CHARLOTTESVILLE – Virginia’s football program has 19 commitments for 2009, and Al Groh told reporters yesterday that he’s not planning to hold at 19.  Jamie Oakes of www. virginia.rivals.com, in fact, reported today that U.Va. may well add a 20th recruit for 2009 this weekend.

Now, I wasn’t a math major, so I may be missing something, but it’s hard for me to see how U.Va. will have room for many more than 20 recruits, given that the NCAA limits teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision to 85 scholarship players per season.

I realize, of course, that Virginia usually has some unexpected attrition in the offseason, but can a coaching staff count on that when it figures how many recruits it can take?  What if nobody flunks out or gets into off-the-field trouble?

My e-mail address is , so please let me know if you spot an error in the list below of the U.Va. players who’ll have eligibility remaining after this season.  Some of the players who would be fifth-year seniors in 2009 are unlikely to be invited back, so that would open a few slots.  But my list doesn’t include quarterback Jameel Sewell, cornerback Chris Cook or defensive end Sean Gottschalk, all of whom might play for Virginia next season.

Sewell and Cook were suspended from U.Va. for academic reasons last winter, but they’re expected back in January.  Gottschalk has been on a leave of absence this season for personal reasons.

Players who almost certainly will be invited back to compete as fifth-year seniors in 2009 include cornerback Vic Hall, tailback Mikell Simpson, wide receiver Kevin Ogletree, fullback Rashawn Jackson, offensive tackle Will Barker and linebackers Aaron Clark and Denzel Burrell.

Without further ado:

1. Tory Allen
2. Javaris Brown
3. Steve Greer
4. Jimmy Howell
5. Cameron Johnson
6. Torrey Mack
7. Rodney McLeod
8. Matt Mihalik
9. Austin Paztor
10. Colter Phillips

11. Mike Price
12. Klinton Ruff
13. Bill Schautz
14. Riko Smalls
15. Aaron Van Kuiken
16. Ausar Walcott
17. Devin Wallace
18. Rod Wheeler
19. Danny Aiken
20. Mark Ambrose

21. Landon Bradley
22. Kris Burd
23. Matt Conrath
24. Billy Cuffee
25. Jared Detrick
26. Andrew Devlin
27. Ras-I Dowling
28. Terence Fells-Danzer
29. Jared Green
30. Chris Hinkebein

31. Dontrelle Inman
32. Nick Jenkins
33. Dom Joseph
34. Anthony Mihota
35. Max Milien
36. Lamar Milstead
37. Chase Minnifield
38. Corey Mosley
39. Zane Parr
40. Aaron Taliaferro

41. Trey Womack
42. Vic Hall
43. Mikell Simpson
44. Marc Verica
45. Brandon Woods
46. Kevin Ogletree
47. Rico Bell
48. Rashawn Jackson
49. Keith Payne
50. Matt Leemhuis

51. Aaron Clark
52. Mike Parker
53. Raynard Horne
54. Denzel Burrell
55. Darren Childs
56. John-Kevin Dolce
57. Will Barker
58. Jack Shields
59. B.J. Cabbell
60. Patrick Slebonick

61. Joe Torchia
62. Jason Fuller
63. Nate Collins
64. Isaac Cain (walk-on who counts toward scholarship limit)
65. Staton Jobe
66. Hall Simmons
67. Kevin Crawford
68. Yannick Reyering

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