Football team building another stellar recruiting class
Monday, May, 6, 2013; 10:33 PM | | |
Chase Williams (36) tackles Michael Holmes (20) in the backfield.
While the spring was about the football team?s coaches working with the players they have, the summer will challenge them to look to who they could have.
Recruiting in college football is a 24/7 business these days, and although the spring brought a fresh round of a commitments for the 2014 class, the race for the country?s top recruits will intensify in the coming months.
Last year?s recruiting class was among the best the Hokies have ever brought to Blacksburg, ranking in the top 25 of most scouting services? evaluations, so expectations will be high for the coaches to match 2013?s haul.
However, the team is already off to a good start. Tech has snagged eight commitments for the 2014 cycle so far, and some of them have the potential to be impact players.
C.J. Reavis, a four-star safety out of Chester, Va., headlines the list of commits so far. The 6?2?, 200-pound defensive back chose Tech over teams like Tennessee, Nebraska and Oklahoma, and made his decision shortly after attending the team?s Spring Game.
Although he played safety in high school and figures to play rover for the Hokies once he gets to campus, he has the size to shift to whip linebacker if need be.
Regardless of where he plays, he?s a solid player close to the line of scrimmage in run support and an aggressive ball hawk in coverage. He may struggle with faster receivers, but he can absolutely cover slot receivers or provide deep help.
Reavis isn?t the only highly rated secondary player the team will be bringing on. Defensive backs coach Torrian Gray was able to convince another four-star safety, Javon Harrison of Lakeland, Fla., to join the squad.
Rivals ranks Harrison as the 19th safety in the country, but he also played wide receiver in high school and could see time there in college. He?s drawn some interest from big schools like Florida since he committed to Tech, but he insists he still plans to become a Hokie.
On the offensive side of the ball, the team also scored a commitment from three-star quarterback/athlete Travon McMillian.
He chose the Hokies over both California and Georgia Tech, and despite the uncertainty from many scouting services over what he?ll position he?ll play, he insists that Tech?s coaches plan to try him out at quarterback.
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A version of this article appeared in the May 7 issue of the Collegiate Times.
Source: http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/22084/football-team-building-another-stellar-recruiting-class
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