Virginia football recruiting · ACC
Virginia recruiting: 15 commits for 2027, No. 67 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
152027 commits
3.00average stars, 2027 class
No. 672027 class score
449commits since 2002 · 5 five-star
The 2027 class
15 commitsSemajay Robinson
★★★★★
Jordan Burns
★★★★★
Camden Chalkley
★★★★★
Derek Fisher
★★★★★
Lonnie Andrews III
★★★★★
Tajeh Watson
★★★★★
Sa Rex
★★★★★
Zayvon Miller
★★★★★
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Moreno Fisher
★★★★★
Markus Lee
★★★★★
Landon Hicks
★★★★★
Mason Hall
★★★★★
Gene Jones
★★★★★
Andy Stedem
★★★★★
James Westervelt
★★★★★
Latest moves
1 moveOffered Bryson Sanderson
★★★★★
Oct 30
Offers, visits and commits we have logged in the last 120 days, newest first.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
56 offers · 0 here · 56 elsewhereBryson Sanderson
★★★★★
Memphis
Oct 30
Braylon Williams
★★★★★
SMU
May 26
Bryce Woods
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
May 11
Bryan Porter
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
May 1
Chanin Harris
★★★★★
Syracuse
Apr 30
AJ Tillman Jr.
★★★★★
Louisville
Apr 29
Show all 56 offers
Elijah Guertin
★★★★★
Penn State
Apr 22
Sean Green
★★★★★
Florida State
Apr 2
Jaxon Holly
★★★★★
Florida State
Mar 19
Jaylen Scott
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Mar 15
Brylan Oduor
★★★★★
Auburn
Mar 10
Evan Via
★★★★★
Stanford
Feb 26
David Folorunsho
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Feb 25
Gary Walker
★★★★★
Clemson
Feb 25
Austin Barrett
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Feb 24
Isaiah Alvarez
★★★★★
Rutgers
Feb 23
Parker Newman
★★★★★
Duke
Feb 9
Marcus Turpin
★★★★★
Northwestern
Feb 2
Oluwasemilore Olubobola
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Jan 31
Elijah Hutcheson
★★★★★
Florida
Jan 31
Drew Williams
★★★★★
Kentucky
Jan 31
Elijah Morrison
★★★★★
Clemson
Jan 30
Colton Johnson
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Jan 30
Kaiden Robinson-Vickers
★★★★★
North Carolina
Jan 28
Isaac McNeil
★★★★★
Auburn
Jan 27
Nate Carson
★★★★★
South Carolina
Jan 27
Davis Seaman
★★★★★
Ohio State
Jan 21
Abraham Sesay
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Nov 24, 2025
Aroson Randle Jr.
★★★★★
Miami
Nov 24, 2025
Jordan Agbanoma
★★★★★
Nebraska
Nov 24, 2025
Khalil Taylor
★★★★★
Nebraska
Nov 9, 2025
Q'Mari Hudson
★★★★★
Tennessee
Oct 16, 2025
Anthony Sweeney
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Oct 13, 2025
Stanley Montgomery
★★★★★
Penn State
Oct 9, 2025
Matthew Gregory
★★★★★
UCLA
Oct 9, 2025
Reed Gerken
★★★★★
Kentucky
Oct 9, 2025
Jimmy Kalis
★★★★★
Ohio State
Sep 28, 2025
Sean Currie
★★★★★
Penn State
Sep 19, 2025
Xavier Hasan
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Aug 31, 2025
Junior Saunders
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Aug 30, 2025
Sam Faniel
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jun 20, 2025
Peter Bourque
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
May 21, 2025
Keegan Croucher
★★★★★
Ole Miss
May 21, 2025
Grant Haviland
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
May 21, 2025
Demarcus Brown
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
May 21, 2025
Amir Brown
★★★★★
Nebraska
May 17, 2025
Braylen Warren
★★★★★
Missouri
May 15, 2025
Noah Glover
★★★★★
Miami
May 13, 2025
Anthony Roberts
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
May 13, 2025
Carter Jones
★★★★★
Clemson
Apr 28, 2025
Jackson Vaughn
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Mar 1, 2025
Kenaz Sullivan
★★★★★
Maryland
Feb 2, 2025
Joshua Dobson
★★★★★
South Carolina
Jan 29, 2025
Iveon Lewis
★★★★★
South Carolina
Oct 10, 2024
Layton von Brandt
★★★★★
Auburn
Oct 5, 2024
Chris Whitehead
★★★★★
LSU
Sep 14, 2024
Every Virginia class since 2002
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 5 in 2012. Best class by our class score: 2003 (No. 10).
