Welcome to the Wahoos247 National Signing Day HQ. This is your home for all things Virginia football recruiting, with the early signing day period starting on Wednesday.
We will have separate stories throughout the day, but this is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know. Below we will let you know when Virginia receives each Letter of Intent throughout the day and live updates on all the intel we're gathering throughout the day.
It's been a wild couple of weeks for the Cavaliers who are riding quite the momentum on the recruiting trail.
***THE BASICS***
Total Commits: 18 (13 high schoolers, 5 transfers)
THE COMPLETE COMMIT LIST
How many can Virginia sign in the 2023 class?: There's no exact number here, as it will continue to change over the course of the spring as players enter the portal and the roster continues to change. The Cavaliers are still waiting final decisions, and we may not truly know what the roster will truly look like until after the spring portal window. However, at this time we still expect the 'Hoos to target a few more positions not only in the portal but possibly even in high school, particularly at DB.
UVA will also be able to host mid-year transfers for a few visits the first week of January.
Class Rank: At the beginning of the day Virginia's 2023 class ranks No. 67 in the 247Sports overall ranking, No. 73 in the 247Sports Composite team recruiting rankings and No. 16 in the ACC. Virginia also ranks No. 36 in the transfer rankings - this is expected to go up as Kendren Smith will be ranked. and Virginia adds more to the class.
Average Commit Rating: 85.97
That number would be good for No.16 in the ACC.
For reference, 247Sports 4-stars start at 90.00 points.
Virginia football stream: Virginia head coach Tony Elliott will speak to the media at noon, however, the UVA program will also have a signing day show debuting at 2 p.m. The show will feature interviews with Elliott, offensive coordinator Des Kitchings, defensive coordinator John Rudzinski, athletic director Carla Williams and comments from UVA’s positional coaches. The show will air on VirginiaSports.com and ACC Network Extra. MORE INFO HERE.
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***ANNOUNCEMENT SCHEDULE FOR TOP TARGETS***
S Greg Smith
-Choosing between Virginia, Florida, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Toledo and USF
-Time: 1:30 p.m.
CB Amare Sanders
- Choosing between Nebraska and Virginia
- Time: noon
***LETTERS OF INTENT RECEIVED BY VIRGINIA***
As Virginia receives LOIs and announces them, we will add them here. Remember, these will start early in the morning and will likely arrive before a commit has their signing ceremony. For other targets making a decision, it'd arrive after their ceremony and they've announced their choice.
Transfer do not sign a NLI, they sign grant in aids that ties the school to them and not the other way around - some transfers have chosen not to
OL Dane Wleklinski
S KeShawn Adams
CB Kevon Gray
ATH Ethan Minter
OL Benamin York
Edge Jewett Hayes
DL Tyler Simmons
WR Kameron Courtney
WR Triston Ward
LB Myles Brown
OL Grant Ellinger
Edge Chase Morrison
TE John Rogers
Transfers announced
WR Chris Tyree
TE Tyler Neville
DB Kendren Smith
LB/S Corey Thomas
***OUR PROJECTIONS***
Here are our current projections for the top remaining targets. These can change as the day goes along. These are also not official Crystal Ball PREDICTIONS, these are PROJECTIONS.
S Greg Smith: Florida
CB Amare Sanders: Nebraska
***WHO WILL ARRIVE EARLY AT VIRGINIA***
January 2024: Athlete Ethan Minter
January 2024: Edge Jewett Hayes
January 2024: Edge Chase Morrison
January 2024: Safety KeShawn Adams
January 2024: linebacker Myles Brown
January 2024: offensive lineman Grant Ellinger
January 2024: wide receiver Kameron Courtney
January 2024: Transfer OL Drake Metcalfe
January 2024: Transfer DB Kendren Smith
January 2024: Transfer WR Chris Tyree
January 2024: Transfer LB Corey Thomas Jr.
***STORY LINKS***
We'll keep links to all of our stories here so you can refer back here and find anything you missed:
Stories:
- Winning the recruiting battles at home: Virginia center Brian Stevens announces return
- Notebook: Virginia makes strides in-state, work continues
- Everything UVA head coach Tony Elliott said on National Signing Day
Signing Day Capsules:
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: DT Tyler Simmons
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: TE John Rogers
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: Edge Chase Morrison
- Virginia Signing Day capsule: LB Myles Brown
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: OL Grant Ellinger
- Virginia Signing Day: WR Triston Ward
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: ATH Kameron Courtney
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: DE Jewett Hayes
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: OL Benjamin York
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: ATH Ethan Minter
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: CB Kevon Gray
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: Safety KeShawn Adams
- Virginia Signing Day Capsule: OL Dane Wleklinski
