Anthony Cooper WR 6-0/185 Bayside High (Virginia Beach):Considered offers from Tennessee and Vanderbilt, and also had offers from BC, ECU, Western Michigan,ODU, Hampton, Richmond and James Madison; had 47 catches for 1,014 yards and 11 touchdowns to go along with six interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a senior.
Andre Miles-Redmond OL 6-3/265 Hermitage High (Richmond):Had offers from Virginia Tech and N.C. State; has ability to play all three offensive line positions in college; All-Colonial District selection as an offensive tackle in both his junior and senior seasons; second team All-Central Region choice in his senior season.
Ryan Doull OG 6-3/305 Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union):Received interest from Virginia Tech and Florida, but committed to U.Va. last May; attended All Saints Catholic in Kanata, Ontario, before going to Fork Union, where he played on the post-grad team; has a background as a lacrosse player, which has helped his footwork.
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Divante Walker RB 5-11/175 Salem High (Virginia Beach):Also offered by ODU, Norfolk State and JMU; finished his senior season with 1,688 yards and 24 touchdowns on 149 carries (11.3 yards per carry, led Beach District in regular season rushing yards); selected first team All-Eastern Region as a senior.
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Max Valles TE 6-5/225 St. Josephs High (Hammonton, N.J.):Had offers from Rutgers, Syracuse and Purdue; had 33 tackles, including seven sacks, in his senior season while playing defensive end; played on a defense that surrendered just 19 points in his senior season; also played wide receiver, punter and kicker in high school; haor tech schoold four touchdown catches as a senior.
Demeitre Brim LB 6-3/215 Victory Christian Academy (Lakeland, Fla.):Had offers from Mississippi, Central Florida, Wisconsin, Temple, Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky, Tulane, Florida Atlantic and Georgia Southern; played quarterback in high school, accounting for more than 1,600 combined yards passing and rushing as a senior, while logging four interceptions on defense.
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Mario Nixon WR 6-4/215 Norfolk Christian School:Had offers from Virginia Tech, N.C. State and Vanderbilt, and an appointment from Navy; selected first team VISAA Division III All-State receiver and second team linebacker as a senior; originally committed to Virginia Tech in May, but Tech rescinded offer in August after he took a visit to U.Va. with teammates.
C.J. Moore CB 5-10/165 Buford High (Buford, Ga.):Looked at offers from Wake Forest, Memphis and Rice, and appointments from Air Force and Navy; logged a 40-yard dash time of 4.24 seconds at a combine (stest at the combine) prior to his senior season; also played receiver and running back in high school.
Michael Moore DE 6-4/255 DeMatha Catholic High (Hyattsville, Md.):Florida and U.Va were his final two, and also had offers from LSU, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Clemson, Florida State, Michigan State, Auburn, South Carolina, Nebraska and others; son of current U.Va. wide receivers coach and former U.Va. quarterback Shawn Moore; had 91 tackles, including 11 sacks, and six forced fumbles as a senior.
Eli Harold DE 6-4/225 Ocean Lakes High (Virginia Beach):Looked at offers from Florida andPenn Statebefore choosing U.Va.; also had offers from Virginia Tech, Louisiana State, Arkansas, Ohio State, West Virginia, Miami, North Carolina, N.C. State, Vanderbilt and Maryland; first team All-Eastern Region after senior season; had 78 tackles, including 16 sacks as senior.
Tyrell Chavis DT 6-4/280 Varina High (Richmond):Considered offers from Boston College and Vanderbilt; finished senior season with 14 sacks; some programs recruited him as an offensive lineman; possibility he may have to spend a year at Fork Union Military Academy to improve academics.
Kyle Dockins WR 6-3/215 Landstown (Virginia Beach):Had an offer from Norfolk State; also was receiving interest from Georgia and Pittsburgh; selected second team All-Eastern Region at tight end as a senior; chosen second team All-Beach District as a junior; has run the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds.
Sean Karl OT 6-6/295 Eastport South Manor High (Manorville, N.Y.):Looked at offers from Connecticut, Syracuse and Buflo; played offensive guard, defensive end and defensive tackle in high school; played in an offense that switched from spread formation during his junior year to classic I-formation as a senior; has a 3.0 grade point average.
