Continuing our breakdowns of the recruiting area for the Hokies. I'll be breaking down where VT stands in the states it recruits, plus DC and the northeast, since the Hokies are only up there sporadically.
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Most Recent Offers:
OL Noah DeHond (transferred to Peddie School, NJ), three stars -- Searels
WR Tarik Black, Cheshire Academy (Conn.), four stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Stinespring
LB Avery Roberts, Concord (Del.), four stars (2017) -- Brown
Top targets:
OL Lucas Niang, New Canaan (Conn.), three stars, No. 57 OT, No. 4 in CT -- Searels
OL Malcolm Pridgeon, Nassau CC (NY) -- Searels
OL Charles Baldwin, ASA College (NY) -- Searels
WR Tarik Black, Cheshire Academy (Conn.), four stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Stinespring
Recent Rivals Stories On VT FL Targets:
DeHond from PantherLair.com, May 28: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1769782
DeHond from BadgerBlitz.com, May 26: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1769380
Pridgeon from HuskerOnline.com, May 20: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1767810
Niang from ScarletNation.com, April 29: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1761964
Baldwin from TideSports.com, April 28: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1761325
Overview:
There's not a ton of talent in the northeast, but for the talent there, the Hokies are keeping a presence. And all of the top targets are on the offensive line. At the top of the list is Niang. He's yet to visit, but assistant coach Stacy Searels has visited this spring and remains in touch. He's made a few visits this spring, including Rutgers and UCONN, but has been very quiet for the most part about his recruitment. There are a few others ahead of him on VT's board, but it's likely the Hokies would accept a commitment if he wanted to. Niang appears open, though and while he wants to take more visits, hasn't given any details on any definites.
The other two to watch are Pridgeon and Baldwin. Searels visited both this spring and both have conveyed their interest in VT, even though they haven't mentioned publicly. Baldwin had a top two of Alabama and Ole Miss in April and is following up by visiting the Tide today. Michigan State and Oklahoma are also in good position, so the odds look slim for the Hokies. With Pridgeon, offers continue to come in, including from Baylor on Monday and Kentucky a few weeks ago. Still no luck on getting either to visit and while Pridgeon is still a bit more open, they'll have to visit for VT to have any chance.
We've included DeHond on this list because he transferred to Peddie School (NJ) after our New Jersey update. It's still very early there, but Searels did visit him last month. DeHond just visited Pittsburgh, his most recent offer, along with Alabama and Wisconsin. Yet another prospect who hasn't visited Blacksburg and will need to for the Hokies to be legitimate contenders.
For 2017, VT has offers to two big-timers in Black and Roberts. Black will be one of the top receivers in the class and has been a bit quiet of late, but is still very much open, as is Roberts. But Roberts has been a bit more active with visits, to Nebraska, South Carolina and Rutgers this spring.
The one to watch who hasn't been offered yet is Andover (Mass.) three-star tight end Alex Marshall. He was already one of the top players in the region, but has reclassified to the 2017 class and could now really see his recruitment take off. Assistant coach Bryan Stinespring visited a few weeks ago at the end of the spring evaluation period, just before he reclassed. The Hokies are definitely keeping an eye on him.
Rivals national team analysis:
"Virginia Tech has made some strides in the New England area, but there aren't a lot of prospects up there that deserve a lot of attention. The big one that Virginia Tech is on right now is Lucas Niang. He's got a long offer sheet and looks like he might even be a little bit underrated. His offer sheet includes Auburn and TCU, but Virginia Tech has been touch. It's difficult for Niang to get out on the road a lot because he's so far away from schools. We'll see him take visits this off-season, but he's the big one for 2016.
Noah DeHond is an offensive lineman from New York, who has transferred to Peddie School in New Jersey. He has a Virginia Tech offer, but his offer sheet looks like it will be growing pretty quickly. Alabama is one of his most recent offers and there are a slew of others interested. He's also reclassified to 2017, so that should help his recruitment more.
Also in 2017, Tarik Black is a big-time player in the Rivals100. He's going to have a long offer sheet and already does. Look for him to get out on the road and take a lot of visits. He had a great camp at our New Jersey Rivals Camp, one of the top wide receivers, when there was a deep group there.
There's a few others in the Brooklyn area, like Romello Martin, a defensive lineman from Lincoln in 2017. He'll get a lot of interest and be a national guy. In 2018, there's a big-time guy at Erasmus Hall (NY), Matthew Jones. He'll be a national guy and Virginia Tech has stopped in to see him at his school. They've got some eyeballs on him, some good reviews from the coaching staff and his film is good for a freshman. So look for Virginia Tech to offer. Alex Marshall will also benefit from his extra year and will be one of the best tight ends in the 2017 class. We just need to see how he develops."
