Virginia Tech

2026 season

ACC

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Virginia Tech's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 63.5 across 8 systems; best 38, worst 69, so they disagree by 31 places.

Lab EPA: #66; Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #56; up 12026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #38; up 22026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #64; up 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #46; up 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #69; up 6 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #63; down 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #66; up 52026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

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FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #44 of 138
Schedule strength: #95 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #23 of 138
Game control: #27 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #46 of 138
Offense: #43 of 138
Defense: #56 of 138
Special teams: #14 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Virginia Tech · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

6-2 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

0.002 net EPA/play

#66

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

2.56 points

#56 · Up 1 place since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 8 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin +9.42 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging -5.54, schedule #98 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average -3.16. That is worth +3.88 on its own; the preseason prior of -2.08 still carries 22% of the weight, giving +2.56.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Virginia Tech · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · VMI home · 2026-09-05 · ID 401858211	+70.00 → +35.00	-2.50	0.7637	8.47%	-25.00 (fixed lower division)	2.752	-2.117	0.635
Week 2 · Old Dominion home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401858221	+23.00 → +23.00	-2.50	0.7937	8.80%	-10.09	1.804	-0.888	0.916
Week 3 · Maryland away · 2026-09-19 · ID 401858232	+9.00 → +9.00	+2.50	0.8249	9.15%	-4.71	1.052	-0.431	0.621
Week 4 · Boston College away · 2026-09-26 · ID 401858242	+7.00 → +7.00	+2.50	0.8572	9.51%	-1.58	0.903	-0.150	0.753
Week 5 · Pittsburgh home · 2026-10-02 · ID 401858245	-2.00 → -2.00	-2.50	0.8909	9.88%	+4.19	-0.445	0.414	-0.031
Week 6 · California away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401858259	-5.00 → -5.00	+2.50	0.9259	10.27%	-7.10	-0.257	-0.729	-0.985
Week 7 · Georgia Tech home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401858264	+10.00 → +10.00	-2.50	0.9622	10.67%	-5.43	0.800	-0.579	0.221
Week 8 · Clemson away · 2026-10-24 · ID 401858276	+4.00 → +4.00	+2.50	1.0000	11.09%	+1.52	0.721	0.169	0.890

Game terms +3.02 points; prior term -0.46 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating +2.56 points. The preseason prior is -2.08 with 22.18% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±8.8 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 8 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

9.0 SP+ points

#38 · Up 2 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

-0.29 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#69 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense 1.70 on 481 plays; defense 1.99 on 402 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Virginia Tech 10 places lower than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 6-2 · conf 3-2 · home 3-1 · away 3-1 · expected wins 5.6
Polls (Week 9): unranked
CFP latest: not published
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 5-3 ATS (+1.2 avg) · 2025: 3-9 ATS (-6.3 avg)
Head coach: James Franklin · hired 2025-11-17 · 0-0 over 1 captured season
Recruiting classes: 2024 #45 (203 pts) · 2025 #39 (208 pts) · 2026 #30 (226 pts)
Returning: 37% of production · 28% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 0% 0%
Receiving 54% 58%
Rushing 31% 32%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	0%	0%
Receiving	54%	58%
Rushing	31%	32%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	13	3.23	0.8727	11.34
Defensive Line	13	3.08	0.8723	11.34
Linebacker	9	3.22	0.8816	7.93
Offensive Line	16	3.13	0.8730	13.97
Quarterback	5	3.20	0.8734	4.37
Receiver	12	3.50	0.8818	10.58
Running Back	4	3.50	0.8839	3.54
Special Teams	12	3.08	0.8605	10.33

