Virginia Cavaliers
ACC
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #31
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 11.1 (#31)
- SP+ Offense
- 28.8
- SP+ Defense
- 18.1
- SRS
- 9.8
- FPI
- 8.3
- Elo
- 1637
- Talent
- 667
- Recruiting
- —
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
8.0p10 7.0 — p90 10.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 6.8% | |
| Make CFP | 11.2% | |
| Quarterfinal | 3.1% | |
| Semifinal | 0.5% | |
| Natl. final | 0.1% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 8.5–3.5
Schedule
81st
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
92nd
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
76th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNC State | +4.8 | 30-23 | +6.9 | 69% | — |
| 2 | vsNorfolk State | FCS | 47-3* | +43.7 | 100% | — |
| 3 | NWest Virginia | -6.8 | 29-21 | +7.3 | 69% | — |
| 4 | vsDelaware | -10.9 | 39-12 | +27.0 | 97% | — |
| 5 | @Florida State | +7.2 | 25-28 | -3.7 | 40% | — |
| 6 | vsSyracuse | -13.1 | 36-19 | +16.8 | 88% | — |
| 7 | @SMU | +13.4 | 23-31 | -8.1 | 29% | — |
| 8 | vsDuke | +6.6 | 29-20 | +9.1 | 73% | — |
| 9 | @Wake Forest | +5.7 | 30-27 | +3.0 | 58% | — |
| 11 | vsCalifornia | -3.2 | 32-21 | +11.9 | 80% | — |
| 12 | vsNorth Carolina | -6.6 | 32-17 | +15.5 | 86% | — |
| 13 | @Virginia Tech | -10.1 | 32-28 | +4.5 | 63% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 4
2026 · 93
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Chandler Morris | SR | 6'0" | 192 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Beau Pribula← Missouri | SR | 6'2" | 212 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Eli Holstein← Pittsburgh | SO | 6'4" | 225 | ★★★ |
| QB | 4th | Cole Geer | FR | 6'1" | 205 | — |
Running Backs · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | J'Mari Taylor | SR | 5'9" | 204 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Jekail Middlebrook← Middle Tennessee | SO | 5'10" | 196 | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Solomon Beebe← UAB | SO | 5'10" | 205 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Harrison Waylee | SR | 5'10" | 212 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Peyton Lewis← Tennessee | SO | 6'1" | 212 | ★★★ |
| RB | 6th | Xavier Brown | SR | 5'10" | 198 | — |
| RB | 7th | Noah Vaughn | JR | 5'9" | 199 | ★★★ |
| RB | 8th | Xay Davis | FR | 5'10" | 193 | ★★★ |
| RB | 9th | Owen Gardner | SR | 5'6" | 180 | — |
Wide Receivers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Cam Ross | SR | 5'10" | 186 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Jacquon Gibson← Massachusetts | JR | 5'11" | 195 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Jahmal Edrine | SR | 6'3" | 221 | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Kameron Courtney | SO | 5'11" | 193 | — |
| WR | 5th | Rico Flores Jr.← UCLA | SO | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Tyson Davis← Central Michigan | JR | 5'10" | 175 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Jayden Thomas | SR | 6'2" | 220 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Dillon Newton-Short | FR | 6'0" | 210 | — |
| WR | 9th | Isaiah Robinson | FR | 6'2" | 185 | — |
| WR | 10th | TyLyric Coleman | JR | 6'2" | 194 | ★★★ |
| WR | 11th | Josiah Abdullah | FR | 5'10" | 186 | — |
| WR | — | Da'Shawn Martin← Kent State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Sage Ennis | SR | 6'4" | 245 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Dakota Twitty | SR | 6'5" | 245 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | John Rogers | SO | 6'4" | 235 | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Lukas Ungar← New Mexico State | SR | 6'4" | 245 | ★★★ |
| TE | 5th | Connor Cox← North Carolina | SO | 6'6" | 250 | ★★★ |
| TE | 6th | Walker Wallace | SR | 6'7" | 242 | — |
Offensive Line · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | McKale Boley | SR | 6'5" | 316 | — |
| OL | — | Jack Witmer | SR | 6'7" | 306 | — |
| OL | — | Noah Josey | SR | 6'5" | 310 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Alex Payne← USC | FR | 6'5" | 305 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Mitchell Melton | SR | 6'4" | 256 | ★★★★ |
| DE | 2nd | Fisher Camac | SR | 6'7" | 248 | ★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Cazeem Moore | SR | 6'4" | 252 | — |
| DE | 4th | Billy Koudelka | SO | 6'8" | 255 | — |
| DE | 5th | Jewett Hayes | SO | 6'4" | 233 | — |
| DE | — | Mekhi Buchanan | JR | 6'4" | 245 | — |
| DL | 1st | Zion Wilson← East Carolina | SR | 6'3" | 318 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Daniel Rickert | SR | 6'2" | 232 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Jonathan Allen← UAB | SO | 6'2" | 290 | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Jacob Holmes | SR | 6'2" | 290 | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Kervins Choute← UConn | SR | 6'4" | 295 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Darrion Henry-Young← Coastal Carolina | SR | 6'4" | 283 | ★★★ |
| DT | 1st | Jason Hammond | JR | 6'2" | 295 | ★★★ |
| DT | 2nd | Jahmeer Carter | SR | 6'2" | 311 | — |
| DT | 3rd | Anthony Britton | JR | 6'3" | 317 | ★★★ |
