UVA Football awards second round of jersey numbers

Twenty-two new jerseys were selected on Thursday as a second round of Virginia football players have earned their numbers for the season. Most of the players that you would consider “expected starters” have selected by this point, with a few — like North Dakota State transfer Josh Hayes, Marshall transfer Artie Henry, and kicker Justin Duenkel — expected to select soon. For the first time this summer, some freshmen have earned numbers as seven first year players qualified for the honor:

No. 20 Jonas Sanker, DB

No. 25 Jay Woolfolk, QB

No. 30 James Jackson, OLB

No. 33 West Weeks, ILB

No. 42 Mike Green, OLB

No. 77 Noah Josey, OL

No. 98 Jacob Rodriguez, QB

It’s an impressive feat for these first years to quickly earn their numbers via Coach Mendenhall’s assessment and threshold - and a particularly good sign that the two young quarterbacks were able to do so. Maybe we’ll get to see a #98 to #99 double pass at some point this season??

• Junior DB Coen King joined the uber-popular single digit club with No. 9
• Highly-touted sophomore Ben Smiley chose No. 10 on the defensive line
• Ira Armstead joined the two freshmen QBs to round out the position group with numbers and selected No. 11
• Grad transfer (University of Florida) future All-American punter Jacob Finn selected No. 16
• Former Indiana transfer and blue-chip running back recruit Ronnie Walker Jr selected No. 32

Here is the full list as it stands now:

The Virginia football season gets underway next weekend as the Cavaliers host William & Mary on September 4. Kickoff is set for 7:30pm, and will be broadcast on the ACC Network.