Linebacker
6-3 • 235 • Monroe, La.• Neville• Tulane/Baylor

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA – TULANE & BAYLOR
2025 (at Baylor): Appeared in all 12 games for the Bears and made three starts (SMU, Samford, TCU) … totaled 19 tackles (nine solo), one TFL and three QB Hurries (t-2nd most on the team) … recorded season high in tackles (3) three times – SMU, Arizona State, Cincinnati) … making his first start for the Bears, finished with three tackles (two solo) and was credited for a TFL in a 48-45 OT victory over SMU … 2024 (at Tulane): Appeared in 13 of 14 possible games and started seven of the last nine games … Had 21 tackles, 7.5 for a loss, with four sacks, one pass break-up and one forced fumble … Earned a 91.3 pass-rush grade from PFF, the highest on the Tulane team … Credited with 15 QB pressures and finished with a 78.8 defensive grade from PFF, third-best on the roster … Had a tackle vs. Southeastern Louisiana and at Oklahoma in two of the first three games to open the year … Went for two stops, including a TFL vs. South Florida … Had two tackles, 1.5 for a loss and a sack at UAB … Had two tackles, including a TFL vs. Rice … Had a sack and forced a fumble at North Texas … Had three stops vs. Charlotte … Finished with a sack vs. Temple … Charted four tackles, including a sack at Navy … Had four stops and a TFL vs. Memphis. 2023 (at Tulane): Played in five games, including the Military Bowl against Virginia Tech … finished with three tackles, two for a loss, one sack and two forced fumbles … Had his first career TFL vs. North Texas, forcing a fumble … Registered a tackle at Rice … in the Military bowl against Virginia Tech he forced a fumble and recorded his first collegiate sack.

HIGH SCHOOL
Star at Neville High School in Monroe, La. … Named district defensive MVP as a senior after going for 40 tackles, 19 sacks, 25 hurries, three pass break-ups and two forced fumbles … A three-star prospect who was rated by 247sports as the 73rd best edge recruit and the 32nd best prospect in Louisiana … Rated by On3 as a three-star recruit and the 22nd best prospect in Louisiana … Helped lead Neville to eight wins and a District 2-4A district championship … A first team all-district selection … Earned the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Impact Award for Week 12 after a 31-9 win over East Ascension, going for eight tackles, including three for loss with one sack and one hurry … Also competed in track & field, qualifying for regionals in the discuss as a junior.

Jacquon Gibson

Wide Receiver
5-11 • 195 • Fayetteville, N.C. • Palmetto Prep • UMass

HONORS
2025 (at UMass) – Third Team All-MAC

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (UMass)
2025 (at UMass) – Started all 10 games in which he appeared … named one of six team captains prior to the season … was forced to miss the Kent State (10/11) and Buffalo (10/18) games with a leg injury and then played a limited role at Central Michigan (10/25) … was UMass’ leader in receptions (63) and receiving yards (616) … returned three kicks for 71 yards with a long of 27 … added nine rushes for 39 yards … completed a pass for five yards against Northern Illinois (11/12) … his 6.30 receptions per game were the 12th most in FBS … ranked top 10 in the MAC in receptions per game (2nd – 6.30), receiving yards per game (6th – 61.6) and receiving yards (8th – 616) … 6.30 receptions per game were the fourth-most by a UMass receiver in the last 29 years … had five or more receptions in nine of the 10 games he played in … in the season opener against Temple (8/30) hauled in 12 passes for 132 yards, both career highs … caught a 50-yard pass as part of a seven-catch, 89-yard performance against Bryant (9/6) … posted a career-high 138 yards receiving on 10 catches in season finale against Bowling Green (11/25). 2024 (at UMass) – Saw action in 12 games, catching 23 passes for a total of 270 yards and a touchdown … posted 72 yards receiving on six catches, including a 39-yard reception, at Toledo (9/7) … caught his first career touchdown pass in the season finale against UConn (11/30). 2023 (at UMass) – Saw action in four games, before taking a redshirt season due to injury. 2022 (UMass) – Appeared in 12 games in the 2022 season recording four receptions for 62 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Earned his undergraduate degree from UMass.

Jacobie Henderson

Defensive Back
5-11 • 198 • Charlotte, N.C. • Catawba Ridge • Marshall/Rutgers

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (MARSHALL/RUTGERS)
2025 (Senior at Rutgers): Started all 12 games at cornerback … in on seven stops against Penn State (11/29) … added six tackles at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) … picked up a tackle-for-loss on three stops in win over Maryland (11/8) … broke up two passes at Illinois (11/1) … notched a tackle-for-loss in win at Purdue (10/25) … had four tackles and a pass breakup versus No. 8 Oregon (10/18) … posted four stops at Washington (10/10) … picked up six tackles at Minnesota (9/27) … broke up a pass against Iowa (9/19) … added two stops versus Norfolk State (9/13) … started and recorded a tackle-for-loss and pass breakup in Rutgers debut versus Ohio (8/28). 2024 (Junior at Marshall): Started all 13 games at cornerback … named Third Team All-Sun Belt … totaled 50 tackles with 1.5 for loss … collected 10 pass breakups and two interceptions … ranked fourth in the league with 0.92 passes defended per game … picked up four tackles in the Sun Belt Championship Game win at Louisiana (12/7) … collected a season-high eight tackles with a pass breakup at James Madison (11/30) … returned a blocked field goal 65 yards for a touchdown and broke up two passes against Coastal Carolina (11/16) … recorded a tackle-for-loss and pass breakup versus ULM (11/2) … knocked away two passes, including one on a fourth down, against Georgia State (10/17) … added an interception at Georgia Southern (10/12) … brought in first career pick and totaled six tackles and two pass breakups versus Appalachian State (10/5) … notched four stops in games against Western Michigan (9/28), No. 3 Ohio State (9/21) and Virginia Tech (9/7) … registered six tackles versus Stony Brook (8/31). 2023 (Sophomore at Marshall):Played in 11 games with six starts at cornerback … totaled 22 tackles with one for loss … added four pass breakups … picked up three tackles in the Frisco Bowl against UTSA (12/19) … collected four stops and a pass breakup against Georgia Southern (11/11) … recorded a season-high five tackles at Coastal Carolina (10/28) … broke up two passes at NC State (10/7) … posted two tackles versus Virginia Tech (9/23) … notched a pass breakup and two tackles at East Carolina (9/9) … contributed three tackles in first career start against UAlbany (9/2). 2022 (Freshman at Marshall): Played in four games … saw action in the Myrtle Beach Bowl against UConn (12/19) … made collegiate debut in the season opener versus Norfolk State (9/3).