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Ethan Grunkemeyer · QB CFBD athlete 5144078. Penn State (2024–2025); Virginia Tech (2026–2026)	Passing WEPA	0.481	273	53.7%	Pass 94.6% · Rush 13.5% 1st 44.2% · 2nd 56.9% · 3rd 70.7% Standard downs 46.4% · Passing downs 71.3%	2024: 4★ · 0.9505
Ethan Grunkemeyer · QB CFBD athlete 5144078. Penn State (2024–2025); Virginia Tech (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.286	40	53.7%	Pass 94.6% · Rush 13.5% 1st 44.2% · 2nd 56.9% · 3rd 70.7% Standard downs 46.4% · Passing downs 71.3%	2024: 4★ · 0.9505
John Love · PK CFBD athlete 4880893. Virginia Tech (2022–2026)	Kicker PAAR	0.790	14	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	2022: 3★ · 0.8181
A.J. Brand · WR CFBD athlete 5296264. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.1%	Pass 3.2% · Rush 4.9% 1st 2.6% · 2nd 3.8% · 3rd 12.5% Standard downs 3.0% · Passing downs 14.3%	Not linked
Ayden Greene · WR CFBD athlete 4918417. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.0%	Pass 10.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 4.7% · 2nd 3.5% · 3rd 8.9% Standard downs 4.4% · Passing downs 6.5%	Not linked
Benji Gosnell · TE CFBD athlete 4685366. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.6%	Pass 5.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.6% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 2.1% Standard downs 2.3% · Passing downs 3.3%	Not linked
Bryce Baker · QB CFBD athlete 5141366. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	11.0%	Pass 19.2% · Rush 3.8% 1st 6.8% · 2nd 12.7% · 3rd 16.7% Standard downs 8.9% · Passing downs 17.9%	Not linked
Chanz Wiggins · WR CFBD athlete 5079766. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.7%	Pass 6.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 5.3% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.0% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Darius Taylor · RB CFBD athlete 5161647. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.8%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 12.2% 1st 5.3% · 2nd 7.7% · 3rd 12.5% Standard downs 6.0% · Passing downs 14.3%	Not linked
Davion Brown · WR CFBD athlete 5158951. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.0%	Pass 6.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.9% · 2nd 3.6% · 3rd 5.2% Standard downs 1.9% · Passing downs 5.7%	Not linked
Ja'Ricous Hairston · TE CFBD athlete 5161652. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.1%	Pass 4.3% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.2% · 2nd 2.4% · 3rd 2.7% Standard downs 2.7% · Passing downs 0.9%	Not linked
Jeffrey Overton Jr. · RB CFBD athlete 5214409. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.8%	Pass 11.4% · Rush 0.0% 1st 5.7% · 2nd 7.0% · 3rd 4.6% Standard downs 4.5% · Passing downs 8.4%	Not linked
John Buetow · RB CFBD athlete 5219039. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.7%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 4.9% 1st 2.6% · 2nd 3.8% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.0% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Keylen Adams · WR CFBD athlete 5079290. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.1%	Pass 9.7% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.6% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 12.5% Standard downs 3.0% · Passing downs 14.3%	Not linked
Luke Reynolds · TE CFBD athlete 5138451. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	11.1%	Pass 21.4% · Rush 1.1% 1st 7.5% · 2nd 12.7% · 3rd 13.8% Standard downs 9.0% · Passing downs 16.1%	Not linked
Marcellous Hawkins · RB CFBD athlete 5260847. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.5%	Pass 4.8% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.6% · 2nd 3.5% · 3rd 1.1% Standard downs 2.0% · Passing downs 3.4%	Not linked
Marlion Jackson · WR CFBD athlete 5092787. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.5%	Pass 7.0% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.6% · 2nd 5.0% · 3rd 1.3% Standard downs 3.5% · Passing downs 3.4%	Not linked
Messiah Mickens · RB CFBD athlete 5159010. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.3%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 8.8% 1st 5.5% · 2nd 3.6% · 3rd 3.3% Standard downs 5.6% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Pierce Petersohn · TE CFBD athlete 5276063. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.7%	Pass 6.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 3.8% · 3rd 12.5% Standard downs 1.5% · Passing downs 14.3%	Not linked
Que'Sean Brown · WR CFBD athlete 5218787. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	11.8%	Pass 22.7% · Rush 1.1% 1st 9.8% · 2nd 15.7% · 3rd 10.3% Standard downs 10.5% · Passing downs 14.9%	Not linked
Tyler Mason · RB CFBD athlete 5142238. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.1%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 6.3% 1st 5.5% · 2nd 1.8% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.2% · Passing downs 2.6%	Not linked
Tyseer Denmark · WR CFBD athlete 5079402. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.2%	Pass 3.6% · Rush 0.9% 1st 2.0% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 1.1% Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 1.4%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 29 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Bill Davis · RB	Louisiana	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Bryce Baker · QB	North Carolina	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Cam Chadwick · CB	UConn	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Chris Tangelo · S	Vanderbilt	2026-03-03	4★ / —	Immediate
Cortez Harris · EDGE	Penn State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Curtis Jones Jr. · EDGE	West Virginia	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
DQ Smith · S	South Carolina	2026-08-23	3★ / —	Immediate
Daniel Jennings · EDGE	Penn State	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Deed Capper · LS	Wisconsin	2026-01-21	3★ / 0.8000	Immediate
Eric Mensah · DL	Ohio State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Ethan Grunkemeyer · QB	Penn State	2026-01-14	4★ / 0.9300	Immediate
Jaquez White · CB	Troy	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Javion Hilson · EDGE	Missouri	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Jeff Exinor Jr. · WR	Penn State	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Justin Bell · OT	Michigan State	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Justin Terry · OT	Ohio State	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Kenny Woseley Jr. · CB	Penn State	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Keon Wylie · LB	Penn State	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Logan Howland · OT	Oklahoma	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Luke Reynolds · TE	Penn State	2026-01-11	4★ / 0.9400	Immediate
Marlion Jackson · WR	Louisiana Tech	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Matt Henderson · TE	Penn State	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Michael Troutman III · IOL	Penn State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Mylachi Williams · EDGE	Penn State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Nathan Totten · P	Marshall	2026-01-09	— / —	Immediate
Que'Sean Brown · WR	Duke	2026-01-10	4★ / 0.9300	Immediate
Randy Adirika · DL	Penn State	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Samuel Okunlola · EDGE	Colorado	2026-01-21	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Tyseer Denmark · WR	Penn State	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate

