The dust has finally settled on the Class of 2025 football recruiting cycle. As programs look at their finalized rosters, the future landscape of college football is beginning to take shape. From five-star quarterbacks making headlines to underrated defensive linemen poised for breakout careers, this class is loaded with game-changing talent.
Stacker compiled a ranking of the best Class of 2025 football recruits from Virginia using data from 247Sports. Here's the players from Virginia set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
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1 / 20#20. CJ Spence (CB)
- National rank: #721 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #66
- College: Virginia
- High school: Kempsville (Virginia Beach, VA)
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2 / 20#18. Sheldon Robinson (S)
- National rank: #604 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #48
- College: Virginia Tech
- High school: Woodberry Forest (Woodberry Forest, VA)
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3 / 20#18. Brett Clatterbaugh (LB)
- National rank: #604 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #65
- College: Virginia Tech
- High school: Eastern View (Culpeper, VA)
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4 / 20#17. Caleb Williams (DL)
- National rank: #600 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #66
- College: South Carolina
- High school: Matoaca (Chesterfield, VA)
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6 / 20#15. Carlton Smith (LB)
- National rank: #549 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #57
- College: Maryland
- High school: Maury (Norfolk, VA)
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7 / 20#14. Christian Evans (DL)
- National rank: #492 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #53
- College: Virginia Tech
- High school: Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA)
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8 / 20#13. Jahmari DeLoatch (S)
- National rank: #472 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #40
- College: Virginia Tech
- High school: Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA)
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9 / 20#12. Micah Matthews (ATH)
- National rank: #465 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #23
- College: Virginia Tech
- High school: Turner Ashby (Bridgewater, VA)
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10 / 20#11. Harry Dalton III (RB)
- National rank: #460 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #37
- College: USC
- High school: Dinwiddie County (Dinwiddie, VA)
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11 / 20#10. Jeffrey Overton Jr. (RB)
- National rank: #420 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #31
- College: Virginia Tech
- High school: Hayfield (Alexandria, VA)
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12 / 20#9. Easton Ware (IOL)
- National rank: #402 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #26
- College: Clemson
- High school: Liberty Christian Academy (Lynchburg, VA)
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13 / 20#8. Kendall Daniels Jr. (S)
- National rank: #342 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #31
- College: South Carolina
- High school: Maury (Norfolk, VA)
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14 / 20#7. Matt Henderson (TE)
- National rank: #320 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #16
- College: Penn State
- High school: Powhatan (Powhatan, VA)
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16 / 20#5. Matt Outten (ATH)
- National rank: #309 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #12
- College: Penn State
- High school: I.C. Norcom (Portsmouth, VA)
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17 / 20#4. Ari Watford (Edge)
- National rank: #208 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #19
- College: Clemson
- High school: Maury (Norfolk, VA)
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18 / 20#3. Jaylen Gilchrist (IOL)
- National rank: #110 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #7
- College: Maryland
- High school: Salem (Virginia Beach, VA)
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19 / 20#2. Shamari Earls (CB)
- National rank: #88 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #13
- College: Michigan
- High school: Thomas Dale (Chester, VA)
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