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2025 Virginia Tech roster

112 players: 24 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 23 juniors, 17 seniors, 39 with no class listed. From 21 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (50) and North Carolina (14). The 2025 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2025
1Kyron Drones QBSr.6′2″235Pearland, TX1,919 passing yards, 17 TD
5William Watson III QBJr.6′0″210Springfield, MA77 passing yards
12Kelden Ryan QBRS6′1″197Fort Worth, TX
13Garret Rangel QBTransfer from Oklahoma State6′2″198Frisco, TX

Running backs 9

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2025
27Marcellous Hawkins RBTransfer from Central Missouri StateJr.5′10″223Oklahoma City, OK749 rushing yards, 1 TD
8Terion Stewart RBTransfer from Bowling GreenSr.5′9″222Memphis, TN469 rushing yards
20P.J. Prioleau RBSr.5′11″182Radford, VA18 returns, 363 yards
16Jeffrey Overton Jr. RB5′9″205Woodbridge, VA146 rushing yards, 1 TD
4Jeremiah Coney RBJr.6′0″200Richmond, VA47 rushing yards
28Braydon Bennett RBTransfer from Coastal Carolina6′2″215Greenville, SC8 rushing yards, 1 TD
23Tyler Mason RB5′10″211Mount Airy, NC20 rushing yards
35John Buetow RBFr.5′8″213Irmo, SC
46Darius Taylor RBSo.5′11″243Richmond, VA

Receivers 20

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2025
0Ayden Greene WRJr.6′1″194Knoxville, TN31 catches, 516 yards, 3 TD
0Cameron Seldon WRTransfer from TennesseeJr.6′1″215Browns Store, VA23 catches, 165 yards, 2 TD
2Takye Heath WRSo.5′9″172Richmond, VA22 catches, 200 yards, 3 TD
3Donavon Greene WRTransfer from Wake ForestSr.6′2″196Mount Airy, NC16 catches, 267 yards, 2 TD
85Isaiah Spencer WRTransfer from Jackson StateJr.6′2″205Flora, MS14 catches, 194 yards
3Tucker Holloway WR6′2″190Andrews, NC5 returns, 27 yards
15Krystian Williams WR6′0″179Richmond, VA4 tackles
11Devin Alves WRJr.6′3″195Melbourne, FL3 catches, 45 yards, 1 TD
15Shamarius Peterkin WRFr.6′2″183Winston-Salem, NC2 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD
6Keylen Adams WR6′0″192Virginia Beach, VA
7Chanz Wiggins WRFr.6′3″202King George, VA
18A.J. Brand WRRS6′1″210Charlotte, NC
21Cameron Sparks WRFr.6′2″211Chattanooga, TN
28Drew Hube WRRS6′0″207Gainesville, VA
28Micah Matthews WRRS6′2″210Bridgewater, VA
80L.J. Booker WRRS6′2″200Richmond, VA
81Israel Hairston WRFr.5′8″181Vinton, VA
83Luke Stuewe WRRS6′2″195Avon Lake, OH
86Joseph Hobbs WRRS5′11″189Norfolk, VA
89Charlie O’Connor WRFr.6′1″186Manhattan Beach, CA

Tight ends 6

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2025
13Ja’Ricous Hairston TESo.6′2″251Bassett, VA12 catches, 112 yards, 3 TD
82Benji Gosnell TEJr.6′4″250Meadows Of Dan, VA12 catches, 86 yards
87Harrison Saint Germain TEJr.6′4″246Centreville, VA4 catches, 28 yards
36Brody Jones TESo.6′3″242Bristol, VA1 tackle
88Zeke Wimbush TESo.6′2″235Ashburn, VA
99Cole Reemsnyder TEJr.6′5″238South Riding, VA

