READ MORE Drones immediately enters the battle for the starting spot, with Wittke, an early commitment from a powerhouse Georgia program in Buford, and Watson, a scintillating late addition out of Massachusetts who flipped from Nebraska earlier this month, getting into the developmental pipeline. Welcome to Virginia Tech Football Recruiting Signing Day Central for the Class of 2023. Im home!!! AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Its the second consecutive season Tech has been ranked in that neighborhood after middling to forgettable classes in 2021 (44th) and 2020 (76th). 305, DL / 205, DL / Fitzgerald was the most recent offensive addition, committing to the Hokies on Friday. 6-2 / The Hokies have 15 players who will enroll in January, with 11 from the high school ranks and all four the transfers. Pry said the Hokies are still pursuing some transfers in the first week of January who could still be spring semester enrollees, with three on the docket to make official visits as of now. He'll visit Blacksburg for Junior Day next weekend. March 3, 2023 9:10 am CT. Peyton Lewis, a running back prospect from the 2024 recruiting class, picked up an offer from the Alabama coaching staff on Thursday. 259, OT / While no one will confuse Virginia Tech's incoming class with. All Hokie, All the Time. Enjoy! 197, OT / That doesnt mean were not going to sign some guys from outside we did, and we will but an emphasis on homegrown talent. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. GO HOKIES!!! I love to see receivers play defense, especially in high school, show some physicality, show that theyll play on special teams. -, IOL / Pry, whose years at Penn State gave him an advantage in rebuilding those relationships. Virginia Tech is hopeful to get defensive tackle Norell Pollard back too, though nothings been finalized on that front. Start blasting Metallica's "Enter Sandman." The Virginia Tech Hokies just added one of the top running backs in the country to their 2022 recruiting class as four-star running back Ramon Brown . All three will enroll in January, adding some juice to spring ball at the position. Virginia Tech football knows its 2023 schedule. Of that second group, tight end Nick Gallo, safety Nasir Peoples and linebacker Alan Tisdale are the only three to publicly say they plan to return next season. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). On Friday, Sierra Canyon (Calif.) four-star small forward AJ . Visit our message boards:TSL Recruiting Board (TSL Pass)TSL Football Board. Projecting the depth chart By Andy Bitter Jan 4, 2023 38 BLACKSBURG, Va. New year, new roster and an evolving one at that. 240. (Gio Heater) On Monday, Virginia Tech's complete 2023 football schedule was releasedon the ACC Network. It used to be a team would get past the New Year and have a pretty. (Virginia Tech sports photography) On early signing day, 25 prospects from the class of 2023 signed their NLIs with Virginia Tech football: 13 on offense and 12 on defense. The Hokies have veteran Nick Gallo coming back for his final season in 2023, but Wimbush is a boost to the next wave of tight ends/H-backs, someone who looks like he could be more on the playmaking side of the position, capable of doing a variety of things from different parts of the formation. 6-6 / TechSideline.Com We recruit defensive backs. For more details about the site, including a list of TechSideline.com staff, see our About page. Hes the No. That means the Hokies need to have another wave of attrition at some point, be it when the new semester starts in January or later once spring ball concludes and a second transfer window opens up, just to get to the 85 max number. And those guys are going to know each other from tournaments and playing one another and growing up in Pee Wee ball and different things. 6-6 / Overall, the Hokies signed 13 players from Virginia, and three of the four transfers are from the Commonwealth. Presented by. 6-5 / The Hokies signed 25 players last week and could sign a few more before national signing day in February. 6-1 / The secondary class is a fun group. Lewis plays running back at Salem High School in Salem, Virginia. This guys going to make Grant better. 318, DL / Ishmael Findlayter, Linebacker: Tavorian Copeland, Aycen Stevens. Virginia Tech and Brent Pry picked up their 18th commitment in the class of 2023 on Sunday night with the pledge of three-star defensive end Ishmael Findlayter (Ontario, Canada). 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. What we learned about Virginia Tech's Class of 2023 as the early signing period began Wednesday, with 25 prep players and four transfers. Cameron Clark Makes First Virginia Tech Visit. Here are a few more thoughts on the class as things come to a conclusion: The latest addition Monday night was tight end Zeke Wimbush, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound three-star prospect from Stone Bridge High in Ashburn who decommitted from Charlotte on Sunday, just days after receiving a Hokies offer. And you go down the road and theres a coach youve known for 20 years and you can say, Tell me about that guy. And he says, Coach, thats a heck of a ball player. Were looking for possibly a running back to come in and compete with Malachi and Chance (Black) and those guys and make that room better, Pry said. Well have a good look at things this spring.. