In just one season, the Hokies have risen twenty-one spots (and counting) in recruiting rank on 247’s composite recruiting rankings, and it’s all thanks to Coach Fuente’s recruiting prowess.
In 2016, Virginia Tech had the 40th ranked recruiting class, according to 247 Sports. Justin Fuente was technically the coach then, but he had an extremely shortened recruiting period since he did not arrive until late fall. While this is nothing to scoff at (especially given the circumstances), Fuente has already far surpassed last year’s class.
In 2017, Fuente had the opportunity to have his first full recruiting year.