Offensive line 16

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2025
50Jahzari Priester OLTransfer from HamptonJr.6′6″325Chesapeake, VA
50Nathaniel Wright OLRS6′4″308Manassas, VA
51Elijah Haughawout OLFr.6′3″315Suwanee, GA
53Tommy Ricard OLFr.6′3″307Hudson, OH
55Tomas Rimac OLTransfer from West VirginiaSr.6′6″317Brunswick, OH
56Layth Ghannam OLSo.6′4″314Charleston, WV
57Lucas Austin OLTransfer from West VirginiaFr.6′5″305Sterling, IL
62Kyle Altuner OLTransfer from West VirginiaFr.6′3″302Olney, MD
63Jaden Muskrat OLTransfer from AuburnSr.6′3″298Bentonville, AR
66Montavious Cunningham OL6′3″318Athens, GA
67Hannes Hammer OLRS6′7″313Cologne, Germany
71Gavin Crawford OLTransfer from West VirginiaRS6′0″320Silver Spring, MD
75Carter Stallard OLFr.6′8″340Christiansburg, VA
76Aidan Lynch OLFr.6′6″319Flanders, NJ
77Brody Meadows OLJr.6′7″342Bluefield, VA
79Johnny Garrett OLJr.6′5″323Scituate, MA

Defensive line 20

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2025
13Kemari Copeland DL6′2″290Virginia Beach, VA48 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT
33Ben Bell DLTransfer from Texas StateSr.6′1″235Cedar Park, TX40 tackles, 2.5 sacks
22Kelvin Gilliam DLSr.6′3″295Richmond, VA34 tackles, 2 sacks
98Kody Huisman DLTransfer from North Dakota StateSr.6′4″297Pella, IA39 tackles
94Elhadj Fall DLTransfer from Georgia Southern6′3″301Marietta, GA25 tackles, 2.5 sacks
31Jason Abbey DL6′3″256Richmond, VA17 tackles, 2 sacks
99Emmett Laws DL6′0″302Elkton, MD12 tackles, 1 sack
42Aycen Stevens DLSo.6′5″260Indianapolis, IN14 tackles
97Immanuel Hickman DLTransfer from South FloridaSr.6′3″307Chesterfield, VA13 tackles
66James Djonkam DLTransfer from Eastern MichiganSr.6′2″258Springfield, VA7 tackles
11Keyshawn Burgos DE6′5″270Chesterfield, VA4 tackles
44Brett Clatterbaugh DL6′1″250Culpeper, VA2 tackles
32Deric Dandy DLFr.6′2″255Mount Airy, NC1 tackle
55Gerard Johnson DLFr.6′4″293Virginia Beach, VA1 tackle
58Zeke Chinwike DL6′5″258Virginia Beach, VA1 tackle
10Arias Nash DLTransfer from MercerJr.6′2″275Charlotte, NC
52Sherrod Henderson DLRS6′2″242Rocky Point, NC
54Grant Karczewski DLSo.6′7″292Crozet, VA
88Christian Evans DLRS6′2″298Leesburg, VA
90Andrew Hanchuk DLFr.6′5″294Berea, OH

Linebackers 11

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2025
3Kaleb Spencer LBJr.6′1″229Gloucester, VA67 tackles, 0.5 sacks
7Caleb Woodson LBJr.6′3″240Haymarket, VA57 tackles
24Jaden Keller LBSr.6′3″235Bristol, TN50 tackles, 0.5 sacks
16Noah Chambers LBFr.6′1″228Prince George County, MD43 tackles, 1 sack
11Michael Short LBTransfer from North CarolinaJr.6′3″235Charlotte, NC22 tackles, 1 sack
18James Jennette LB6′5″225Durham, NC9 tackles, 0.5 sacks
41George Ballance LB5′11″233Virginia Beach, VA10 tackles
26Antwone Santiago LBTransfer from Temple6′2″233Meriden, CT9 tackles
53Will Johnson LB6′2″231Leonardtown, MD3 tackles
12Gabe Williams LB6′4″235Bowie, MD1 tackle
19Noah Jenkins LBFr.6′2″205Richmond, VA

