Teams Virginia Tech 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Virginia Tech roster 122 players: 35 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 10 juniors, 11 seniors, 45 with no class listed. From 15 states and 2 other countries; the most from Virginia (62) and North Carolina (8). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 16 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 33 Bhayshul Tuten RB Transfer from North Carolina A&T Jr. 5′11″ 209 Paulsboro, NJ 863 rushing yards, 10 TD 24 Malachi Thomas RB 6′0″ 220 Hartwell, GA 381 rushing yards, 2 TD 4 Jeremiah Coney RB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Richmond, VA 30 rushing yards 25 Bryce Duke RB So. 6′0″ 210 Leesburg, VA 69 rushing yards 28 Chance Black RB So. 6′1″ 190 Roebuck, SC 22 rushing yards 16 Tralon Mitchell RB 6′0″ 201 Middlesex, NC 3 rushing yards 20 P.J. Prioleau RB So. 5′11″ 182 Radford, VA 41 Khiari Miller FB Fr. 5′10″ 257 Perry, GA 46 Darius Taylor RB RS 5′11″ 243 Richmond, VA
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 3 Tucker Holloway WR 6′2″ 190 Andrews, NC 23 returns, 281 yards 83 WR Transfer from Middle Tennessee 5′10″ 192 Clover, SC 41 catches, 538 yards, 6 TD 9 Da’Quan Felton WR Transfer from Norfolk State Jr. 6′5″ 213 Portsmouth, VA 38 catches, 667 yards, 8 TD 12 Stephen Gosnell WR Jr. 6′2″ 198 Pilot Mountain, NC 22 catches, 347 yards, 3 TD 5 Da’Wain Lofton WR 5′11″ 190 Fort Worth, TX 6 catches, 58 yards 0 Ali Jennings WR Transfer from Old Dominion 6′2″ 205 Richmond, VA 5 catches, 72 yards, 2 TD 0 Ayden Greene WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 194 Knoxville, TN 5 catches, 56 yards 11 Devin Alves WR Fr. 6′3″ 195 Melbourne, FL 1 tackle 15 Krystian Williams WR 6′0″ 179 Richmond, VA 1 tackle 17 Chance Fitzgerald WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 196 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 5 Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw WR Fr. 5′10″ 166 Bluefield, VA 1 catch, 9 yards 2 Takye Heath WR RS 5′9″ 172 Richmond, VA 13 Luke Shields WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Centreville, VA 13 Marcell Baylor WR Fr. 6′0″ 186 Radford, VA 81 Jordan Tapscott WR RS 6′1″ 188 Warrenton, VA 89 Latrell Sutton WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Richmond, VA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 8 Dae’Quan Wright TE So. 6′4″ 255 Perry, GA 28 catches, 366 yards 82 Benji Gosnell TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 250 Meadows Of Dan, VA 12 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD 87 Harrison Saint Germain TE Fr. 6′4″ 246 Centreville, VA 2 catches, 13 yards, 1 TD 13 Ja’Ricous Hairston TE RS 6′2″ 251 Bassett, VA 36 Brody Jones TE RS 6′3″ 242 Bristol, VA 40 Cole Pickett TE So. 6′3″ 243 Galax, VA 86 Nick Gallo TE 6′4″ 245 Richboro, PA 88 Zeke Wimbush TE RS 6′2″ 235 Ashburn, VA 99 Cole Reemsnyder TE Fr. 6′5″ 238 South Riding, VA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 58 Jack Hollifield OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 300 Shelby, NC 2 tackles 50 Gunner Givens OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 325 Covington, VA 52 Tyler Smedley OL So. 6′2″ 304 Ashburn, VA 53 Hunter McLain OL Fr. 6′5″ 333 Hot Springs, VA 54 Johnny Dickson III OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 317 Corpus Christi, TX 56 Layth Ghannam OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 