Sunday Dante (VT has offered) and Darius Stills made their way to Blacksburg from Fairmont (W. Va.). The brothers are 6-foot-4, 295 pounds and 6-foot-3, 270 respectively and come off the strong side at defensive end. Darius is a senior recruit while Dante is a rising junior.
As far as the big man group went, Darius was a standout on the line. He had the fastest motor there by far and was able to get around all of his opponents using his combination of strength and speed.
There’s no questioning why he already has offers from Appalachian State, Kent State and UMass.
It would be surprising to us if he doesn’t start pulling some bigger offers sooner rather than later.
Dante already has an offer from the Hokies as well as the home-state Mountaineers, but he also has an impressive motor and good strength on the line. With another year in the weight room and on the field under his belt, there's no reason why his stock won't shoot up further.
We can tell you there is family in the Stills Camp who think very highly of VT and the town of Blacksburg.
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As we reported here on our premium forum earlier this evening, Potomac (M.d.) Bullis offensive guard Aiden Brown (6-3, 279) was also on hand on Sunday. He entered the Virginia Tech camp carrying more than 10 offers including tenders from Air Force, Cincinnati, Navy and Marshall. Brown also left with an offer from Virginia Tech.
Brown wasn’t the fastest player in the big man group, but he definitely had smooth feet and adequate blocking technique.
He actually went up against Darius Stills on numerous occasions and was able to win several of those battles.
It would have been interesting to see the elder Stills go against Brown as it would have likely pitted the best defensive lineman against the best offensive lineman in the group, but being on opposite ends of the line, that matchup never materialized.
BTW ... we have now spoken with Brown and we will release our interview with him over the next 24 hours. As one would expect, VT is now a major factor with him.
Aiden Brown shown here today at camp -- Hokiehaven.com
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Muskegon (MI.) Virginia Tech commit Kalil Pimpleton was on hand to watch teammates Jacorey Smith (6-1, 190 pound receiver) and Ladarius Jefferson (6-2, 180 pound quarterback).
Smith is a class of 2017 prospect, but is still looking for his first offer and Jefferson is a junior prospect.
While the teammates didn’t have a chance to actually throw to each other, both looked impressive. Jefferson completed every pass that we saw him throw and the receivers didn’t have to work too hard for them. Jefferson was still able to consistently put the ball on target and his mechanics proved solid.
Smith did a solid job of attacking the ball at its highest point, going up and getting it. His biggest area for improvement needs to come in the route-running department, but that was common for most of the players going through the drills.
Virginia Tech wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins spent time working with campers on technique and getting to the outside. He wasn’t shy about showing them what happened if they didn’t by intercepting a few passes himself.
We hope everyone is having a great weekend!
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As far as the big man group went, Darius was a standout on the line. He had the fastest motor there by far and was able to get around all of his opponents using his combination of strength and speed.
There’s no questioning why he already has offers from Appalachian State, Kent State and UMass.
It would be surprising to us if he doesn’t start pulling some bigger offers sooner rather than later.
Dante already has an offer from the Hokies as well as the home-state Mountaineers, but he also has an impressive motor and good strength on the line. With another year in the weight room and on the field under his belt, there's no reason why his stock won't shoot up further.
We can tell you there is family in the Stills Camp who think very highly of VT and the town of Blacksburg.
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As we reported here on our premium forum earlier this evening, Potomac (M.d.) Bullis offensive guard Aiden Brown (6-3, 279) was also on hand on Sunday. He entered the Virginia Tech camp carrying more than 10 offers including tenders from Air Force, Cincinnati, Navy and Marshall. Brown also left with an offer from Virginia Tech.
Brown wasn’t the fastest player in the big man group, but he definitely had smooth feet and adequate blocking technique.
He actually went up against Darius Stills on numerous occasions and was able to win several of those battles.
It would have been interesting to see the elder Stills go against Brown as it would have likely pitted the best defensive lineman against the best offensive lineman in the group, but being on opposite ends of the line, that matchup never materialized.
BTW ... we have now spoken with Brown and we will release our interview with him over the next 24 hours. As one would expect, VT is now a major factor with him.
Aiden Brown shown here today at camp -- Hokiehaven.com
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Muskegon (MI.) Virginia Tech commit Kalil Pimpleton was on hand to watch teammates Jacorey Smith (6-1, 190 pound receiver) and Ladarius Jefferson (6-2, 180 pound quarterback).
Smith is a class of 2017 prospect, but is still looking for his first offer and Jefferson is a junior prospect.
While the teammates didn’t have a chance to actually throw to each other, both looked impressive. Jefferson completed every pass that we saw him throw and the receivers didn’t have to work too hard for them. Jefferson was still able to consistently put the ball on target and his mechanics proved solid.
Smith did a solid job of attacking the ball at its highest point, going up and getting it. His biggest area for improvement needs to come in the route-running department, but that was common for most of the players going through the drills.
Virginia Tech wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins spent time working with campers on technique and getting to the outside. He wasn’t shy about showing them what happened if they didn’t by intercepting a few passes himself.
We hope everyone is having a great weekend!
NOTE: Please do not copy/paste or summarize any portion of this post to other message boards or Web sites. Thank you.
