State Recruiting
2017 Virginia High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Virginia prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 93
- Committed Programs
- 37
- Blue-Chips
- 15
Destination programs
- 22 recruits
- Army7 recruits
- James Madison5 recruits
- Navy5 recruits
- Old Dominion4 recruits
Virginia recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalan Laborn Catholic | APB | Florida State | 5★ | 0.987 |
| 2 | Devon Hunter Indian River | S | Virginia Tech | 4★ | 0.980 |
| 3 | Luiji Vilain Episcopal | WDE | Michigan | 4★ | 0.973 |
| 4 | Darnell Ewell Lake Taylor | DT | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.936 |
| 5 | Jordan Williams Frank W. Cox | WDE | Clemson | 4★ | 0.930 |
| 6 | Yetur Gross-Matos Chancellor | SDE | Penn State | 4★ | 0.922 |
| 7 | Eric Crosby Ocean Lakes | DT | Tennessee | 4★ | 0.916 |
| 8 | Dylan Rivers Sherando | OLB | Virginia Tech | 4★ | 0.908 |
| 9 | Tyjuan Garbutt Riverbend | ATH | Virginia Tech | 4★ | 0.907 |
| 10 | Ellis Brooks Benedictine | ILB | Penn State | 4★ | 0.904 |
| 11 | Jonathan Sutherland Episcopal | S | Penn State | 4★ | 0.902 |
| 12 | Elijah Conliffe Hampton | DT | Florida | 4★ | 0.897 |
| 13 | Jermani Brown Midlothian | ATH | Boise State | 4★ | 0.895 |
| 14 | Breyon Gaddy Catholic | DT | Maryland | 4★ | 0.893 |
| 15 | Tahj Capehart Catholic | WR | Maryland | 4★ | 0.892 |
| 16 | Mekhi Becton Highland Springs | OT | Louisville | 3★ | 0.884 |
| 17 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Bethel | ATH | Notre Dame | 3★ | 0.875 |
| 18 | Damani Neal The Bullis School | S | Duke | 3★ | 0.862 |
| 19 | Brandon Gaddy Catholic | DT | Maryland | 3★ | 0.861 |
| 20 | Lindell Stone Woodberry Forest | PRO | 3★ | 0.859 | |
| 21 | Rayshard Ashby Lloyd C. Bird | ILB | Virginia Tech | 3★ | 0.855 |
| 22 | Isaiah Moore Lloyd C. Bird | OLB | 3★ | 0.854 | |
| 23 | Lamont Atkins Lake Braddock | APB | 3★ | 0.852 | |
| 24 | Ryan Thaxton St. Stephen's & St. Agnes | SDE | 3★ | 0.852 | |
| 25 | Brailyn Franklin Battlefield | ATH | Penn State | 3★ | 0.851 |
| 26 | Darriel Mack Norview | DUAL | UCF | 3★ | 0.851 |
| 27 | Tommy Christ Dominion | DT | Virginia | 3★ | 0.849 |
| 28 | Alex Faniel Glen Allen | PRO | 3★ | 0.848 | |
| 29 | Damone Drew Brooke Point | RB | 3★ | 0.846 | |
| 30 | Devante Smith Unity Reed | S | 3★ | 0.846 | |
| 31 | Andrew Park Lake Braddock | TE | 3★ | 0.845 | |
| 32 | Dazz Newsome Hampton | ATH | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.843 |
| 33 | Tyran Hunt Southampton | SDE | 3★ | 0.842 | |
| 34 | Terrell Jana Woodberry Forest | WR | 3★ | 0.842 | |
| 35 | Chris Pierce Smithfield | WR | 3★ | 0.825 | |
| 36 | John Kirven Woodberry Forest | TE | Virginia | 3★ | 0.821 |
| 37 | PK Kier Millbrook | RB | Virginia | 3★ | 0.817 |
| 38 | Shon Mitchell Oscar Smith | DUAL | 2729 | 3★ | 0.813 |
| 39 | Chris Hunt Catholic | CB | Massachusetts | 3★ | 0.813 |
| 40 | Rell Coley Highland Springs | ATH | 3★ | 0.810 | |
| 41 | Trajan Anderson Massaponax | ILB | 222 | 3★ | 0.810 |
| 42 | Marquis Hall Potomac | ILB | 3★ | 0.807 | |
| 43 | Seth Harrell Grassfield | OG | Coastal Carolina | 3★ | 0.807 |
| 44 | Caleb Brooks Centreville | OLB | 3★ | 0.807 | |
| 45 | Anthony Roberson Benedictine | WR | UCF | 3★ | 0.803 |
| 46 | Tye Freeland Dinwiddie County | CB | 47 | 3★ | 0.802 |
| 47 | Jarrett Powell C. D. Hylton | TE | 3★ | 0.800 | |
| 48 | Pierce Banbury Oakton | OC | Navy | 3★ | 0.798 |
| 49 | Taurus Carroll Fork Union Military (HS) | CB | James Madison | 3★ | 0.798 |