CATAWBA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-region and all-state honors at Catawba Ridge … played defensive back and wide receiver … also played basketball and ran track.

PERSONAL
Cousins with Jaire Alexander of the Baltimore Ravens.

Darrion Henry-Young

Defensive End
6-4 • 283 • Cincinnati, Ohio• Princeton • Ohio State/Kentucky/Coastal Carolina

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (OHIO STATE / KENTUCKY / COASTAL CAROLINA)
2025 (at Coastal Carolina): Played in all 13 games … recorded eight total tackles (4 solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss… credited one QB hurry, came in the Independence Bowl against Louisiana Tech (12/30)  … his 80.3 tackling grade was tied for the 10th-best among DEs in the Sun Belt according to Pro Football Focus. 2024 – (at Kentucky) – Did not see action with injury. 2023 – (at Kentucky) – Saw action in eight games and had 10 tackles, including 2.0 for loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry before suffering a season-ending injury in the first half vs. Mississippi State (11/4) … totaled a career-high three tackles and a forced fumble in the win over No. 22/23 Florida (9/30). 2022 – (at Kentucky) … Played in five games (Youngstown State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisville and Iowa) … made his UK debut vs. Youngstown State (9/17) and recorded a tackle and a sack. 2021 – (at Ohio State) – Played in two games … saw action vs. Nebraska in the season opener and against Rutgers. 2020 – (at Ohio State) – Played in two games for the Buckeyes who played for the 2020 CFP National Championship … totaled two tackles, a sack and tackle for loss.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Ranked as the No. 2 player in the state of Ohio and the No. 16 defensive tackle prospect in the nation by 247Sports as a high school senior in class of 2020 … four-star prospect ranked in the Top 150 nationally … Rivals100 recruiT … earned first-team All-Ohio and was a member of the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association Division I first team in 2019 … led the Greater Miami Conference with 8.5 sacks as a junior in 2018 … Played at Princeton High School for coach Mike Daniels … born in Cincinnati, Ohio … son of Denetia Henry and Olen Young … siblings are Olivia, O’rianne and Olen … graduated from Kentucky in December of ’24 with a degree in community and leadership development … was teammates with former UVA defensive end Mitchell Melton at Ohio State in 2020 and 2021.

Brandyn Hillman

Defensive Back
6-0 • 200 • Portsmouth, Va.• Churchland • Michigan

HONORS
2025 (at Michigan) – Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media … co-Defensive player of the Week (8/30)

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (MICHIGAN)
2025 (at Michigan) – Started all 12 games in which he appeared … only missed one game – Washington (10/18) … fourth on the team with 49 total tackles, including 31 solo efforts … finished with one interception, the first of his career in the season opener against New Mexico (8/30), his first career start. Also had five tackles (3 solo) an a TFL in the contest … credited with three pass break ups and a forced fumble on the year … his seven tackles at Oklahoma (9/6) and Ohio State (11/29) were a season bests … forced a fumble on the opening drive at Michigan State (10/25) that led to a field goal and an eventual  31-20 victory … started and made a tackle against Texas in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Dec. 31). 2024 (at Michigan) – Appeared in 12 games including 11 in the defensive backfield; made 21 tackles with 1.5 for loss, one sack, and two pass breakups to earn his second varsity letter …  credited with a season high four tackles playing as a safety at Indiana (Nov. 9) … broke up a pass and delivered four tackles including a sack against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31). 2023 (at Michigan) – Appeared in nine games at defensive back and contributed on special teams; made two tackles to earn his first varsity letter … made his U-M debut in the defensive backfield against ECU (Sept. 2).

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Attended Churchland High School (2023) in Portsmouth coached by Dontrell Leonard … helped the Truckers finish 7-4 overall in 2022 following a 7-3 mark his junior year in 2021 … a 1,000-yard passer and rusher in both his junior and senior seasons … his senior year (2022), passed for 1,312 yards with 11 touchdowns and added 1,236 rushing yards with 22 rushing touchdowns … as a junior, amassed 2,400 all-purpose yards with 31 combined touchdowns … earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 214 overall player nationally, the No. 9 athlete and the No. 5 player in the state of Virginia … named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 130 overall player in the nation, the No. 7 athlete and the No. 4 player in the state of Virginia … rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 40 player in the region, the No. 33 athlete and the No. 8 player in the state of Virginia … rivals.com three-star prospect, the No. 54 safety in the nation and the No. 12 player in Virginia … On3.com four-star consensus prospect, the No. 206 player in the nation, the No. 6 athlete in the country and the No. 5 player in Virginia … On3.com four-star prospect, the No. 137 player in the nation, the No. 7 athlete, and the No. 5 player in Virginia … named Virginia Class 4 Region A Player of the Year as a junior (2021) and senior (2022) … earned All-District honors as a quarterback (first team, 2022, second team, 2021), defensive back (second team, 2022), and punter (second team, 2021-22) … Two-time All-Tidewater (2021-22), honored as a quarterback … son of Shawn Hillman … teammates with 2026 UVA transfer portal commit, Devon Baxter at Michigan.

