Team Recruiting Class
2016 Virginia Tech Recruiting Class
Follow the full Virginia Tech class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 10
- Blue-Chips
- 0
- Avg Rating
- 0.850
- States
- 5
Class summary
Virginia Tech's 2016 class has 10 recruits and 0 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.
Top positions
- Defensive Linemen2
- Linebackers2
- Wide Receivers2
- Athletes1
Class DNA
Development class
Development class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Pipeline balance
- Defensive Lineman2
- Linebacker2
- Wide Receiver2
- Athlete1
Class context
2016 Virginia Tech recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2016 Virginia Tech signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.
The class includes 10 recruits, 0 blue-chip prospects, and players from 5 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
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Class board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divine Deablo Mount Tabor | WR | 3★ | 0.879 | Winston Salem, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'3" / 180 lbs |
| 2 | Josh Jackson Saline | DUAL | 3★ | 0.877 | Saline, MI Michigan recruits | 6'2" / 200 lbs |
| 3 | Khalil Ladler IMG Academy | CB | 3★ | 0.876 | Bradenton, FL Florida recruits | 5'10" / 168 lbs |
| 4 | Phil Patterson Bayside | WR | 3★ | 0.864 | Virginia Beach, VA Virginia recruits | 6'2" / 180 lbs |
| 5 | Jimmie Taylor Southwest | WDE | 3★ | 0.857 | Jacksonville, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'3" / 220 lbs |
| 6 | Thomas Jarrett Hopple Nansemond River | OT | 3★ | 0.849 | Suffolk, VA Virginia recruits | 6'6" / 270 lbs |
| 7 | Tavante Beckett Indian River | OLB | 3★ | 0.849 | Chesapeake, VA Virginia recruits | 6'0" / 215 lbs |
| 8 | Tyree Rodgers Camden Catholic | ATH | 3★ | 0.846 | Cherry Hill, NJ New Jersey recruits | 6'2" / 180 lbs |
| 9 | Eron Carter Palatka | OLB | 3★ | 0.804 | Palatka, FL Florida recruits | 6'2" / 230 lbs |
| 10 | Silas Dzansi C. D. Hylton | SDE | 3★ | 0.801 | Woodbridge, VA Virginia recruits | 6'5" / 260 lbs |