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 2017 class includes 16 commits, including 5 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.31. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 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
- 120.26
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 31.3%
- Top Position
- Athlete
- Top Pipeline
- NC
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
16
Average Stars
3.31
Blue-Chip Recruits
5(31%)
Top Pipeline State
VA • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
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
16 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Hunter | S | 4★ | 98.0 | 6'1" | 205 lbs | Chesapeake, VA | Indian River | Retained |
| Nathan Proctor | OLB | 4★ | 92.3 | 6'3" | 220 lbs | Indian Head, MD | Henry E. Lackey | Retained |
| Dylan Rivers | OLB | 4★ | 90.8 | 6'2" | 230 lbs | Stephens City, VA | Sherando | Retained |
| Tyjuan Garbutt | ATH | 4★ | 90.7 | 6'3" | 215 lbs | Fredericksburg, VA | Riverbend | Retained |
| Hendon Hooker | DUAL | 4★ | 89.3 | 6'4" | 204 lbs | Greensboro, NC | Dudley | Retained |
| Caleb Farley | ATH | 3★ | 88.1 | 6'3" | 180 lbs | Maiden, NC | Maiden | Retained |
| Drake Deiuliis | TE | 3★ | 87.7 | 6'6" | 215 lbs | Charlotte, NC | Providence | Retained |
| Dalton Keene | ATH | 3★ | 86.9 | 6'5" | 223 lbs | Littleton, CO | Chatfield | Retained |
| Sean Savoy | WR | 3★ | 86.3 | 5'9" | 177 lbs | Washington, DC | Jackson-Reed | Retained |
| Robert Porcher IV | WDE | 3★ | 86.1 | 6'3" | 245 lbs | Orlando, FL | Dr. Phillips | Retained |
| Jalen Holston | RB | 3★ | 86.0 | 5'11" | 200 lbs | Stockbridge, GA | Stockbridge | Retained |
| Rayshard Ashby | ILB | 3★ | 85.5 | 5'11" | 230 lbs | Chesterfield, VA | Lloyd C. Bird | Retained |
| Bryce Watts | CB | 3★ | 85.1 | 6'0" | 165 lbs | Toms River, NJ | Toms River North | Retained |
| Lecitus Smith | TE | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'4" | 255 lbs | Fitzgerald, GA | Fitzgerald | Retained |
| Zion DeBose | WDE | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'3" | 232 lbs | Spencer, NC | North Rowan | Retained |
| Christian Darrisaw | OT | 3★ | 81.3 | 6'5" | 290 lbs | Upper Marlboro, MD | Riverdale Baptist | Retained |
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