2026 Virginia Tech Football roster, including player names, positions, height/weight, class, and links to their hokiesports.com profiles.
Last updated: 9/7/2026, 3:15 PM
Note: Tech Sideline prefers to keep this preseason roster as a record of the team when it began the season. Transfers, opt outs, etc. will not be tracked here.
Note: Player heights, weights and numbers are updated frequently. We will attempt to keep this roster updated, but see our Notes section below for a link to the live hokiesports.com roster.
| # | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ayden Greene | WR | 6-1 | 193 | Sr. | Knoxville, Tenn. | Powell |
| 0 | Quentin Reddish | S | 6-2 | 196 | Jr. | Charlotte, N.C. | Independence |
| 1 | Tyson Flowers | S | 5-11 | 204 | 5th | Fort Worth, Texas | Southwest Christian |
| 2 | Takye Heath | WR | 5-9 | 171 | Sr. | Richmond, Va. | Highland Springs |
| 2 | Jaquez White | DB | 5-11 | 192 | Sr. | Blackshear, Ga. | Pierce County |
| 3 | Que'Sean Brown | WR | 5-8 | 175 | Sr. | Winston-Salem, N.C. | East Forsyth |
| 3 | Kaleb Spencer | LB | 6-1 | 230 | Sr. | Gloucester, Va. | Life Christian Academy |
| 4 | Tyseer Denmark | WR | 5-10 | 183 | Jr. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Imhotep Charter |
| 5 | Joshua Clarke | CB | 6-1 | 189 | Jr. | Alexandria, Va. | Flint Hill School |
| 5 | Marlion Jackson | WR | 6-2 | 210 | 5th | Flowery Branch, Ga. | Cherokee Bluff |
| 6 | Keylen “Brodie” Adams | WR | 6-0 | 180 | Jr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Green Run |
| 6 | Jordan Bass | S | 6-3 | 212 | Sr. | Hampton, Va. | Phoebus |
| 7 | Sherrod Covil | S | 5-10 | 196 | 5th | Chesapeake, Va. | Oscar Smith |
| 7 | Chanz Wiggins | WR | 6-3 | 196 | Jr. | King George, Va. | King George |
| 9 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | DB | 5-9 | 197 | 5th | Charlotte, N.C. | Hough |
| 11 | Davion Brown | WR | 6-1 | 204 | Fr. | Richmond, Va. | Trinity Episcopal |
| 11 | DQ Smith | S | 6-0 | 208 | 5th | Columbia, S.C. | Spring Valley |
| 12 | Kelden Ryan | QB | 6-1 | 197 | So. | Fort Worth, Texas | DeSoto |
| 12 | Gabe Williams | LB | 6-4 | 230 | Jr. | Bowie, Md. | St. Vincent Pallotti |
| 13 | Kemari Copeland | DL | 6-2 | 305 | 5th | Virginia Beach, Va. | Floyd E. Kellam |
| 13 | Ja'Ricous Hairston | TE | 6-2 | 256 | Sr. | Bassett, Va. | Bassett |
| 14 | Troy Huhn | QB | 6-4 | 215 | Fr. | Carlsbad, Calif. | Mission Hills |
| 14 | Sheldon Robinson | S | 6-2 | 208 | So. | Orange County, Va. | Woodberry Forest |
| 15 | Brennan Johnson | S | 5-11 | 199 | So. | Richmond, Va. | Highland Springs |
| 15 | Shamarius "Snook" Peterkin | WR | 6-2 | 179 | So. | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Mount Tabor |
| 16 | Noah Chambers | LB | 6-1 | 232 | So. | Prince George's County, Md. | DeMatha Catholic |
| 16 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | RB | 5-9 | 206 | So. | Woodbridge, Va. | Hayfield |
| 17 | Ethan Grunkemeyer | QB | 6-2 | 213 | Jr. | Lewis Center, Ohio | Olentangy |
| 17 | John Love | K | 5-11 | 181 | 5th | Spartanburg, S.C. | Spartanburg |
| 18 | A.J. Brand | WR | 6-1 | 214 | So. | Charlotte, N.C. | Irmo |
| 18 | Amauri Polydor | DB | 6-0 | 184 | Fr. | Baltimore, Md. | St. Frances Academy |
| 19 | Mathieu Lamah | LB | 6-3 | 230 | Fr. | Bristow, Va. | Patriot |
| 20 | Cam Chadwick, Jr. | DB | 5-11 | 193 | Sr. | Plainfield, N.J. | Immaculata |
| 20 | Jeff Exinor, Jr. | WR | 6-1 | 213 | So. | Baltimore, Md. | McDonogh School |
| 21 | Zaevion Cleveland | DB | 6-2 | 195 | Fr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Green Run |
| 22 | Bryce Baker | QB | 6-2 | 211 | So. | Kernersville, N.C. | East Forsyth |
| 22 | Kenny Woseley, Jr. | DB | 5-11 | 185 | Jr. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Imhotep Charter |
