Dante Lovett (1) is one of a handful of freshman cornerbacks expected to fill out the second and third team. (Ivan Morozov)

Virginia Tech signed 26 high schoolers in its 2023 class, the first complete recruiting cycle Brent Pry and his staff had after arriving in Blacksburg. As such, you figure there’s plenty of alignment in the type of player the Hokies picked to play in their systems.