There is one week left until players enter the spring transfer portal. Things have been pretty quiet on the Virginia Tech front so far, with head coach Brent Pry saying after the April 13 spring game that Pop Watson is ahead of him in numbers behind Kyron Drones. After saying that, quarterback Dylan Witke is the biggest name to play. As QB2 in the fall.
During the winter transfer portal, Pry and his staff made some pretty big gains with player additions on both sides of the ball, and despite retaining a lot of talent from the 2023 roster for the 2024 season, they are still in the transfer portal. work remains. Here are two glaring needs the Hokies should address in the transfer portal ahead of the 2024 campaign.
There's no question about who the Hokies will have under center entering the fall, and it's Drones. He transferred to Baylor a year ago and had a great first season in Blacksburg, starting as a full-time reliever in Week 3 in place of the injured Grant Wells. He played a major role at Virginia Tech, turning a team from a 1-3 start in four nonconference games to a 5-3 ACC record, 6-6 overall and bowl eligibility. He will be one of the top QBs in the conference next season with his ability to be a dueling threat and keep defenses guessing.
Virginia Tech and Pry know they need to get a new quarterback heading into the fall. Collin Schley, a transfer from UCLA, is scheduled to visit Blacksburg this week and would be a great fit in offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen's QB room. He brings a similar skill set to Drones, which was on display in the Los Angeles Bowl vs. Boise State in December. If they don't get Schley, they'll need to find depth as they currently only have three scholarship signal callers for the fall.
Over the winter, Montavious Cunningham transferred from Georgia State and practiced at tackle and guard during spring practice. It remains to be seen where he will fit in, but his return from practice and the spring game was very encouraging.
Prye returns almost the entire line, but there were times last season when the depth was an issue and he struggled. They have struggled against three of the ACC's best defensive lines in Florida State, Louisville and North Carolina State and need to add depth. Depth on the line will be important in both the passing and running games in 2024, with Drones' ability to move around in the pocket and Beischl Tuten expected to have a big season.
