Hokies Look to Place Multiple Players on All-Conference Teams

Virginia Tech's return to relevancy has been spurred by standout individual performances

With two weeks to go in the regular season, the Hokies have, realistically, four players in contention to make an All-Conference team: Kyron Drones, Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Norell Pollard, and Dorian Strong.

On the outside looking in are Da’quan Felton, Jaylin Lane, and Mansoor Delane. All three would likely need to log big games against both NC State and UVA in order to merit real consideration.

Quarterback - Kyron Drones

Ceiling: Honorable Mention All-ACC

Case for: Turned around the Hokies’ season, great runner, does not throw interceptions

Case Against: Didn’t become the starter until week 3, does not throw a lot of passes, lower completion percentage than the main competitors

The Competition: After Jordan Travis and Drake Maye, there are a lot of mediocre quarterbacks competing to secure the honorable mention spot at QB.

Drones is an exciting player, and while his efficiency numbers are not great, he is yet to have a terrible outing.

All the other candidates have at least one obvious flaw:

• Haynes King - too many interceptions

• Cade Klubnik - low YPA and PFF grades, underachieved for an underachieving team

• Jack Plummer - no rushing component, more of a game manager

The competition here is stiff, and it will likely go down to the wire. Drones has as good a chance as the others,

Defensive Line - Antwaun Powell-Ryland

Ceiling: First Team All-ACC

Case for: Currently leads the conference in sacks

Case Against: Average against the run, sacks have come in bunches against bad teams