Virginia Football Depth Chart Projection Ahead of Fall Camp

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With fall camp only a day away, it's time for our initial depth chart ahead of the 2025 Virginia football season. With a ton of spring transfers to fill roster needs, we take our first stab at projecting how these new transfers fit the mold headed into the fourth year of the Tony Elliott era.

For a link to our post spring football depth chart: Virginia Football Depth Chart Projection Post Spring Football

Virginia Football Projected 2025 Depth Chart: Offense

Position	Starter	Backup #1	Backup #2
QB	Chandler Morris	Daniel Kaelin	Grady Brosterhous
RB	Xavier Brown	J'Mari Taylor	Harrison Waylee
WR	Trell Harris	Andre Greene Jr.	Cam Ross
WR	Jahmal Edrine	Jayden Thomas	Josiah Abdullah
WR	Kam Courtney	Suderian Harrison	Eli Wood
TE	Dakota Twitty	Sage Ennis	John Rogers
LT	McKale Boley	David Wohlabaugh Jr.	Tyshawn Wyatt
LG	Noah Josey	Kevin Wigenton II	Grant Ellinger
C	Brady Wilson	Noah Hartsoe
RG	Drake Metcalf	Ethan Sipe
RT	Wallace Unamba	Makilan Thomas	Ben York

Virginia Offense Notes

• Quarterbacks: There are no changes from the spring. Freshman Bjorn Jurgensen and Cole Geer are also on the roster. For QB Position Preview
• Running Backs: Xavier Brown and J'Mari Taylor are still RB1 and 2, respectively, although this unit welcomes Wyoming transfer Harrison Waylee, who has the opportunity to shake up the current order. With Waylee redshirting last year to be fully healthy, he can definitely shoot up the order. Expect all three to play considerable minutes this fall. For RB Position Preview
• Wide Receivers: No changes from the spring. For WR Position Preview
• Tight Ends: No changes from the spring. One name to keep an eye on throughout the season will be Walker Wallace, who transferred in after four years of lacrosse at Cornell. For TE Position Preview
• Offensive Line: The Hoos welcome three new offensive line transfers: David Wohlabaugh Jr. from Syracuse, Wallace Unamba from Kentucky, and Makilan Thomas from Arkansas State. With the new additions, expect battles for both tackle positions this fall. Drake Metcalf and Noah Josey both have experience at center if Brady Wilson were to go down. Tyshawn Wyatt has experience at left guard and left tackle. For Offensive Line Deep Dive

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Virginia Football Projected 2025 Depth Chart: Defense

Position	Starter	Backup #1	Backup #2
DE	Cazeem Moore	Terrell Jones	Daniel Rickert
NT	Jahmeer Carter	Anthony Britton	Sichan John
DT	Jason Hammond	Hunter Osborne	Jacob Holmes
Bandit DE	Mitchell Melton	Fisher Camac	Billy Koudelka
WILL LB	James Jackson	Maddox Marcellus	Myles Brown
MIKE LB	Kam Robinson	Trey McDonald	Stevie Bracey
SPUR	Caleb Hardy	Landon Danley
LC	Donavan Platt	Emmanuel Karnley	Ja'Son Prevard
RC	Kenan Johnson	Jordan Robinson	Ja'Maric Morris
FS	Devin Neal	Christian Charles	Ethan Minter
SS	Antonio Clary	Da'Marcus Crosby	Corey Costner

Virginia Defense Notes

• Defensive Tackles: Sichan John was recently described by defensive tackles coach Kevin Downing as, "the most gifted first-year defensive lineman we’ve taken since we’ve been here." Watch for his development over the course of his first season in Charlottesville. At the front Jason Hammond and Jahmeer Carter are expected to lead the charge, same as the beginning of last season. For Defensive Line Preview
• Defensive Ends: The Hoos added Daniel Rickert from Tennessee Tech, who will be battling with Terrell Jones for that second spot. Defensive end is one of the Cavaliers most loaded rooms as this unit added four transfers since last season with Ohio State's Mitchell Melton, UNLV's Fisher Camac, and Elon's Cazeem Moore leading the charge.
• Linebackers: No changes from the spring. James Jackson and Kam Robinson anchoring the Virginia defense once again is massive for defensive coordinator John Rudzinski. For Linebackers Position Preview
• Cornerbacks: Virginia added five cornerbacks via the transfer portal this spring making it difficult to project the starting lineup. Of these transfers, we have Donavan Platt as a starter as he started all 14 games for the Army Black Knights last year. Alongside him we have Utah transfer Kenan Johnson listed as the starter although with him coming off knee injury and not listed as a starter this spring for Utah by most outlets its difficult to predict how he will fare in Charlottesville. Emmanuel Karnley who transfers over from Miami after not securing a starting spot simarly to Johnson. Between the two of them, we give the nod to the experienced veteran in Johnson, although fall training camp will be a battle for the two starting spots. Other guys who are on the roster are Cincinnati transfer Jordan Robinson and Georgia State Ja'Maric Morris along with Ja'Son Prevard who joined the Hoos in January. Prevard will have the most experience within the UVa system, although he could feature as a SPUR for the Cavaliers with Caleb Hardy. Prevard experimented at nickel this spring. These transfer additions come on the heels of injuries this spring from Jam Jackson and Dre Walker. For Cornerbacks Preview
• Safeties: The Hoos added Da'Marcus Crosby from New Mexico State and Christian Charles from Tennessee, although we still have Antonio Clary and Louisville transfer Devin Neal starting. For Safeties Preview

Virginia Football Projected 2025 Depth Chart: Special Teams

Position	Starter	Backup
Punter	Daniel Sparks	Elijah Slibeck
Kickoff	Daniel Sparks	Vadin Bruot
Placekicker	Will Bettridge	Vadin Bruot
Punt Return	Suderian Harrison	Cam Ross
Kickoff Return	Cam Ross	Josiah Abdullah
Long Snapper	Bryce Robinson	Hayden Rollison

Virginia Special Teams Notes

• One change to the Virginia special teams unit with two-sport athlete Max Prozny transferring to Georgia Southern for baseball, meaning Vadin Bruot takes over as the Hoos' backup kicker. Also on the roster is freshman Jorge Diaz Nicolas.
• Special teams is otherwise unchanged with Daniel Sparks once again handling punter and kickoff duties while Will Bettridge serves as the Hoos placekicker. For Special Teams Preview