# Virginia Cavaliers

Atlantic Coast · Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA
Head coach: Tony Elliott · year 5 · 22-26 career over 5 seasons, all at UVA
Offense: Multiple Pro Style · Defense: Multiple 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 11-3 (7-1 in conference), final AP rank #16
- National title odds: +60000 (#42 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 7.5 (over priced -138)
- Returning starter games: 39%
- Schedule difficulty: 92nd-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 15% | 12/78 | 7/17 |
| Offensive line | 45% | 27/60 | 11/17 |
| Defensive front | 54% | 49/91 | 10/19 |
| Secondary | 41% | 28/69 | 9/16 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Corey Costner (SAF), Fisher Camac (DE), Drake Metcalf (OL), Noah Hartsoe (OL), Grant Ellinger (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Chandler Morris (QB), Ja'Son Prevard (DB) – KSU, Daniel Rickert (DL), Antonio Clary (SAF), Mitchell Melton (DE)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Beau Pribula (QB) – MIZZ, Jekail Middlebrook (RB) – MTU, Eli Holstein (QB) – PITT, Jacquon Gibson (WR) – MASS, Solomon Beebe (RB) – UAB

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Da'Shawn Martin, Dillon Newton-Short, TyLyric Coleman, Dylan Cope
- WR-Z: Rico Flores Jr., Isaiah Robinson, Josiah Abdullah
- WR-SL: Kameron Courtney, Jacquon Gibson, Tyson Davis
- LT: McKale Boley, Ben York
- LG: Noah Josey, Cole Surber, Grayson Reid
- C: Drake Metcalf, Ryan Brubaker, Noah Hartsoe
- RG: Makilan Thomas, Grant Ellinger, Dane Steele
- RT: Monroe Mills, Jon Adair, Alex Payne
- TE: Dakota Twitty, John Rogers, Connor Cox
- QB: Beau Pribula, Eli Holstein, Cole Geer
- RB: Peyton Lewis, Jekail Middlebrook, Solomon Beebe, Xay Davis, Xavier Brown

### Defense

- DE: Fisher Camac, Ezekiel Larry, Justin Townsend, Jewett Hayes
- NT: Anthony Britton, Kervins Choute, Sichan John
- DT: Jason Hammond, Darrion Henry-Young, Jonathan Allen
- BAN: Matthew Fobbs-White, Nnanna Anyanwu, Billy Koudelka, Devon Baxter
- WLB: Maddox Marcellus, Caleb Hardy, Dallas Brannon, Myles Brown
- MLB: Kam Robinson, Landon Danley, Justin Rowe, Isaiah Reese
- LCB: Donavon Platt, Jam Jackson, Patrick Campbell
- SS: Ethan Minter, Christian Ellis
- FS: Brandyn Hillman, Jalen McNair, Montino Williams
- RCB: Jacobie Henderson, Omillio Agard, Josiah Persinger
- SPUR: Corey Costner, Jaylen Jones, Keke Adams

### Special Teams

- PT: Daniel Sparks, Elijah Slibeck
- PK: Will Bettridge
- KO: Elijah Slibeck, Daniel Sparks
- LS: Wyatt Rubinoff, Jacob Tannenbaum
- H: Daniel Sparks, Elijah Slibeck
- PR: Jacquon Gibson, Solomon Beebe, Da'Shawn Martin
- KR: Solomon Beebe, Peyton Lewis, Xay Davis

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | NC State | Home | ESPN | UVA -5.5 |
| 2 | Norfolk State Spartans (FCS) | Home | ACC Network Extra | – |
| 3 | West Virginia | Home | ACC Network | – |
| 4 | Delaware | Home | – | – |
| 5 | Florida State | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Syracuse | Home | – | – |
| 7 | SMU | Away | – | – |
| 8 | Duke | Home | ESPN | – |
| 9 | Wake Forest | Away | – | – |
| 11 | California | Home | – | – |
| 12 | North Carolina | Home | – | – |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | Away | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/virginia
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.