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Buddy Wegdam Season 2025-26

PositionOL
Weight275 lbs
Height6-5
ClassFreshman
HometownMarshall, Va.
High SchoolWoodberry Forest

Selected Virginia Tech ahead of:
Duke, Michigan State and NC State

247sports: ★★★ |  ESPN: ★★★ |  Rivals: ★★★

High School:  Senior captainNamed All-Virginia Prep League as a senior, helping Woodberry Forest rush for 198 yards per game on the way to a 7-2 record... Named to the VISAA All-State Second Team and All-Virginia Prep League Team as a junior ... Helped Woodberry Forest average more than 200 rushing yards per game in 2024, contributing to the program’s first undefeated season in 24 years ... Helped Woodberry Forest to a 15-2 record the past two seasons ... Played tennis and basketball early in his high school career ... Cleans 325 pounds ... Co-led Woodberry Forest to the combined 15-2 record spanning his junior and season seasons, including the Tigers’ undefeated, 8-0 campaign in 2024 ... Rated as a three-star offensive tackle by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked as the nation’s No. 97 overall offensive tackle by Rivals; No. 134 by ESPN; No. 154 by 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 30 overall recruit from Virginia by Rivals; No. 32 by ESPN; No. 45 by 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 5 overall offensive lineman from Virginia by Rivals; No. 7 by ESPN; No. 8 overall by 247Sports.

Personal: Son of Ben and Tara Wegdam ... has two sisters, Kiki and Paris ... Grandfather played at Alabama and was a part of the 1925 and 1926 Rose Bowl teams ... enjoys playing pickleball and basketball ... Plans to major in sports media and analytics at Tech.