Virginia's Top 25 Football Players of 2012

By: Joe Lanza

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on December 27, 2011, 4:10 PM | 3 comments

For more than a year, Harold (6-foot-4, 225 pounds) and 6-3, 220-pound quarterback Joel Caleb from Clover Hill in Midlothian have been considered the top two prospects in Virginia, not always in that order.

Harold is this year's choice as the top prospect in Virginia, according to The Roanoke Times' annual Christmas ranking of the state's top 100 senior prospects and the top 25 junior prospects.

Harold is followed by Caleb and Alex Carter, a 6-foot, 195-pound defensive back from Group AA Division 4 state champion Briar Woods of Loudoun County.

Harold and Caleb were rated 1-2 on last year's Top 25 juniors list, but Carter, the son of ex-Notre Dame defensive and Washington Redskins first-round draft pick Tom Carter, did not make that list.

Virginia Tech has commitments from 11 of the state's top 25 players, Virginia has 8.

Name	Height	Weight	Position	School	College
1. Eli Harold	6-4	215	DE	Ocean Lakes (Va. Beach)	Committed to Virginia
2. Joel Caleb	6-3	220	ATH	Clover Hill (Midlothian)	Ga., OSU, VT, Tenn., WVU
3. Alex Carter	6-0	195	DB	Briar Woods (Ashburn)	Committed to Stanford
4. Ken Ekanem	6-3	245	DE	Centreville (Clifton)	UNC, ND, Ore., Va. Tech
5. Kwontie Moore	6-2	243	LB	Norfolk Christian	Committed to Virginia
6. J.C. Coleman	5-7	190	RB	O. Smith (Chesapeake)	Committed to Va. Tech
7. Korren Kirven	6-4	272	DT	Brookville (Lynchburg)	VT, Tenn., Ala., Md., UVa
8. Trey Edmonds	6-2	200	LB	Dan River (Ringgold)	Committed to Va. Tech
9. Anthony Cooper	6-0	200	WR	Bayside (Va. Beach)	Committed to UVa
10. C.J. Prosise	6-1	202	DB	W. Forest (Orange)	Committed to ND
11. Nigel Williams	6-3	250	DL	Benedictine (Richmond)	Committed to Va. Tech
12. Courtney Wynne	6-6	240	DE	Norfolk Christian	Committed to UVa
13. Devin Van Dyke	6-1	203	LB	South County (Lorton)	Committed to Va. Tech
14. Deon Clarke	6-2	215	LB	L.C. Bird (Chesterfield)	Committed to Va. Tech
15. Andre Miles-Redmond	6-4	260	OL	Hermitage (Richmond)	Committed to UVa
16. Brenden Motley	6-4	195	ATH	Christiansburg	Committed to Va. Tech
17. Mark Hall	6-2	208	LB	Green Run (Va. Beach)	Committed to UVa
18. Desmond Frye	6-1	168	DB	Thomas Dale (Chester)	Committed to Va. Tech
19. Win Homer	6-5	245	OL	Christchurch	Committed to BC
20. Mario Nixon	6-4	216	WR	Norfolk Christian	Committed to UVa
21. Tyrell Chavis	6-3	300	OL-DL	Hermitage (Richmond)	Committed to UVa
22. Dakota Jackson	6-4	250	TE	Northside (Roanoke)	Committed to Va. Tech
23. Avery Thompson	6-2	205	LB	Grassfield (Chesapeake)	Committed to Maryland
24. Thomas Smith	6-3	215	WR	Lafayette (Williamsburg)	Committed to Va. Tech
25. Der’woun Greene	5-10	175	DB	W. Wilson (Portsmouth)	Committed to Va. Tech
25. Alston Smith	6-3	272	DL	Cox (Va. Beach)	Committed to Va. Tech

Virginia Tech and Virginia Commitments outside of the Roanoke Times' top 25.

Name	Height	Weight	Position	School	College
27. Seth Dooley	6-5	230	DE	Glenvar (Salem)	Committed to Va. Tech
31. Maurice Canady	6-0	160	ATH	Varina (Richmond)	Committed to UVa
34. Kyle Dockins	6-4	200	TE	Landstown (Va. Beach)	Committed to UVa
35. Adam Taraschke	6-5	285	OL	Riverbend (Fredericksburg)	Committed to Va. Tech
36. Augie Conte	6-7	260	OL	Bless. Sacrament (Powhatan)	Committed to Va. Tech
38. Wil Wahee	5-11	185	DB	Norfolk Christian	Committed to UVa
39. Jamall Brown	6-0	178	WR	Hampton	Committed to UVa
79. Hunter Windmuller	6-4	175	PK	Flint Hill (Oakton)	Committed to Va. Tech

If you remember correctly, Wil Wahee of Norfolk Christian is the underrated prospect, friend and teammate of Kwontie Moore (5th), Courtney Wynne (12th) and Mario Nixon (20th). It was thought he'd be the linchpin to where the other three would commit. Virginia offered him a scholarship, he accepted, Moore and Wynee followed suit. Nixon committed to tech Tech, but his scholarship was pulled after he visited UVa without the coaches knowing.

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