Carnell Warren Commits To Virginia Tech

Carnell Warren 
Wide receiver, Class of 2026 
Bluffton, Bluffton, S.C. 
6-4, 195 

Virginia Tech received its first commitment in the 2026 class on Thursday from wide receiver Carnell Warren.

The Bluffton, S.C., product picked the Hokies on ESPN2 during the Under Armour All-American Game. He’s a top-300 talent in the class who had other Power Four offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest. Appalachian State, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Georgia State, Liberty, Miami (OH) and Toledo were among the Group of Five teams interested.

Warren is rated higher on ESPN and On3 than 247Sports and Rivals. Here’s a breakdown:

247Sports Composite: No. 277 nationally, No. 44 WR, No. 6 S.C. (Four-star)
ESPN: No. 203 nationally, No. 30 WR, No. 4 S.C. (Four-star) 
On3: No. 185 nationally, No. 23 WR, No. 5 S.C. (Four-star) 
247Sports: No. 43 WR, No. 4 S.C. (Three-star) 
Rivals: No. 10 S.C. (three-star)

As a junior this season at Bluffton High School, earned all-region honors after catching 59 passes for 846 yards and 14 touchdowns while adding an interception on defense. Including his sophomore year, which featured 53 receptions, 723 yards and nine scores, Warren’s posted 112 catches, 1,569 yards and 23 touchdowns in two campaigns. He also plays basketball and averaged 13.6 points per game as a sophomore with the Bobcats.

Warren received an offer from the Hokies last May before camping in July. He had two unofficial visits to Blacksburg during the 2024 season, along with one to Tennessee.

It’s another big addition to the wide receiver room for Fontel Mines, who has constructed a talented room. Looking ahead, of the 10 wideouts slated to be on the roster in 2026, six of them — including Warren and Tennessee transfer Cameron Seldon — were once four-star prospects out of high school. Keylen Adams, Chanz Wiggins, Micah Matthews and Shamarius Peterkin are the others.

Warren is the second player in the 2026 class to verbal to Tech, though quarterback Peyton Falzone backtracked and decommitted in November after his original pledge in July.

Carnell Warren links: 

247Sports 
ESPN 
Hudl 
On3 
Rivals 
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