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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Virginia
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  Wide receiver Lavel Davis Jr. already had one breakout campaign as a freshman in 2020, but is in need of another after missing all of last season with an ACL injury. The 6-foot-7, 224-pounder averaged 25.8 yards per catch two years ago and is a big-play threat. The next few weeks will be important for him as he tries to find his place in a position group featuring Wicks, Keytaon Thompson and Billy Kemp. "Lavel seems like he's in a better place mentally, and physically, he looks better," than the spring, Kitchings said, "… so he's about a year and a half removed [from the injury], so he's moving around better and has got little more confidence in it. We've got these 30 practices and hopefully he'll be better going into Richmond than he is right now." - Charlottesville Daily Progress

Jr/2024 WR Lavel Davis Jr., Virginia
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  With Elliott at the helm and new offensive coordinator Des Kitchings in place, the Cavaliers are seeking to better their balance on offense, which means a likely increased commitment to the run game is coming. They have better depth than they did this past spring, so UVa could potentially deploy a rotation at the position. But there's also the thought that one rusher could emerge as a standout, and according to running backs coach Keith Gaither, junior Mike Hollins possesses the skill set.

"I think Mike could be an every-down back," Gaither said. "It just depends if he continues to take the next step in his game. He's a good back now, but we need him to take his game from good to great, but the only way to do it is great practice habits. He hasn't learned that yet. He will, but he has the ability to be the every-down back if he buys in and truly immerses himself in this offense and in every aspect of becoming the best player he can be." Hollins, a Baton Rouge, La. native, averaged 4.3 yards per carry and scored two rushing touchdowns a season ago in a limited role. - Charlottesville Daily Progress

rSr/2024 RB Mike Hollins, Virginia
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  Virginia's group of running backs is deeper than it was during the spring, and the Cavaliers could get another boost sooner than they expected. "Ronnie Walker [Jr.] looks good," UVa coach Tony Elliott said of his fifth-year running back who was putting together an excellent set of practices in March before suffering a leg injury. "He's ahead of schedule," running backs coach Keith Gaither said.

According to Gaither, Walker Jr. was slated for an October return, but is on track now for late September. Last season, Walker Jr. carried the ball five times for 32 yards and two scores. It was his second year with the Cavaliers after transferring from Indiana, where he showed promise as a freshman in 2018 and rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns. "He'll still be down for fall camp," Elliott said. "He's not quite where he needs to be yet from a change-of-direction standpoint, but looks good straight ahead." - Charlottesville Daily Progress

rSr/2024 RB Ronnie Walker Jr., Virginia
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  2022 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Chris Tyree, Notre Dame,...Dangerous with the ball out of the backfield or as a passing target, was fourth on the team with 827 all-purpose yards as a sophomore in 2021...Scored three touchdowns, one on special teams and two through the air...Posted 1,017 all-purpose yards as a freshman 2020 while leading the ACC in kickoff return yard average (20.7) and rushing for 6.8 yards per carry. - Notre Dame Football

rSr/2025 WR Chris Tyree, Virginia
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  2022 PRESEASON ALL-CAA CONFERENCE TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): Tony Muskett, Monmouth, Jr., QB,...Muskett, Monmouth's returning two-year starter at quarterback, finished the 2021 season with 2,651 passing yards and 25 touchdowns, which both ranked second all-time in a single season at MU. Muskett earned First Team All-Big South honors for the second consecutive season after leading the conference's top scoring offense at 32 points per game. - Monmouth Football

rSr/2025 QB Tony Muskett, Virginia
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  Virginia wide receiver Malachi Fields (6-4, 218) has a broken bone in his foot and won't participate in fall camp. Said coach Tom Elliott: 'Malachi is not going to be with us in terms of practicing this fall camp. He broke a bone in his foot and had to have surgery." The tall wideout only caught 11 passes for 172 yards in 2021, but was primed to make a jump up the depth chart in his second season with a strong fall camp. Fields will work to get healthy by the time the season rolls around, but Wisconsin transfer Devin Chandler and senior Hayden Mitchell should get more reps in his absence. - JerryRatcliffe.com

rSr/2025 WR Malachi Fields, Virginia
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  A former quarterback who earned his undergrad degree from Mississippi State, Keytaon Thompson has gone all-in on becoming the best receiver he can be. New UVa coach Tony Elliott has made that easier. An ex-wideout himself, Elliott has been relentless in his critiques of the 6-foot-4, 217-pound New Orleans native. "The biggest area I've seen him grow is just accepting the challenge to become a technician at the position," Elliott said. "I already know you are a great football player. You have a great football mind. He started as a quarterback. He just has that sense. He has that knack. Now can we add the technical aspect of it to complete your game? "He has everything he needs to be dominant and successful at this level, but I desire for him to accomplish his goals beyond the University of Virginia, and I don't just want him to get to the NFL. I want him to stay in the NFL. He needs to just continue to improve the small technical aspects, because he has all the big things." Thompson admits he was a bit perplexed when every rep in practice was met with criticism.

