Is Daniel Jennings starting?
Daniel Jennings is No. 5 on the Virginia Tech Hokies depth chart at RDE.
Redshirt freshman · #56 · 6'1", 248 lbs
See full Virginia Tech Hokies depth chart ›Depth at RDE · Virginia Tech Hokies
- 13484Cortez HarrisStarter
- 25158Samuel Okunlola
- 33158Jason Abbey
- 45255Sherrod Henderson
- 55655Daniel JenningsYou
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Top defensive linemen in the ACC
The Story
The Story
A 4-star recruit out of Princeton, ranked #397 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #56
- Class
- RS FR/TR
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 248 lbs
- Transfer
- Penn State
Daniel Jennings is currently behind Cortez Harris at RDE on the Virginia Tech depth chart, a ACC team rated 78 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★★☆4-star
- Composite
- 0.8956
- National Rank
- #397
- High School
- Princeton
- Hometown
- Princeton, WV
Why this rating?
On a 78-rated defense; 85th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 55 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 5WVMITKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 73-3
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | WVMI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Jennings's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.