Eli Holstein

Quarterback
6-4 • 225 • Zachary, La. • Zachary• Alabama/Pitt

HONORS
2024 (at Pitt) – Semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award … Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2024 …  five-time ACC Rookie of the Week (9/3, 9/9/ 9/16, 9/23 & 10/7) … named ACC Quarterback of the Week, Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Week and was a Davey O’Brien Award “Great 8” honoree (9/17) … named Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week (10/7) … recognized as a Manning Award Star of the Week and Davey O’Brien Award “Great 8” honoree (10/7)

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (ALABAMA/PITT)
2025 (at Pitt) – Appeared in eight games and started the first four of the season … was 77-for-125 (61.6%) with 1,081 yards passing … threw 12 touchdown passes on the year against 6 interceptions …  added 88 rushing yards and to rushing TD to his season total … led Pitt to wins over Duquesne (8/30) and Central Michigan (9/6) to start the year 2-0 … in the opener against Duquesne, threw four touchdown passes (15-of-23, 215 yards) for the first time in his career, becoming the first Pitt quarterback to do so since Kenny Pickett in 2021, while also rushing for 41 yards … was 21-of-28 for 304 yards and four touchdowns vs. Central Michigan, leading the ACC in passing TDs for the week … became the first Pitt QB since 2003 to throw four-plus TDs in each of the first two games of a season … completed his longest pass of the season, a 68-yarder to Bryce Yates against West Virginia (9/13), one of two 60+ yard completions in the contest. Despite being sacked six times, finished with his second consecutive 300-yard game going 22-for-37 (59.5%) with two touchdowns (1 rush, 1 pass) … threw for two touchdowns in overtime loss to Louisville on 9/27. 2024 (at Pitt): Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2024 following a transfer from Alabama…started all 10 games he played in, missing three full contests due to injury (Clemson, Boston College and the GameAbove Sports Bowl vs. Toledo) … finished second in the ACC Rookie of the Year voting to Louisville RB Issac Brown … was 7-3 as a starter and became first Pitt quarterback to win his initial seven starts since Dan Marino in 1979-80 … completed 62% of his passes (180 of 291) for 2,228 yards and 17 touchdowns with seven interceptions … his 17 TD passes tied the Pitt freshman record set by Alex Van Pelt (1989) … was also Pitt’s second-leading rusher with 328 yards and three TDs on 81 carries (4.0 avg.) … ranked in the top-10 among FBS freshmen in seven categories – passing yards per game (3rd – 222.8); total offense per game (3rd – 255.6); passing yards (5th – 2,228); passing touchdowns (5th – 17); points responsible for (7th – 122) 7th – points responsible for per game (7th – 12.2); passing efficiency (8th – 140.6) … tied for third in the ACC with four 300-yard games … led Pitt past host North Carolina, 34-24 on 10/5, compiling 457 yards in total offense and accounting for four touchdowns … threw for a Pitt freshman-record 381 yards (25-of-42 passing) with three touchdowns and one interception, and also was the Panthers’ leading rusher against the Tar Heels with 76 yards and a TD on 10 carries (7.6 avg.) … against West Virginia, Pitt trailed, 34-24, with less than five minutes remaining when Holstein led touchdown drives of 75 and 77 yards to give Pitt a stirring 38-34 win … he completed 70% of his passes (21 of 30) for 301 yards and three touchdowns against the Mountaineers, while also rushing for a team-high 59 yards … in Pitt’s 28-27 win at Cincinnati—a game the Panthers trailed 27-6 late in the third period—Holstein threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns with an interception on 20-of-35 passing … directed Pitt to a 73-17 demolition of Youngstown State, compiling 340 yards in total offense and accounting for five touchdowns … completed 67% of his passes (16 of 24) for 247 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, while rushing for 93 yards (the most by a Pitt QB since 2014) and two TDs on nine carries (10.3 avg.) against YSU … in his collegiate debut, a 55-24 win over Kent State, Holstein completed 75% of his passes (30 of 40) for 336 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. 2023 (at Alabama) – Did not play in any games and redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Highly regarded quarterback prospect who threw for 7,014 yards and 62 touchdowns against just 13 interceptions as a three-year starter at Zachary … also rushed for 1,233 yards and 30 touchdowns during his career … as a senior, threw for 2,153 yards and 22 touchdowns with only three interceptions, while also rushing for 505 yards and nine TDs … as a junior, led team to a 15-0 record and the Louisiana Class 5A state championship after throwing for 3,228 yards and 30 touchdowns, while rushing for 523 yards and 14 TDs … Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Class 5A Most Outstanding Offensive Player … MaxPreps Louisiana Football Player of the Year…played under Coach David Brewerton … rated the nation’s No. 29 overall prospect and No. 5 pocket passer by ESPN…rated the nation’s No. 9 pro-style quarterback by Rivals and No. 11 by On3 and 247Sports … rated one of Louisiana’s top 10 overall prospects by ESPN (No. 2), On3 (No. 5), 247Sports (No. 6) and Rivals (No. 8) … selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas … son of Scott and Amy Holstein…has one brother and one sister … father lettered as a punter at LSU in 1993 … brother, Caleb, was a quarterback at Louisiana Tech.

