#99

Emmett Laws

DL · Virginia Tech · Fr. · #99

Returning to Virginia Tech for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Emmett Laws

DL · Virginia Tech · Fr · #99

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#516 national
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Virginia Tech1241.01.0------
2024Virginia Tech210.00.0------
Career1451.01.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 23–21

at NC State

1 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Virginia Tech

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Virginia Tech

Returning around him

  • 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #30

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Enoch Jackson Jr.’s 2021 season.

North Texas · 2021

#2

Talan Carter

Jacksonville State · 2024

77%
#3

Jordan Williams

Virginia Tech · 2021

77%
#4

Zy Brockington

Akron · 2024

77%
#5

Chidera Otutu

UTSA · 2025

75%

Matches Enoch on

Sack rate
Weight
Class year

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Posa's freshman season at Wisconsin (2025).

Mason Posa

82%match

Wisconsin · 2025

All-Big Ten
#2

Jireh Moe

San José State · 2025

81%
#3

Markus Boswell

Akron · 2025

75%
#4

Talan Carter

Jacksonville State · 2024

74%
#5

Quay Hood

Jacksonville State · 2025

74%

Matches Mason on

Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #12730

Final rank
#12811
Avg #12920.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #12730 this season.