Virginia Tech Releases Depth Chart Ahead Of Matchup With Miami
After a 2-2 start to the season, Virginia Tech begins conference play this Friday with a trip down to South Beach to face the No. 7 team in the country. Miami has been rolling opponents so far this season and have the Heisman Trophy front runner right now in quarterback Cam Ward. The Hurricanes are big favorites this weekend and for good reason.
Ahead of the matchup on Friday night, Virginia Tech released their depth chart for the game and here it is.
Position | Starter | Backup |
|---|---|---|
Quarterback | Kyron Drones | Collin Schlee |
Running Back | Bhayshul Tuten | Malachi Thomas |
Wide Reciever | Da'Quan Felton | Stephen Gosnell |
Wide Receiver | Jaylin Lane | Takye Heath |
Wide Receiver | Ali Jennings | Ayden Greene |
Tight End | Benji Gosnell | Harrison Saint Germain |
Left Tackle | Xavier Chaplin | Johnny Garrett |
Left Guard | Bob Schick or Layth Ghannam | |
Center | Braelin Moore | Caleb Nitta |
Right Guard | Kaden Moore | Brody Meadows |
Right Tackle | Parker Clements | Montavious Cunningham |
Position | Starter | Backup |
|---|---|---|
Defensive End | Antwaun Powell-Ryland | CJ McCray |
Defensive Tackle | Kelvin Gilliam Jr | Josh Fuga |
Defensive Tackle | Aeneas Peebles | Wilfried Pene or Kemari Copeland |
Defensive End | Cole Nelson or Keyshawn Burgos | |
WLB | Caleb Woodson | Keli Lawson |
MLB | Sam Brumfield | Jaden Keller |
Star | Keonta Jenkins | Kaleb Spencer |
Cornerback | Mansoor Delane | Dante Lovett |
Safety | Jaylen Jones | Devin Alves |
Safety | Mose Phillips III | Quentin Reddish |
Cornerback | Dorian Strong | Thomas Williams |
The Hokies opened up as massive underdogs in the betting market and Bill Connelly's SP+ projects Virginia Tech to lose the game vs the Hurricanes by a score of 38-19 and Miami has an 88% chance to win the game.
Virginia Tech has opened as a 17.5-point underdog vs the Hurricanes and the total is set at 54.5.
Virginia Tech at Miami kicks off at 7:30 on Friday night and will be televised on ESPN.
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