Virginia Tech Hokies NFL Draft Prospects

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Franklin and a Familiar Foil Try to Wake Up the Hokies

Virginia Tech bottomed out at 3-9 (2-6 ACC) in 2025, dropping its final four games by an average of nearly three touchdowns and firing head coach Brent Pry after an 0-3 start. The response was a marquee swing: James Franklin, 128-60 across 15 years at Penn State and Maryland and a play away from the national title game in 2024, takes over in Blacksburg with a top-shelf recruiting haul and one of the more aggressive portal classes in the league.

The most unusual wrinkle is that Franklin kept Pry, the man Tech dismissed last September, and installed him as defensive coordinator. The two ran the defense together at Penn State and Vanderbilt, so there is no learning curve on that side of the ball, and the arrangement lets a proven winner shoulder the head-coaching load while Pry does what he does best. Ty Howle arrives as offensive coordinator. The preseason consensus tabs the Hokies fifth in the ACC and pegs them as one of the nation's most improved teams.

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RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
91	Luke Reynolds	TE	250lbs	6-4	4.50	3	78.3	84.7 MORE>>	Luke Reynolds grew up in Westford, Massachusetts, played at Lawrence Academy and then Cheshire Academy in Connecticut, and caught ...
173	Kemari Copeland	DL	305lbs	6-2	4.78	36	203	81.7 MORE>>	Copeland took a winding road to the ACC. Out of Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, he began at Army in 2022, appearing in seven...
220	Que'Sean Brown	WR	175lbs	5-8	4.38	32	203.5	80.8 MORE>>	Que'Sean Brown piled up 3,183 all-purpose yards at East Forsyth High School in North Carolina and was a three-star recruit, pickin...
249	Aycen Stevens	DE	264lbs	6-5	4.68	39	227	79.8 MORE>>	Aycen Stevens made 160 career tackles as a linebacker at Decatur Central in Indianapolis, where he sat inside the Rivals top 40 at...
393	Keon Wylie	LB	228lbs	6-2	4.70	50	393	73.0 MORE>>	A Philadelphia product out of Imhotep Charter, where he piled up 34 sacks and 45 tackles for loss over his final three prep season...
409	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB	213lbs	6-2	4.70	31	432	71.0 MORE>>	Ethan Grunkemeyer was a four-star quarterback at Olentangy High School in Lewis Center, Ohio, where he threw for 3,517 yards and 3...
410	Kyle Altuner	C	302lbs	6-3	5.30	94	502.5	71.0 MORE>>	A four-star out of powerhouse Our Lady of Good Counsel in Maryland, Altuner played tackle in high school before moving inside, fol...

RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
255	Terion Stewart	RB	222lbs	5-9	4.56	24	248.8	79.8 MORE>>	Two-time first-team All-Ohio at Sandusky High School, Terion Stewart rushed for 2,758 yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior and foll...
351	Kyron Drones	QB	235lbs	6-2	4.62	39	396.3	75.0 MORE>>	Kyron Drones from Shadow Creek High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After high...
471	Kelvin Gilliam Jr.	DL	295lbs	6-3	4.76	127	541.5	62.4 MORE>>	Kelvin Gilliam Jr. from Highland Springs High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. ...

RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
122	Jaylin Lane	WR	196lbs	5-10	4.34	21	150	83.4 MORE>>	Jaylin Lane emerged as a record-setting high school receiver at Clover High School where he played under his father Brian Lane. Th...
124	Dorian Strong	CB	185lbs	6-1	4.50	27	97.9	83.3 MORE>>	Born March 14, 2002, Dorian Strong emerged from Dr. Henry Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland as a versatile two-way play...
148	Aeneas Peebles	DL	282lbs	6-0	4.94	41	126	82.2 MORE>>	Aeneas Peebles (born January 1, 2001) honed his craft at Knightdale High School in North Carolina, where he accumulated 195 tackle...
158	Bhayshul Tuten	RB	209lbs	5-11	4.32	11	104.6	81.5 MORE>>	Bhayshul Tuten's path to the NFL Draft runs through the back roads of New Jersey, where he piled up 3,768 yards and 77 touchdowns ...
163	Antwaun Powell-Rylan...	DL	252lbs	6-3	4.69	39	124.5	81.3 MORE>>	Antwaun Powell-Ryland a four-star recruit out of Indian River High School who garnered attention from major programs, initially la...
334	Da'Quan Felton	WR	216lbs	6-5	4.50	43	266.8	74.0 MORE>>
419	Collin Schlee	QB	225lbs	6-3	4.60	26	448	67.2 MORE>>	Collin Schlee from Oakdale High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. After high sch...
448	Ali Jennings	WR	205lbs	6-2	4.46	78	558.5	62.5 MORE>>	Jennings took a winding path through college, starting at West Virginia before transferring to Old Dominion and finally landing at...