gallo TE 6′4″ 245 Richboro, PA 30 catches, 256 yards 8 Dae’Quan Wright TE Fr. 6′4″ 255 Perry, GA 19 catches, 208 yards 4 Connor Blumrick TE Sr. 6′5″ 222 Pearland, TX 8 catches, 88 yards 89 Drake Deiuliis TE Sr. 6′5″ 240 Charlotte, NC 3 catches, 14 yards 38 Ty Eller TE Sr. 6′2″ 235 Newton, NC 1 tackle 40 Cole Pickett TE Fr. 6′3″ 243 Galax, VA 82 Benji Gosnell TE 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 250 Meadows Of Dan, VA 87 Harrison Saint Germain TE RS 6′4″ 246 Centreville, VA 99 Cole Reemsnyder TE RS 6′5″ 238 South Riding, VA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 58 Jack Hollifield OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 300 Shelby, NC 2 tackles 50 Gunner Givens OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 325 Covington, VA 52 Tyler Smedley OL Fr. 6′2″ 304 Ashburn, VA 53 Hunter McLain OL RS 6′5″ 333 Hot Springs, VA 54 Johnny Dickson III OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 317 Corpus Christi, TX 55 Johnny Jordan OL Sr. 6′1″ 300 Leesburg, VA 55 Nikolai Bujnowski OL Fr. 6′1″ 305 Verona, NJ 59 Chris Boyd OL Fr. 6′7″ 300 Stafford, VA 60 Silas Dzansi OL Sr. 6′5″ 335 Woodbridge, VA 61 Braelin Moore OL RS 6′2″ 301 Bethlehem, PA 62 Jonathan Kuhler OL So. 6′2″ 285 Bealeton, VA 68 Griffin Duggan OL Fr. 6′5″ 292 Suffolk, VA 68 Kaden Moore OL So. 6′3″ 303 Bethlehem, PA 69 Dimitri Georgiadis OL Sr. 6′9″ 295 Richmond, VA 70 Parker Clements OL So. 6′7″ 300 Lugoff, SC 71 Danijel Miletic OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Mannheim, Germany 72 Jesse Hanson OL Sr. 6′5″ 300 Blue Ridge, VA 74 William Jones OL Fr. 6′6″ 282 Stuarts Draft, VA 76 Bob Schick OL Fr. 6′6″ 305 Midway, UT 77 Brody Meadows OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′7″ 342 Bluefield, VA 77 Xavier Chaplin OL RS 6′8″ 346 Beaufort, SC 79 Johnny Garrett OL RS 6′5″ 323 Scituate, MA
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 45 TyJuan Garbutt DL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 255 Fredericksburg, VA 31 tackles, 6.5 sacks 41 Jaylen Griffin DL Sr. 6′1″ 256 Rome, GA 27 tackles, 2 sacks 17 Cole Nelson DL So. 6′3″ 251 Johns Creek, GA 23 tackles, 2 sacks 21 C.J. McCray DL 6′3″ 260 Lumberton, NC 20 tackles, 2 sacks 22 Mario Kendricks DL 6′0″ 294 Kissimmee, FL 19 tackles, 1 sack 3 Norell Pollard DL 6′0″ 285 Apopka, FL 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 91 Wilfried Pene DL So. 6′3″ 285 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 6 Josh Fuga DL 6′2″ 308 Woodbridge, VA 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 11 Keyshawn Burgos DE 6′5″ 270 Chesterfield, VA 3 tackles 13 Kyree Moyston DE 6′3″ 250 Portsmouth, VA 1 tackle 44 Malachi Madison DL 6′3″ 290 Chester, VA 1 tackle 17 Mattheus Carroll DL 6′3″ 240 Baltimore, MD 45 Elijah Klock DL RS 6′1″ 250 Moraga, CA 46 Eli Adams DL Sr. 5′11″ 230 Rock Hill, SC 55 Lemar Law Jr. DL RS 6′5″ 329 Virginia Beach, VA 94 Nigel Simmons DL Jr. 6′2″ 250 Newport News, VA 95 Desmond Mamudi DL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Tampa, FL 99 Maxx Philpott DL Jr. 6′0″ 295 Salem, VA Pheldarius Payne DL Transfer from Nebraska Jr. 6′3″ 275 Suffolk, VA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 4 Dax Hollifield LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 245 Shelby, NC 82 tackles, 2 sacks 7 Keonta Jenkins LB 6′3″ 212 Jacksonville, FL 42 tackles, 1 INT 34 Alan Tisdale LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 232 Greensboro, NC 36 tackles, 1 sack 0 Keli Lawson LB 6′4″ 223 Stephens City, VA 23 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 24 Jaden Keller LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 235 Bristol, TN 24 tackles, 1 sack 38 Jayden McDonald LB 6′4″ 235 Salem, VA 19 tackles, 1 sack 19 J.R. Walker LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 223 Clayton, NC 18 tackles 12 Keshon Artis LB 6′0″ 246 Chesapeake, VA 10 tackles 12 Jorden McDonald LB 6′4″ 255 Salem, VA 2 tackles 53 Will Johnson LB 6′2″ 231 Leonardtown, MD 2 tackles 47 Dean Ferguson LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Sterling, VA 1 tackle 1 Lakeem Rudolph LB 6′4″ 240 Virginia Beach, VA 30 Tyler Matheny LB Jr. 6′1″ 227 Fairfax, VA 48 Matt Johnson LB Jr. 6′0″ 226 Glen Allen, VA 50 Ben Skinner LB Jr. 6′1″ 228 Spotsylvania, VA 51 Sam Hughes LB Fr. 6′1″ 212 Arlington, VA