He led UVa receivers with 78 catches in 2021 while finishing just 10 yards shy of becoming the sixth player in school history to post a 1,000-yard receiving season. But the finer points - route-running, sinking the hips just before the break, blocking - all get called out when he doesn't do them. "At first, I was kind of confused, like, 'What does this guy want from me? Is he serious?'" Thompson said of Elliott. "But I eventually was able to catch onto it, change my perspective and really benefit." Thompson's rare size and catch radius create mismatches against every team UVa will play this fall. But there's also his intelligence, forged through experience and a career filled with adaptation. - Roanoke Times

rSr/2023 WR Keytaon Thompson, Virginia
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  2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Chris Tyree (Jr.), Notre Dame,...In his sophomore season (2021, Notre Dame running back Chris Tyree (5-91/2, 190), played in 12 games and made two starts for the Irish in his second season in South Bend; Finished fourth on the team with 827 all-purpose yards - 222 rushing, 258 receiving and 347 on kick returns; scored three touchdowns, two of which came through the air; Finished season with a career-high 115 receiving yards and a score against Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl. Originally rated a five-star recruit by 247Sports with four stars from Rivals and ESPN.com - Notre Dame Football

rSr/2025 WR Chris Tyree, Virginia
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  2022 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia,...Wicks set the Virginia single-season receiving yardage record with 1,203 yards in 2021, surpassing Herman Moore's record of 1,190 yards set in 1990. His 21.1 yards per catch last season led the ACC and was the fifth highest in the nation. He totaled six, 100-yard receiving efforts last year tied with Germane Crowell (1997) for the most in a season in UVA history. Against North Carolina he hauled in seven passes for 183 yards, the sixth-most yards in a single season in school history. - Virginia Football

rJr/2023 WR Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
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  2022 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Keytaon Thompson, Virginia,...Thompson led the Cavaliers with 78 receptions last season and totaled 990 yards, the sixth most in a single season in UVA history. He finished the 2021 season with five-straight games of five or more receptions and finished with three, 100-yard receiving efforts. From his position as a "FBP – Football Player", he also rushed for 247 yards with four carries going for touchdowns. Thompson earned a spot on the ACC All-Academic team for his performance in the classroom and on the field. - Virginia Football

rSr/2023 WR Keytaon Thompson, Virginia
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  2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia,...Wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks feasts from anywhere on the field. Averaging a whopping 21 yards per catch last season, Wicks is a big-play threat waiting to happen and can get open at any level of the field. With speed for days and soft hands, Wicks wins over a variety of coverage defenders all the same. Wicks also possesses terrific size for a man of his skill set and should be on the shortlist for all the major college football awards this preseason. - Virginia Football

rJr/2023 WR Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
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  Growing up, D'Sean Perry always had a love of art. He spent free time drawing and painting as a youngster, got into ceramics in high school, and became a studio art major at Virginia. Most recently, the UVa junior linebacker has been tackling digital art projects, computer designs and even a 3D printer project. Now, Perry's passion for art is intersecting with teammate Jack Camper's new business venture, as both look to take advantage of college athletics' new name, image and likeness opportunities. Camper, a transfer defensive end from Michigan State, and two childhood friends from his native Virginia Beach, have launched College Cards NFTs, a company that helps college athletes mint non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, then sell them to the public.

"The NFT is open ended," said Perry, who is one of the first Virginia teammates to connect with Camper's new company. "It has unlimited freedom to do, honestly, whatever you want." Camper, who transferred to UVa this spring to be closer to his family, but sat out practice while rehabbing an upper body injury, founded College Cards with David Scherrer, a former distance runner at Brown and Boston College, and Jacob Boynewicz, a former lacrosse player at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. - Charlottesville Daily Progress

rSr/2023 DE Jack Camper, Virginia
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  Embarking on his third school in three years, Daniel Sparks is eagerly seeking to recapture some of the same the feel that unlocked the success during his first stop. Sparks, a transfer punter with four seasons of eligibility remaining, committed to Virginia on Tuesday night and will join the Cavaliers next month in preparation for their nearing campaign. "What it came down to was they have a really good situation for me," Sparks said Wednesday morning, "and I absolutely love the coaches." Sparks said he visited UVa last weekend and was able to meet special teams coordinator Keith Gaither as well as special teams analyst Drew Meyer, who served as Sparks' lead recruiter.

Meyer punted in college at Wisconsin, and Sparks said he appreciates that UVa has someone on staff that can relate to everything he's going through during the course of a season. Sparks spent last year at Minnesota, where he didn't see any action, but began his career at Louisiana-Monroe, where his 44.6 yards per punt during his rookie season was the second-best average in the Sun Belt Conference in 2020. - Charlottesville Daily Progress

rSr/2025 P Daniel Sparks, Virginia
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  Lehigh freshman offensive lineman Andrew Canelas announced his commitment to transferring to the UVa football program for the upcoming season on Saturday. On Sunday, Georgetown graduate senior right tackle Mac Hollensteiner confirmed he'd be returning to the Hoyas for his fifth season, instead of joining the Cavaliers this fall. Canelas, a 6-foot-9, 315-pound Durham, N.C. native, did not see any playing time as a freshman in 2021. He reportedly had offers from UVa, Virginia Tech, Duke, North Carolina and North Carolina State, among others, coming out of high school. - Charlottesville Daily Progress

Jr/2025 OT Andrew Canelas, Virginia
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  Earlier this week, South Carolina transfer defensive lineman Devontae Davis announced his commitment to Virginia. He'll play out his final season of eligibility with the Hoos this fall. "I met with Coach [Tony] Elliott. I met with [defensive tackles coach Kevin] Downing," Davis said of his recent visit to UVa, "and when we sat down and talked, I really liked what they had going on. I liked the direction they were going in and it seemed to be for me." Davis said he plans to arrive in Charlottesville next week in order to settle in ahead of the Cavaliers' May 31 report date for summer strength and conditioning drills. And when Davis officially steps on grounds, he'll commence the last go-around in a six-year career that started at Georgia Military College. Davis played a pair of seasons for the Bulldogs, and in 2018 he had a breakout fall when he racked up 30 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and four sacks over 10 games. He was rated then as the third-best defensive end in the junior college ranks by 247Sports. - Charlottesville Daily Progress

rSr/2023 DT Devontae Davis, Virginia
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