Virginia Tech Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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Recruiting context
Virginia Tech recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Virginia Tech commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2010 class includes 14 commits, including 5 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.36. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2010 Virginia Tech: Balanced class
Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 104.40
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 35.7%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- VA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
14
Average Stars
3.36
Blue-Chip Recruits
5(36%)
Top Pipeline State
VA • 12
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2010.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
14 recruits found in 2010.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Dew | S | 4★ | 94.8 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Virginia Beach, VA | First Colonial | Retained |
| Zach McCray | WDE | 4★ | 92.5 | 6'5" | 235 lbs | Lynchburg, VA | Brookville | Retained |
| Zack McCray | WDE | 4★ | 92.4 | 6'4" | 240 lbs | Lynchburg, VA | Brookville | Retained |
| Laurence Gibson | OG | 4★ | 90.4 | 6'6" | 296 lbs | Chatham, VA | Hargrave Military Academy | Retained |
| Mark Shuman | OT | 4★ | 89.7 | 6'7" | 285 lbs | Fork Union, VA | Fork Union Military Academy | Retained |
| Brian Laiti | OLB | 3★ | 88.2 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | Fairfax, VA | Robinson Secondary | Retained |
| Nick Acree | DT | 3★ | 87.7 | 6'5" | 295 lbs | Fork Union, VA | Fork Union Military (HS) | Retained |
| Jerome Lewis | TE | 3★ | 87.6 | 6'3" | 235 lbs | Rochester, NY | Bishop Kearney | Retained |
| Matt Arkema | OG | 3★ | 87.6 | 6'3" | 284 lbs | Midlothian, VA | Midlothian | Retained |
| Theron Norman | S | 3★ | 85.6 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Richmond, VA | Hargrave Military Academy | Retained |
| E.L. Smiling | WR | 3★ | 85.3 | 6'3" | 180 lbs | Stafford, VA | Brooke Point | Retained |
| Derrick Hopkins | SDE | 3★ | 84.7 | 6'0" | 275 lbs | Highland Springs, VA | Highland Springs | Retained |
| Detrick Bonner | CB | 3★ | 83.3 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Locust Grove, GA | Luella | Retained |
| Dominique Patterson | S | 3★ | 82.2 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Suffolk, VA | King`s Fork | Retained |
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