| 23 | Tyler Mason | RB | 5-10 | 212 | Jr. | Mount Airy, N.C. | Mount Airy |
| 23 | Thomas Williams | CB | 5-11 | 193 | Sr. | Greenville, S.C. | Powdersville |
| 24 | Tyrell Grant, Jr. | S | 6-0 | 205 | Fr. | Suffolk, Va. | Nansemond River |
| 25 | George Ballance | LB | 5-11 | 230 | Sr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Frank W. Cox |
| 26 | Messiah Mickens | RB | 5-10 | 205 | Fr. | Harrisburg, Pa. | Harrisburg |
| 26 | Antwone Santiago | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 5th | Meriden, Conn. | Platt |
| 27 | Tyson Harley | DL | 6-2 | 248 | Fr. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Gonzaga College High School (DC) |
| 27 | Marcellous Hawkins, Jr. | RB | 5-10 | 221 | 5th | Oklahoma City, Okla. | Putnam City |
| 28 | Knahlij Harrell | S | 5-11 | 195 | So. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Green Run |
| 28 | Drew Hube | WR | 6-0 | 198 | Jr. | Gainesville, Va. | Patriot |
| 29 | Jahmari DeLoatch | DB | 5-9 | 176 | So. | Chesapeake, Va. | Oscar Smith |
| 30 | Curtis Jones, Jr. | LB | 6-1 | 231 | Jr. | Huntington, W.Va. | Cabell Midland |
| 31 | Jason Abbey | DL | 6-3 | 256 | Sr. | Richmond, Va. | Douglas S. Freeman |
| 32 | Deric Dandy | DL | 6-2 | 253 | Jr. | Mount Airy, N.C. | Mount Airy |
| 32 | Bill Davis | RB | 5-9 | 228 | Sr. | LaPlace, La. | Riverside Academy |
| 33 | Keon Wylie | LB | 6-2 | 228 | 5th | Philadelphia, Pa. | Imhotep Charter |
| 34 | Cortez Harris | DL | 6-2 | 253 | So. | Largo, Md. | Riverdale Baptist |
| 35 | John Buetow | RB | 5-8 | 208 | Jr. | Irmo, S.C. | Dutch Fork |
| 35 | Jojo Crim | DB | 5-11 | 173 | So. | Camden, S.C. | Camden |
| 36 | Randy Adirika | DL | 6-2 | 311 | So. | Miami, Fla. | Miami Central |
| 36 | Brody Jones | TE | 6-3 | 242 | Sr. | Bristol, Va. | Virginia High |
| 37 | Mylachi Williams | DL | 6-3 | 253 | Jr. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic |
| 38 | John-Patrick Oates | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Fr. | Philadelphia, Pa. | La Salle College |
| 39 | Terry Wiggins | LB | 6-3 | 226 | Fr. | Coatesville, Pa. | Coatesville Area |
| 40 | Javion Hilson | DL | 6-3 | 250 | So. | Cocoa, Fla. | Cocoa |
| 41 | Chris Tangelo | S | 6-4 | 199 | Fr. | Germantown, Md. | Northwest |
| 42 | Aycen Stevens | DL | 6-5 | 264 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Ind. | Decatur Central |
| 43 | Josh Jones | DB | 5-10 | 193 | Jr. | Aldie, Va. | John Champe |
| 44 | Brett Clatterbaugh | DL | 6-1 | 260 | So. | Culpeper, Va. | Eastern View |
| 44 | Matt Henderson | TE | 6-5 | 252 | So. | Powhatan, Va. | Powhatan |
| 45 | Eric Mensah | DL | 6-2 | 311 | Jr. | Stafford, Va. | Mountain View |
| 46 | Darius Taylor | RB | 5-11 | 231 | Sr. | Richmond, Va. | Highland Springs |
| 47 | Danny Garvin | CB | 6-0 | 194 | Sr. | Alexandria, Va. | St. Stephens & St. Agnes |
| 49 | Deed Capper | LS | 6-2 | 226 | Jr. | Mequon, Wis. | Homestead |
| 50 | Nathaniel Wright | OL | 6-4 | 304 | So. | Manassas, Va. | Forest Park |
| 51 | Elijah Haughawout | OL | 6-3 | 300 | Jr. | Suwanee, Ga. | Lambert |
| 51 | Samuel Okunlola | DL | 6-3 | 252 | 5th | Brockton, Mass. | Thayer Academy |
| 52 | Sherrod Henderson | DL | 6-2 | 252 | So. | Rocky Point, N.C. | Heide Trask |
| 52 | Buddy Wegdam | OL | 6-5 | 302 | Fr. | Marshall, Va. | Woodberry Forest |
| 53 | Tommy Ricard | OL | 6-3 | 307 | Jr. | Hudson, Ohio | Hudson |
| 54 | Michael Troutman III | OL | 6-2 | 312 | So. | Trenton, N.J. | DePaul Catholic |
| 54 | Grant Karczewski | DL | 6-7 | 306 | Sr. | Crozet, Va. | Western Albemarle |
| 55 | Gerard Johnson III | DL | 6-4 | 306 | Jr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Frank W. Cox |
| 55 | Thomas Wilder | OL | 6-6 | 315 | Fr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Green Run |
| 56 | Layth Ghannam | OL | 6-4 | 315 | Sr. | Charleston, W.Va. | George Washington |