Outgoing · 27 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Arias Nash · DL	Tulsa	2026-01-10	— / —	Immediate
Braydon Bennett · RB	Eastern Michigan	2026-01-20	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Caleb Brown · CB	Hawai'i	2026-01-09	3★ / —	Immediate
Caleb Woodson · LB	Alabama	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Cameron Seldon · WR	South Florida	2026-01-20	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Carter Stallard · IOL	Murray State	2026-01-14	3★ / —	Immediate
Christian Ellis · S	Virginia	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Dante Lovett · CB	UCLA	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Devin Alves · WR	Hawai'i	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Drew Doyle · LS	Western Michigan	2026-01-21	— / —	Immediate
Garret Rangel · QB	Not reported	2026-01-19	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Hannes Hammer · OT	UConn	2026-01-22	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Isaiah Spencer · WR	Ole Miss	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jahzari Priester · DL	North Texas	2026-01-11	— / —	Immediate
James Djonkam · EDGE	Not reported	2025-12-11	2★ / —	Immediate
James Jennette · EDGE	Utah State	2026-01-21	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jeremiah Coney · RB	Stony Brook	2026-01-21	3★ / —	Immediate
Joseph Reddish · CB	App State	2026-01-11	— / —	Immediate
Keyshawn Burgos · EDGE	Purdue	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Krystian Williams · CB	Richmond	2026-01-17	3★ / —	Immediate
Micah Matthews · WR	James Madison	2026-01-22	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Michael Short · LB	TCU	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Noah Jenkins · LB	Not reported	2026-01-02	3★ / —	Immediate
Tucker Holloway · WR	Not reported	2025-09-25	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Will Johnson · LB	Not reported	2026-01-12	3★ / —	Immediate
William Watson III · QB	Massachusetts	2026-01-12	3★ / —	Immediate
Zeke Wimbush · TE	Not reported	2025-12-30	3★ / —	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Virginia Tech. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

