Virginia Tech's 2026 Recruiting Class: A Blue Chip Bonanza

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   TreySmith14 December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM

   Good work sir!!
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   Ibclay69 December 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM

   Chris, excellent article and thanks for all of your efforts during the silly season.
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      Rb421 December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM

      +1
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   VaTechJones December 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM

   It's incredible we now have the need to differentiate between levels of 4 stars!
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   RustyHokie94 December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM

   I bet he ushers out 20 players via the portal and we bring in that many as well.
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   jesuisvtguy December 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM

   Nice article. Enjoyed reading the insights.
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   Maverick86 December 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM

   This is great to see but I think Fran Brown at Syracuse did something similar and we see how that is playing out. I'm not trying to be negative, just don’t want to read TOO much into it but either way, it looks promising and us fans deserve to be excited again.
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   Jwunderdog December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM

   Don't remember Michigan signing this many players from Virginia ever. Did they change recruiting strategy? I think they took 5 out of Virginia which is 20% of the class.
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      jfhokie December 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM

      Not sure that will happen again. These guys were all friends and it was sort of a package. There's a new sheriff in town where there was nonee
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   Mapmaker December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM

   Its like Christmas came early!
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   hokie0611 December 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM

   University of Florida grad came by my desk to talk about Tech's signing day haul. First time that's ever happened
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      atlhokie1 December 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM

      Have had a bunch of random people here in Georgia see my Hokies hat and start talking about Franklin hire and signing day. Lots of positive publicity out there now.
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    UTPr0sim December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM

    So did WVU screw up their recruiting class by "throwing" money at Sieg? Interesting to see how that turns out.
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       Bruno December 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM

       That's bullshit. WVU closed with a 4 star running back.
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          HOKIEFROY December 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM

          And extra NIL because of Sieg
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    Aero81Hokie December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM

    Hey Chris, great article. I agree this is fun. I wonder how much of this impacts us next season? Someone once said we should always be red shirting. ? Does that go for 4 star players as well? In other words, will most of these guys make more of an impact in 2027? Will transfer portal and current players have more of an impact for our 2026 results? I am confident Franklin will do a great job with that as well. Just trying to keep my expectations under control. The last 10-15 years I have felt like Charlie Brown with Lucy pulling away the football at the last minute. Btw - I really like hearing from Franklin it takes a long time to develop OL and DL players and how important it is to recruit those positions well. Sounds like he has read your previous columns. ?
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       OhioHokie74 December 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM

       The portal should have more impact on next season than this recruiting class. I hope or expect that CJF will bring some experienced players that make an immediate impact.
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          Aero81Hokie December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM

          That is what I was thinking as well but not my area or expertise. And I am in NO WAY trying to take away from this great achievement. I hope it shows what the right kind of person with the right kind of resources can do! Go Hokies.
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             MISTERBIG December 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM

             BINGO!
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       Burgrugby December 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM

       Franklin said in his presser the day he was hired that he believes strongly in recruiting good players and plugging holes in the portal. He believes if you live by the portal you die by the portal, as portal players don't come in with the existing relationships with teammates and coaches (which hurts teamwork), the culture of the program, loyalty to the school and team, etc. That said, he also said that this year will not be typical and he will need to hit the portal harder than he normally would. Based on that, I think its safe to assume the 2026 season will be portal heavy.
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          Aero81Hokie December 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM

          Agreed!
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    McHokie93 December 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM

    Bring on the portal!
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    Jeffrey4VT December 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM

    apathy has left the building
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       HokieTC December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM

       +1
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    DW Hokie December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM

    I've gone from averting my eyes to reading every word I can get on VT football recruiting. What a relief! How exciting to feel relevant again!