-- Rivals.com Mid-Atlantic analyst Adam Friedman
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Most Recent Offers:
OL Noah DeHond (transferred to Peddie School, NJ), three stars -- Searels
WR Tarik Black, Cheshire Academy (Conn.), four stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Stinespring
LB Avery Roberts, Concord (Del.), four stars (2017) -- Brown
Top targets:
OL Lucas Niang, New Canaan (Conn.), three stars, No. 57 OT, No. 4 in CT -- Searels
OL Malcolm Pridgeon, Nassau CC (NY) -- Searels
OL Charles Baldwin, ASA College (NY) -- Searels
WR Tarik Black, Cheshire Academy (Conn.), four stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Stinespring
Recent Rivals Stories On VT FL Targets:
DeHond from PantherLair.com, May 28: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1769782
DeHond from BadgerBlitz.com, May 26: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1769380
Pridgeon from HuskerOnline.com, May 20: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1767810
Niang from ScarletNation.com, April 29: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1761964
Baldwin from TideSports.com, April 28: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1761325
Overview:
There's not a ton of talent in the northeast, but for the talent there, the Hokies are keeping a presence. And all of the top targets are on the offensive line. At the top of the list is Niang. He's yet to visit, but assistant coach Stacy Searels has visited this spring and remains in touch. He's made a few visits this spring, including Rutgers and UCONN, but has been very quiet for the most part about his recruitment. There are a few others ahead of him on VT's board, but it's likely the Hokies would accept a commitment if he wanted to. Niang appears open, though and while he wants to take more visits, hasn't given any details on any definites.
The other two to watch are Pridgeon and Baldwin. Searels visited both this spring and both have conveyed their interest in VT, even though they haven't mentioned publicly. Baldwin had a top two of Alabama and Ole Miss in April and is following up by visiting the Tide today. Michigan State and Oklahoma are also in good position, so the odds look slim for the Hokies. With Pridgeon, offers continue to come in, including from Baylor on Monday and Kentucky a few weeks ago. Still no luck on getting either to visit and while Pridgeon is still a bit more open, they'll have to visit for VT to have any chance.
We've included DeHond on this list because he transferred to Peddie School (NJ) after our New Jersey update. It's still very early there, but Searels did visit him last month. DeHond just visited Pittsburgh, his most recent offer, along with Alabama and Wisconsin. Yet another prospect who hasn't visited Blacksburg and will need to for the Hokies to be legitimate contenders.
For 2017, VT has offers to two big-timers in Black and Roberts. Black will be one of the top receivers in the class and has been a bit quiet of late, but is still very much open, as is Roberts. But Roberts has been a bit more active with visits, to Nebraska, South Carolina and Rutgers this spring.
The one to watch who hasn't been offered yet is Andover (Mass.) three-star tight end Alex Marshall. He was already one of the top players in the region, but has reclassified to the 2017 class and could now really see his recruitment take off. Assistant coach Bryan Stinespring visited a few weeks ago at the end of the spring evaluation period, just before he reclassed. The Hokies are definitely keeping an eye on him.
Rivals national team analysis:
"Virginia Tech has made some strides in the New England area, but there aren't a lot of prospects up there that deserve a lot of attention. The big one that Virginia Tech is on right now is Lucas Niang. He's got a long offer sheet and looks like he might even be a little bit underrated. His offer sheet includes Auburn and TCU, but Virginia Tech has been touch. It's difficult for Niang to get out on the road a lot because he's so far away from schools. We'll see him take visits this off-season, but he's the big one for 2016.
Noah DeHond is an offensive lineman from New York, who has transferred to Peddie School in New Jersey. He has a Virginia Tech offer, but his offer sheet looks like it will be growing pretty quickly. Alabama is one of his most recent offers and there are a slew of others interested. He's also reclassified to 2017, so that should help his recruitment more.
Also in 2017, Tarik Black is a big-time player in the Rivals100. He's going to have a long offer sheet and already does. Look for him to get out on the road and take a lot of visits. He had a great camp at our New Jersey Rivals Camp, one of the top wide receivers, when there was a deep group there.
There's a few others in the Brooklyn area, like Romello Martin, a defensive lineman from Lincoln in 2017. He'll get a lot of interest and be a national guy. In 2018, there's a big-time guy at Erasmus Hall (NY), Matthew Jones. He'll be a national guy and Virginia Tech has stopped in to see him at his school. They've got some eyeballs on him, some good reviews from the coaching staff and his film is good for a freshman. So look for Virginia Tech to offer. Alex Marshall will also benefit from his extra year and will be one of the best tight ends in the 2017 class. We just need to see how he develops."
-- Rivals.com Mid-Atlantic analyst Adam Friedman
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