James Franklin · career 128–60 across 16 seasons and 3 schools

Tenure timeline · 33 appointments

2026–present · James Franklin · active at capture
0–0 · 0 attributed games · 1 seasons
Hired 2025-11-17. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2025–2025 · Philip Montgomery · interim
3–6 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Hired 2025-09-14. Effective dates: 2025-09-20 to unknown.
2022–2025 · Brent Pry
16–24 · 40 attributed games · 4 seasons
Hired 2021-11-30. Effective dates: unknown to 2025-09-20.
2021–2021 · J.C. Price
1–2 · 3 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2021-11-16. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2016–2021 · Justin Fuente
43–31 · 74 attributed games · 6 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2015-11-29. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1987–2015 · Frank Beamer
238–121–2 · 361 attributed games · 29 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1978–1986 · Bill Dooley
63–38–1 · 102 attributed games · 9 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1974–1977 · Jimmy Sharpe
21–22–1 · 44 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1971–1973 · Charles Coffey
12–20–1 · 33 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1961–1970 · Jerry Claiborne
61–39–2 · 102 attributed games · 10 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1951–1960 · Frank Moseley
54–42–4 · 100 attributed games · 10 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1948–1950 · Robert McNeish
1–25–3 · 29 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1946–1947 · Jimmy Kitts
7–9–3 · 19 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1945–1945 · Henry McEver
2–6 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1942–1942 · S.D. Tilson
7–2–1 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1942–1942 · Henry McEver
7–2–1 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1941–1941 · Jimmy Kitts
6–4 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1932–1940 · Henry Redd
43–37–8 · 88 attributed games · 9 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1930–1931 · O.E. Neale
8–7–3 · 18 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1926–1929 · Andy Gustafson
22–13–1 · 36 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1921–1925 · B.C. Cubbage
30–12–6 · 48 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1920–1920 · Stanley Sutton
4–6 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1917–1919 · Charles Bernier
18–6–1 · 25 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1916–1916 · Jack Ingersoll
7–2 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1912–1915 · Branch Bocock
22–11–2 · 35 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1911–1911 · L.W. Reiss
6–1–2 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1909–1910 · Branch Bocock
12–3 · 15 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1908–1908 · R.M. Brown
5–4 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1907–1907 · C.R. Williams
7–2 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1905–1906 · C.P. Miles
14–3–2 · 19 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1904–1904 · John O'Connor
5–3 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1903–1903 · C.A. Lueder
5–1 · 6 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1902–1902 · R.R. Brown
3–2–1 · 6 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · James Franklin · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	8.9	2	30	—
2025 · Philip Montgomery	3–6	2–6	0–0	-10.1	-4.1	39	—
2025 · Brent Pry	0–3	0–0	0–0	-10.1	-4.1	39	—
2024 · Brent Pry	6–7	4–4	0–1	10	10.4	45	—
2023 · Brent Pry	7–6	5–3	1–0	5.8	3.9	39	—
2022 · Brent Pry	3–8	1–6	0–0	-9.5	-8.7	36	—
2021 · Justin Fuente · incomplete attribution	5–5	—	—	2.4	1.2	45	—
2021 · J.C. Price · incomplete attribution	1–2	—	—	2.4	1.2	45	—
2020 · Justin Fuente	5–6	5–5	0–0	13.7	—	72	—
2019 · Justin Fuente	8–5	5–3	0–1	8	4.5	26	—
2018 · Justin Fuente	6–7	4–4	0–1	3.9	-2.6	24	—
2017 · Justin Fuente	9–4	5–3	0–1	14.3	14.8	26	24
2016 · Justin Fuente	10–4	6–3	1–0	15.2	15	42	16
2015 · Frank Beamer	7–6	4–4	1–0	11.4	6.9	29	—

