Virginia Tech Football: Five Players in the Transfer Portal Who Make Sense for the Hokies

Virginia Tech has lost plenty of impact players in the transfer portal: Keli Lawson, Jalen Stroman, Xavier Chaplin, Malachi Thomas, Mose Phillips, Braelin Moore, and Mansoor Delane, among others, but with the current state of the transfer portal, there are so many players for the Hokies to grab.

To my count, eight of the Hokies' starters last year were transfers at some point, like Kyron Drones from Baylor for example, and there is more players in the portal than ever, so how should Virginia Tech capitalize?

Here are five players in the portal that I think would make a lot of sense for Virginia Tech:

NOTE: This is just speculation, not reporting any interest from players or coaches on this list.

1. VMI Transfer OT Tyriq Poindexter

The Hokies are losing plenty of production at the offensive tackle slot, and the Hokies will have to replace left tackle Xavier Chaplin who transferred to Auburn during this year's transfer portal cycle. Poindexter is originally from Roanoke, Virginia, and started 26 games in his career at VMI. He has received plenty of interest in the transfer portal, and would be a welcomed addition to a Virginia Tech offensive line which is losing more than half of their production.

2. Western Carolina Transfer WR Zion Booker

Frankly, Virginia Tech has a ton of unproven talent at the wide receiver season heading into next year. The Hokies will graduate their top four wide receivers, and they have suffered portal entries from Chance Fitzgerald, Jordan Tapscott, and Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw, who were all set for a decent amount of playing time. Booker has that big-play potential that Virginia Tech needs. He is set to visit Virginia Tech according to Matt Zenitz. Booker had two games over 100 yards against Furman and The Citadel.