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. The Portsmouth product is a former basketball player who didnt start playing football until his junior year, earning a camp offer from Norfolk State, where he caught 67 passes for 1,062 yards and nine touchdowns the past two years, with seven scores last season. Felton is a big-play guy who, along with Jennings, gives the Hokies two quality veterans to line up outside in 2023. 34 nationally, according to the 247Sports team composite rankings. Recruit images were posted here as NLIs were received see the area below the table. Hes going to make us better. Its infectious, Pry said. He is from Maury High School in Norfolk alma mater of Virginia Tech legend Kam Chancellor. TSL) is an independent publication that is in no way affiliated with or sponsored by Virginia Tech or the Virginia Tech Athletic Department. I had him in an all-star game or I coached him at camp or I went to college with his mom and dad. Those are the relationships that are meaningful, when you can get as much information about a guy to make sure youre taking the right kid, that youre doing the right thing.. QB. They include: A defensive end: With Varner likely to play tackle, Tech has a need on the edge, especially with last years top pass rusher, TyJuan Garbutt, graduating. Obviously, we think our guys can continue to develop, the young guys in our program. GO HOKIES!!! 206, WR / The Hokies added four offensive linemen. 328, LB / FB Recruiting Six players I am most excited to see during spring ball for Virginia Tech VIP Evan G. Watkins FB Recruiting Top target Keylen Adams returns to Virginia Tech VIP Evan G.. The Hokies signed pairs of players from two state powerhouse high schools: Highland Springs (safety Braylon Johnson and receiver Takye Heath) and Appomattox (receiver Jonathan Pennix and linebacker Tavorian Copeland). 236, RB / 57 player in the class at the edge position, 247 has him at No. He is another player who was undervalued. The rest of the commits are in alphabetical order by last name. In between on Tuesday will be a column on the 2023 Virginia Tech football schedule that is going to be released tonight (Monday). The Virginia Tech Hokies wrapped up the early signing period last week feeling pretty good about the 2023 recruiting class. Thats always the million-dollar question with recruiting, where signing day stars have a short shelf life and can look quaint once these players have had a few years to develop or, in the transfer portal age, pack up and go somewhere else to finish their career. 5-9 / 6-3 / The 247Sports' NCAA Transfer Portal Database can be found here. Brandon Patterson breaks down that game. - / Unofficially, all the recent movement puts the Hokies at 92 scholarship players, a figure that will need to be trimmed significantly to get to the 85 maximum scholarship number, especially if Tech has designs on adding more transfers next month. He has that mentality to play this position at a high level.. Ali Jennings, from Highland Springs High School, spent two years at West Virginia and the previous two years at Old Dominion. 1 player in the state in the 2024 class, according to 247Sports' in-house rankings. Arena is Virginia Tech's fourth commitment for 2023, joining offensive linemen Lance Williams (Alcoa, Tennessee) and Hannes Hammer (Roanoke, Virginia via Germany and defensive end Jason. 6-1 / Stevens will probably end up at defensive end, and, like Abbey, be a pretty good one. 10 ranked all-time Virginia Tech Hokie in career tackles. - / The Hokies had circled him as a possibility before he went in the portal, so once he officially put his name out there, offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen had done his homework and was the first coach Drones welcomed on an in-home visit. Football Dec 2 TBA. TSL) is an independent publication that is in no way affiliated with or sponsored by Virginia Tech or the Virginia Tech Athletic Department. More Stories About 6-4 / READ MORE, Kentucky tight end Willie Rodriguez has added six scholarship offers since February 1, including an offer from Virginia Tech. Youve got to be able to have people to do that. Our Signing Day 2023 coverage is presented by: We uploaded one-minute long videos for each recruit to a playlist on YouTube. Theres a fairly even split between safeties (Johnson, Krystian Williams and Phillips) and cornerbacks (Lovett, Fleming, Cotman and Thomas Williams), though the Hokies preference is simply for players who can cover at any spot in the secondary like last year with Mansoor Delane, who came in as a safety and ended up starting and thriving at cornerback. I truly think hes undervalued and becomes a good player for the Hokies early in his career. Conner has late Day 3 value as a potential backup., He was given a prospect rating of 5.82 - which defines him as an "Average backup or Special Teamer. 