| DT | 4th | Sichan John | FR | 6'3" | 322 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Nnanna Anyanwu← UTSA | SO | 6'5" | 240 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Matthew Fobbs-White← Baylor | JR | 6'3" | 235 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | — | Devon Baxter← Michigan | SO | 6'6" | 247 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | — | Ezekiel Larry← Yale | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Kam Robinson | JR | 6'2" | 234 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | James Jackson | SR | 6'3" | 234 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Maddox Marcellus | JR | 6'2" | 228 | — |
| LB | 4th | Landon Danley | JR | 6'3" | 222 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Myles Brown | SO | 6'3" | 220 | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Trey McDonald | SR | 6'4" | 235 | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 27
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Jacobie Henderson← Rutgers | SR | 5'11" | 198 | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Justin Ross← Navy | SO | 6'2" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Omillio Agard← Wisconsin | FR | 5'11" | 183 | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | CJ Spence | FR | 6'4" | 190 | — |
| CB | 5th | Kevon Gray | SO | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| CB | 6th | Josiah Persinger | FR | 5'11" | 170 | ★★★ |
| CB | 7th | John Hurley | SR | 5'11" | 179 | — |
| CB | — | Jam Jackson | SR | 6'2" | 191 | — |
| CB | — | Patrick Campbell← Dartmouth | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Christian Charles | SR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| DB | 2nd | Donavon Platt | SR | 5'11" | 204 | — |
| DB | 3rd | Jordan Robinson | SR | 6'4" | 210 | — |
| DB | 4th | Da'Marcus Crosby II | SR | 6'2" | 193 | — |
| DB | 5th | Lukas Sanker | FR | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| S | 1st | Devin Neal | SR | 6'0" | 214 | — |
| S | 2nd | Jaylen Jones← Georgia State | SO | 6'1" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Jalen McNair← Buffalo | SR | 5'9" | 198 | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Brandyn Hillman← Michigan | JR | 6'0" | 200 | ★★★ |
| S | 5th | Ethan Minter | SO | 6'0" | 201 | ★★★ |
| S | 6th | Corey Costner | FR | 6'1" | 201 | — |
| S | 7th | Antonio Clary | SR | 6'0" | 204 | ★★★ |
| S | 8th | Caleb Hardy | JR | 6'4" | 215 | ★★★ |
| S | 9th | Christian Ellis← Virginia Tech | SR | 6'0" | 202 | ★★★ |
| S | 10th | Montino Williams | FR | 6'2" | 187 | ★★★ |
| S | 11th | Robbie Engelberg | SR | 5'11" | 195 | — |
| S | 12th | Kevin Chadwick Jr. | JR | 5'11" | 205 | — |
| S | 13th | Keke Adams | SO | 6'0" | 192 | — |
Special Teams · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Bryce Robinson | SR | 6'7" | 265 | — |
| LS | — | Wyatt Rubinoff← New Hampshire | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Daniel Sparks | SR | 6'6" | 217 | — |
| P | 2nd | Elijah Slibeck | JR | 6'6" | 239 | — |
| PK | 1st | Will Bettridge | SR | 5'11" | 183 | ★★★ |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 4 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-3 | 7-1 | #31 | #12 | 1-0 |
| 2024 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #91 | — | — |
| 2023 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #105 | — | — |
| 2022 | 3-7 | 1-6 | #95 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6-6 | 4-5 | #55 | — | — |
| 2020 | 5-5 | 4-5 | #63 | — | — |
| 2019 | 9-4 | 6-3 | #43 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 7-5 | 4-4 | #42 | — | 1-0 |
| 2017 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #69 | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #83 | — | — |
| 2015 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #70 | — | — |
| 2014 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #60 | — | — |
Recruiting Classes
avg #55 · 11 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★128 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #58 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | #88 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | #64 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | #66 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | #31 | 205 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | #48 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | #39 | 201 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | #59 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2017 | #58 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2016 | #63 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 30net +8Out 22
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Beau Pribula | QB | 4★ | ← Missouri |
| ▲ | Matthew Fobbs-White | EDGE | 3★ | ← Baylor |
| ▲ | Zion Wilson | DL | 3★ | ← East Carolina |
| ▲ | Brandyn Hillman | S | 3★ | ← Michigan |
| ▼ | Trell Harris | WR | 4★ | → Oklahoma |
| ▼ | Emmanuel Karnley | CB | 3★ | → Washington |
| ▼ | Hunter Osborne | DL | 3★ | → Arkansas |
| ▼ | Bjorn Jurgensen | QB | 3★ | → Hawai'i |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
6 items
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