Virginia Tech football tabbed as a sleeper for 2024 College Football Playoff

Going into the 2024 season, the Virginia Tech football team is a popular pick as a sleeper in the ACC and even the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. The Hokies return nearly all of their production on both sides of the ball from last season and should have one of the better defensive lines in the conference with retainment and transfer portal additions.

Offensively Virginia Tech returns quarterback Kyron Drones along with play-making wide receivers and running back Bhayshul Tuten should allow the Hokies to put up some points. Surprisingly when the preseason coaches poll was released this week, the Hokies were snubbed coming in third in the next teams out. That didn't stop one college football writer from including them in a group of teams that are College Football Playoff sleepers.

Brad Crawford of 247Sports named eight schools that could be CFP sleepers this season and Virginia Tech was listed along with fellow ACC North Carolina State and Miami.

"There's not a coach in the ACC who looks at his two-deep with more confidence heading into the season than Brent Pry considering the wealth of veteran leadership back for the Hokies. Virginia Tech has the most returning starters in the ACC, including every notable playmaker offensively along with several key pieces on the other side of the football, highlighted by Antwuan Powell-Ryland and Cole Nelson. Virginia Tech plays only two ranked opponents — Miami and Clemson — and should be favored in 10 games."

- Brad Crawford

There is no doubt that Virginia Tech will be favored in 10 games, assuming they stay healthy and head coach Brent Pry has to be excited about his two-deep as the Hokies are much further ahead right now than this time last season. It's amazing how expanding the CFP field by eight more teams and a ton of retainment has Virginia Tech knocking on the door beginning Pry's third year as head coach.