Coach London and the rest of the Virginia football coaching staff signed another solid recruiting class Wednesday on National Signing Day. It wasn't quite as highly touted as last year's class but still ranks No. 27 in Rivals.com's rankings.
The Wahoos went big on the defensive side of the ball this year, which is great since the 'D' still needs some help. Arguably Virginia's three biggest signees are on defense -- 6-foot-4, 220-pound defensive Eli Harold from Ocean Lakes HS in Virginia Beach, 6-foot-2, 243-pound linebacker Kwontie Moore from Norfolk Christian, and 6-foot-4, 255-pound defensive end Michael Moore from DeMatha Catholic in Maryland. Harold was rated the No. 1 prospect in the state by several recruiting services, the fifth-best player at his position in the nation, a five-star prospect, and was sought after by numerous big-name schools such as Arkansas, LSU, Florida, Ohio State, and Virginia Tech, among others. Kwontie Moore had a similar list of suitors and was ranked the No. 3 inside linebacker in the nation. Michael Moore is the son of UVa receivers coach and former quarterback great Shawn Moore, and was another four-star pick up by the Cavs.
The biggest gets for the offense are two quarterbacks and some big, long receivers. Pro-style QB Greyson Lambert, from Jessup, Ga., is a 6-foot-5, 215-pound, three-to-four star recruit who spurned offers from several SEC schools. He is rated the No. 22 QB in the nation by Rivals. Another pro-style QB, Matt Johns, from Warrington, Pa., is another tall QB at 6-foot-5, 200 pounds.
Virginia's big receivers are Canaan Severin (6-foot-3, 215-pound, four stars, from Mass.), Adrian Gamble (6-foot-2, 175-pound, three stars, from Fork Union Military Academy in Va.), and Mario Nixon (6-foot-4, 216-pound, three stars from Norfolk Christian). You might have noticed that two of the players I've mentioned, Nixon and Kwontie Moore, are both from the same school, Norfolk Christian. UVa had a good relationship with that school during the recruiting season, picking up four prospects overall from there (the other two are athlete Wilfred Wahee and defensive end Courtnye Wynn). Nixon was going to Virginia Tech before deciding to follow his teammates to Charlottesville.
The Wahoos went big on the defensive side of the ball this year, which is great since the 'D' still needs some help. Arguably Virginia's three biggest signees are on defense -- 6-foot-4, 220-pound defensive Eli Harold from Ocean Lakes HS in Virginia Beach, 6-foot-2, 243-pound linebacker Kwontie Moore from Norfolk Christian, and 6-foot-4, 255-pound defensive end Michael Moore from DeMatha Catholic in Maryland. Harold was rated the No. 1 prospect in the state by several recruiting services, the fifth-best player at his position in the nation, a five-star prospect, and was sought after by numerous big-name schools such as Arkansas, LSU, Florida, Ohio State, and Virginia Tech, among others. Kwontie Moore had a similar list of suitors and was ranked the No. 3 inside linebacker in the nation. Michael Moore is the son of UVa receivers coach and former quarterback great Shawn Moore, and was another four-star pick up by the Cavs.
The biggest gets for the offense are two quarterbacks and some big, long receivers. Pro-style QB Greyson Lambert, from Jessup, Ga., is a 6-foot-5, 215-pound, three-to-four star recruit who spurned offers from several SEC schools. He is rated the No. 22 QB in the nation by Rivals. Another pro-style QB, Matt Johns, from Warrington, Pa., is another tall QB at 6-foot-5, 200 pounds.
Virginia's big receivers are Canaan Severin (6-foot-3, 215-pound, four stars, from Mass.), Adrian Gamble (6-foot-2, 175-pound, three stars, from Fork Union Military Academy in Va.), and Mario Nixon (6-foot-4, 216-pound, three stars from Norfolk Christian). You might have noticed that two of the players I've mentioned, Nixon and Kwontie Moore, are both from the same school, Norfolk Christian. UVa had a good relationship with that school during the recruiting season, picking up four prospects overall from there (the other two are athlete Wilfred Wahee and defensive end Courtnye Wynn). Nixon was going to Virginia Tech before deciding to follow his teammates to Charlottesville.
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