| 56 | Daniel Jennings | DL | 6-1 | 253 | So. | Princeton, W.Va. | Princeton |
| 57 | Lucas Austin | OL | 6-5 | 305 | Jr. | Sterling, Ill. | Sterling |
| 58 | Zeke Chinwike | DL | 6-5 | 254 | So. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Green Run |
| 58 | Roseby Lubintus | OL | 6-5 | 342 | Fr. | Elizabeth, N.J. | Timber Creek Regional |
| 60 | Maddox Cochrane | OL | 6-6 | 285 | Fr. | Midlothian, Va. | Benedictine College Prep |
| 61 | Justin Bell | OL | 6-6 | 322 | So. | Macomb Township, Mich. | Dakota |
| 62 | Kyle Altuner | OL | 6-3 | 302 | Jr. | Frederick, Md. | Our Lady of Good Counsel |
| 63 | Kamren Johnson | DL | 6-3 | 271 | Fr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Green Run |
| 65 | Tyrell Simpson | OL | 6-7 | 337 | Fr. | Leland, N.C. | North Brunswick |
| 66 | Montavious Cunningham | OL | 6-3 | 315 | 6th | Athens, Ga. | Clarke Central |
| 70 | Logan Howland | OL | 6-6 | 325 | Sr. | Westfield, N.J. | Hun School |
| 71 | Gavin Crawford | OL | 6-0 | 323 | So. | Silver Spring, Md. | Our Lady of Good Counsel |
| 72 | Justin Terry | OL | 6-5 | 331 | Jr. | Pickerington, Ohio | Pickerington Central |
| 74 | Marlen Bright | OL | 6-6 | 315 | Fr. | Wayne, N.J. | DePaul Catholic |
| 75 | Benjamin Eziuka | OL | 6-2 | 317 | Fr. | Canton, Mich. | Detroit Catholic Central |
| 76 | Aidan Lynch | OL | 6-6 | 320 | Jr. | Mount Olive, N.J. | Mount Olive |
| 77 | Brody Meadows | OL | 6-7 | 335 | 5th | Bluefield, Va. | Graham |
| 79 | Johnny Garrett | OL | 6-5 | 323 | 5th | Scituate, Mass. | Boston College (HS) |
| 80 | L.J. Booker | WR | 6-2 | 204 | Jr. | Richmond, Va. | Collegiate School |
| 82 | Benji Gosnell | TE | 6-4 | 252 | 5th | Pilot Mountain, N.C. | East Surry |
| 83 | Luke Stuewe | WR | 6-2 | 199 | So. | Avon Lake, Ohio | Avon Lake |
| 85 | Luke Reynolds | TE | 6-4 | 250 | Jr. | Westford, Mass. | Cheshire Academy (Conn.) |
| 87 | Harrison Saint Germain | TE | 6-4 | 251 | 5th | Centreville, Va. | Westfield |
| 88 | Christian Evans | DL | 6-2 | 291 | So. | Leesburg, Va. | Stone Bridge |
| 88 | Pierce Petersohn | TE | 6-4 | 223 | Fr. | Dodge Center, Minn. | Triton |
| 89 | Hudson Zell | WR | 5-11 | 192 | Fr. | Greensboro, N.C. | Woodberry Forest |
| 90 | Andrew Hanchuk | DL | 6-5 | 300 | Jr. | Berea, Ohio | Berea-Midpark |
| 91 | Garrett Witherington | DL | 6-3 | 284 | Fr. | Birmingham, Ala. | Briarwood Christian |
| 92 | Aiden Daugherty | K | 5-11 | 184 | Jr. | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Oak Grove |
| 93 | Cole Byrd | K | 6-1 | 201 | So. | Bassett, Va. | Bassett |
| 94 | Elhadj Fall | DL | 6-3 | 308 | 5th | Marietta, Ga. | Osborne |
| 95 | T-Ron Richardson, Jr. | DL | 6-2 | 302 | Fr. | Petersburg, Va. | Hopewell |
| 95 | Nathan Totten | P | 6-1 | 230 | Sr. | Ashland, Ky. | Russell |
| 96 | Christian Epling | LS | 6-1 | 228 | 5th | Dacula, Ga. | Mill Creek |
| 97 | Luke Jones | P | 6-1 | 221 | Fr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | First Colonial |
| 98 | Will Love | K | 6-1 | 196 | Fr. | Spartanburg, S.C. | Spartanburg |
| 99 | Emmett Laws | DL | 6-0 | 301 | Jr. | Elkton, Md. | DeMatha Catholic |
| 99 | Cole Reemsnyder | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 5th | South Riding, Va. | Freedom |
Notes About This Version of the 2026 Virginia Tech Football Roster
This roster matches the information that existed on hokiesports.com at the time this page was last updated.
Each player's name is a link to their hokiesports.com profile.
For information on the 2026 Virginia Tech football season, please see our 2026 Virginia Tech football schedule and results page, as well as the 2026 football schedule on hokiesports.com. Each page has links to football game recaps and detailed statistics.
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