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Thomas Wilder Season 2025-26

PositionOL
Weight295 lbs
Height6-6
ClassFreshman
HometownVirginia Beach, Va.
High SchoolGreen Run

Selected Virginia Tech ahead of:
Alabama, Auburn, Boston College, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, North Carolina, Penn State, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and West Virginia

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

High School:  Two-year captain ... Two-time All-State selection and four-time All-Region selection ... Credited with 127 career pancake blocks, including 32 as a junior and 38 as a senior ... Selected to the Army All-American Game ... Co-led Green Run to the combined 37-3 record spanning his sophomore through senior seasons ... Helped the Stallions advance to three consecutive VHSL Class 5 Region A championship games (2023-25), winning the 2024 region title and earning a berth in the state semifinals ... Rated as a four-star offensive tackle by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked No. 222 overall on ESPN’s “SportsCenter Next 300” Class of 2026 recruiting board … Ranked as the nation’s No. 26 overall offensive tackle by ESPN; No. 29 by 247Sports; No. 32 by Rivals… Ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit from Virginia by ESPN; No. 9 by 247Sports; No. 10 by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 2 overall offensive lineman from Virginia by ESPN; No. 3 by 247Sports and Rivals.

Personal: Son of Thomas Wilder, Sr. and Tiffany Hill ... Has four brothers, Te’lin, Justice, Jamel, and Junious, and a sister, Jermani ... Plans to major in business at Tech.