John-Patrick Oates
Virginia Tech Hokies
49
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Is John-Patrick Oates starting?
John-Patrick Oates is No. 4 on the Virginia Tech Hokies depth chart at MLB.
Freshman · #38
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- 11678Noah ChambersStarter
- 22562George Ballance
- 31953Mathieu Lamah
- 43849John-Patrick OatesYou
Virginia Tech Starting Lineup
Top linebackers in the ACC
- Jersey
- #38
- Class
- FR
John-Patrick Oates is currently behind Noah Chambers at MLB on the Virginia Tech depth chart, a ACC team rated 78 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 78-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 49.
Team defense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-13 for role; −16 depth penalty
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 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 73-3
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | WVMI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John-Patrick Oates's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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