Virginia Tech has already secured two defensive commitments for the 2013 class. We’ll get to defense later in the week, but today we are going to look at what the Hokies will be targeting on the offensive side of the ball over the course of the next year.
As we know, this Tech class isn’t going to be as big as it was last year. 17 or 18 players are the numbers being thrown around by a lot of people, but as we all know the Hokies generally end up signing a few more guys than it appears they’ll have room for. By my best guess, Tech will sign around 20 guys this year, though obviously a few will grayshirt and count towards the 2013 class.
The Hokies have three major needs on the offensive side of the ball this year: quarterback, wide receiver and offensive line. Particularly quarterbacks and linemen.
| Virginia Tech 2012 Football Recruiting Target Board (final) | ||
|---|---|---|
| (final version, as of 2/8/12) | ||
| Quarterback VT Verbal | Quarterback Uncommitted | Quarterback Non-VT Verbal |
Brenden Motley (6-22-11) | (none) | T.J. Millweard - AZ State Bennie Coney - Cincinnati Chris Moody - South Carolina |
| Running Back VT Verbal | Running Back Uncommitted | Running Back Non-VT Verbal |
J.C. Coleman (4-23-11) Chris Mangus (9-1-11) Drew Harris (9-27-11) | (none) | Kenno Loyal - Ole Miss Rushel Shell - Pitt Keith Marshall - Georgia Todd Gurley - Georgia Wes Brown - Maryland |
| Wide Receiver VT Verbal | Wide Receiver Uncommitted | Wide Receiver Non-VT Verbal |
Mark Irick - (7-12-11) Thomas Smith (7-17-11) Joshua Stanford (1-22-12) Joel Caleb (2-1-12) | (none) | Cayleb Jones - Texas Jody Fuller - South Carolina Kwinton Smith - South Carolina LaMarlin Wiggins - South Florida Mario Nixon- UVA Eugene Lewis - Penn State Chris Brown - Notre Dame Cyrus Jones - Alabama Stefon Diggs - Maryland |
| Tight End VT Verbal | Tight End Uncommitted | Tight End Non-VT Verbal |
Dakota Jackson (3-28-11) | (none) | Justin Meredith - UNC Joshua Parris - Syracuse |
| Offensive Line VT Verbal | Offensive Line Uncommitted | Offensive Line Non-VT Verbal |
Jack Willenbrock (5/16/11) Augie Conte (7/20/11) Adam Taraschke (7/22/11) | (none) | Ty Darlington - Oklahoma Brock Stadnik - S. Carolina Clayton Stadnik - S. Carolina Patrick Destefano - Clemson Win Homer - Boston College Mark Harrell - Notre Dame Andre Miles-Redmond - Virginia Isaac Hayes - Minnesota D.J. Humphries - Florida Greg Pyke - Georgia Vadal Alexander - LSU Nick Davidson - Stanford Avery Young - Auburn |
| Defensive End VT Verbal | Defensive End Uncommitted | Defensive End Non-VT Verbal |
Jarontay Jones (6-4-11) Ken Ekanem (2-1-12) | (none) | Larry Jefferson - Louisville Courtnye Wynn - Virginia Romeo Okwara - Notre Dame Gimel President - Auburn Eli Harold - Virginia Martin Aiken - Clemson Josh Dawson - Vanderbilt Jhaustin Thomas - South Carolina Kenderius Whitehead - NC State Noah Spence - Ohio State Darius Hamilton - Rutgers Alex McCalister - Florida |
| Defensive Tackle VT Verbal | Defensive Tackle Uncommitted | Defensive Tackle Non-VT Verbal |
Alston Smith (7-9-11) Woody Baron (7-10-11) Nigel Williams (7-10-11) | (none) | Sheldon Day - Notre Dame K'Hadree Hooker - NC State Jarron Jones - Notre Dame Jordan Watkins - Stanford Korren Kirven - Alabama Eddie Goldman - FSU Dalvin Tomlinson - Alabama |
| Linebacker VT Verbal | Linebacker Uncommitted | Linebacker Non-VT Verbal |
Dahman McKinnon (2-26-11) Deon Clarke (6-29-11) Devin Vandyke (7-5-11) Trey Edmunds (8-5-11) | (none) | Ukeme Eligwe - Florida State Kwontie Moore - Virginia Jacob Sealand - Vanderbilt Raphael Kirby - Miami Jawand Blue - Miami |
| Cornerback VT Verbal | Cornerback Uncommitted | Cornerback Non-VT Verbal |
Donaldven Manning (2-4-11) Davion Tookes (2-4-11) | (none) | Kenneth Crawley - Colorado Geno Smith - Alabama Yuri Wright - Colorado |
| Safety VT Verbal | Safety Uncommitted | Safety Non-VT Verbal |
Donovan Riley (5-2-11) | Mike Tyson | Alex Carter - Stanford Joshua Holsey - Auburn C.J. Prosise - Notre Dame |
| Athlete VT Verbal | Athlete Uncommitted | Athlete Non-VT Verbal |
Der'Woun Greene (4-23-11) Desmond Frye (4-25-11) Seth Dooley (7-9-11) Jerome Wright (12-11-11) | Jordan Armstrong | Germone Hopper - Clemson Cody Blanc - Tennessee |
The needs are just based on my opinion. It doesn’t mean the coaching staff agrees, and it doesn’t mean the Hokies will end up signing exactly that many when the first Wednesday of February in 2013 rolls around. It’s just the number that I’d like to see them sign.
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