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| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 15 | 0 | No. 67 | Semajay Robinson CB, Jordan Burns WR |
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | No. 120 | Dylan Cope WR, Dallas Brannon ATH |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | No. 107 | Bjorn Jurgensen QB, Josiah Persinger CB |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | No. 132 | John Rogers TE, Myles Brown LB |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | No. 64 | Kam Robinson LB, Jason Hammond DL |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | No. 83 | Dakota Twitty WR, Karson Gay TE |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | No. 35 | Bryce Carter DL, Josh McCarron EDGE |
Show every class back to 2002
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | No. 58 | Jonathan Horton WDE, Brandon Williams OLB |
| 2019 | 23 | 0 | No. 39 | Jowon Briggs DT, Hunter Stewart OLB |
| 2018 | 25 | 0 | No. 62 | Noah Taylor OLB, Brennan Armstrong DUAL |
| 2017 | 28 | 0 | No. 58 | Ryan Nelson OT, Germane Crowell ATH |
| 2016 | 24 | 0 | No. 67 | Tre Harbison RB, Joe Reed WR |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | No. 49 | Jahvoni Simmons ILB, Nick Johns PRO |
| 2014 | 14 | 2 | No. 33 | Quin Blanding S, Andrew Brown DT |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 | No. 30 | Taquan Mizzell APB, Tim Harris S |
| 2012 | 27 | 0 | No. 26 | Eli Harold WDE, Kwontie Moore ILB |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 | No. 24 | Demetrious Nicholson CB, Darius Jennings ATH |
| 2010 | 18 | 0 | No. 65 | Morgan Moses OT, Kevin Parks RB |
| 2009 | 22 | 0 | No. 39 | Morgan Moses OT, Dominique Wallace RB |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 | No. 59 | Torrey Mack RB, Rodney McLeod S |
| 2007 | 19 | 0 | No. 30 | Ras-I Dowling CB, J'Courtney Williams OLB |
| 2006 | 19 | 0 | No. 68 | O.C. Wardlow ATH, Sean Gottschalk SDE |
| 2005 | 12 | 1 | No. 27 | Eugene Monroe OT, Mike Brown CB |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | No. 51 | Olu Hall WDE, Clint Sintim SDE |
| 2003 | 17 | 0 | No. 10 | Jordy Lipsey OC, Phillip Brown CB |
| 2002 | 11 | 2 | No. 20 | Michael Johnson RB, Ahmad Brooks OLB |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where Virginia recruits come from
42% of Virginia's 449 commits since 2002 came from home-state Virginia.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsFork Union Military Academy
13 commits
Varina
9 commits
Oscar Smith
6 commits
DeMatha Catholic
5 commits
Our Lady of Good Counsel
5 commits
Gulliver Prep
5 commits
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St. Thomas Aquinas
5 commits
Bayside
4 commits
Norfolk Christian
4 commits
Deep Creek
4 commits
Episcopal
4 commits
Gonzaga
4 commits
Who Virginia offered, and who won them
Of the 913 players we have on record as Virginia offers (2002-2024), 165 signed here (18%). The program that beat them most often: Virginia Tech, 73 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | Michigan 1, Kentucky 1 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0% | Miami 1, North Carolina 1 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 0% | Miami 1, LSU 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0% | Maryland 2, Ohio State 1 |
| 2016 | 37 | 3 | 8% | Stanford 4, Penn State 2 |
| 2015 | 96 | 8 | 8% | Penn State 8, Tennessee 4 |
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| 2014 | 83 | 7 | 8% | North Carolina 5, Stanford 3 |
| 2013 | 78 | 14 | 18% | Virginia Tech 8, Florida 5 |
| 2012 | 90 | 14 | 16% | Virginia Tech 9, Rutgers 5 |
| 2011 | 71 | 12 | 17% | Virginia Tech 7, North Carolina 4 |
| 2010 | 60 | 11 | 18% | North Carolina 4, Pittsburgh 4 |
| 2009 | 54 | 11 | 20% | Virginia Tech 7, Rutgers 3 |
| 2008 | 66 | 11 | 17% | Virginia Tech 7, Notre Dame 3 |
| 2007 | 39 | 15 | 38% | Virginia Tech 4, Boston College 2 |
| 2006 | 54 | 16 | 30% | Penn State 10, Virginia Tech 6 |
| 2005 | 30 | 10 | 33% | NC State 3, Virginia Tech 3 |
| 2004 | 50 | 11 | 22% | Maryland 5, Virginia Tech 3 |
| 2003 | 39 | 14 | 36% | North Carolina 4, Maryland 3 |
| 2002 | 27 | 8 | 30% | Virginia Tech 4, Penn State 2 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2002-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
Lost head to head
offered here, signed there73 players
41 players
35 players
30 players
24 players
23 players
The coaches who signed them