Jaylen Jones

Safety
6-1 • 195 • Matthews, N.C. • Butler • Georgia State

HONORS: 2025 (At Georgia State) – SBC Honorable Mention. 2024 (at Georgia State) –  SBC Academic Honor Roll … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll- Spring 2025. 2023 (at Georgia State) – Athletic Director’s Honor Roll- Fall 2023

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (GEORGIA STATE)
2025 (at Georgia State): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers and had a breakout year at safety… Finished runner-up on the Panthers’ leaderboard for most tackles with 66… Tacked on 4.5 TFL of 17 yards… Recorded a career-first safety against Murray State (Sept. 13) to mark the second of the season for the Panthers…Forced a career-first fumble at Troy (Nov. 22)… Had a career-high 10 tackles against Marshall (Nov. 15)… Caught a career-first interception at Old Dominion (Nov. 29) 2024 (at Georgia State): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers… Finished the season with eight tackles, including a career-high three against James Madison (Nov. 9). 2023 (at Georgia State): Appeared in three games before redshirting… Tallied three tackles in the 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. Utah State (Dec. 23).

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
All-state cornerback at Butler High School … Honorable mention all-state selection by the North Carolina Sports Writers.

Ezekiel Larry

Defensive End
6-2 • 240 • Palmdale, Calif. • Sierra Canyon • San Diego State/Yale

HONORS: 2025 (at Yale) – Unanimous First Team All-Ivy selection … FCS Football Central All-American Third Team selection … 2025 All-ECAC Team … 2025 New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team … Phil Steele First Team All-Ivy

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (YALE & SAN DIEGO STATE)
2025 (at Yale): Transferred back to Yale to finish degree and started in all 11 games in which he appeared … Recorded 48 total tackles, good for fourth on the team … recorded 10.5 sacks, best in the Ivy League, tied for 12th most in FCS and tied for the fourth most in a single season in program history … his 0.95 sacks per game were the eighth most in the country … tallied four multi-sack games (Darmouth, Brown, Columbia, Princeton) … credited with 28 solo tackles, 12 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, six QB hurries and two pass break ups, helped Yale to nine regular season wins, a share of the Ivy League title and the school’s first ever berth into the the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs … made a career-high six solo tackles against eventual National Champion Montana State (12/6) in the second round of the FCS playoffs. 2024 (at San Diego State): Appeared in seven games in his lone season with the Aztecs … Made two tackles (one solo) … Recorded a tackle in his SDSU debut against Texas A&M-Commerce … Also had a tackle in the conference opener against Hawai’i.  2023 (at Yale): Third in the Ivy League with six sacks… Five of the six came in the final two games of the season, wins over Princeton (2) and Harvard (3)… Finished with 13 total tackles (10 solo, 3 assisted)… Forced a fumble in win at Princeton. 2022 (at Yale) : Provided depth at linebacker.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Two-time Max Preps All-California at Sierra Canyon … Los Angeles Times MVP Finalist… Two-time All-Gold Coast League selection… California sacks leader… 2021 team captain… Helped Sierra Canyon win two league championships … Helped his team win two league championships, going 12-6 in his two years on varsity … Was a two-time All-Gold Coast League selection … According to Max Preps, totaled 92 tackles in two seasons (2020 shortened by COVID) … Accumulated 30.5 tackles for loss, including 16.0 sacks for 100 yards … Also had 20 quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles … father Lawrence played at USC… Brother Elias plays at Navy… Uncles Dayton McCutcheon (Cleveland Browns), Billy Miller (New Orleans Saints) and Marvin Powell III (New Orleans Saints) played in the NFL… served on Yale’s Blessed Foundation Board of Directors.

Peyton Lewis

Running Back
6-1 • 212 • Salem, Va. • Salem • Tennessee

AWARDS & HONORS
2024 (at Tennessee)- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