Adrian Gamble WR 6-2/175 Fork Union Military Academy:Originally signed a letter of intent last February with U.Va.; played at Independence High in Charlotte, N.C., before going to Fork Union; had combined 1,631 receiving yards in his junior and senior seasons at Independence; was clocked at 4.43 seconds in 40-yard dash before his senior season at Independence.
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Wil Wahee CB 5-11/180 Norfolk Christian School:First offer was from U.Va.; picked first-team VISAA Division III All-State tight end and defensive back as a senior; helped lead the Ambassadors to the Division III private school state championship in 2010, and the D-III state title game in 11.
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Maurice Canady CB 6-0/160 Varina High (Richmond):Picked up offers from East Carolina, Old Dominion, Norfolk State and Delaware; played some receiver in senior season, but spent most of time at quarterback, where he had 812 passing yards and 13 touchdowns to go along with 1,005 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns.
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Kye Morgan RB 5-10/165 Franklin High (Somerset, N.J.):Final decision included offers from BC and UConn, and also had offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Rutgers, Temple and Towson; selected to play Jan. 3 in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix; rushed for 4,010 yards and 44 touchdowns as a four-year starter in his high school career.
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Courtnye Wynn DE 6-6/240 Norfolk Christian School: Considered offers from Virginia Tech and N.C. State before choosing U.Va., and also had offers from Notre Dame, Michigan State, Illinois, UConn and Vanderbilt, plus an appointment from Navy; chosen first team VISAA Division III All-State defensive lineman and second team offensive lineman as a senior.
Kelvin Rainey CB 6-1/175 Stratford High (Houston):Picked up offers from Rice, McNeese State, Lamar and Texas State; chosen first team District 17-4A at safety as a senior; has two brothers that have played Football Bowl Subdivision college football &8212; Johnathan, who was a defensive end at New Mexico, and Derrick, who is a defensive back at Arizona.
Greyson Lambert QB 6-5/213 Wayne County High (Jesup, Ga.):Had offers from Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Clemson, N.C. State, Purdue and BC; enrolled in January at U.Va. and will be able to participate in spring practices; threw 15 touchdowns and seven interceptions as a senior, and 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions as a junior.
Canaan Severin WR 6-3/215 Worcester Academy (Worcester, Mass.):Final decision included offers from Penn State and BC, and also had offers from Michigan State, Missouri, Iowa, Rutgers, UConn, N.C. State, Syracuse, Purdue, Western Michigan, Villanova and Massachusetts; though hell play receiver at U.Va., he also was recruited as a tight end or H-back by other programs.
Matt Johns QB 6-5/200 Central Bucks High South (Warrington, Pa.):Received interest from BC and Maryland; passed for nearly 2,100 yards and 18 touchdowns and ran for more than 400 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior; he passed for a combined 4,780 yards in his final three seasons of high school.
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Michael Mooney OG 6-5/265 Malvern Prep (Malvern, Pa.):Considered an offer from Northwestern before choosing U.Va., and also had offers from ECU, Duke, Syracuse, Purdue, Buflo, Tulane, Delaware, Villanova and Towson; another offensive lineman with a lacrosse background, as he played defender in high school; was a second team Group AAA All-State selection by coaches in Pennsylvania.
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Mark Hall LB 6-3/220 Green Run High (Virginia Beach):First commitment to U.Va. for its recruiting class of 2012; selected second team All-Eastern Region as a senior; played mostly defensive end in senior season, logging 58 tackles, including 16 sacks; also added 368 receiving yards from the tight end position.
dailypress.com_ or tech school,Jamall Brown WR 6-2/155 Hampton: U.Va. was his first offer; had 18 catches for 335 yards and two touchdowns in his senior season; ran the 40-yard dash in 4.52 seconds last summer at U.Va.s camp; suffered broken wrist during his junior season, which hampered his production at receiver.
Kwontie Moore LB 6-2/245 Norfolk Christian School:His final decision came down to offers from U.Va. and Virginia Tech, and he also had offers from Oregon, Stanford, Arkansas, UNC, UConn, Vanderbilt and ODU, plus an appointment from Navy; led Norfolk Christian in tackles all four years of high school, including 109 as a senior.
