Virginia Cavaliers
11-3 2025 record (7-1 conf)
#16 Final 2025 AP
Title odds (#42 board)
Win total (O -104)
43% Returning starter games
91st Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesTony Elliott Head Coach · 5th year
22–26 Career · 5 seasons, all at UVA
Multiple Pro Style Offense
Multiple 4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 15% | 12 / 78 | 7 / 17 | 12% |
| Offensive line | 63% | 42 / 67 | 12 / 19 | 65% |
| Defensive front | 54% | 49 / 91 | 11 / 19 | 46% |
| Secondary | 41% | 28 / 69 | 9 / 16 | 40% |
Back 41
Gone 34
Ja'Son Prevard DB · 6 INT+PD · 13g · to KSU 30%
New 24
Beau Pribula QB · 2,238 yds · 10g · from MIZZ 
Jekail Middlebrook RB · 1,164 yds · 11g · from MTU 
Eli Holstein QB · 1,169 yds · 8g · from PITT 
Jacquon Gibson WR · 660 yds · 10g · from MASS 
Solomon Beebe RB · 622 yds · 12g · from UAB 
Da'Shawn Martin WR · 507 yds · 11g · from KENT 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 30.8 72
Explosive play rate 10.4% 32
Red zone TD rate 63.2% 19
Line yards per carry 2.7 68
Sack rate allowed 3.8% 90
Defense
Points allowed per game 19.6 84
Explosive rate allowed 9.6% 74
Red zone score rate allowed 83.8% 50
Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 68
Sack rate 6.8% 69
2025 Margin by Game
CCAR
NCST
WM
STAN
FSU
LOU
WSU
UNC
CAL
WAKE
DUKE
VT
DUKE
MIZZ
2026 schedule
91st-hardest path in FBS · 2 title-contender games · 4 road| W1 | Sat 7:30 PM | vs |  NC State | 8-5 | 41 | W 34-8 | ESPN |
| W2 | Fri 11:00 PM | vs | Norfolk State Spartans | 8 | W 59-3 | ACC Network Extra | |
| W3 | Sat 11:30 PM | vs |  West Virginia | 4-8 | 30 | L 27-38 | ACC Network |
| W4 | Sat 10:00 PM | vs |  Delaware | 7-6 | 31 | W 42-3 | ACC Network |
| W5 | Sat 7:30 PM | @ |  Florida State | 5-7 | 36 | L 7-38 | ESPN2 |
| W6 | Sat 11:30 PM | vs |  Syracuse | 3-9 | 25 | W 28-25 | ACC Network |
| W7 | Sat 4:00 PM | @ |  SMU | 9-4 | 47 | L 13-23 | The CW |
| W8 | Fri 11:00 PM | vs |  Duke | 9-5 | 43 | ESPN | |
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Wake Forest | 9-4 | 48 | ||
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  California | 7-6 | 33 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  North Carolina | 4-8 | 25 | ||
| W13 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Virginia Tech | 3-9 | 34 |
Depth chart
Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Beau Pribula 5TH · #7 | Eli Holstein SR · #10 |  Cole Geer SO · #6 |
| RB | Jekail Middlebrook SR · #21 |  Peyton Lewis JR · #2 |  Xay Davis SO · #25 |
| WR-X |  Ty'Lyric Coleman SR · #8 | Dylan Cope FR · #19 | |
| WR-Z | Jacquon Gibson 5TH · #4 | Da'Shawn Martin JR · #18 | Jack Rhodes FR · #26 |
| WR-SL |  Kameron Courtney JR · #5 |  Josiah Abdullah SO · #13 |  Tyson Davis 5TH · #22 |
| TE |  Dakota Twitty 5TH · #9 |  John Rogers JR · #89 |  Connor Cox SR · #88 |
