Continuing our updates of the Hokies' recruiting areas. 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:
LB Chase Pine, Lafayette (Va.), three stars, No. 61 OLB -- Brown --- COMMITTED TO PITT
DE Patrick Jones, Grassfield (Va.) -- Stinespring
DE Tyjuan Garbutt, Riverbend (Va.) (2017), four stars -- Foster
DE Yetur Matos, Chancellor (Va.) (2017), three stars -- Foster
LB Rayshard Ashby, LC Bird (Va.) (2017), three stars -- Beamer
Top targets:
WR Grant Holloway, Grassfield (Va.), four stars, No. 235 in Rivals250 -- Stinespring
CB Patrice Rene, Episcopal, (Va.), four stars, No. 237 in Rivals250 -- Gray
CB Wayne Davis, Lake Taylor (Va.), four stars, No. 19 CB, No. 8 in VA -- Burden
DT Kyree Campbell, Woodbridge (Va.), four stars, No. 22 DT, No. 11 in VA -- Foster
WR Phil Patterson, Bayside (Va.), three stars, No. 86 WR, No. 18 in VA -- Burden
ATH Devon Hunter, Indian River (Va.), five stars (2017), Rivals100 to watch -- Stinespring
RB Khalan Laborn, Ocean Lakes (Va.), four stars (2017), Rivals100 to watch -- Burden
ATH Eric Crosby, Ocean Lakes (Va.), four stars (2017), Rivals100 to watch -- Burden
DE/OL Darnell Ewell, Lake Taylor (Va.) four stars (2017), Rivals100 to watch -- Burden
LB Dylan Rivers, Sherando (Va.) four stars (2017) -- Gray
LB Ellis Brooks, Benedictine (Va.), four stars (2017) -- Beamer
RB Ricky Slade, Hylton (Va.) (2018) -- Foster
Recent Rivals Stories On VT VA Targets:
Rene from BuckeyeGrove.com, June 24: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1777686
Rene from ScarketNation.com, June 13: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1774548
Jones from VirginiaPreps.com, June 12: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1774492
Davis from Rivals.com, June 21: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1776862
Campbell from Rivals.com, June 21: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1776952
Shon Mitchell from HokieHaven.com, June 13: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1774494
Garbutt from VirginiaPreps.com, June 17: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1775671
Rivers from HokieHaven.com, June 28: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1778623
Ashby from TVirginiaPreps.com, June 20: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1776630
Overview:
More than probably any state Virginia Tech recruits, the majority of top players in the home state have committed elsewhere. Of the targets still on the board, Rene and Holloway remain the top two uncommitted targets. Holloway has not taken any visits this summer, as track has been his main focus. He's already participated in a meet and will be in Cuba representing the USA next week. Holloway might not take any visits until he takes his visits this fall, but it looks like Tennessee and VT are his top two, with the Vols holding a slight edge.
Rene still has a top grouping of Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, Tennessee and North Carolina. He's set to visit the Buckeyes in July and will likely make it back to Blacksburg as well, but no date has been set. Ohio State and Virginia Tech remain the two standing out a bit, though the Buckeyes are widely regarded as the slight favorite here. If Rene doesn't visit the Hokies this month, their odds plummet. He's set to commit in August.
One surprise, or at least somewhat, is that Campbell visited Virginia Tech on Wednesday. North Carolina looks to be the favorite and when he camped there June 20 for the Freak Show camp, those in attendance say he came close to committing. But he held off, to visit VT and has more planned, which is a good sign for the Hokies. Tennessee and Pittsburgh are also in good position and he wants to release a top 10 soon. Campbell plans to make a commitment Aug. 3.
Patterson released a top 6 on Friday of VT, Duke, Penn State, Old Dominion, North Carolina and Wake Forest. His hometown ODU has surprisingly held its ground here, but Tennessee also offered the day after that release and could jump in. It looks like the Hokies, Nittany Lions and Tar Heels are at the top, but he'll look to make more visits before announcing at the end of the summer.
Meanwhile, Davis has trimmed a top five to a top three of VT, Michigan and Ohio State. He had planned a visit to Blacksburg last Friday but has rescheduled. He's expected to be at the Hokies' camp/barbecue July 25-26, but that's not a definite. It will also be interesting to see if he attends the Buckeyes' Friday Night Lights camp this month. They're still looking like they have a slight lead over Virginia Tech, with the Wolverines holding on in third.
The biggest movement in the 2017 class looks to have taken place with Rivers. The Hokies were already in great position here, but Rivers made another visit to VT for the Hokies' junior day June 20. He spent the day with defensive coordinator Bud Foster and said the two text and call very often. Rivers said he has five schools standing out, in VT, Penn State, Virginia, Clemson and Duke. He hasn't seen the last two yet, but has seen the Hokies, three times now.
Rivals national team analysis:
"Patrice Rene is definitely the biggest target. He would be able to do a lot of big things on Virginia Tech's defense, one of those bigger defensive backs that Virginia Tech is known for. He'd more than likely be a safety at the next level, I think. But he could benefit a lot from Torrian Gray's coaching. Wayne Davis is a big target for them also and it's 1 and 1A with them and Ohio State. The Hokies are in a great spot there.
Kyree Campbell, they have a little work to do with him. If there was an in-state school for him, it would be Virginia Tech over UVA. But North Carolina and a couple of others are putting on the press for him. With Grant Holloway, it's the same thing. If it's an in-state school, it's Virginia Tech and I think they're one of his top schools, but Tennessee is a big player for him and the Florida schools, if they offer, will be major players.
Tavante Beckett is someone I think should have committed to Virginia Tech already. There's still a spot there for him, but he needs to get in there before someone else commits."