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Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 13:16:46 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	45 / 138	67.9	49 / 138	65.0
Success rate	52 / 138	62.8	24 / 138	83.2
Explosiveness	56 / 138	59.9	113 / 138	18.2
Standard-down success	69 / 138	50.4	33 / 138	76.6
Passing-down success	20 / 138	86.1	17 / 138	88.3
Pass PPA	26 / 138	81.8	82 / 138	40.9
Rush PPA	92 / 138	33.6	20 / 138	86.1
Pass explosiveness	57 / 138	59.1	8 / 138	94.9
Rush explosiveness	81 / 138	41.6	136 / 138	1.5
Line yards	113 / 138	18.2	1 / 138	100.0
Second-level yards	95 / 138	31.4	T57 / 138	58.8
Open-field yards	73 / 138	47.4	97 / 138	29.9
Stuff rate	122 / 138	11.7	1 / 138	100.0
Power success	T45 / 138	67.5	T30 / 138	78.5
Havoc	T49 / 138	63.5	2 / 138	99.3
Front-seven havoc	T113 / 138	17.2	1 / 138	100.0
DB havoc	6 / 138	96.4	T88 / 138	35.4
Points / opportunity	30 / 138	78.8	T28 / 138	79.9
Average field position	T44 / 138	67.5	T105 / 138	23.7
Field-position expected points	58 / 138	58.4	T100 / 138	27.4

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Ethan Grunkemeyer · QBUsage 53.7% · Avg PPA 0.350 · Total 111.704

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.350	111.704	53.7%
Pass	0.404	112.764	94.6%
Rush	0.199	7.549	13.5%
1st down	0.130	15.187	44.2%
2nd down	0.267	29.861	56.9%
3rd down	0.644	52.800	70.7%
Standard downs	0.163	31.862	46.4%
Passing downs	0.644	79.843	71.3%

Que'Sean Brown · WRUsage 11.8% · Avg PPA 0.483 · Total 33.834

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.483	33.834	11.8%
Pass	0.464	31.090	22.7%
Rush	0.915	2.744	1.1%
1st down	0.488	12.691	9.8%
2nd down	0.456	14.138	15.7%
3rd down	0.900	10.798	10.3%
Standard downs	0.291	12.784	10.5%
Passing downs	0.810	21.050	14.9%

Luke Reynolds · TEUsage 11.1% · Avg PPA 0.562 · Total 37.102

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.562	37.102	11.1%
Pass	0.697	43.912	21.4%
Rush	-2.270	-6.810	1.1%
1st down	0.221	4.427	7.5%
2nd down	0.407	10.178	12.7%
3rd down	0.918	14.688	13.8%
Standard downs	0.354	13.452	9.0%
Passing downs	0.845	23.650	16.1%

Bryce Baker · QBUsage 11.0% · Avg PPA 0.192 · Total 3.462

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.192	3.462	11.0%
Pass	0.031	0.472	19.2%
Rush	0.997	2.990	3.8%
1st down	0.082	0.411	6.8%
2nd down	1.090	7.627	12.7%
3rd down	-0.112	-0.559	16.7%
Standard downs	0.107	1.182	8.9%
Passing downs	0.326	2.280	17.9%

Darius Taylor · RBUsage 6.8% · Avg PPA 0.251 · Total 1.253

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.251	1.253	6.8%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	0.251	1.253	12.2%
1st down	-0.542	-1.084	5.3%
2nd down	0.771	1.541	7.7%
3rd down	0.796	0.796	12.5%
Standard downs	0.245	0.979	6.0%
Passing downs	0.275	0.275	14.3%

Jeffrey Overton Jr. · RBUsage 5.8% · Avg PPA 0.475 · Total 14.246

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.475	14.246	5.8%
Pass	0.475	14.246	11.4%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.187	2.427	5.7%
2nd down	0.594	7.126	7.0%
3rd down	0.939	4.693	4.6%
Standard downs	0.295	4.725	4.5%
Passing downs	0.680	9.521	8.4%