5-11 / Be sure to follow our coverage of National Signing Day on Twitter:Tech Sideline,Chris Coleman,Will Stewartand David Cunningham. There were no last-second decommitments or signing day swings and misses, a welcome change from recent years, and the Hokies even had a few surprises up their sleeves for the public, with a pair of transfers, defensive end Darian Varner and receiver DaQuan Felton, and high school safety Mose Phillips announcing their intentions to sign with Tech on Wednesday. We've got a lot of those conversations, I think I've got 33 or 34 meetings scheduled over the next couple of days.". BLACKSBURG, Va. So this is what recruiting momentum feels like? Grant Wells did not have a good initial season in Blacksburg, but in reality, he was the Hokies' best option . 6-6.5 / Virginia Tech football is putting a stamp on its 2023 signing class with as good of a finish as you could. Its not easy, Pry said of the juggling act of adding three quarterbacks in a class. 250, LB / READ MORE, In-state cornerback Joshua Clarke has visited Virginia Tech six times, and he's close to narrowing his list. Shannon Lewis. PUBLISHER. The final transfer was speedy 6-foot-4 wide receiver Quan Felton from Norfolk State. Jennings and Felton help remake a receiver room that added seven new players in all Wednesday, shoring up a group that lost last years leading pass-catcher Kaleb Smith to Notre Dame. By Bryan D. Manning @BryanDManning. Bodie Kahoun recently picked up an offer from Virginia Tech, and the Roanoke native will be in Blacksburg tonight. After veterans Hanson, Moore and Clements, the most experienced linemen on the roster are Schick (58 snaps) and a pair of freshmen, Braelin Moore (81) and Xavier Chaplin (27). The Hokies picked up defensive end Darian Varner, formerly of Temple, who has multiple years of eligibility remaining. 282, RB / It wouldnt be shocking to see both play early in their career. He was a hybrid linebacker-defensive back in both 2019 and 2020, registering a bulk of his . . 6-1 / New Virginia Tech football offer: Deuce Walker. Hes going to challenge them whenever they need to be challenged.. Tech Sidelines content of this years signing day includes a podcast around 3:30 p.m. 190, LB / Hammer plays at North Cross in Roanoke. Coney was a late flip who looks the part. The highly versatile defensive back has played nearly every position in the Hokies' backfield dating back to 2018. Another outstanding prospect from Highland Springs, Heath is electric and could figure into the mix in 2023 as a slot receiver. The Hokies have been recruiting Walker for quite some time, but the offer has finally come through. One-On-One With Virginia Tech Football's Brent Pry By: David Cunningham | March 2, 2023 On Wednesday, Tech Sideline's David Cunningham sat down with Brent Pry to discuss individual players, the transfer portal and other topics. I can see both playing in 2023. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. On3 Football Recruiting. BLACKSBURG, Va. While signing day went off without a hitch for Virginia Tech, that doesnt mean there werent some nervous moments leading up to it. Here are some key takeaways from signing day: Virginia Techs class has a distinctly Virginia flavor to it, with 16 of the 29 total signees having played their high school ball in the commonwealth. All high school NLIs received are listed below. We know all of these guys have the ability to cover.. They worked late to flip a couple of players who committed elsewhere and came close. Virginia Tech basketball has picked up its first commitment of the 2024 recruiting cycle. In addition to Drones, the Hokies signed two high school quarterbacks, bringing Dylan Wittke and Pop Watson into the fold. "The portal is going to be active, as we all know. Hes a triple-threat guy, Pry said. 220, OLB / His list of collegiate accolades include 2020 Phil Steele All-ACC Third Team, 2020 All-ACC Honorable Mention, ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Sept. 7, 2021), 2021 ESPN All-ACC Midseason Team, 2021 Phil Steele All-ACC Second Team, 2021 All-ACC Honorable Mention (S), and his selection to the 2022-2023 Reese's Senior Bowl. The opinions of the author(s) on this site are independent and no way reflect the opinions of the Virginia Tech administrators, coaches, staff, or athletes. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. And for some of those players, Pry either flipped from other schools or beat some good competition to land those signatures. While no one will confuse Virginia Techs incoming class with Alabama or Ohio State, there were many encouraging signs in head coach Brent Prys first full recruiting class. Baylor is from Radford, and his combination of size and speed is exciting. Virginia. The last one who fit the bill was defensive tackle Tim Settle from the 2015 class. Hes confident. Signed Letter of Intent (15) Pos Ht / Wt Rating Status Chance Fitzgerald Nolensville (Nolensville, TN) Much of this incoming class is about development. Conner has late Day 3 value as a potential backup., has participated in the 2023 Reese's Senior Bowl, Virginia Tech DB Chamarri Conner receives a pre-Combine draft score. READ MORE, Virginia Tech hasn't signed an Ohio recruit since 2014, but with most of Ohio falling within the 6-hour radius, that should change. Ultimately, it wasnt enough. 