Teams Virginia 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Virginia roster 94 players: 9 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 10 juniors, 64 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (40) and Georgia (7). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 6 Receivers 15 Tight ends 3 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 11 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 13 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 5
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 4 Olamide Zaccheaus WR Jr. 5′8″ 190 Planfield, NJ 85 catches, 895 yards, 5 TD 7 Doni Dowling WR 6′1″ 220 Richmond, VA 50 catches, 647 yards, 5 TD 14 Andre Levrone WR 6′3″ 225 Laurel, MD 34 catches, 689 yards, 7 TD 2 Joe Reed WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 215 Charlotte Court House, VA 23 catches, 244 yards, 2 TD 8 Hasise Dubois WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 215 Irvington, NJ 16 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD 23 Warren Craft WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Roanoke, VA 5 catches, 55 yards 82 Braedon Urie WR 5′10″ 180 Purcellville, VA 2 tackles 13 Terrell Jana WR 6′0″ 200 Vancouver, BC 2 catches, 21 yards 18 Ben Hogg WR So. 5′10″ 170 Lynchburg, VA 2 catches, 16 yards 19 Chuck Davis WR Fr. 5′9″ 170 Fairfax, VA 80 Jalen Harrison WR RS 6′3″ 210 Palmyra, VA 85 Cole Blackman WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Glen Allen, VA 86 Ross Gardner WR 6′3″ 215 Mechanicsville, VA 92 Davion Zeno WR 6′3″ 185 Houston, TX Andrew Spaziani WR Fr. 6′5″ 210 Hingham, MA
Tight ends 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 46 Evan Butts TE Jr. 6′4″ 250 Newtown Square, PA 32 catches, 266 yards, 2 TD 44 Tanner Cowley TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 240 Manasquan, NJ 2 catches, 16 yards 46 Christian Baumgardner TE Fr. 6′5″ 245 Longport, NJ
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 50 Tommy Christ OT 6′5″ 315 Sterling, VA 51 Brandon Pertile OL 6′4″ 315 Clearwater, FL 64 Ben Trent OG Fr. 6′5″ 305 Forest, VA 65 Ben Knutson OG 6′9″ 310 Granger, IN 67 Jack English OT 6′5″ 305 Richmond, VA 69 Chris Glaser OG RS 6′4″ 305 Solon, OH 70 Steven Moss OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 315 Fredericksburg, VA 71 Jack McDonald OG 6′4″ 305 Quincy, MA 73 R.J. Proctor OG 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 337 Bealeton, VA 74 John Montelus OG 6′3″ 325 Everett, MA 74 Ryan Bischoff OG 6′4″ 305 Plymouth, PA 77 Jake Fieler OG Jr. 6′6″ 315 Parkersburg, WV 79 Dillon Reinkensmeyer OT RS 6′6″ 315 Highlands Ranch, CO Alex Gellerstedt OT RS 6′7″ 320 Dublin, OH
Defensive line 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 58 Eli Hanback DT So. 6′4″ 300 Ashland, VA 58 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Andrew Brown DE 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ 285 Chesapeake, VA 46 tackles, 3.5 sacks 99 Juwan Moye DE 6′3″ 285 Lilburn, GA 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Mandy Alonso DE 6′2″ 280 Miami, FL 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 90 Steven Wright DE 6′4″ 280 Waycross, GA 7 tackles, 1 sack 57 James Trucilla DT 6′1″ 280 Erie, PA 3 tackles 16 Richard Burney DE 6′4″ 280 Chesapeake, VA 2 catches, 8 yards, 1 TD 98 John Kirven DL 6′6″ 265 Raleigh, NC 1 tackle 76 Jordan Redmond NT 6′0″ 310 Kissimmee, FL 88 Osiris Crutchfield DE 6′3″ 265 Crozet, VA Christian Brooks DE 6′5″ 275 Centreville, VA