-- Rivals.com mid-Atlantic analyst Adam Friedman
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Most Recent Offers:
LB Chase Pine, Lafayette (Va.), three stars, No. 61 OLB -- Brown --- COMMITTED TO PITT
DE Patrick Jones, Grassfield (Va.) -- Stinespring
DE Tyjuan Garbutt, Riverbend (Va.) (2017), four stars -- Foster
DE Yetur Matos, Chancellor (Va.) (2017), three stars -- Foster
LB Rayshard Ashby, LC Bird (Va.) (2017), three stars -- Beamer
Top targets:
WR Grant Holloway, Grassfield (Va.), four stars, No. 235 in Rivals250 -- Stinespring
CB Patrice Rene, Episcopal, (Va.), four stars, No. 237 in Rivals250 -- Gray
CB Wayne Davis, Lake Taylor (Va.), four stars, No. 19 CB, No. 8 in VA -- Burden
DT Kyree Campbell, Woodbridge (Va.), four stars, No. 22 DT, No. 11 in VA -- Foster
WR Phil Patterson, Bayside (Va.), three stars, No. 86 WR, No. 18 in VA -- Burden
ATH Devon Hunter, Indian River (Va.), five stars (2017), Rivals100 to watch -- Stinespring
RB Khalan Laborn, Ocean Lakes (Va.), four stars (2017), Rivals100 to watch -- Burden
ATH Eric Crosby, Ocean Lakes (Va.), four stars (2017), Rivals100 to watch -- Burden
DE/OL Darnell Ewell, Lake Taylor (Va.) four stars (2017), Rivals100 to watch -- Burden
LB Dylan Rivers, Sherando (Va.) four stars (2017) -- Gray
LB Ellis Brooks, Benedictine (Va.), four stars (2017) -- Beamer
RB Ricky Slade, Hylton (Va.) (2018) -- Foster
Recent Rivals Stories On VT VA Targets:
Rene from BuckeyeGrove.com, June 24: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1777686
Rene from ScarketNation.com, June 13: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1774548
Jones from VirginiaPreps.com, June 12: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1774492
Davis from Rivals.com, June 21: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1776862
Campbell from Rivals.com, June 21: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1776952
Shon Mitchell from HokieHaven.com, June 13: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1774494
Garbutt from VirginiaPreps.com, June 17: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1775671
Rivers from HokieHaven.com, June 28: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1778623
Ashby from TVirginiaPreps.com, June 20: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1776630
Overview:
More than probably any state Virginia Tech recruits, the majority of top players in the home state have committed elsewhere. Of the targets still on the board, Rene and Holloway remain the top two uncommitted targets. Holloway has not taken any visits this summer, as track has been his main focus. He's already participated in a meet and will be in Cuba representing the USA next week. Holloway might not take any visits until he takes his visits this fall, but it looks like Tennessee and VT are his top two, with the Vols holding a slight edge.
Rene still has a top grouping of Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, Tennessee and North Carolina. He's set to visit the Buckeyes in July and will likely make it back to Blacksburg as well, but no date has been set. Ohio State and Virginia Tech remain the two standing out a bit, though the Buckeyes are widely regarded as the slight favorite here. If Rene doesn't visit the Hokies this month, their odds plummet. He's set to commit in August.
One surprise, or at least somewhat, is that Campbell visited Virginia Tech on Wednesday. North Carolina looks to be the favorite and when he camped there June 20 for the Freak Show camp, those in attendance say he came close to committing. But he held off, to visit VT and has more planned, which is a good sign for the Hokies. Tennessee and Pittsburgh are also in good position and he wants to release a top 10 soon. Campbell plans to make a commitment Aug. 3.
Patterson released a top 6 on Friday of VT, Duke, Penn State, Old Dominion, North Carolina and Wake Forest. His hometown ODU has surprisingly held its ground here, but Tennessee also offered the day after that release and could jump in. It looks like the Hokies, Nittany Lions and Tar Heels are at the top, but he'll look to make more visits before announcing at the end of the summer.
Meanwhile, Davis has trimmed a top five to a top three of VT, Michigan and Ohio State. He had planned a visit to Blacksburg last Friday but has rescheduled. He's expected to be at the Hokies' camp/barbecue July 25-26, but that's not a definite. It will also be interesting to see if he attends the Buckeyes' Friday Night Lights camp this month. They're still looking like they have a slight lead over Virginia Tech, with the Wolverines holding on in third.
The biggest movement in the 2017 class looks to have taken place with Rivers. The Hokies were already in great position here, but Rivers made another visit to VT for the Hokies' junior day June 20. He spent the day with defensive coordinator Bud Foster and said the two text and call very often. Rivers said he has five schools standing out, in VT, Penn State, Virginia, Clemson and Duke. He hasn't seen the last two yet, but has seen the Hokies, three times now.
Rivals national team analysis:
"Patrice Rene is definitely the biggest target. He would be able to do a lot of big things on Virginia Tech's defense, one of those bigger defensive backs that Virginia Tech is known for. He'd more than likely be a safety at the next level, I think. But he could benefit a lot from Torrian Gray's coaching. Wayne Davis is a big target for them also and it's 1 and 1A with them and Ohio State. The Hokies are in a great spot there.
Kyree Campbell, they have a little work to do with him. If there was an in-state school for him, it would be Virginia Tech over UVA. But North Carolina and a couple of others are putting on the press for him. With Grant Holloway, it's the same thing. If it's an in-state school, it's Virginia Tech and I think they're one of his top schools, but Tennessee is a big player for him and the Florida schools, if they offer, will be major players.
Tavante Beckett is someone I think should have committed to Virginia Tech already. There's still a spot there for him, but he needs to get in there before someone else commits."
-- Rivals.com mid-Atlantic analyst Adam Friedman
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