Virginia releases depth chart for week two against Norfolk State

Tony Elliott provided a few updates

Aug 29, 2026; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; Virginia Cavaliers running back Xavier Brown (0) celebrates a touchdown during the second quarter against North Carolina State Wolfpack at Scott Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Atkins-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Tuesday, the Cavaliers officially released their depth chart for week two. There are no changes from the previous depth chart released during NC State week.

What has changed, however, is that Tony Elliott told the media Kam Robinson and Corey Costner should be good to go for Friday’s game against Norfolk State. The Cavaliers also expect to have Isaiah Robinson back Friday.

Rico Flores Jr. is listed as a starter but Elliott said he is not healthy enough to play Friday. Virginia hopes to have Flores back for the West Virginia game Sept. 19. Dillon Newton-Short is further behind Flores in his recovery.

Here is the starting lineup, first for the offense:

QB Beau Pribula
RB Jekail Middlebrook
WR (X)Rico Flores Jr. or Ty’Lyric Coleman
WR (Slot) Kameron Courtney
WR (Z) Jacquon Gibson
TE Dakota Twitty
LT McKale Boley
LG Noah Josey
C Drake Metcalf
RG Makilan Thomas
RT Monroe Mills

DE Fisher Camac
DT Jason Hammond
NT Anthony Britton
BANDIT Matthew Fobbs-White
LB Kam Robinson and Maddox Marcellus
SPUR Donavon Platt
CB Jacobie Henderson and Omillio Agard
S Brandyn Hillman and Ethan Minter

Top backups

Based on the NC State game and injury updates, the top reserves should remain unchanged.. Here is the “next man up” listed on the depth chart.

QB Eli Holstein
RB Xay Davis or Xavier Brown or Peyton Lewis or Noah Vaughn
WR (X) Dylan Cope
WR (Slot) Josiah Abdullah
WR (Z) Da’Shawn Martin
TE Connor Cox or John Rogers
LT Ben York
LG Cole Surber
C Ryan Brubaker
RG Dane Wlekinski
RT Jon Adair

DE Nnanna Anyanwu
DT Sichan John
NT Darrion Henry-Young
BANDIT Devon Baxter
LB (MIKE) Landon Danley
LB (WILL) Caleb Hardy
SPUR Jaylen Jones
CB (Left) Jam Jackson
CB (Right) Justin Ross
FS Christian Ellis or Keke Adams
SS Montino Williams

There were no reported injuries sustained Aug. 29 against the Wolfpack. That is a major win for the Cavaliers. They will hope to keep a healthy roster heading into the Mountaineers game, when they expect to get their projected No. 1 receiver on the field for his Virginia debut.

Virginia is also looking forward to a healthy Newton-Short, who was expected to be part of the WR rotation. For this week, all eyes will be on Kam Robinson to see how he performs in his first game since he tore his ACL Nov. 15 at Duke. His snaps might be limited if the Cavaliers are leading by several touchdowns early in the game.

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