Best of the uncommitted 2026 football prospects in Virginia

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There's no better time than now to take a quick look at the recruiting status of some of the top uncommitted prospects in Virginia. In this article, I'll focus on the prospects currently ranked in our Top 50. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 1 [player_tooltip player_id='235425' first='Darius' last='Gray'] | 6-4 | 285 | Offensive Lineman | Saint Christopher's</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The number one prospect in Virginia narrowed his list of schools down to five on July 13^th. South Carolina, LSU, Ohio State, Tennessee, and Clemson all made the cut.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 6 [player_tooltip player_id='284214' first='Savion' last='Hiter'] | 5-11 | 200 | Running Back | Louisa County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hitler is expected to announce the date for his commitment sometime shortly. Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio State, and Michigan are still all in the running for him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 15 [player_tooltip player_id='853098' first='Shawn' last='Church Jr.'] | 6-3 | 180 | Cornerback | Green Run</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Per a post on X (formerly Twitter), Church plans to commit soon. He took an official Visit to Virginia Tech back in early June.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 20 [player_tooltip player_id='1297593' first='Keontae' last='Bumpers'] | 6-0 | 170 | Athlete | Nansemond River</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bumpers has listed offers from Charlotte, East Carolina, Indiana, UMass, Norfolk State, ODU, Temple, and Virginia Tech. He has not announced a timetable for his decision.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 21 Jaysean Richardson | 6-1 | 305 | Defensive Line | Varina</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Richardson will be announcing his commitment on July 25^th. His double-digit offer list includes ODU, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, West Virginia, and Duke.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 23 [player_tooltip player_id='853100' first='Hunter' last='Collins Jr.'] | 5-10 | 170 | Defensive Back | Maury</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Collins has offers from Delaware, Sacred Heart, and Toledo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 25 [player_tooltip player_id='1223087' first='Eric' last='Byrd'] | 5-8 | 185 | Running Back | Highland Springs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Byrd's list of offers includes Appalachian State, East Carolina, Hampton, James Madison, Marshall, and West Virginia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 36 [player_tooltip player_id='1297610' first='Jaiden' last='Edwards'] | 6-5 | 260 | Lineman | Cortland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Edwards has listed offers from Liberty, ODU, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 43 Jaemaree Parker | 5-11 | 165 | Athlete | Nansemond River</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parker has offers from Appalachian State, Buffalo, UMass, and South Carolina.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 46 [player_tooltip player_id='853072' first='Benjamin' last='Street'] | 5-9 | 162 | Athlete – Wide Receiver | Benedictine College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 47 [player_tooltip player_id='1313584' first='Jeremy' last='Davis'] | 6-3 | 330 | Offensive Line | St. James Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 50 [player_tooltip player_id='402772' first='Joey' last='Applewhite'] | 6-1 | 215 | Linebacker – Edge | Rustburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Click&nbsp;<a href="https://prepredzone.com/prospect-index/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>&nbsp;to claim your Prep Redzone Prospect Index profile.<br>Follow me on Twitter<a href="https://x.com/EdOBrienCFB" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@EdOBrienCFB</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em>for further content |&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneVA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@PrepRedzoneVA</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/PrepRedzone" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@PrepRedzone</a>&nbsp;| Virginia Scouts&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/carljfred" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@carljfred</a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/coachbrown757">@coachbrown757</a></em>&nbsp; &amp;&nbsp;<em><a href="https://twitter.com/GoLions1934" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@GoLions1934</a>&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->