180, QB / Virginia Tech has offered Salisbury (N.C.) 2024 cornerback Deuce Walker. Varner is a 6-foot-2, 280-pound first-team All-AAC pick from Temple, where he had 7.5 sacks last year. There is a lot to like and build on with Virginia Techs 2023 recruiting class. Recruits can send in their National Letter of Intent (NLI) starting at 7 a.m. We'll begin providing updates at that time, and we'll be here all day. So the investments real. Antonio Cotman was a late flip from Boston College. But for now, Techs riding some good waves heading into the early signing period that begins Wednesday. The Hokies ended up adding four transfers in the early period who should reshape competitions at their respective positions quarterback Kyron Drones out of Baylor, defensive lineman Darian Varner out of Temple and receivers Jennings and Felton from ODU and Norfolk State, respectively. Really high football IQ, great wheels and can spin it. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Here is Virginia Techs recruiting class in full, with linked profiles on them from when they committed to the Hokies, including a brief scouting report and where they are from. His size, athleticism and football IQ had him extremely undervalued. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. We really like the way he rushes the quarterback, Pry said. He has compiled 314 total tackles (207 solo), 21.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 23 passes defensed, 4 forced fumbles and one block. - / 6-4 / If Joe Rudolph picks them, you should like them, too. It shows that theyll block and find ways to contribute to the team.. Welcome to Virginia Tech Football Recruiting Signing Day Central for the Class of 2023. It helps when you can go to an area and theres a young man youre interested in that youre getting to know, Pry said. Jonathan Pennix and Krystian Williams are athletes who could start out on either side of the ball. He committed on Sunday, three days after he decommitted from Boston College and a day after an official visit in Blacksburg. Because what offenses do is they try to attack you when you have weaknesses in coverage. 200, IOL / The Hokies should prioritize the defensive line in 2024. - / Commit 5-10 / Last year, the Hokies beefed up on both lines, signing 12 players who played in the trenches. 300, LB / READ MORE, Virginia Tech has had a lot of highly-touted visitors on campus over the last week. Payoute barely played before taking a medical retirement in March, while Robinson was a 2 1/2-year starter at receiver and punt return star before transferring to Kentucky last year. Virginia Tech's 2023 National Signing Day class ranks as the sixth best in the ACC according to 247Sports Composite and Rivals. 310. 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All four have legit size and Ghannam could play early in his career. Recruits can send in their National Letter of Intent (NLI) starting at 7 a.m. We'll begin providing updates at that time, and we'll be here all day. 2023 Virginia Tech Athletics - All Rights Reserved. William Watson III Springfield Central (Springfield, MA) 6-0 / 175. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. to rebuild the Hokies roster by way of the transfer portal and the 2023 recruiting class. Its been a while since Tech had an All-ACC caliber player who was a consensus top-five in-state prospect. Caleb Woodson is another who had interest from others. 6-4 / The opinions of the author(s) on this site are independent and no way reflect the opinions of the Virginia Tech administrators, coaches, staff, or athletes. All Hokie, All the Time. He offers consistency, Mines said. 5-11 / Lovett and Fleming are also players who had attention from other schools but maintained their pledges to the Hokies. He will be a starter wherever he lands. I dont want somebody thats afraid of competition. 2022 Virginia Tech Football Commitment List Total Commitments 24 Try a week on us. The 2018 class is probably the last one with a strong finish that paid dividends on the field, with the Hokies landing future NFL tight end James Mitchell before the early signing period that December and coveted linebacker Dax Hollifield in February to punctuate a class ranked 22nd nationally, back before the wheels fell off during Justin Fuentes tenure. The y-axis in this graph represents the percentage weight of the score that gets applied to an overall team ranking. Virginia Tech missed out on some key in-state linebacker prospects.
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