314 Charleston, WV 57 Brayden DeMasi OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Blacksburg, VA 59 Gabriel Arena OL Fr. 6′4″ 293 Harrisburg, PA 60 Caleb Nitta OL RS 6′2″ 305 Leesburg, VA 61 Braelin Moore OL Fr. 6′2″ 301 Bethlehem, PA 67 Hannes Hammer OL 6′7″ 313 Cologne, Germany 68 Griffin Duggan OL So. 6′5″ 292 Suffolk, VA 68 Kaden Moore OL Jr. 6′3″ 303 Bethlehem, PA 68 Lance Williams OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Alcoa, TN 70 Parker Clements OL Jr. 6′7″ 300 Lugoff, SC 71 Clayton Frady OL Transfer from Gardner-Webb Sr. 6′4″ 293 Sylva, NC 74 Jayson Morgan OL Fr. 6′8″ 242 Glen Allen, VA 76 Bob Schick OL So. 6′6″ 305 Midway, UT 77 Brody Meadows OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 342 Bluefield, VA 77 Xavier Chaplin OL Fr. 6′8″ 346 Beaufort, SC 79 Johnny Garrett OL Fr. 6′5″ 323 Scituate, MA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 52 Antwuan Powell DL Jr. 6′3″ 246 Portsmouth, VA 38 tackles, 9.5 sacks 17 Cole Nelson DL Jr. 6′3″ 251 Johns Creek, GA 27 tackles, 4.5 sacks Pheldarius Payne DL Sr. 6′3″ 275 Suffolk, VA 28 tackles, 4 sacks 3 Norell Pollard DL Sr. 6′0″ 285 Apopka, FL 23 tackles, 4 sacks 21 C.J. McCray DL 6′3″ 260 Lumberton, NC 21 tackles, 3.5 sacks 11 Keyshawn Burgos DE 6′5″ 270 Chesterfield, VA 17 tackles, 2 sacks 22 Mario Kendricks DL Sr. 6′0″ 294 Kissimmee, FL 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 6 Josh Fuga DL 6′2″ 308 Woodbridge, VA 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Wilfried Pene DL Jr. 6′3″ 285 10 tackles, 1 sack 45 Elijah Klock DL Fr. 6′1″ 250 Moraga, CA 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks 31 Jason Abbey DL 6′3″ 256 Richmond, VA 1 tackle 42 Aycen Stevens DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 260 Indianapolis, IN 44 Malachi Madison DL 6′3″ 290 Chester, VA 49 Jimmy Mullen DL Fr. 6′1″ 266 Kearny, NJ 54 Grant Karczewski DL RS 6′7″ 292 Crozet, VA 55 Lemar Law Jr. DL Fr. 6′5″ 329 Virginia Beach, VA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 0 Keli Lawson LB 6′4″ 223 Stephens City, VA 76 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 34 Alan Tisdale LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 232 Greensboro, NC 71 tackles, 1.5 sacks 7 Keonta Jenkins LB 6′3″ 212 Jacksonville, FL 48 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 38 Jayden McDonald LB 6′4″ 235 Salem, VA 26 tackles 24 Jaden Keller LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 235 Bristol, TN 22 tackles 7 Caleb Woodson LB Fr. 6′3″ 240 Haymarket, VA 20 tackles 12 Jorden McDonald LB 6′4″ 255 Salem, VA 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks 53 Will Johnson LB 6′2″ 231 Leonardtown, MD 9 tackles 17 Ishmael Findlayter LB 6′4″ 260 Toronto, CA 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 18 James Jennette LB 6′5″ 225 Durham, NC 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Josh Hand LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Ashburn, VA 1 tackle 41 George Ballance LB 5′11″ 233 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 48 Matt Johnson LB Sr. 6′0″ 226 Glen Allen, VA 1 tackle 7 Stephon Hicks LB RS 6′2″ 225 Chester, VA 15 Tavorian Copeland LB RS 6′3″ 205 Appomattox, VA 51 Sam Hughes LB So. 6′1″ 212 Arlington, VA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 4 Mansoor Delane CB So. 6′0″ 190 Silver Spring, MD 52 tackles, 1 INT 7 Jalen Stroman S 6′1″ 199 