Rayshard Ashby is the fifth member of the Hokies' 2017 recruiting class.
The 6-0, 215 pound Lloyd C. Bird product verbally committed to Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon according to a report from 247Sports and soon after announced by Ashby on Twitter.
Glad to be a Hokie pic.twitter.com/qfvgk0vGjx— Rook (@__Lamont) March 26, 2016
Tech extended Ashby a scholarship on June 18, 2015 — the first school to do so — several days after he camped at Tech.
"Coach (Shane) Beamer called my coach, who called my dad and let me know they offered," Ashby told The Key Play in June. "I was so excited, I just got a really big smile on my face. I really appreciated it."
"They said they knew I could play linebacker for them, that I'm just a pure LB," Ashby added.
Ashby picked the Hokies over offers from Maryland, West Virginia and East Carolina. The 247Sports Composite ranks him a 3-star prospect.
Ashby visited Blacksburg in February and raved about the trip.
"Walking through the tunnel to Lane Stadium as they were playing 'Enter Sandman,' it was just an amazing feeling with the song being played while I was walking in," Ashby told The Key Play in February. "I could just imagine myself playing there."
Ashby's commitment is an early step to realize his vision of suiting up for the Hokies.
Comments
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.
Please join The Key Players Club to read or post comments.