AT TENNESSEE
2025 (at Tennessee): Saw action in 10 games during the regular season, totaling 70 carries for 290 yards and seven rushing touchdowns … Added four receptions for 42 yards and six kickoff returns for 128 yards during the regular season … Logged 10 carries for 42 yards in Homecoming win over New Mexico State (11/15), including a 1-yard TD in the third quarter …Toted seven carries for 21 yards, pulled in two receptions for 18 yards and returned two kickoffs for 35 yards vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (11/1) … Scored his sixth rushing touchdown of the season at Kentucky (10/25) and also had a career-long 31-yard kickoff return … Handled six carries for 18 yards and pulled in a career long 15-yard reception at No. 6 Alabama (10/18) … Carded his second career multi-touchdown game with two rushing scores vs. Arkansas (10/11) and finished the game with eight carries for 33 yards … Led the Vols with 81 rushing yards on 11 carries in win over UAB (9/20), including a 32-yard touchdown run in the second quarter … Had five carries for 19 yards in SEC opener vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13) … Toted eight carries in the home opener vs. ETSU (9/6) and found the end zone for the second week in a row with a 2-yard touchdown in the first quarter … Scored UT’s first touchdown of the 2025 campaign in the season opener vs. Syracuse (8/30) with a 2-yard plunge in the first quarter and finished the game with eight carries for 38 yards. 2024 (at Tennesse): Saw action in all 13 contests during his debut season, handling 64 carries for 339 yards and three touchdowns … Assumed kick return duties during the latter half of the 2024 campaign and finished the year with seven returns for 151 yards (21.6 avg) … Logged 10 carries for 77 yards and three catches for seven yards in Tennessee’s CFP First Round tilt at No. 6 Ohio State (12/21) … Returned two kickoffs for 36 yards in the regular season finale at Vanderbilt (11/30) … Posted his first career multi-touchdown performance with two rushing scores vs. UTEP (11/23), finishing the contest with seven carries for 46 yards and a 26-yard kickoff return … Handled six carries for 30 yards and hauled in his first-career reception for seven yards at No. 12 Georgia (11/16) …Toted a career-high 14 carries for 44 yards in the win over Mississippi State (11/9) and handled one kickoff return for 31 yards … Scored his first-career rushing touchdown during the win over Kentucky (11/2), finishing with eight carries for 24 yards and saw action as Tennessee’s kickoff return specialist, as well … Carried the ball 10 times for 99 yards in Tennessee’s rout of Kent State (9/14) … Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Chattanooga (8/31), rushing four times for 14 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Explosive running back prospect with elite speed and a strong frame … Dual sport star for the Salem High School football and track & field squads in Salem, Virginia … Also contributed as a return specialist … A consensus four-star prospect and top-five player from Virginia by all major recruiting services … Rated the No. 4 running back in the country, No. 2 in the state of Virginia and the No. 67 overall prospect by On3 … The No. 12 running back according to ESPN and member of the ESPN300 (rated No. 154 nationally) … Tabbed the No. 5 player from Virginia and No. 13 running back overall by 247Sports … Rivals ranked him No. 5 in the state and No. 20 at his position for the Class of 2023 … Selected for the 2024 Under Armour All-America Game … Helped lead the Salem Spartans to the 2023 VHSL Class 4 state title game and a 13-2 overall record his senior season … In the state semifinals, racked up 373 yards and four touchdowns on 30 rushing attempts to lead his team to victory against Tuscarora … Rushed for 1,560 yards and 17 touchdowns his junior season and was tabbed VHSL Class 4 All-State first team as a running back and kick returner … Five-time VHSL Class 4 state champion in track & field, including back-to-back titles in the indoor 55-meter and outdoor 100-meter dashes as a sophomore and junior … Also won the 2023 state title in the 200-meter with a PR of 21.20 … 2023 Nike Indoor Nationals runner-up in the 60-meter (6.73) … His personal-best time of 6.28 in the 55-meter dash ranked first in the state of Virginia and seventh nationally during the 2023 indoor season … Had 32 Division I offers, including six SEC programs out of high school … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2024 … Full name is Peyton O’Neil Lewis … Son of Sara and Preston Lewis … Has two sisters, Samone and Sierra … Favorite movie is Friday … Favorite TV show is Stranger Things … Plays the guitar … Models his game after Earl Campbell  … Majored in sport management with a minor in business administration at Tennessee.

Da’Shawn Martin

Wide Receiver
6-0 • 170 • Springfield, Ohio • Springfield • Kent State

HONORS
2025 (at Kent State) – Preseason Phil Steele All-MAC First Team (KR) … preseason Athlon Sports All-MAC Second Team (KR) … preseason Athlon Sports All-MAC Fourth Team (WR). 2024 (at Kent State) – Third Team All-MAC (KR).

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (KENT STATE)
2025 (at Kent State) – After missing the season opener, started the final 10 of the final 11 games at wideout … finished with 33 receptions, 507 receiving yards and four touchdown catches … averaged 15.4 yards per reception, fourth-best in the MAC … his 46.1 receiving yards per game were the eighth-most in the MAC … caught TDs at Florida State (75 yards), Massachusetts (25), Akron (27), and NIU (17) … had season-long 75-yard TD catch at Florida State … one of 12 MAC receivers with four or more touchdown receptions … his 94 yards on three catches against then-No. 7 Florida State (9/20) were a season best … had three receptions, 91 receiving yards and a touchdown in the season finale at NIU (11/28). Had a 59-yard catch in the contest and was on the receiving end of a successful 2-point conversion attempt … caught a season-best six passes in 45-10 win at Toldeo (10/18). 2024 (at Kent State) – Started nine games of the 10 games in which he appeared as a true freshman … had eight receptions for 108 yards … averaged 22.2 yards on kick returns, the second highest average in the MAC … totaled 400 kick return yards on 18 attempts, the fifth most in the MAC … Had his season high of 95 kick return yards and 42 receiving yards vs Ball State.

Jalen McNair

Defensive Back
5-8 • 98 • White Plains, Md. • Our Lady of Good Counsel • Buffalo

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (BUFFALO)
2025 (at Buffalo) – Started all 12 games … had 50 tackles (27 solo), two tackles for loss, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries on the season … had nine tackles and two pass breakups at Minnesota (8/28) … had five tackles and a tackle for loss at Kent State (9/13) … had nine tackles and an interception against Troy (9/20) … had seven tackles, a tackle for loss and pass breakup against UConn (9/27) … had six tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Akron (10/25) … had a fumble recovery at Bowling Green (11/1) … had five tackles at Central Michigan (11/12) … had two tackles and a fumble recovery against Ohio (11/28). 2024 (at Buffalo) – Started all 13 games … had 53 tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and three pass breakups … had two tackles, a tackle for loss and an interception against Lafayette (8/29) … had six tackles at Missouri (9/7)… had eight tackles at Northern Illinois (9/21) … had a season-high 12 tackles at Ohio (10/26) … had six tackles against Ball State (11/12) … had three tackles at Eastern Michigan (11/20) … had two tackles and a pass breakup against Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl.2023 (at Buffalo) – Started the first game of the year before suffering a season-ending injury … had three tackles at Wisconsin (9/2). 2022 (at Buffalo) – Appeared in eight games and made one start on the season … had two tackles and a fumble recovery on the year … had both tackles and the fumble recovery against Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl. 2021 (at Buffalo) –  Appeared in one game … had a tackle at Ball State (11/23). 2020 (at Buffalo) – Appeared in four games … had a tackle against Akron (12/12).

