The Hokies began spring practice with more changes in the backfield.
Spring practice started this week for the Virginia Tech Hokies, and excitement was in the air. Despite some late coaching changes, head coach Brent Pry is excited about his team and staff heading into year two.
When spring ball starts, that changes. While the aforementioned coaching changes aren’t the norm for spring practice, roster shakeups do occur. And as the Hokies began spring practice last week, one member of the offense was conspicuously absent from the online roster.
6-foot-2, 194-pound running back Kenji Christian was a member of Virginia Tech’s 2021 recruiting class under former head coach Justin Fuente. After two years in Biskup, Christian seems to have moved on. He no longer appears on Virginia Tech’s roster.
Christian played high school football at Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama, where he helped them to the 6A state championship in his senior season.
There was a lot of buzz surrounding Christian when he committed to the Hokies because of the size, speed and quality of competition he played in high school. However, Malachi Thomas was part of that class and established himself as Tech’s top running back.
Christian is the last Virginia Tech running back to step up. Keshaun King, one of Tech’s best offensive players last season, entered the NCAA transfer portal in January after four seasons in Blacksburg.
Thomas and income transfer Bhayshul Tuten [North Carolina AT&T] They are expected to be Virginia Tech’s top running backs this fall.
We wish Kenji Christian nothing but the best in his future endeavors.
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