Ayden Greene · WRUsage 5.0% · Avg PPA 0.892 · Total 23.188

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.892	23.188	5.0%
Pass	0.892	23.188	10.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.393	4.324	4.7%
2nd down	0.821	4.928	3.5%
3rd down	1.548	13.936	8.9%
Standard downs	0.609	9.745	4.4%
Passing downs	1.344	13.443	6.5%

Messiah Mickens · RBUsage 4.3% · Avg PPA 0.158 · Total 1.103

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.158	1.103	4.3%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	0.158	1.103	8.8%
1st down	0.441	1.763	5.5%
2nd down	-0.807	-1.614	3.6%
3rd down	0.954	0.954	3.3%
Standard downs	0.158	1.103	5.6%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

A.J. Brand · WRUsage 4.1% · Avg PPA 0.885 · Total 2.654

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.885	2.654	4.1%
Pass	0.017	0.017	3.2%
Rush	1.319	2.638	4.9%
1st down	0.938	0.938	2.6%
2nd down	1.700	1.700	3.8%
3rd down	0.017	0.017	12.5%
Standard downs	1.319	2.638	3.0%
Passing downs	0.017	0.017	14.3%

Keylen Adams · WRUsage 4.1% · Avg PPA -1.446 · Total -4.339

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-1.446	-4.339	4.1%
Pass	-1.446	-4.339	9.7%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.160	-0.160	2.6%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	-0.163	-0.163	12.5%
Standard downs	-2.088	-4.177	3.0%
Passing downs	-0.163	-0.163	14.3%

Marlion Jackson · WRUsage 3.5% · Avg PPA 0.341 · Total 4.436

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.341	4.436	3.5%
Pass	0.341	4.436	7.0%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.248	1.487	3.6%
2nd down	0.515	3.090	5.0%
3rd down	-0.141	-0.141	1.3%
Standard downs	-0.235	-2.116	3.5%
Passing downs	1.638	6.552	3.4%

Tyler Mason · RBUsage 3.1% · Avg PPA -0.107 · Total -0.536

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.107	-0.536	3.1%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	-0.107	-0.536	6.3%
1st down	-0.079	-0.317	5.5%
2nd down	-0.219	-0.219	1.8%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.079	-0.317	3.2%
Passing downs	-0.219	-0.219	2.6%

Davion Brown · WRUsage 3.0% · Avg PPA 0.723 · Total 13.018

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.723	13.018	3.0%
Pass	0.723	13.018	6.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.279	1.396	1.9%
2nd down	0.586	4.103	3.6%
3rd down	1.253	7.520	5.2%
Standard downs	0.075	0.599	1.9%
Passing downs	1.242	12.419	5.7%

Chanz Wiggins · WRUsage 2.7% · Avg PPA 1.312 · Total 2.624

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	1.312	2.624	2.7%
Pass	1.312	2.624	6.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	1.312	2.624	5.3%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	1.312	2.624	3.0%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

John Buetow · RBUsage 2.7% · Avg PPA 0.746 · Total 1.492

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.746	1.492	2.7%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	0.746	1.492	4.9%
1st down	1.052	1.052	2.6%
2nd down	0.440	0.440	3.8%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.746	1.492	3.0%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Pierce Petersohn · TEUsage 2.7% · Avg PPA -0.305 · Total -0.610

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.305	-0.610	2.7%
Pass	-0.305	-0.610	6.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.401	-0.401	3.8%
3rd down	-0.210	-0.210	12.5%
Standard downs	-0.210	-0.210	1.5%
Passing downs	-0.401	-0.401	14.3%

Benji Gosnell · TEUsage 2.6% · Avg PPA -0.187 · Total -2.240

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.187	-2.240	2.6%
Pass	-0.187	-2.240	5.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.342	-1.709	2.6%
2nd down	-0.224	-1.119	3.3%
3rd down	0.294	0.588	2.1%
Standard downs	-0.154	-1.075	2.3%
Passing downs	-0.233	-1.165	3.3%

