Transfer portal season is upon us and we at The Tech Lunch Pail are ready to bring you the best coverage of it. Virginia Tech is set to once again be busy in the portal as they look to bolster their roster further heading into year 3 of the Brent Pry era.

For those who don't already know, the transfer portal operates a lot different than traditional recruiting due to the tightened window. There will be plenty of transfers who will commit rather quickly after only a couple visits. Additionally, some transfers will choose to only report a few or even none of their offers publicly.

Here's our rundown on where the numbers stand for the Hokies, who has transferred in or out, and all of our coverage of the transfer portal.

Current 2024 Numbers

15 Current HS Signees
1 JUCO Signee
4 Transfer Portal Additions
8 Transfer Portal Departures
9 Total Scholarship Departures
90 Scholarship Players for 2024 (5 over the limit)

The following Hokies are out of eligibility after the 2023 season: S Nasir Peoples, LB Alan Tisdale, DT Norell Pollard, DT Mario Kendricks, and DT Pheldarius Payne.

Note that our transfer tracker will feature only scholarship departures. Any non-scholarship departures may be noted, but won't be tracked by the trackers below.

Transfers In

Oklahoma DL Kelvin Gilliam (12/28/23)
MTSU LB Sam Brumfield III (12/18/23)
Duke DT Aeneas Peebles (12/18/23)
Georgia State OT Montavious Cunningham (12/14/23)

Transfers Out

TE Dae'Quan Wright (News broke on 11/28/23)
RB Bryce Duke (News broke on 11/30/23)
WR Da'Wain Lofton (12/5/23)
CB Derrick Canteen (12/5/23)
OL Johnny Dickson (12/6/23)
RB Chance Black (12/8/23)
OL Hunter McLain (12/15/23)
QB Grant Wells (12/20/23) (Unknown if he will enter the portal)
OL Jack Hollifield (12/28/23)

NFL Draft Declarations & Other Football Departures

Transfer Portal News & Stories

Oklahoma DL Kelvin Gilliam Discusses Recent VT Visit (12/26/23)
How VT Identified MTSU LB Sam Brumfield III as Their Top Transfer LB Target (12/21/23)
Georgia State Starting RT Montavious Cunningham Discusses Virginia Tech Commitment (12/19/23)
All-Conference USA LB Sam Brumfield III Discusses His Virginia Tech Commitment (12/18/23)
Virginia Tech Recruiting Notes Featuring Three Transfers (12/16/23)
MTSU Starting LB Sam Brumfield Recaps Virginia Tech Visit (12/15/23)
Virginia Tech Hosting Talented Group of Transfers, Recruits (12/13/23)
4* DT Transfer Visiting Virginia Tech Tomorrow (12/13/23)
MTSU LB Sam Brumfield III Visiting Virginia Tech Friday (12/11/23)
Virginia Tech Hosting All-Big 12 OT This Upcoming Weekend (12/10/23)
Transfer and JUCO DT Targets to Watch for Virginia Tech (12/9/23)
Oklahoma State DB Set to Visit Virginia Tech This Weekend (12/6/23)
Georgia State Starting OT Montavious Cunningham Gets VT Offer, Sets 3 Power 5 Visits Including VT (12/5/23)
Virginia Tech Offers FCS All-American DE Daylan Dotson (12/4/23)
Virginia Tech Showing Early Interest in JMU LB Aiden Fisher (12/3/23)
Virginia Tech Offers Starting MTSU OL Keylan Rutledge (12/1/23)
Virginia Tech "Definitely an Option" for All-ACC DT Aeneas Peebles (11/30/23)
All-Conference USA OL Plans to Visit Virginia Tech (11/30/23)
Virginia Tech Offers MTSU LB Sam Brumfield III (11/29/23)
Virginia Tech Among Many Power 5 Offers for UTEP OG Justin Mayers (11/28/23)
DII OT Alan Herron Sets Five Power 5 Visits Including Virginia Tech (11/27/23)
New Mexico Starting C CJ James Discusses Virginia Tech Offer (11/27/23)
Hokies Showing Interest in All-Ivy League First Team Offensive Tackle (11/27/23)
Virginia Tech Offers Penn DT Joey Slackman (11/21/23)
Virginia Tech Showing Interest in Penn DT Joey Slackman (11/21/23)

Public Transfer Portal Offers

Oklahoma DL Kelvin Gilliam (12/12/23) (Committed to Virginia Tech on 12/28/23)
Alabama DT Isaiah Hastings (12/7/23)
Duke RB Jaquez Moore (12/7/23) (Withdrew from Portal to Return to Duke on 12/11/23)
Houston OL Tyler Johnson (12/7/23) (Committed to Colorado on 12/9/23)
Florida State DT Ayobami Tifase (12/7/23) (Committed to Georgia Tech on 12/30/23)
Houston OT Reuben Unije (12/6/23) (Committed to Louisville on 1/6/24)
Oklahoma State DB Lardarius Webb Jr (12/5/23) (Committed to Tulane on 12/18/23)
Youngstown State LB Alex Howard (12/4/23) (Committed to Texas A&M on 12/16/23)
San Jose State OT Fernando Carmona Jr (12/4/23) (Committed to Arkansas on 12/16/23)
Georgia Tech CB Kenan Johnson (12/4/23) (Committed to Utah on 12/15/23)
UT-Martin DL Daylan Dotson (12/4/23) (Committed to UCF on 12/27/23)
Georgia State OL Montavious Cunningham (12/4/23) (Committed to Virginia Tech on 12/14/23)
Limestone LB Chandler Matthews (12/3/23) (Committed to Western Kentucky on 12/21/23)
Western Kentucky DB Upton Stout (12/1/23) (Withdrew from Portal to Return to WKU on 12/22/23)
San Diego State OL Cade Bennett (12/1/23) (Committed to TCU on 12/11/23)
Middle Tennessee OL Keylan Rutledge (12/1/23) (Committed to Georgia Tech on 12/13/23)
San Diego State OT Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson (11/30/23) (Committed to Florida on 12/17/23)
Southern Miss OG Gerquan Scott (11/28/23) (Committed to Ole Miss on 12/12/23)
Middle Tennessee LB Sam Brumfield III (11/28/23) (Committed to Virginia Tech on 12/18/23)
North Dakota OT Easton Kilty (11/28/23) (Committed to Kansas State on 12/11/23)
UTEP OG Justin Mayers (11/27/23) (Committed to Colorado on 12/9/23)
New Mexico OC CJ James (11/27/23) (Committed to UTSA on 12/20/23)
Yale OT Jonathan Mendoza (11/24/23) (Committed to Louisville on 12/10/23)
Shorter University OT Alan Herron (11/22/23) (Committed to Penn State in 12/11/23)
Penn DT Joey Slackman (11/21/23) (Committed to Florida on 12/17/23)