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 2012 class includes 23 commits, including 7 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.22. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2012 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
- 130.88
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 30.4%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- VA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
23
Average Stars
3.22
Blue-Chip Recruits
7(30%)
Top Pipeline State
VA • 14
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2012.
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
23 recruits found in 2012.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Caleb | WR | 4★ | 94.8 | 6'3" | 203 lbs | Midlothian, VA | Clover Hill | Retained |
| Ken Ekanem | WDE | 4★ | 92.5 | 6'3" | 245 lbs | Clifton, VA | Centreville | Retained |
| Drew Harris | RB | 4★ | 92.4 | 6'2" | 195 lbs | Exton, PA | Downingtown East | Retained |
| J.C. Coleman | APB | 4★ | 91.1 | 5'6" | 175 lbs | Chesapeake, VA | Oscar Smith | Retained |
| Jarontay Jones | WDE | 4★ | 90.1 | 6'2" | 245 lbs | Stone Mountain, GA | Stephenson | Retained |
| Donaldven Manning | CB | 4★ | 90.0 | 5'10" | 155 lbs | Miami, FL | Miami Central | Retained |
| Trey Edmunds | OLB | 4★ | 89.3 | 6'2" | 200 lbs | Ringgold, VA | Dan River | Retained |
| Deon Clarke | OLB | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Chesterfield, VA | Lloyd C. Bird | Retained |
| Devin VanDyke | OLB | 3★ | 88.5 | 6'1" | 210 lbs | Lorton, VA | South County | Retained |
| Der'Woun Greene | ATH | 3★ | 88.0 | 5'10" | 175 lbs | Portsmouth, VA | Woodrow Wilson | Retained |
| Chris Mangus | RB | 3★ | 87.6 | 5'11" | 175 lbs | Raleigh, NC | Broughton | Retained |
| Dakota Jackson | TE | 3★ | 87.2 | 6'3" | 206 lbs | Roanoke, VA | Northside | Retained |
| Desmond Frye | S | 3★ | 86.7 | 6'2" | 175 lbs | Chester, VA | Thomas Dale | Retained |
| Brenden Motley | ATH | 3★ | 86.3 | 6'4" | 185 lbs | Christiansburg, VA | Christiansburg | Retained |
| Davion Tookes | CB | 3★ | 86.0 | 5'11" | 165 lbs | Fairburn, GA | Creekside | Retained |
| Jerome Wright | ATH | 3★ | 82.8 | 6'2" | 225 lbs | Highland Springs, VA | Highland Springs | Retained |
| Jack Willenbrock | OG | 3★ | 82.6 | 6'4" | 250 lbs | Exton, PA | Downingtown East | Retained |
| Donovan Riley | S | 3★ | 82.3 | 5'11" | 185 lbs | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore Polytechnic Institute | Retained |
| Alston Smith | DT | 3★ | 82.2 | 6'1" | 274 lbs | Virginia Beach, VA | Frank W. Cox | Retained |
| Seth Dooley | WDE | 3★ | 82.1 | 6'5" | 230 lbs | Salem, VA | Glenvar | Retained |
| Adam Taraschke | OT | 3★ | 81.9 | 6'6" | 265 lbs | Fredericksburg, VA | Riverbend | Retained |
| Joshua Stanford | WR | 2★ | 77.8 | 6'1" | 175 lbs | Lithonia, GA | Martin Luther King Jr. | Retained |
| Brooks Abbott | K | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | The Bolles School | Retained |
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