Virginia Tech went into the portal with a clear mission: rebuild the roster fast, and rebuild the secondary even faster. James Franklin didn’t limit himself to the usual hunting grounds either. He reached into UConn, landed cornerback Cam Chadwick, and brought in a player who could be a real factor for the Hokies this fall.
Chadwick arrives in Blacksburg with the kind of mileage coaches love. A former captain at UConn, he put together more than 1,600 defensive snaps over the last two seasons, giving Virginia Tech a defender who has already been through plenty of game-day traffic.
His breakout came after a redshirt year in 2023. Chadwick earned a starting job at UConn and ended up starting 12 games, working both outside corner spots. In that first season as a starter, he played 745 snaps for the Huskies’ defense and logged heavy workloads against Maryland, Duke, Wake Forest, Syracuse and North Carolina.
His role only grew in 2025. Chadwick moved around the secondary even more, splitting time between cornerback and strong safety and finishing the year with 862 snaps. He started the final three games at safety and closed out the season with 67 tackles and four interceptions.
Before college, Chadwick built his reputation at Immaculata (NJ), where he was a true two-way player. As a senior, he posted 25 tackles, nine pass breakups and an interception on defense, while also rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns.
He added 30 catches for 579 yards and eight scores, and made his mark as a kick returner, too. That all-around production earned him First Team All-State honors.
On the recruiting trail, Chadwick picked UConn over Duke, Wake Forest, Temple and others. 247Sports ranked him as the No. 31 player in New Jersey in the 2023 class and the No. 162 cornerback nationally.
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