| LT |  McKale Boley 5TH · #52 |  Ben York JR · #72 |  Alex Payne SO · #76 |
| LG |  Noah Josey 5TH · #77 |  Cole Surber SR · #64 | |
| C |  Drake Metcalf 5TH · #60 |  Ryan Brubaker 5TH · #69 |  Grayson Reid SO · #51 |
| RG |  Makilan Thomas 5TH · #54 | Dane Wleklinski JR · #70 | |
| RT |  Monroe Mills 5TH · #71 |  Jon Adair SO · #79 |
Roster 121
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Ja'Maric Morris | DB | 5TH | 6'3" | 219 | Timmonsville, SC |
| 0 |  Xavier Brown | RB | 5TH | 5'10" | 202 | Lexington, KY |
| 1 |  Montino Williams | SAF | SO | 6'3" | 211 | South Chesterfield, VA |
| 1 |  Rico Flores Jr. | WR | SR | 6'2" | 211 | North Highlands, CA |
| 2 |  Donavon Platt | DB | 5TH | 5'11" | 212 | Jamestown, NC |
| 2 | Peyton Lewis | RB | JR | 6'1" | 212 | Salem, VA |
| 3 |  Kevon Gray | CB | JR | 6'0" | 180 | Atlanta, GA |
| 3 |  Noah Vaughn | RB | SR | 5'9" | 196 | Maryville, TN |
| 4 | Jacquon Gibson | WR | 5TH | 5'11" | 196 | Fayetteville, NC |
| 4 |  Corey Costner | SAF | SO | 6'1" | 213 | Baltimore, MD |
| 5 | Kameron Courtney | WR | JR | 5'11" | 195 | Manassas, VA |
| 5 |  Kam Robinson | LB | SR | 6'2" | 239 | Tappahannock, VA |
| 6 |  Brandyn Hillman | SAF | SR | 6'0" | 190 | Portsmouth, VA |
| 6 | Cole Geer | QB | SO | 6'1" | 209 | Griswold, CT |
| 7 |  Josiah Persinger | CB | SO | 5'11" | 179 | Roanoke, VA |
| 7 | Beau Pribula | QB | 5TH | 6'2" | 209 | York, PA |
| 8 |  Christian Ellis | SAF | 5TH | 6'0" | 206 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 8 | Ty'Lyric Coleman | WR | SR | 6'2" | 198 | Danville, VA |
| 9 | Dakota Twitty | TE | 5TH | 6'5" | 247 | Columbus, NC |
| 9 |  Jam Jackson | CB | 5TH | 6'2" | 184 | Plant City, FL |
| 10 |  Jacobie Henderson | CB | 5TH | 5'11" | 198 | Charlotte, NC |
| 10 | Eli Holstein | QB | SR | 6'4" | 234 | Zachary, LA |
| 11 |  Maddox Marcellus | LB | SR | 6'2" | 232 | Miami, FL |
| 11 |  Isaiah Robinson | WR | SO | 6'2" | 215 | Chester, VA |
| 13 |  Myles Brown | LB | JR | 6'3" | 226 | Columbia, SC |
| 13 | Josiah Abdullah | WR | SO | 5'10" | 192 | Columbus, GA |
| 14 | Tim Hamann | K | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Dresden,, DEU |
| 14 |  Boone Lourd | QB | JR | 6'1" | 203 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 14 |  Fisher Camac | DE | 5TH | 6'7" | 262 | Gilbert, AZ |
| 15 |  Lukas Sanker | DB | SO | 6'0" | 202 | Charlottesville, VA |
| 15 |  Dillon Newton-Short | WR | SO | 6'0" | 206 | Matoaca, VA |
| 16 |  Matthew Fobbs-White | DE | SR | 6'3" | 245 | Monroe, LA |
| 16 | Ely Hamrick | QB | FR | 6'5" | 230 | Shelby, NC |
| 17 | Jae'Oyn Williams | ATH | FR | 5'10" | 217 | Woodbridge, VA |
| 17 |  Justin Ross | CB | JR | 6'2" | 187 | Gastonia, NC |
| 18 |  Jalen McNair | DB | 5TH | 5'8" | 198 | White Plains, MD |
| 18 | Da'Shawn Martin | WR | JR | 6'0" | 180 | Springfield, OH |
