The Justin Fuente Football Camp kicked off in Blacksburg on Saturday and Portsmith (Ohio) Sciotoville East offensive guard Blaine Scott (6-4, 299) made the trip in hopes of adding to his growing offers list.
The rising junior already has close to 20 suitors, including Duke, Rutgers, Pitt, Vanderbilt, Miami and North Carolina State.
Scott has taken recent visits to Northwestern, Virginia, Arkansas and Illinois. He picked up an offer from the Wildcats after attending their camp.
It’s not hard to see why Scott’s offer list continues to grow. Other than his obvious size and stature, he showed great quickness in drills where his side-to-side movement was tested.
He spent the majority of the time before lunch with offensive line coach Vance Vice, but assistant coach Charley Wiles got in the mix as well.
Right before the campers broke for lunch, Vice led the group from the indoor practice facility to the outdoor practice field to get some more room. That’s where Scott showed he could hold his own on in pass rush drills.
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A local target was also on hand in Blacksburg (Va.) junior running back Cole Beck (6-0, 174). Beck’s lone offer is from Delaware State, but a contact familiar with Beck's recruiting told us he has been drawing interest from ACC schools, including Virginia Tech.
If there’s one thing that sets Beck apart, it’s going to be his speed. During agility drills, he clocked a 4.3-4.4/40.
Sooner rather than later it would not surprise us to see Beck pick up bigger offers.
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Rock Hill (S.C) defensive end Eli Adams is another rising junior that camped in Blacksburg on Saturday. While his Rivals profile doesn’t show any offers to date, Adams tweeted that he got an offer from South Carolina on May 6. We cannot confirm whether the Gamecocks' offer is a committable one.
Adams (6-1, 230) is certainly a physical specimen that showed great strength in getting through and around blocks.
The Virginia Tech coaching staff also ran him through some offensive drills and tested his pass-catching ability. He showed quick feet and good route running ability, though he will need to address ball skills in the coming months as college coaches continue to evaluate.
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Wally Wilmore, a cornerback out of York (S.C.), is another prospect looking for his first big-time offer. He claims offers from Furman, Western Carolina and Charleston Southern.
Wilmore appeared to be used more as a wide receiver during camp drills, but showed good body control and soft hands.
Time will tell if his skills grow and develop enough to garner an offer the caliber of schools like Virginia Tech, but the potential is there.
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Last but not least the highest rated prospect on campus today was Ohio State commit Shaun Wade, a five-star DB out of Jacksonville, Fla.
Wade is the No. 4 cornerback prospect in the country, 16th overall regardless of position. FYI ... at this time we are not tracking Wade's recruitment and do not plan to do so after talking with a source familiar with his recruiting. We fully expect him to sign with the Buckeyes.
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