Virginia Tech

Year-2 HCs (2015-2024) averaged +0.09 W vs. preseason expectation

• Quarterback 0% (2/5 )
• Offensive line 73% (11/15 players)
• Skill (RB/WR/TE) 57% (18/31 )
• Front 7 (DL/LB) 54% (20/34 )
• Secondary 71% (13/20 )
• Special teams 11% (4/7 )

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

27 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

• Jaquez White CB ← Troy 199 impact
• Cam Chadwick Jr. CB ← UConn 173 impact
• Que'Sean Brown WR ← Duke 151 impact
• Bill Davis RB ← Louisiana 118 impact
• Luke Reynolds TE ← Penn State 111 impact
• Marlion Jackson WR ← Louisiana Tech 71 impact

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

• 3rd-down conversion 38.0% 59th — average
• Red-zone TD rate 18.4% 81th — strong
• 4th-down aggression 40.7% 69th — average
• Late & close 6.9 yds/play 89th — strong

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.