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Defensive back from North Carolina who played at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Maryland … named first-team All-WCAC as a senior … named second-team All-WCAC as a junior … helped lead the Falcons to a WCAC championship and a #3 ranking in the state of Maryland in 2019… Our Lady of Good Counsel was ranked ninth nationally in 2019 … teammates with former Cavalier defensive end Mitchell Melton in high school.

Jekail Middlebrook

Running Back
5-10 • 196 • Atlanta, Ga.• Langston Hughes • Middle Tennessee State

Alex Payne

Offensive Lineman
6-5 • 305 • Gainesville, Ga. • Gainesville • USC

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
2025 (at USC) – enrolled at USC in the spring of 2025 after graduating a semester early from high school … did not see game action as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Four-star recruit, was ranked as the No. 124 player in the nation by 247Sports, No. 159 by ESPN and No. 194 by Rivals … rated as the No. 17 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports, No. 25 by Rivals, No. 27 by ESPN and No. 30 by On3 … touted as the No. 16 offensive tackle in the nation by 247Sports, No. 19 by Rivals, No. 21 by ESPN, and No. 22 by On3 … Ranked 124th on the Top247 List, 159th on the ESPN 300 List, 163rd on the On300 and 195th on the Rivals 250 … prior to his senior season, he was listed on the 2024 Recruit Georgia Preseason All-State Class 5A Team, the 2024 Georgia High School Football Daily Class 5A Preseason All-State Team and the 2024 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Preseason All-State Team … named a GAVaristy Rivals Top Offensive Lineman Candidate for the class of 2025 and was 12th in the class of 2025 rankings by Prep RedZone Georgia … listed as a top offensive lineman by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … invited to compete at the 2024 Under Armour Next Camp and the 2024 Rivals Camp … after his sophomore season in 2022, he was selected to the 2022 Gainesville Times All-Region First Team.

Beau Pribula

Quarterback
6-2 • 212 • York, Pa. • Central York • Penn State/Missouri

HONORS
2025 (at Mizzou) – Maxwell Award Midseason Watch List … Maxwell Award’s National Player of the Week (9/9) … Davey O’Brien Award “Great Eight” (9/9) … Pro Football Focus Quarterback of the Week (9/9) … 2024 (at Penn State) – Academic All-Big Ten. 2023 (at Penn State) – Academic All-Big Ten.

