Virginia Cavaliers NFL Draft Prospects

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Virginia Reloads Around Beau Pribula and College Football's Most Experienced Offensive Line

Virginia authored the best season in program history in 2025, going 11-3 (7-1 ACC), reaching the conference championship game and finishing ranked for the first time since 2004. The Cavaliers pushed Duke to overtime in the title game before falling 20-27, then closed the year with a 13-7 Gator Bowl win over Missouri. Fifth-year coach Tony Elliott, now 22-26 at the school, must replace quarterback Chandler Morris and most of a record-setting skill corps while leaning on the most experienced offensive line in the country.

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RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
187	Emmanuel Karnley	CB	184lbs	6-3	4.55	35	187	79.7 MORE>>	A three-star out of Las Lomas in Walnut Creek, California, Karnley played receiver and cornerback in high school before signing wi...
254	Monroe Mills	OT	320lbs	6-7	5.30	47	635.5	75.8 MORE>>	The road from Columbia, Missouri has been anything but conventional for Monroe Mills. After a devastating knee injury wiped out hi...
261	Rico Flores Jr.	WR	205lbs	6-2	4.52	41	486	75.0 MORE>>	After earning four-star grades from 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals at Folsom High School in California, Flores signed with Notre Dame ...

RANK	Player	Pos	Coll	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
194	J'Mari Taylor	RB		199lbs	5-10	4.63	14	171.2	81.2 MORE>>	J'Mari Taylor, the 204-pound back didn't crack 1,000 yards rushing until his redshirt senior season at FCS North Carolina Centra...
415	Mitchell Melton	LB		256lbs	6-4	4.62	52	416	73.0 MORE>>	Mitchell Melton from Good Counsel High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After h...

RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
136	Jonas Sanker	S	210lbs	6-1	4.48	32	111.9	82.9 MORE>>	From dominating 8-man football in Virginia's private school ranks to patrolling the ACC's defensive backfields, Jonas Sanker's p...
440	Chandler Morris	QB	191lbs	6-0	4.68	24	440	64.0 MORE>>	Strengths Good (not elite) arm strength and can easily make all the NFL throws with effortless deep passes.Possesses an NFL arm. G...
447	Chris Tyree	WR	190lbs	5-10	4.29	68	435.5	62.6 MORE>>	Chris Tyree, a graduate transfer wide receiver for the Virginia Cavaliers, brings a unique blend of speed and versatility to the 2...
461	Chico Bennett Jr.	DE	256lbs	6-4	4.69	92	463	60.9 MORE>>	Chico Bennett Jr. from Battle Ground Academy High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Spor...

RANK	Player	Pos	Coll	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
79	Malik Washington	WR		191lbs	5-8	4.47	25	89	84.8 MORE>>	Malik Washington from Parkview High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. After high ...