Virginia Tech football's 2026 season draws ever closer, now sitting four and a half months from commencement. Ahead of the season, here's a look at the Hokies' running back corps, which is set to return much of its existing 2025 corps. Updated Depth Chart One point to note is that Virginia Tech was without two tailbacks for the spring: incumbent No. 1 Marcellous Hawkins, who was limited to individual drills and did not participate in the spring game, and true freshman Messiah Mickens. With that in mind, Hawkins still likely slots in as the top back. I feel comfortable slotting redshirt freshman Jeffrey Overton at second in the chart. Overton Jr. tootaled 146 rushing yards and a touchdown across the final four games of the season after recovering from a lower-body injury. Behind him, though, the answer is unclear.…