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (PENN STATE & MISSOURI)
2025 (at Mizzou) – Started all 10 games in which he appeared … helped Mizzou win six of its first seven games and was 7-3 as the starting QB … finished the year 182-for-270 (67.4%) with 1,941 yards passing, 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions … rushed for 297 yards and six touchdowns on 95 attempts … his 67.4 completion percentage was the third-highest in the SEC … burst onto the national scene in 42-31 comeback win over Kansas in the second game of the season. Completed 30-of-39 passes (76.9%) for 334 yards, 3 TD and finished with a passer rating of 174.25. Mizzou trailed on three different occasions and by as many as 15 in the contest. Pribula was 10-of-12 with 119 yards passing on third down and 4-for-5 with 54 yards passing and a touchdown on fourth down in the contest. The 337 yards passing were the most by a Tiger QB since Chase Daniel in 2007 … completed 21 consecutive passes in win over UMass on 9/27 and finished with 26-for-29 with 241 yards passing and a touchdown … scored the go-ahead, 3-yard TD run in a 23-17 double overtime win over Auburn (10/18), his first career road start. Amassed 252 yards passing and accounted for another 28 yards on the ground to go along with two touchdowns (1 rush, 1 pass) … suffered an injury early in the second half in an eventual 17-10 loss to Vanderbilt (10/25) … subsequently missed Texas A&M and Mississippi State games and returned to play the final two games of the regular season but opted out of 2025 Gator Bowl against Virginia to enter transfer portal … PSU Career: Three-year member (2022-23-24) and two-year letterwinner in football at (2023-24) … in 24 career games, completed 37-of-56 (.661) passes for 424 yards with nine TDs and one INT while rushing for 571 yards on 94 carries (6.07) and 10 TDs … his 10 career rushing touchdowns were tied for the eighth most by a Penn State quarterback and 571 career rushing yards were the ninth most ever by a PSU signal caller … played 340 career snaps at Penn State … posted pass efficiency rating of 179.14 … compiled 995 total offensive yards … scored 60 points on 10 rushing TDs … carded point responsibility total of 114 (10 rushing TDs and nine passing TDs). 2024 (at Penn State) – Played in 13 games … was 26-for-35 (.743) passing for 275 yards, five touchdowns and one interception … accumulated 242 yards rushing and totaled four rushing touchdowns … played the entire second half against Kent State (9/21) after the Nittany Lions jumped out to a 28-0 lead at the half. Completed 6-of-9 passes with 13-yard touchdown strike to Khalil Dinkins and compiled 45 yards rushing on five attempts with a 1-yard plunge for the game’s final score … starting the second half, engineered fourth quarter touchdown drives of 81 yards and 76 yards in a comeback win over Wisconsin (10/26). Ended the day 11-for-13 passing for 98 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 28 yards on six carries in the 28-13 victory … against Purdue (11/16) rattled off a 49-yard rushing touchdown late in the third quarter to put PSU up 42-3. 2023 (at Penn State) – Appeared in 11 games off the bench for the Nittany Lions … was 11-for-21 (.524) passing with 149 yards and four touchdown passes … added 329 yards and six touchdowns on the ground, third among Big Ten quarterbacks in rushing yards (329) and rushing TDs (6), while also ranking tied for seventh in single-season program history for rushing TDs by a quarterback and ninth in rushing yards … made his collegiate debut in the season opener against West Virginia on Sept. 2 completing his only pass attempt and finished with 18 yards rushing on three attempts and a 5-yard rushing TD …  saw action in the Big 10 Championship Game against Michigan State (11/24) completing both pass attempts which included an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tyler Warren and scored from two yards out on his only rush attempt … connnected with running back Nicholas Singleton on a season-long 48-yard TD pass against Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 30 … finished in the 2024 Big 10 Championship game against Oregon, rushed three times for 12 yards. 2022 (at Penn State) – Did not see game action as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Lettered four seasons at Central York under coach Gerry Yonchiuk … four-star prospect by ESPN.com and a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … listed as the No. 10, No. 14, and No. 15 prospect from the state of Pennsylvania according to ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com, respectively … charted as the No. 6, No. 8 and No. 27 overall dual-threat prospect by Rivals.com, ESPN.com, and 247Sports. com, respectively … helped Central York to a 38-7 overall record, including three consecutive York-Adams League Championships (2019, 2020 and 2021), a District III title in 2020 and the school’s first appearance in the PIAA Class 6A state playoffs … advanced to the state championship game that season … helped the Panthers secure back-to-back undefeated regular seasons as a junior and a senior … three-time team captain, becoming the first Panthers to achieve the feat in program history … during career, went 368-of-560 passing (.657) for 5,826 yards with 73 TDs and 21 INTs … added 207 rushes for 1,227 yards (5.93) and 33 scores as well as 15 receptions for 306 yards (20.40) with four TDs … compiled 1,525 all-purpose yards and 7,359 total yards … on defense, registered 59 tackles, 1.0 TFL, three INTs, and one fumble recovery … as the team’s punter during junior and senior year, finished with 37 punts for 1,412 yards (38.16) with a long of 61 yards and nine boots inside the opponents 20-yard line … finished career accounting for 228 total points (33 rushing, four receiving and six twopoint conversions) … two-time Pennsylvania Player of the Year and first team all-state (2020 and 2021) … named a two-time Division I League Offensive Player of the Year and first team Eastern PA Football selection as a quarterback (2020 and 2021) … garnered Division I League first team honors on five occasions (3x as a quarterback, 1x as a punter and 1x as a safety) … graduated holding the school and county record for career TDs (108) … named the 2021 Mini-Maxwell Football Club Award winner … also lettered two years in basketball … Son of Tad and Steph Pribula … graduated from Penn State in December 2024, with a advertising and public relations degree … father lettered four seasons at wide receiver at Shippensburg University (1987-88-89-90) … brother, Cade, played three seasons at quarterback at the University of Delaware (2019-20-21) and two seasons at Sacred Heart University (2022-23) … paternal grandfather, Jim, lettered four seasons in football at West Chester University (1958-59-60-61), earning Associated Press first team All-America honors, after leading the Rams to two straight PSAC championships in 1960 and 1961; additionally, was a two-time NAIA first team All-American (1960 and 1961), was tabbed to the AP All-Pennsylvania Team, and led all Pennsylvania collegians in scoring in 1961 after earning runner-up honors in 1960; compiled 47 receptions for 863 yards (18.36) with 13 TDs during final two seasons and participated in the All-American Bowl in Tucson, Arizona in 1961; graduated holding the career record for INTs returned for a TD (5), fumble recoveries returned for a TD (5) and longest INT return following a 98-yard TD against East Stroudsburg University on Oct. 11, 1959; later went into college administration serving as the Director of Athletics at Shippensburg from 1982-2001 before being inducted into the Shippensburg Athletic Hall of Fame (2002), Chester County Sports of Hall of Fame (2013) and West Chester Hall of Fame … aunt, Shari (Pribula) Schalge lettered two years in field hockey at Penn State (1984-85).

Justin Ross

Cornerback
6-2 • 185 • Gastonia, N.C. • Hunter Hess • Navy

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (NAVY)
2025 (at Navy) – Appeared in 12 of Navy’s 13 games and made nine starts … only missed Temple game on 10/11 … made 32 tackles (18 solo), 1.5 TFL and credited with a half sack … had four pass breakups and three QB hurries on the year … lone interception on the season came at Tulsa (9/13) … season-high five tackles, including three solo efforts and a half TFL against UAB on 9/6. 2024 (at Navy) – Saw action in 10 of the 13 games … made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ season-opening win over Temple (9/7) … recorded 2 tackles, including his first-collegiate sack, while also forced a fumble in Navy’s Homecoming win over Charlotte (10/19) … turned in a pair of tackles and made his first-career interception in the Mids’ road win at UAB (9/28).

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
A 2023 graduate of Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia, N.C., Ross attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2023-24 academic year … three-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball (2), football (3) and track & field … garnered All-State football honors his senior year … earned All-District and All-Big South Conference recognition in basketball as a senior, while also being named the Big South Conference Player of the Year … also earned All-Conference honors in track as a senior … uncle, Duane Ross, is a 1996 graduate of Clemson where he was a seven-time All-American and five-time ACC Champion in track … he won the 1995 NCAA Championship in the 110m hurdles, the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships and represented the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics … served as Director of Track & Field at North Carolina A&T from 2012-22 before taking his current post as Head Coach / Director of Track & Field at Tennessee … cousin, Randolph Ross, ran track at North Carolina A&T where he was the 2021 NCAA Div. I Outdoor Champion in the 400m and the 2022 NCAA Div. I Indoor and Outdoor Champion in the 400m … he was part of the gold medal-winning 4x400m relay team at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo … cousin, Jonah Ross, is a grad student at Tennessee where she is a sprinter on the track & field team … she spent her first two years at North Carolina A&T where she was a two-time All-American and was the 2022 Big South Champion in the 200m … she garnered All-SEC honors in 2023 as a member of the 4x400m relay team that won a bronze and garnered All-America recognition as a member of the 4x100m relay team … son of Jimarl and Tasha Williams.

Wyatt Rubinoff

Long Snapper
6-2 • 225 • St. Mary’s, Ga. • IMG Academy• Marist/UNH

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (MARIST & NEW HAMPSHIRE)
2025 (at UNH) – Appeared in all 13 games for the Wildcats, who went 8-5 reached the 2025 FCS playoffs … snapped all 63 kicks (FG & XP) and all 36 punts … snapped for All-American kicker Nick Reed who led FCS in field goals per game (1.92) … Reed broke the school record for field goals in a season (25) and connected on a school-record 55-yarder against Maine (11/22), one of four 50-yarders on the year. 2024 (at Marist) – Played in all 11 games … credited with tackles against Davidson (10/5) and Valparaiso … snapped 64 punts and all 26 kicks (FG & XP) according to Pro Football Focus.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Played his senior year as a long snapper at IMG Academy … Previously playd at Camden County High School in Kingsland, Ga.

Lukas Ungar

Tight End
6′4 • 245 • Mendham, N.J. • Delbarton School • Stanford/New Mexico State

HONORS
2023 (at Stanford) – Pac 12 Academic Honor Roll.2022 (at Stanford) – Pac 12 Academic Honor Roll.2021 (at Stanford) – Pac 12 Academic Honor Roll

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (STANFORD / NEW MEXICO)
2025 (at New Mexico) – Appeared in the first eight of the season and missed the final four contests … started back-to-back games against Missouri State (Oct. 22) and Western Kentucky (Nov. 1) … caught three passes for 14 yards … had a reception in three consecutive games – Louisiana Tech (9/13), New Mexico (9/27) and Sam Houston (10/2). 2024 (at Stanford) – Did not appear in a game during his final season at Stanford. 2023 (at Stanford) – Saw action in nine games, totaling one reception. 2022 (at Stanford)  Competed in one contest. 2021 (at Stanford) – Made seven appearances with one start … had two receptions for 13 yards … both receptions on the year came against Washington (10/30) … first career start came against Washington State (10/16). 2020 (at Stanford) – Played in one game, retains ability to redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Played at Delbarton School for head coach Brian Bowers .. four-star recruit by Rivals and PrepStar, who ranked him No. 296 … consensus top 10 recruit in New Jersey – ranked No. 7 by PrepStar, No. 8 by Rivals, No. 9 by 247Sports and No. 11 by ESPN … unanimous top 20 tight end – ranked No. 6 by ESPN and PrepStar, No. 11 by Rivals and No. 20 by 247Sports … Pro Football Hall of Fame World Bowl participant… 2019 team captain… did not play football in 2019 due to injury … awarded John Kowalik Coaches Cup in 2019 for football leadership … played in just three games as a junior in 2018, totaling 18 receptions for 232 yards and three touchdowns … 2016 Under Armour Underclassmen All-American … 2016 all-conference second team … had 25 catches for 442 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore in 2017 … also competed in basketball and lacrosse … led basketball team to the Morris County Championship in 2018 … lacrosse team was ranked No. 1 in 2018, won the New Jersey Tournament of Champions and was Morris County Champions … earned highest academic honors during the fall term of his senior year … also earned academic honors each of his first three years … son of Mark and Katherine Ungar… has three siblings, Matthew, Kolina and Kendell … brother, Matthew, played football at Georgetown … sister, Kolina, played lacrosse at Vermont… Great-grandfather, David Munson, was a 1904 Olympic Gold Medalist in track & field and was a collegiate national champion at Cornell in both 1904 and 1905 … great-grandfather, Harvey Benjamin Blanton, was a captain of the University of Texas’ track & field program in the mid-1920s … was teammates with Cavalier offensive lineman Drake Metcalf at Stanford (2020-22).

Zion Wilson

Defensve Tackle
6-3 • 316 • Belhaven, N.C. • Northside • East Carolina

HONORS
2025 (at ECU) – First Team All-AAC … PFF Team of the Week (11/9) … Burlsworth Trophy nominee. 2024 (at ECU) – American Conference All-Academic Team (2024) … ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in fall of 2024 (Dean’s List).

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (EAST CAROLINA)
2025 (at ECU) –  Started all 13 games at defensive tackle for the Pirates who went 9-4 and earned a trip to the Military Bowl, defeating Pitt, 23-17 … credited with 42 tackles (20 solo), seven sacks, 10 tackles for loss, four QB hurries and a pass break up … seven sacks were the second most in the AAC and his 10 TFLs were the seventh most in the league … recorded five tackles (3 solo) and two sacks in 31-27 win over Memphis (11/15), his first multi-sack game of his career … in regular season finale vs. FAU on 11/29, had two sacks to go along with four tackles (3 solo). 2024 (at ECU): Played in all 13 games earning second varsity letter … logged 70 total snaps all as a member of special teams unit … transitioned from the offensive line to the defensive line during spring ball … did not register any statistics. 2023 (at ECU): Played in 11 games as a member of special teams unit receiving first varsity letter … Logged 54 total snaps (3 offense, 51 special teams) earning first varsity letter … Made collegiate debut against Marshall. 2022 (at ECU):Did not participate in game action with the program … Practice squad member. 2021 (ECU): Did not participate in game action during initial year with the program … Practice squad member.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Graduated from Northside High School in Jacksonville, N.C. (2021) where he played on the offensive and defensive lines … joined the ECU football program in 2021 as a walk-on, went on to earn three varsity letters (2023-25) … graduated from ECU in spring of 2025 with a BSAA management …  Uncles C.J. Wilson (defensive line) and Willie Smith (offensive line) played at East Carolina and the National Football League … cousin Ethan Wilson signed to play at ECU in December 2025.