Virginia Tech WR Isaiah Spencer Entering Transfer Portal

The wide receiver caught 14 passes for 194 receiving yards in his lone year with the Hokies.

Aug 31, 2025; Atlanta, Ga.; Virginia Tech wide receiver Isaiah Spencer (14) reacts after making a catch against South Carolina. | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Virginia Tech's wide receiving corps has seen a dent, as wideout Isaiah Spencer is entering the transfer portal. Spencer, a 6-foot-2 rising senior from Flora, Mississippi, will have one year of eligibility remaining to utilize at his next stop, though he does possess a redshirt year at his disposal. On3 Sports' Pete Nakos reported the news.

Virginia Tech WR Isaiah Spencer plans to enter the transfer portal, his reps @noah_reisenfeld and @Adie_vongontard tell @On3.

Former Jackson State standout has one year of eligibility remaining. Has 73 career catches for 1,055 yards and 5 TDs. https://t.co/wMrfFrcNOy pic.twitter.com/LtM5u7Qk8v

— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos) January 14, 2026

Exiting Madison Central High School in Madison, Miss., Spencer was rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports with an overall rating of 85. Spencer was rated as the No. 225 wide receiver in the class of 2023 and the No. 30 player in the state of Mississippi. In the 247Sports composite, he was rated as the No. 1,390 overall player in the class, the No. 199 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 29 player in that year's crop of Mississippi players. Spencer ultimately went with an in-state school, committing to Jackson State, where he spent his first two years.

In his true freshman year, 2023, Spencer negated his redshirt and played in 11 games. He logged 207 receiving yards and a touchown on 247 receptions. he also functioned as a punt returner, logging 112 return yards on seven kicks. Against Alcorn State, he rolled up 81 receiving yards on seven catches.

The next year, Spencer played in 14 games, logging 660 receiving yards and a career-high four touchdowns on 35 passes, averaging 18.8 yards/reception.

This past season, Spencer appeared in all 12 of Virginia Tech's games, starting five. Spencer tallied 194 receiving yards on 14 catches, including a 28-yard reception in the season opener against South Carolina where Spencer stretched his arms to haul in the pass. Spencer's strongest performance came against Miami in the Hokies' home finale, where he hauled in two catches for 49 yards.

Across his entire career, Spencer has logged 1,061 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns on 73 receptions.

Since head coach James Franklin's hiring on Nov. 17, Alves is the 22nd player and the 20th on scholarship to announce his plans to enter the transfer portal, joining quarterback Garret Rangel, wide receiver Charlie O'Connor (walk-on), quarterback William "Pop" Watson III, wide receiver Cameron Seldon, tight end Zeke Wimbush, running backs Jeremiah Coney and Braydon Bennett, cornerback Caleb Brown, defensive lineman Arias Nash, Woodson, edge rusher James Jennette, cornerback Joseph Reddish, Woodson, wide receiver Micah Matthews, offensive linemen Carter Stallard, Jahzari Priester and Hannes Hammer, cornerback Krystian Williams, safety Tyler Childress and wide receiver Devin Alves.

Combining the numbers with the players who left the program in the midway portion of the 2025 campaign, the number now sits at 29: Rangel, O'Connor, Watson, Sedon, Wimbush, Coney, Bennett, Brown, Nash, Woodson, Reddish, Jennette, Matthews, Stallard, Priester, Hammer, Williams, Childress, Jenkins, Johnson, Alves, Spencer, cornerback Dante Lovett, wide receiver/punt returner Tucker Holloway, linebacker Michael Short, defensive lineman Keyshawn Burgos, safety Christian Ellis, defensive lineman James Djonkam and wide receiver Donavon Greene (departed program).

Virginia Tech's 2026 season starts on Sept. 5, 2026, against VMI, as the Hokies and Keydets square off against one another for the first time since 1984, a 42-year break.