Marcellous Hawkins · RBUsage 2.5% · Avg PPA 0.071 · Total 0.782

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.071	0.782	2.5%
Pass	0.071	0.782	4.8%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.010	0.049	2.6%
2nd down	-0.227	-1.134	3.5%
3rd down	1.867	1.867	1.1%
Standard downs	-0.160	-0.958	2.0%
Passing downs	0.348	1.740	3.4%

Tyseer Denmark · WRUsage 2.2% · Avg PPA -0.114 · Total -1.137

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.114	-1.137	2.2%
Pass	0.159	1.276	3.6%
Rush	-1.206	-2.413	0.9%
1st down	-0.450	-1.798	2.0%
2nd down	0.165	0.824	3.3%
3rd down	-0.164	-0.164	1.1%
Standard downs	-0.009	-0.074	2.6%
Passing downs	-0.531	-1.063	1.4%

Ja'Ricous Hairston · TEUsage 2.1% · Avg PPA 0.893 · Total 7.147

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.893	7.147	2.1%
Pass	0.893	7.147	4.3%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.806	1.612	1.2%
2nd down	0.146	0.437	2.4%
3rd down	1.070	2.140	2.7%
Standard downs	1.012	7.086	2.7%
Passing downs	0.062	0.062	0.9%

Where Virginia Tech sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

Virginia Tech metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	0.194	68th138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.448	63rd138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.255	60th138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	0.371	82nd138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.053	34th138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.034	65th138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.360	83rd138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.312	18th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.241	99th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 100% of 277 attempts charted. Average depth of target 6.5 yards (2nd percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 7.0 per completion. Completion 71.8%, 8.2 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.42.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	70.1%	64.1%	+5.9	244 / 277
Defense allowed	66.2%	64.2%	+2.0	219 / 237

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Virginia Tech.

Target mix by zone, Virginia Tech offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

Virginia Tech passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	277	100%	6.5	7.0	71.8%	0.42	+5.9 pp	244
Passing defense	237	99%	7.3	5.5	65.4%	0.30	+2.0 pp	219

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	302	3.8	47.2%	0.16	3.00	1.10	1.00	17.2%	76.1%
Defense allowed	248	3.0	33.8%	-0.01	1.90	0.90	1.40	30.6%	64.3%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	297 / 302	90	212	23	12	12	0	264 / 267 · 98.9%
Defense allowed	239 / 248	236	12	26	1	3	0	217 / 219 · 99.1%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season +5.9 pp. 7 of 8 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	VMI	32	0	—	—	—	5.7	0.34	40	6.9	0.62
W2	Old Dominion	44	44	72.7%	63.4%	+9.3 pp	6.0	0.59	42	2.1	0.03
W3	Maryland	39	39	79.5%	62.2%	+17.3 pp	7.5	0.66	36	3.6	0.26
W4	Boston College	35	35	62.9%	67.5%	-4.7 pp	5.5	-0.10	42	5.5	0.06
W5	Pittsburgh	41	41	73.2%	60.3%	+12.8 pp	10.0	0.46	32	2.0	-0.21
W6	California	31	30	66.7%	63.9%	+2.7 pp	7.3	0.44	33	3.4	0.10
W7	Georgia Tech	22	22	68.2%	60.9%	+7.3 pp	7.0	0.90	40	4.2	0.23
W8	Clemson	33	33	63.6%	70.9%	-7.3 pp	2.8	0.19	37	1.9	0.07

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

29 punts · 42.1 gross yards/punt · 36.1 net yards/punt

7 inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 29/29 punts. Known net yards: 22/29 punts.

Our punt returns

16 returns · 19.1 yards/return · 1 touchdowns

2 muffs · 2 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 16/16 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 8 · Clemson	5	45.4	35.5	4/5
Week 7 · Georgia Tech	4	42.8	50.5	2/4
Week 6 · California	5	38.8	33.3	4/5
Week 5 · Pittsburgh	4	36.3	27.3	4/4
Week 4 · Boston College	5	43.0	40.0	3/5

Team style

Rating history