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Virginia Recruiting Report

Virginia Recruiting Report
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Carl Frederick
Carl Frederick January 27, 2025 @ 03:23 PM
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Matthew Morgan
Matthew Morgan 6'3" | 2025
VA
Surat Gill
Surat Gill 6'1" | 225 lbs | LB | 2025
VA
Salmana Massaquoi
Salmana Massaquoi 5'10" | 180 lbs | ATH | 2025
VA
Jackson Harless
Jackson Harless 6'0" | 230 lbs | OL | 2025
VA
Jachai Hughes
Jachai Hughes 5'8" | 160 lbs | DB | 2025
VA
Koven Smith
Koven Smith 5'9" | 180 lbs | ATH | 2025
VA
Denari Hill
Denari Hill 6'4" | 180 lbs | QB | 2027
MD
Luke Gaither
Luke Gaither 6'4" | 180 lbs | QB | 2027
VA
Colton Kilmer
Colton Kilmer 6'3" | 215 lbs | QB | 2025
VA
Aidan Woods
Aidan Woods 6'5" | 280 lbs | TE | 2026
VA
Vincent Ordenes
Vincent Ordenes 6'1" | 175 lbs | WR/DB | 2025
VA
Benjamin Whitver
Benjamin Whitver 6'2" | 195 lbs | WR | 2026
VA
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Friendly reminder when subscribing to use my code Frederick30 for a discount</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Committed:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1230142"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6797d65559e68"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Could not be more thrilled than to see this morning Gainesville's [player_tooltip player_id='1230142' first='Koven' last='Smith'] announcing his commitment to Lafayette College. If you are just catching up, Smith had many FBS level suitors even before an injury torpedoed his junior season. He came back in his final year with a vengeance and more offers emerged. Tip of the cat to Coach Troxell and his staff for nailing this commitment, Smith can go and play their right away.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/koven_smith/status/1883562086355046541","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/koven_smith/status/1883562086355046541 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1232438' first='Jackson' last='Harless']- Emory &amp; Henry</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='372393' first='Vincent' last='Ordenes']- Saint Francis University</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1230215' first='Jachai' last='Hughes']- West Virginia State University</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1155979' first='Colton' last='Kilmer']- Shippensburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1516063' first='Surat' last='Gill']- Shippensburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1506589' first='Salmana' last='Massaquoi']- Shippensburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Offered:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["853067"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6797d99cc1694"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Woods seemed to gaining steam in his recruiting before our Virginia Showcase and since then it has been non-stop. Since his appearance at our showcase he has received 4 FBS level offers with Liberty University being the latest. A versatile tight end who will get attention for his blocking and work on the defensive line, [player_tooltip player_id='853067' first='Aidan' last='Woods'] looks like Power 5 football player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/AidanWoodsy/status/1883941166414213175","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/AidanWoodsy/status/1883941166414213175 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1601627"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6797d99cc16ea"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Another Virginia showcase participant was senior lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1601627' first='Matthew' last='Morgan'] out of St. Anne's-Belfield. While he along with his 12 plus teammates had a good day, his recruiting started to take flight after the showcase two weeks ago. He too is an uncommitted 2025 prospect that needs a home at the next level. Perhaps it will be Bridgewater College who just offered him and was on hand for our showcase as well?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":"","_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6797d99cc172d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["284206"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6797d99cc176b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Feels like every week star Powhatan wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='284206' first='Benjamin' last='Whitver'] is getting another major offer. James Madison came through over the weekend, giving the top ranked prospect over 10 FBS level offers. A big lanky target who knows how to create space, the special talent is being hard sought by schools such as Penn State, Syracuse and UNLV just to name a few. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/BenjaminWhitver/status/1882519641349874073","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/BenjaminWhitver/status/1882519641349874073 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1170697"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6797d99cc17a6"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Radford's [player_tooltip player_id='1170697' first='Luke' last='Gaither'] was going to be highly ranked in our new 2027 rankings regardless, but picking up his first Power 4 offer may help him crack our top 25. The Razorbacks came calling last week for the signal caller and they will not be the last Power 4 school to do so. Gaither is 6'3 and 178 lbs., between the transfer of [player_tooltip player_id='1206155' first='Denari' last='Hill'] and a couple of other quarterbacks, this young man could be one of top ranked qbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/lukegaitherqb/status/1882086716527571454","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/lukegaitherqb/status/1882086716527571454 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->

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Powhatan
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