As the calendar flips to July, Virginia Tech football coach Brent Pry has just seven players committed in the Class of 2026, which is very low compared to this time last year, when everything was coming up roses. After another 6-6 season, the vibes are different surrounding the Hokies program entering a huge 2025 season.
As far as recruiting goes, we are in the dead period where no visits are happening until the seaosn begins in late August, but there is no shortage of commitments coming up over the next month. Again, with just seven commitments, the Hokies are hoping to have a better July in terms of recruiting. There are some key players and priority recruits who are making decisions early, which puts Pry on commitment watch early.
Virginia Tech football coach Brent Pry begins July on commitment watch
On July 4, Green Run offensive tackle Thomas Wilder is scheduled to make his commitment with North Carolina, Maryland, and Penn State also in the mix. Crystal Ball predictions from 247Sports have Wilder remaining in the Commonwealth with the Hokies, but anything can change at the snap of a finger in the current state of recruiting. However, with the pipeline Pry is building between Green Run and Virginia Tech, Pry has to feel good about his chances to land Wilder.
Another recruit, Joel Wyatt, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound athlete from Shelbyville, Tennessee, will announce his commitment on July 6 with over two dozen schools in the mix, including the Hokies. According to On3, he is a Top 3-ranked athlete in the Class of 2026, and that same outlet predicts that he'll remain in his home state with Tennessee.
Virginia Tech has other recruits who will be making some decisions this month, and you would have to think that they'll land some of them, including Wilder. July can be a crazy commitment month, and it should be fun.