Defensive backs 19

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2025
18Isaiah Cash STransfer from Sam HoustonSr.5′11″193Austin, TX41 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
11Tyson Flowers STransfer from RiceJr.5′11″213Fort Worth, TX48 tackles
9Isaiah Brown-Murray CBTransfer from East CarolinaJr.5′9″198Charlotte, NC39 tackles, 1 INT
23Thomas Williams CBSo.5′11″187Greenville, SC32 tackles
6Jordan Bass STransfer from PittsburghJr.6′3″212Hampton, VA21 tackles
14Sheldon Robinson SFr.6′2″211Woodberry Forest, VA21 tackles
0Quentin Reddish S6′2″193Charlotte, NC15 tackles, 1 INT
15Brennan Johnson SFr.5′11″198Richmond, VA17 tackles
21Joseph Reddish DBTransfer from WingateJr.5′11″190Charlotte, NC16 tackles
35Jojo Crim CBFr.5′11″178Camden, SC8 tackles
8Christian Ellis STransfer from New Mexico6′0″206Jacksonville, FL7 tackles
21Dante Lovett DB6′0″198Crofton, MD6 tackles
28Knahlij Harrell SFr.5′11″189Virginia Beach, VA3 tackles
1Caleb Brown DBTransfer from Hawai’iSr.6′1″170Anniston, AL2 tackles
29Jahmari Deloatch CB5′9″180Chesapeake, VA2 tackles
7Sherrod Covil SJr.5′10″202Chesapeake, VA1 tackle
43Josh Jones CBFr.5′10″194Aldie, VA1 tackle
5Joshua Clarke CB6′1″187Alexandria, VA
27Tyler Childress SSr.6′2″196Bradenton, FL

Specialists 7

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2025
17John Love PK5′11″192Spartanburg, SC15 of 20 field goals
95Nick Veltsistas PSr.6′2″202Fairfax, VA47 punts, 45.4 average
96Christian Epling LSJr.6′1″222Hoschton, GA2 tackles
38Kyle Lowe PKSr.6′3″199Midlothian, VA1 of 1 extra point
46Drew Doyle LSTransfer from Iowa StateFr.6′1″242Collinsville, IL
92Aiden Daugherty PKFr.5′11″185Winston-Salem, NC
93Cole Byrd PRS6′1″200Bassett, VA
Takye Heath, Jeremiah Coney, Brennan Johnson, Krystian Williams, Noah Jenkins, Kelvin Gilliam, Jason Abbey, Darius Taylor, L.J. BookerQuentin Reddish, Isaiah Brown-Murray, Arias Nash, Michael Short, Sheldon Robinson, A.J. Brand, Joseph ReddishKeylen Adams, Kemari Copeland, Knahlij Harrell, George Ballance, Gerard Johnson, Zeke ChinwikeDonavon Greene, Tyler Mason, Deric DandySherrod Covil, Jahmari Deloatch, Jahzari PriesterDrew Hube, Nathaniel Wright, Harrison Saint GermainKeyshawn Burgos, Immanuel HickmanTyson Flowers, Kelden RyanGabe Williams, Dante LovettJa’Ricous Hairston, Cole ByrdShamarius Peterkin, Aiden DaughertyJeffrey Overton Jr., James DjonkamThomas Williams, Braydon BennettJaden Keller, Brody JonesTomas Rimac, Andrew HanchukAyden GreeneCaleb BrownKyron DronesKaleb SpencerTucker HollowayJoshua ClarkeWilliam Watson IIIJordan BassCaleb WoodsonChanz WigginsChristian EllisTerion StewartDevin AlvesGarret RangelJohn LoveIsaiah CashJames JennetteP.J. PrioleauCameron SparksAntwone SantiagoMarcellous HawkinsTyler ChildressMicah MatthewsBen BellJohn BuetowJojo CrimKyle LoweAycen StevensJosh JonesBrett ClatterbaughDrew DoyleElijah HaughawoutTommy RicardWill JohnsonGrant KarczewskiLayth GhannamLucas AustinKyle AltunerJaden MuskratMontavious CunninghamGavin CrawfordCarter StallardAidan LynchBrody MeadowsJohnny GarrettIsrael HairstonLuke StueweIsaiah SpencerJoseph HobbsChristian EvansZeke WimbushCharlie O’ConnorElhadj FallNick VeltsistasChristian EplingKody HuismanCole ReemsnyderEmmett LawsVA 50NC 14MD 7TX 6SC 5
Hometowns of the 2025 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

  1. Virginia 50
  2. North Carolina 14
  3. Maryland 7
  4. Texas 6
  5. South Carolina 5
  6. Tennessee 4
  7. Georgia 4
  8. Ohio 4

Top counties

  1. Richmond city, Virginia pop. 229,000 9
  2. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 6
  3. Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 6
  4. Loudoun County, Virginia pop. 433,000 4
  5. Prince William County, Virginia pop. 489,000 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’ 2025 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.