Former linebacker at Virginia Tech. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Ashburn, VA
The story
Former linebacker at Virginia Tech. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJosh Hand
He has spent two seasons in the Virginia Tech linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Chattanooga, Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia Tech, 3 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Brent Pry, all run-leaning offenses — 13-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Monmouth | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 24-9@ Chattanooga | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-19vs Samford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |