Going into the 2025 season, the Virginia Tech football team has some players who are generating some NFL Draft press, led by quarterback Kyron Drones and running back Terion Stewart, a Bowling Green transfer. That duo headlines a list of nearly a dozen Hokies' players who were on the East-West Shrine Bowl 10000 Watch List.
The watch list features the top 1,000 draft-eligible college football players across all divisions and serves as an early watch list for postseason all-star game invitations. The 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl will be played on Jan. 26 in Texas, and players selected to participate will be coached by NFL staff and evaluated in a professional setting ahead of the NFL Scouting Combine and Draft.