Tony Elliott has signed 54 commits since the 2023 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Elliott 2022-2026 · 22-26 | 54 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Bronco Mendenhall 2016-2021 · 36-38 | 127 | 3.02 | 0 |
| Mike London 2010-2015 · 27-46 | 122 | 3.09 | 2 |
| Al Groh 2001-2009 · 59-53 | 146 | 3.00 | 3 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsCurome Cox
11 commits
3.00 avg stars
Chris Slade
7 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kevin Downing
7 commits
3.00 avg stars
Adam Mims
7 commits
3.00 avg stars
Des Kitchings
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Taylor Lamb
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Show all 54 position coaches
Jonathan Celestin
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Mike Moore
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
ShaDon Brown
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Mike Adams
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Joey Orck
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Coy DeWeese
0 commits
John Rudzinski
7 commits
3.00 avg stars
Terry Heffernan
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Marques Hagans
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Clint Sintim
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Desmond Kitchings
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Shane Hunter
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Robert Anae
5 commits
3.20 avg stars
Garett Tujague
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Nick Howell
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kelly Poppinga
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jason Beck
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Mark Atuaia
0 commits
Vic So'oto
5 commits
3.20 avg stars
Garett Tujague ()
14 commits
2.93 avg stars
Shane Hunter ()
12 commits
3.00 avg stars
Robert Anae ()
10 commits
2.89 avg stars
Marques Hagans ()
10 commits
2.89 avg stars
Nick Howell ()
10 commits
3.00 avg stars
Vic So'oto ()
7 commits
3.14 avg stars
Mark Atuaia ()
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jason Beck ()
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kelly Poppinga ()
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ruffin McNeill ()
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jon Tenuta (, 1982)
8 commits
3.12 avg stars
Mike Archer (, 1976)
8 commits
3.12 avg stars
Jappy Oliver (, 1978)
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Marques Hagans (, 2005)
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Steve Fairchild (, 1980)
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Chris Beatty (, 1995)
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Dave Borbely (, 1981)
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Scott Wachenheim (, 1984)
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Tom O'Brien (, 1970)
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Vincent Brown
12 commits
2.91 avg stars
Scott Wachenheim
9 commits
3.11 avg stars
Jon Tenuta
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
Tom O'Brien
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Steve Fairchild
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Anthony Poindexter
1 commits
5.00 avg stars
Shawn Moore
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Bill Lazor
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Mike Faragalli
1 commits
4.00 avg stars
Chip West
0 commits
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (15 coaches)
Tony Elliott
Head coach
Des Kitchings
Offensive coordinator/ Tight ends
John Rudzinski
Defensive coordinator
Keith Gaither
Special teams coordinator/ Running backs
Jonathan Celestin
Assistant defensive backs coach
Mike Moore
Assistant defensive line coach
Coy DeWeese
Assistant linebackers coach
Kevin Downing
Associate head coach/ Defensive tackles
ShaDon Brown
Cornerbacks
Chris Slade
Defensive ends
Curome Cox
Defensive passing game coordinator/ Safeties
Mike Adams
Linebackers
Joey Orck
Offensive line
Taylor Lamb
Quarterbacks
Adam Mims
Wide receivers
Quick answers
How many commits does Virginia have in the 2027 class?
Virginia has 15 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Semajay Robinson, a 3-star CB from Fort Lauderdale.
What was Virginia's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2003 class (No. 10 nationally): 17 commits, 0 five-stars and 4 four-stars.
Where does Virginia recruit the most?
Virginia: 187 of Virginia's 449 commits since 2002 came from there.