While talk in the preseason generally surrounds more established players, fans are also interested in knowing which young players are most likely to step up. Virginia Tech fans are no exception. There are some guys in the program right now who haven’t seen the field very much who have a chance to take a step forward this season.
While most of the questions and talk at last week’s ACC Football Kickoff surrounded coaching changes and team culture, I took a different route. I decided to ask each of the three Virginia Tech players in attendance which of the young players in the program were impressing them the most. That’s what we’ll get into today.
Senior linebacker Dax Hollifield, senior offensive tackle Silas Dzansi and junior wide receiver Kaleb Smith were Virginia Tech’s representatives in Charlotte last week. Sophomore wide receiver Da’Wain Lofton was the first young player that all three of them mentioned, though each noted that most fans are already very familiar with Lofton because he played last year.
Moving on to some more unfamiliar players, redshirt freshman linebacker Jaden Keller was mentioned by both Hollifield and Dzansi. Tech’s old staff, particularly linebackers coach Jack Tyler, was very high on Keller, and it appears the current staff feels the same since he got some reps with the No. 1 defense this past spring.
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