| 50 | Brian Delaney Westfield | K | Virginia | 2★ | 0.791 |
| 51 | EJ Jenkins Chancellor | TE | legacy_name_saintfrancispa | 2★ | 0.788 |
| 52 | Abiola Olaniyan Woodberry Forest | S | UConn | 2★ | 0.786 |
| 53 | Jason Brown Chancellor | PRO | 2★ | 0.783 | |
| 54 | Jack Miller Douglas S. Freeman | OT | Old Dominion | 2★ | 0.783 |
| 55 | Terrence Lambert Nansemond River | RB | 2★ | 0.780 | |
| 56 | Nathan Evans Lee Davis | APB | 2729 | 2★ | 0.780 |
| 57 | Zavion Hunt Western Branch | S | 2★ | 0.778 | |
| 58 | Jeremiah Boyd Heritage | ATH | Navy | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 59 | Ryan Mitchell Hidden Valley | WR | Navy | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 60 | Shedrick McCall Lloyd C. Bird | RB | 2★ | 0.773 | |
| 61 | Kevin Marks Jr Norview | RB | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.771 |
| 62 | Nick Bernacchi Robinson Secondary | OG | Navy | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 63 | George Brown Chancellor | DT | 2678 | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 64 | Austin Wood Grassfield | WR | Old Dominion | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 65 | Michael Salisbury South County | PRO | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 66 | Ben Maffe Briar Woods | TE | 2230 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 67 | Dakare Coston Ocean Lakes | CB | Navy | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 68 | Joe Hunt Cosby | OLB | James Madison | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 69 | Daniel Adu West Springfield | WR | James Madison | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 70 | Amonyae Watson Heritage | WR | 2729 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 71 | McCord Meyers Mclean | OG | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 72 | Dean Ngendakuriyo Benedictine | CB | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 73 | Tyren Cloyd Benedictine | S | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 74 | Ray Gonzalez Grafton | ILB | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 75 | Noah Knapp Ocean Lakes | OC | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 76 | Sean Eckert Westfield | WR | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 77 | Tylan McElhenie Catholic | WR | Delaware | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 78 | Thyrick Pitts Forest Park | WR | Delaware | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 79 | Anton Ashby Norview | S | 2★ | 0.764 | |
| 80 | Isaiah King Norview | WR | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.764 |
| 81 | Janaz Jordan Bethel | DT | Old Dominion | 2★ | 0.764 |
| 82 | Kris Leach Liberty | TE | Western Kentucky | 2★ | 0.764 |
| 83 | Jake Sturgill Abingdon | DUAL | 2★ | 0.758 | |
| 84 | Nygel Johnson Manchester | S | Nevada | 2★ | 0.758 |
| 85 | Zayin West Manchester | DT | Kent State | 2★ | 0.758 |
| 86 | Cameron Washington Tallwood | WDE | Old Dominion | 2★ | 0.758 |
| 87 | Julian Freeze Landstown | WDE | James Madison | 2★ | 0.753 |
| 88 | Archie Callahan Catholic | OG | 311 | 2★ | 0.753 |
| 89 | Joseph Stephenson Woodberry Forest | ILB | Army | 2★ | 0.753 |
| 90 | Tyhier Tyler Woodside | DUAL | Army | 2★ | 0.753 |
| 91 | Kalepo Naotala Menchville | DT | Hawai'i | 2★ | 0.744 |
| 92 | Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey Lake Taylor | ILB | James Madison | 2★ | 0.743 |
| 93 | Elkanah Odembo Manchester | SDE | Kent State | 2★ | 0.740 |