Virginia Tech Hokies Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×4

17Ethan GrunkemeyerQB13-SO—

PORTAL 22Bryce BakerQB22-FR—

PORTAL 12Kelden RyanQB32-FR 14Troy HuhnQB4FR (4)

×8

27Marcellous HawkinsRB15-SR—

PORTAL 16Jeffrey Overton Jr.RB22-FR—32Bill DavisRB34-JR

PORTAL 23Tyler MasonRB43-SOALSO KR

26Messiah MickensRB5

X×5

3Que'Sean BrownX14-JR—

PORTALALSO PR 5Marlion JacksonX25-SR—

PORTAL 6Keylen AdamsX33-SO 18A.J. BrandX42-FR

86Joseph HobbsX5

Z×5

0Ayden GreeneZ14-SR—7Chanz WigginsZ23-SO—15Shamarius PeterkinZ32-SO 83Luke StueweZ42-FR

80L.J. BookerZ5

SLOT×5

2Takye HeathSLOT14-JR—19Tyseer DenmarkSLOT23-SO—

PORTALALSO PR 20Jeff Exinor Jr.SLOT32-FR

PORTAL 28Drew HubeSLOT42-FR

81Israel HairstonSLOT5

×7

85Luke ReynoldsTE13-JR—

PORTAL 82Benji GosnellTE25-SR—13Ja'Ricous HairstonTE34-JR 44Matt HendersonTE42-FR

PORTAL

87Harrison Saint GermainTE5

LT×4

70Logan HowlandLT14-JR—

PORTAL 72Justin TerryLT23-SO—

PORTAL 61Justin BellLT32-FR

PORTAL 74Marlen BrightLT4FR (3)

LG×4

56Layth GhannamLG14-JR—75Benjamin EziukaLG2FR (3)—71Gavin CrawfordLG32-FR 58Roseby LubintusLG4FR (3)

C×4

62Kyle AltunerC13-SO—

PORTAL 54Michael Troutman IIIC22-FR—

PORTAL 53Tommy RicardC33-SO 65Tyrell SimpsonC4FR (3)

RG×4

66Montavious CunninghamRG1GR—

PORTAL 77Brody MeadowsRG25-SR—57Lucas AustinRG33-SO

PORTAL 50Nathaniel WrightRG42-FR

RT×3

76Aidan LynchRT13-SO—79Johnny GarrettRT25-SR—51Elijah HaughawoutRT33-SO

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

LDT×8

94Elhadj FallLDT15-SR—

PORTAL 36Randy AdirikaLDT22-FR—

PORTAL 99Emmett LawsLDT33-SO 55Gerard Johnson IIILDT43-SO

95T-Ron Richardson Jr.LDT5

RDT×7

13Kemari CopelandRDT15-SR—

PORTAL 45Eric MensahRDT23-SO—

PORTAL 88Christian EvansRDT32-FR 44Brett ClatterbaughRDT42-FR

91Garrett WitheringtonRDT5

EDGE

LDE×4

40Javion HilsonLDE12-FR—

PORTAL 37Mylachi WilliamsLDE23-SO—

PORTAL 51Samuel OkunlolaLDE35-SR

PORTAL 32Deric DandyLDE43-SO

EDGE

RDE×4

42Aycen StevensRDE14-JR—31Jason AbbeyRDE24-JR—34Cortez HarrisRDE32-FR

PORTAL 56Daniel JenningsRDE42-FR

PORTAL

WLB×6

3Kaleb SpencerWLB14-SR—

PORTAL 26Antwone SantiagoWLB25-SR—

PORTAL 30Curtis Jones Jr.WLB33-JR

PORTAL 39Terry WigginsWLB4FR (4)

19Mathieu LamahWLB5 41George BallanceWLB6

MLB×4

16Noah ChambersMLB12-SO—33Keon WylieMLB25-SR—

PORTAL 12Gabe WilliamsMLB33-SO 38John-Patrick OatesMLB4FR (3)

LCB×4

2Jaquez WhiteLCB14-SR—

PORTAL 23Thomas WilliamsLCB24-JR—ALSO KR 35Jojo CrimLCB32-SO 29Jahmari DeLoatchLCB42-FR

RCB×3

5Joshua ClarkeRCB13-SO—20Cam Chadwick Jr.RCB24-JR—

PORTAL 47Daniel "Danny" GarvinRCB3FR

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NB×5

9Isaiah Brown-MurrayNB15-SR—

PORTAL 22Kenny Woseley Jr.NB23-SO—

PORTAL 28Knahlij HarrellNB32-SO 18Amauri PolydorNB4FR (3)

43Josh JonesNB5

FS×4

11Tyson FlowersFS15-SR—

PORTAL 6Jordan BassFS24-SR—

PORTAL 15Brennan JohnsonFS32-SO 24Tyrell Grant Jr.FS4FR (3)

SS×3

0Quentin ReddishSS13-SO—14Sheldon RobinsonSS22-SO—7Sherrod Covil Jr.SS35-SR

PORTAL

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Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

95Nathan TottenKO14-JR—

PORTALALSO P 17John LoveKO25-SR—

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×2

23Thomas WilliamsKR14-JR—ALSO CB 23Tyler MasonKR23-SO—ALSO RB

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×2

96Christian EplingLS15-SR—49Deed CapperLS23-SO—

PORTAL

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×3

17John LovePK15-SR—98Will LovePK2FR (3)—92Aiden DaughertyPK33-SO

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×2

3Que'Sean BrownPR14-JR—

PORTALALSO WR 19Tyseer DenmarkPR23-SO—

PORTALALSO WR

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×3

95Nathan TottenPT14-JR—

PORTALALSO K –Luke JonesPT2FR (3)—93Cole ByrdPT32-FR

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB4 listed

Ethan Grunkemeyer#17QB13-SO—

PORTAL QB222Bryce Baker2-FR

PORTAL QB312Kelden Ryan2-FR QB414Troy HuhnFR (4)