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 53 ILB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Baltimore, MD 143 tackles, 5 sacks 4 Jordan Mack LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 230 Lithonia, GA 114 tackles, 3 sacks 13 OLB Jr. 6′2″ 245 Newport News, VA 68 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 1 INT 17 Malcolm Cook ILB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Richmond, VA 46 tackles, 2 sacks 11 Charles Snowden LB Fr. 6′7″ 235 Silver Spring, MD 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks 40 C.J. Stalker ILB Jr. 6′2″ 240 West Chester, OH 8 tackles 43 Elliott Brown LB 6′5″ 225 Odenton, MD 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks Zane Zandier LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 230 Pittsburgh, PA 3 tackles 56 Matt Gahm LB 6′3″ 235 Dallas, TX 2 tackles 9 Dominic Sheppard ILB 6′3″ 235 Miami, FL 22 Robert Snyder LB RS 6′2″ 230 Lawrenceville, GA 38 Gladimir Paul OLB 6′2″ 225 Philadelphia, PA 42 Jahvoni Simmons ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 235 Virginia Beach, VA 44 Dre Bryant LB RS 6′1″ 250 Charlottesville, VA 45 Reed Kellam LB So. 6′1″ 225 Richmond, VA 55 Mikey McDonald ILB 6′0″ 240 Midlothian, VA Christian Pluchino ILB 6′1″ 230 Berkeley Heights, NJ
Defensive backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 28 Brenton Nelson S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 Miami, FL 64 tackles, 4 INT 34 Bryce Hall CB So. 6′1″ 200 Harrisburg, PA 47 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 28 Chris Moore S 6′0″ 210 Ashburn, VA 41 tackles, 1 INT 29 Joey Blount S 6′1″ 205 Atlanta, GA 34 tackles 15 De’Vante Cross S 6′2″ 215 Allentown, PA 3 tackles 1 Nick Grant CB 6′1″ 200 Spotsylvania, VA 2 tackles 5 Tim Harris CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Richmond, VA 1 tackle 8 Darrius Bratton CB 6′0″ 193 Roanoke, VA 1 tackle 41 Germane Crowell CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Winston-salem, NC 1 tackle 0 Darious Latimore CB 6′1″ 180 Lawrenceville, GA 10 Kirk Garner CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Baltimore, MD 14 Donovan Rolle DB 5′11″ 195 Washington, DC 14 Myles Robinson CB 5′11″ 205 Silver Spring, MD
Athletes and others 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 Quin Blanding 5★ 5-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Virginia Beach, VA 136 tackles, 4 INT 21 Jr. 6′0″ 200 Altavista, VA 63 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 4 INT 1 Jordan Ellis 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 215 Suwanee, GA 836 rushing yards, 6 TD 22 Daniel Hamm 5′10″ 200 Wytheville, VA 26 returns, 166 yards 39 C.J. Epps 6′0″ 200 Chesapeake, VA
Tim Harris, Doni Dowling, Malcolm Cook, Reed Kellam, Jack English Darious Latimore, Robert Snyder, Juwan Moye Andrew Brown, Richard Burney, C.J. Epps Dominic Sheppard, Brenton Nelson, Mandy Alonso Charles Snowden, Andre Levrone, Myles Robinson Joe Spaziani, Jack McDonald, Andrew Spaziani Matthew Merrick, Lindell Stone, Matt Gahm Quin Blanding, Jahvoni Simmons Darrius Bratton, Warren Craft Kirk Garner, Micah Kiser Ben Hogg, Ben Trent Chuck Davis, A.J. Mejia Brian Delaney, Tommy Christ Eli Hanback, Cole Blackman Ross Gardner, Justin Zollar Andrew King, John Kirven Jordan Ellis Nick Grant Joe Reed Nash Griffin Bryce Perkins Jordan Mack Lamont Atkins Kurt Benkert P.K. Kier Hasise Dubois Chris Peace Donovan Rolle De’Vante Cross Juan Thornhill Daniel Hamm Chris Moore Joey Blount Chris Sharp Bryce Hall Gladimir Paul C.J. Stalker Germane Crowell Elliott Brown Dre Bryant Tanner Cowley Christian Baumgardner Evan Butts Lester Coleman Alec Shifflett Brandon Pertile Mikey McDonald James Trucilla Ben Knutson Chris Glaser Steven Moss R.J. Proctor John Montelus Ryan Bischoff Jordan Redmond Jake Fieler Dillon Reinkensmeyer Jalen Harrison Braedon Urie Osiris Crutchfield Steven Wright Davion Zeno Alex Gellerstedt Christian Brooks Christian Pluchino Jamari Peacock Zane Zandier VA 40 FL 7 GA 7 PA 7 MD 6 Hometowns of the 2017 Virginia 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 40 Georgia 7 Florida 7 Pennsylvania 7 New Jersey 6 Maryland 6 Massachusetts 4 Texas 4 Top counties Richmond city, Virginia pop. 229,000 5 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 4 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 3 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 3 Fairfax County, Virginia pop. 1.1 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’ 2017 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.
Kurt Benkert QB3-star recruit
Micah Kiser ILB3-star recruit
Chris Peace OLB
Juan Thornhill