| 19 | Evan Ward | DE | SO | 6'5" | 250 | Peachtree City, GA |
| 19 | Dylan Cope | WR | FR | 6'3" | 193 | Trussville, AL |
| 20 |  Omillio Agard | CB | JR | 5'11" | 187 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 21 | Jekail Middlebrook | RB | SR | 5'10" | 198 | Atlanta, GA |
| 21 |  Keke Adams | SAF | JR | 6'0" | 198 | Hartford, CT |
| 22 |  Isaiah Harris | CB | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Charlottesville, VA |
| 22 | Tyson Davis | WR | 5TH | 5'10" | 187 | Flint, MI |
| 23 | Triston Ward | WR | JR | 6'1" | 192 | Griswold, CT |
| 23 |  Jaylen Jones | SAF | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Charlotte, NC |
| 25 | Derek Uran | LB | FR | 6'2" | 216 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 25 | Xay Davis | RB | SO | 5'10" | 205 | Richmond, VA |
| 26 | Jack Rhodes | WR | FR | 6'1" | 198 | Augusta, GA |
| 26 |  Caleb Hardy | LB | SR | 6'4" | 226 | McDonough, GA |
| 27 | Alex Dunn | DB | FR | 6'0" | 180 | Lynchburg, VA |
| 28 | Solomon Beebe | RB | JR | 5'10" | 199 | Montgomery, AL |
| 28 | Dallas Brannon | LB | FR | 6'2" | 219 | Charlotte, NC |
| 29 |  CJ Spence | WR | SO | 6'4" | 190 | Chesapeake, VA |
| 29 | Jayden Covil | CB | FR | 5'11" | 161 | Chesapeake, VA |
| 30 |  Ethan Minter | SAF | JR | 6'0" | 195 | Chester, VA |
| 30 |  Henry Omohundro | TE | JR | 6'3" | 251 | Midlothian, VA |
| 31 |  Patrick Campbell | DB | 5TH | 6'0" | 206 | Snellville, GA |
| 32 |  Landon Danley | LB | SR | 6'3" | 225 | Irmo, SC |
| 33 |  Nnanna Anyanwu | DE | 5TH | 6'5" | 251 | Hampton, GA |
| 34 |  Kevin Chadwick Jr. | SAF | SR | 5'11" | 209 | Vienna, VA |
| 36 |  Justin Townsend | DL | 5TH | 6'2" | 265 | Randolph, NJ |
| 37 | Jack Stevens | RB | JR | 5'10" | 198 | Atherton, CA |
| 38 |  Armstrong Jones | SAF | JR | 6'1" | 183 | Atlanta, GA |
| 38 |  Daniel Sparks | P | 5TH | 6'7" | 226 | Gadsden, AL |
| 39 | Zach Christinat | LS | 5TH | 6'1" | 210 | Norwalk, CT |
| 41 |  Will Bettridge | K | 5TH | 5'11" | 191 | Miami, FL |
| 42 |  Isaiah Reese | LB | SO | 6'3" | 222 | Gilford, NH |
| 43 | Chris Messmore | K | SR | 6'2" | 185 | Richmond, VA |
| 44 |  Darrion Henry-Young | DT | 5TH | 6'4" | 295 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 45 |  Justin Rowe | LB | SO | 6'2" | 239 | Ottawa, ON, CAN |
| 45 | Brand Morgan | WR | SO | 6'3" | 207 | Atlanta, GA |
| 46 |  Chase Morrison | DT | JR | 6'4" | 271 | Roswell, GA |
| 47 |  Gabe Sneed | DE | SR | 6'4" | 260 | Big Stone Gap, VA |
| 49 |  Cayden Cook-Cash | LB | JR | 6'3" | 231 | Greenville, VA |
| 49 |  Jacob Tannenbaum | LS | SO | 6'1" | 212 | Boca Raton, FL |
| 50 |  Wyatt Rubinoff | LS | JR | 6'2" | 225 | St. Mary's, GA |
| 51 |  Sichan John | DT | SO | 6'3" | 312 | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 51 | Grayson Reid | OL | SO | 6'3" | 309 | Washington, DC |