RB8 listed

Marcellous Hawkins#27RB15-SR—

PORTAL RB216Jeffrey Overton Jr.2-FR RB332Bill Davis4-JR

PORTAL RB423Tyler Mason3-SOALSO KR

WRX5 listed

Que'Sean Brown#3X14-JR—

PORTALALSO PR X25Marlion Jackson5-SR

PORTAL X36Keylen Adams3-SO X418A.J. Brand2-FR

WRZ5 listed

Ayden Greene#0Z14-SR—Z27Chanz Wiggins3-SO Z315Shamarius Peterkin2-SO Z483Luke Stuewe2-FR

WRSLOT5 listed

Takye Heath#2SLOT14-JR—SLOT219Tyseer Denmark3-SO

PORTALALSO PR SLOT320Jeff Exinor Jr.2-FR

PORTAL SLOT428Drew Hube2-FR

TE7 listed

Luke Reynolds#85TE13-JR—

PORTAL TE282Benji Gosnell5-SR TE313Ja'Ricous Hairston4-JR TE444Matt Henderson2-FR

PORTAL

OLLT4 listed

Logan Howland#70LT14-JR—

PORTAL LT272Justin Terry3-SO

PORTAL LT361Justin Bell2-FR

PORTAL LT474Marlen BrightFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Layth Ghannam#56LG14-JR—LG275Benjamin EziukaFR (3)LG371Gavin Crawford2-FR LG458Roseby LubintusFR (3)

OLC4 listed

Kyle Altuner#62C13-SO—

PORTAL C254Michael Troutman III2-FR

PORTAL C353Tommy Ricard3-SO C465Tyrell SimpsonFR (3)

OLRG4 listed

Montavious Cunningham#66RG1GR—

PORTAL RG277Brody Meadows5-SR RG357Lucas Austin3-SO

PORTAL RG450Nathaniel Wright2-FR

OLRT3 listed

Aidan Lynch#76RT13-SO—RT279Johnny Garrett5-SR RT351Elijah Haughawout3-SO

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLLDT8 listed

Elhadj Fall#94LDT15-SR—

PORTAL LDT236Randy Adirika2-FR

PORTAL LDT399Emmett Laws3-SO LDT455Gerard Johnson III3-SO

DLRDT7 listed

Kemari Copeland#13RDT15-SR—

PORTAL RDT245Eric Mensah3-SO

PORTAL RDT388Christian Evans2-FR RDT444Brett Clatterbaugh2-FR

EDGELDE4 listed

Javion Hilson#40LDE12-FR—

PORTAL LDE237Mylachi Williams3-SO

PORTAL LDE351Samuel Okunlola5-SR

PORTAL LDE432Deric Dandy3-SO

EDGERDE4 listed

Aycen Stevens#42RDE14-JR—RDE231Jason Abbey4-JR RDE334Cortez Harris2-FR

PORTAL RDE456Daniel Jennings2-FR

PORTAL

LBWLB6 listed

Kaleb Spencer#3WLB14-SR—

PORTAL WLB226Antwone Santiago5-SR

PORTAL WLB330Curtis Jones Jr.3-JR

PORTAL WLB439Terry WigginsFR (4)

LBMLB4 listed

Noah Chambers#16MLB12-SO—MLB233Keon Wylie5-SR

PORTAL MLB312Gabe Williams3-SO MLB438John-Patrick OatesFR (3)

CBLCB4 listed

Jaquez White#2LCB14-SR—

PORTAL LCB223Thomas Williams4-JRALSO KR LCB335Jojo Crim2-SO LCB429Jahmari DeLoatch2-FR

CBRCB3 listed

Joshua Clarke#5RCB13-SO—RCB220Cam Chadwick Jr.4-JR

PORTAL RCB347Daniel "Danny" GarvinFR

CBNB5 listed

Isaiah Brown-Murray#9NB15-SR—

PORTAL NB222Kenny Woseley Jr.3-SO

PORTAL NB328Knahlij Harrell2-SO NB418Amauri PolydorFR (3)

SFS4 listed

Tyson Flowers#11FS15-SR—

PORTAL FS26Jordan Bass4-SR

PORTAL FS315Brennan Johnson2-SO FS424Tyrell Grant Jr.FR (3)

SSS3 listed

Quentin Reddish#0SS13-SO—SS214Sheldon Robinson2-SO SS37Sherrod Covil Jr.5-SR

PORTAL

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Nathan Totten#95KO14-JR—

PORTALALSO P KO217John Love5-SR

KR2 listed

Thomas Williams#23KR14-JR—ALSO CB KR223Tyler Mason3-SOALSO RB

LS2 listed

Christian Epling#96LS15-SR—LS249Deed Capper3-SO

PORTAL

PK3 listed

John Love#17PK15-SR—PK298Will LoveFR (3)PK392Aiden Daugherty3-SO

PR2 listed

Que'Sean Brown#3PR14-JR—

PORTALALSO WR PR219Tyseer Denmark3-SO

PORTALALSO WR

PT3 listed

Nathan Totten#95PT14-JR—

PORTALALSO K PT2Luke JonesFR (3)PT393Cole Byrd2-FR

Program & Venue

Program

Virginia Tech Hokies

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Conference ACCFootball began 1892Location Blacksburg, Virginia

Home

Lane Stadium

65,632Listed capacity

Location Blacksburg, Virginia

Coaching staff

Head coachJames Franklin

Offensive coordinatorTy Howle

Defensive coordinatorBrent Pry

Identity

Mascot Hokie Bird, Gobbler

Chicago Maroon Primary

Burnt Orange Secondary