Bristow, VA 55 tackles 10 Derrick Canteen DB Transfer from Georgia Southern 5′11″ 197 Evans, GA 34 tackles, 1 INT 44 Dorian Strong CB 6′0″ 185 Upper Marlboro, MD 24 tackles, 3 INT 15 Jaylen Jones S Jr. 6′1″ 203 Richmond, VA 30 tackles 18 Mose Phillips III S Fr. 6′2″ 196 Nashville, TN 26 tackles 5 Nasir Peoples S Sr. 6′0″ 200 Abington, PA 16 tackles 21 Dante Lovett DB 6′0″ 198 Crofton, MD 8 tackles 8 Braylon Johnson DB 6′1″ 185 Richmond, VA 6 tackles 27 Tyler Childress S So. 6′2″ 196 Bradenton, FL 6 tackles 16 Luke Bussel S Sr. 6′1″ 210 Chesapeake, VA 2 tackles 5 Antonio Cotman Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 200 Richmond, VA 14 Jonathan Pennix CB Fr. 6′0″ 178 Concord, VA 17 Miles Ellis DB So. 5′10″ 180 Richmond, VA 23 Thomas Williams CB RS 5′11″ 187 Greenville, SC 27 Cameren Fleming DB Fr. 6′0″ 195 North Chesterfield, VA 29 Nykelius Johnson S So. 5′11″ 183 Florence, SC 35 Cade Herdman S Fr. 6′0″ 178 Leesburg, VA 37 Davion Ames S So. 6′2″ 210 Baltimore, MD 37 Josh Gholston S So. 6′0″ 179 Blacksburg, VA
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 14 Cole Beck ATH Sr. 6′1″ 195 Blacksburg, VA 1 tackle
Ali Jennings, Takye Heath, Jeremiah Coney, Antonio Cotman Jr., Braylon Johnson, Jaylen Jones, Krystian Williams, Miles Ellis, Jason Abbey, Darius Taylor, Latrell Sutton Josh Hand, Tyler Smedley, Zeke Wimbush Jalen Stroman, Luke Shields, Harrison Saint Germain Stephon Hicks, Keyshawn Burgos, Malachi Madison Cole Beck, Josh Gholston, Brayden DeMasi Bryce Duke, Cade Herdman, Caleb Nitta Nasir Peoples, Nick Gallo Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw, Brody Meadows Grant Wells, Layth Ghannam Dae’Quan Wright, Khiari Miller Da’Quan Felton, Antwuan Powell Jorden McDonald, Jayden McDonald Marcell Baylor, P.J. Prioleau Luke Bussel, Cameren Fleming Chance Fitzgerald, Mose Phillips III John Love, Chance Black Jaden Keller, Brody Jones George Ballance, Lemar Law Jr. Matt Johnson, Jayson Morgan Braelin Moore, Kaden Moore Griffin Duggan, Pheldarius Payne Ayden Greene Keli Lawson Kyron Drones Norell Pollard Tucker Holloway Mansoor Delane Da’Wain Lofton William Watson III Josh Fuga Caleb Woodson Keonta Jenkins Derrick Canteen Devin Alves Stephen Gosnell Ja’Ricous Hairston Dylan Wittke Jackson Sigler Tavorian Copeland Cole Nelson Ishmael Findlayter James Jennette Ben Locklear C.J. McCray Dante Lovett Mario Kendricks Thomas Williams Malachi Thomas Tyler Childress Nykelius Johnson Bhayshul Tuten Alan Tisdale Davion Ames Kyle Lowe Cole Pickett Aycen Stevens Dorian Strong Elijah Klock Gunner Givens Sam Hughes Hunter McLain Will Johnson Grant Karczewski Johnny Dickson III Jack Hollifield Gabriel Arena Lance Williams Parker Clements Clayton Frady Xavier Chaplin Johnny Garrett Jordan Tapscott Jaylin Lane Peter Moore Nick Veltsistas Christian Epling Cole Reemsnyder Justin Pollock VA 62 GA 7 NC 8 SC 7 MD 7 Hometowns of the 2023 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 62 North Carolina 8 Maryland 7 Georgia 7 South Carolina 7 Tennessee 5 Florida 5 Pennsylvania 5 Top counties Richmond city, Virginia pop. 229,000 11 Loudoun County, Virginia pop. 433,000 7 Chesterfield County, Virginia pop. 378,000 4 Prince William County, Virginia pop. 489,000 3 Montgomery County, Virginia pop. 99,101 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’ 2023 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.
Jaylin Lane WRTransfer from Middle Tennessee