| 52 | McKale Boley | OL | 5TH | 6'5" | 329 | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 53 | Gavin Johnson | DE | SO | 6'1" | 234 | Richmond, VA |
| 54 | Makilan Thomas | OL | 5TH | 6'3" | 317 | Little Rock, AR |
| 55 | Jim Harris Jr. | OL | SO | 6'5" | 295 | Muskegon, MI |
| 55 |  Anthony Britton | DT | SR | 6'3" | 308 | Norfolk, VA |
| 56 |  Tyler Simmons | DT | JR | 6'3" | 278 | Windermere, FL |
| 57 | Luke Hatfield | OL | FR | 6'4" | 304 | Haymarket, VA |
| 58 |  Noah Hartsoe | OL | 5TH | 6'3" | 317 | Henrico, VA |
| 60 | Drake Metcalf | OL | 5TH | 6'2" | 304 | Orange, CA |
| 61 |  Dane Steele | OL | SR | 6'4" | 312 | Charlotte, NC |
| 64 | Cole Surber | OL | SR | 6'5" | 305 | Bristow, VA |
| 65 |  Grant Ellinger | OL | JR | 6'4" | 303 | Naperville, IL |
| 66 | Mikey Gildea | OL | FR | 6'4" | 298 | New Canaan, CT |
| 67 |  Will Rosen | OL | JR | 6'1" | 290 | Richmond, VA |
| 69 | Ryan Brubaker | OL | 5TH | 6'6" | 313 | Reamstown, PA |
| 70 | Dane Wleklinski | OL | JR | 6'6" | 302 | Dublin, OH |
| 71 | Monroe Mills | OL | 5TH | 6'7" | 322 | Columbia, MO |
| 72 | Ben York | OL | JR | 6'5" | 314 | Burke, VA |
| 75 | Dylan Biehl | OL | FR | 6'4" | 296 | Suwanee, GA |
| 76 | Alex Payne | OL | SO | 6'5" | 312 | Gainesville, GA |
| 77 | Noah Josey | OL | 5TH | 6'5" | 315 | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 79 | Jon Adair | OL | SO | 6'5" | 308 | Franklin, TN |
| 80 |  Trevor Ladd | WR | JR | 6'2" | 224 | Encinitas, CA |
| 81 |  TeKai Kirby | WR | SR | 6'2" | 222 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 82 | DaMari Carter | WR | FR | 6'2" | 200 | Richmond, VA |
| 83 | Willem Thurber | TE | SO | 6'5" | 245 | Brattleboro, VT |
| 85 |  Jewett Hayes | DE | JR | 6'4" | 241 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 86 |  Lukas Ungar | TE | 5TH | 6'4" | 234 | Mendham, NJ |
| 87 | Justin Zames | TE | SO | 6'4" | 238 | Tampa, FL |
| 88 |  Kervins Choute | DL | SR | 6'4" | 306 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 88 | Connor Cox | TE | SR | 6'6" | 250 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 89 | John Rogers | TE | JR | 6'4" | 239 | The Plains, VA |
| 90 | Aidan Bell | K | FR | 6'0" | 175 | Winchester, VA |
| 91 |  Jason Hammond | DT | SR | 6'2" | 284 | Miami, FL |
| 92 |  Jonathan Allen | DT | SR | 6'2" | 304 | Birmingham, AL |
| 93 |  Billy Koudelka | DE | JR | 6'8" | 255 | Lynchburg, VA |
| 94 |  Hayden Rollison | TE | SR | 6'3" | 235 | Richmond, VA |
| 94 |  Ezekiel Larry | DE | 5TH | 6'2" | 240 | Palmdale, CA |
| 95 | Cazeem Moore | DE | 5TH | 6'4" | 252 | Vanceboro, NC |
| 96 | Bull Richardson | DT | FR | 6'1" | 300 | Richmond, VA |
| 99 |  Elijah Slibeck | K/P | SR | 6'6" | 239 | Fishers, IN |
| 99 |  Devon Baxter | DE | JR | 6'6" | 244 | Clinton, MD |