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 1 Chamarri Conner DB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 206 Jacksonville, FL 66 tackles 5 Nasir Peoples S 6′0″ 200 Abington, PA 59 tackles 4 Mansoor Delane CB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Silver Spring, MD 38 tackles, 1 INT 7 Jalen Stroman S 6′1″ 199 Bristow, VA 43 tackles 9 Armani Chatman DB 6′0″ 205 Virginia Beach, VA 22 tackles, 1 INT 13 Ny’Quee Hawkins DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Orange, NJ 25 tackles 8 Brion Murray DB Sr. 5′10″ 190 Milford, DE 17 tackles, 1 sack 2 D.J. Harvey CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Palmdale, CA 9 returns, 17 yards 44 Dorian Strong CB 6′0″ 185 Upper Marlboro, MD 9 tackles 40 Jalen Hoyle DB 6′0″ 191 Englewood, NJ 6 tackles 29 Nykelius Johnson S Fr. 5′11″ 183 Florence, SC 5 tackles 16 Cam Johnson CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 160 Washington, DC 3 tackles 15 Jaylen Jones S So. 6′1″ 203 Richmond, VA 2 tackles 16 Luke Bussel S Jr. 6′1″ 210 Chesapeake, VA 1 tackle 37 Davion Ames S Fr. 6′2″ 210 Baltimore, MD 1 tackle 17 Miles Ellis DB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Richmond, VA 27 Tyler Childress S Fr. 6′2″ 196 Bradenton, FL 35 Cade Herdman S RS 6′0″ 178 Leesburg, VA
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 85 Peter Moore P 6′1″ 200 Davidsonville, MD 73 punts, 41.7 average 92 Will Ross PK Sr. 6′1″ 216 Rock Hill, SC 8 of 10 field goals 17 John Love PK 5′11″ 192 Spartanburg, SC 1 of 2 field goals 99 Justin Pollock LS Jr. 6′2″ 235 Amelia Court House, VA 1 tackle 38 Kyle Lowe PK Fr. 6′3″ 199 Midlothian, VA 42 Vincenzo Anthony LS Jr. 5′10″ 216 Port Charlotte, FL 86 Zach Hoban PK Jr. 6′0″ 180 West Orange, NJ 95 Nick Veltsistas P Fr. 6′2″ 202 Fairfax, VA 96 Bryce LaFollette P RS 6′3″ 210 Chesapeake Beach, MD 96 Christian Epling LS RS 6′1″ 222 Hoschton, GA
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 14 Cole Beck ATH Jr. 6′1″ 195 Blacksburg, VA 8 returns, 179 yards
Jaylen Jones, Miles Ellis, Dimitri Georgiadis, Latrell Sutton Lakeem Rudolph, Armani Chatman, Lemar Law Jr. Josh Fuga, Areeb Rashid, Silas Dzansi Jalen Stroman, Luke Shields, Harrison Saint Germain Keyshawn Burgos, Tink Boyd, Malachi Madison Jorden McDonald, Jayden McDonald, Maxx Philpott Ny’Quee Hawkins, Nikolai Bujnowski, Zach Hoban William Kakavitsas, Ben Locklear, Drake Deiuliis Bryce Duke, Cade Herdman, Johnny Jordan Chamarri Conner, Keonta Jenkins Jason Brown, TyJuan Garbutt Dax Hollifield, Jack Hollifield Nasir Peoples, Nick Gallo Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw, Brody Meadows Devin Farrell, Devin Ferrell Dae’Quan Wright, Khiari Miller Keshon Artis, Luke Bussel Cam Johnson, Sam Hughes John Love, Chance Black Mattheus Carroll, Davion Ames Tyler Matheny, Nick Veltsistas Eli Adams, Will Ross Dean Ferguson, Cole Reemsnyder Braelin Moore, Kaden Moore Griffin Duggan, Pheldarius Payne Keli Lawson D.J. Harvey Jadan Blue Kenji Christian Norell Pollard Tucker Holloway Connor Blumrick Keshawn King Mansoor Delane Christian Moss Da’Wain Lofton Grant Wells Elijah Howard Brion Murray Devin Alves Stephen Gosnell Tahj Bullock Kyree Moyston Cole Beck Dallan Wright Cole Nelson J.R. Walker P.J. Prioleau C.J. McCray Mario Kendricks Jaden Keller Malachi Thomas Tyler Childress Nykelius Johnson Alan Tisdale Kyle Lowe Ty Eller Cole Pickett Jalen Hoyle Jaylen Griffin Vincenzo Anthony Dorian Strong Elijah Klock Matt Johnson Ben Skinner Gunner Givens Tyler Smedley Hunter McLain Will Johnson Johnny Dickson III Chris Boyd Jonathan Kuhler Parker Clements Jesse Hanson William Jones Xavier Chaplin Johnny Garrett Kaleb Smith Ayden Burkey Peter Moore Nigel Simmons Desmond Mamudi Christian Epling Justin Pollock Jalen Holston VA 55 NC 11 GA 10 FL 9 SC 8 Hometowns of the 2022 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 55 North Carolina 11 Georgia 10 Florida 9 Maryland 8 South Carolina 8 New Jersey 5 Pennsylvania 4 Top counties Loudoun County, Virginia pop. 433,000 6 Essex County, New Jersey pop. 863,000 4 Prince William County, Virginia pop. 489,000 4 Chesterfield County, Virginia pop. 378,000 4 Richmond city, Virginia pop. 229,000 4 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’ 2022 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.
