Hokies 2017 LB Target Jaylen Griffin Opens Up His Recruitment

Virginia Tech is in Griffin's top group.

Virginia Tech backer target Jaylen Griffin informed The Key Play on Wednesday he had decommitted from Cal. Griffin, who verbally committed to the Golden Bears on May 27, released a statement later in the day.

"After much discussion with my parents, it seems I may have prematurely made a decision to commit to CAL and thus have decided to decommit," Griffin wrote in a tweet. "I would like to reopen my recruitment to any college that is interested and would have me as a student athlete. I humbly thank Coach Dykes and staff for believing in me and offering such a great opportunity."

The 6-2, 220 pound Rome (Ga.) HS product added he has "high interest" in Boston College, Cal, Colorado State, Louisville and Virginia Tech. Griffin visited Blacksburg over the weekend and came away impressed with the Hokies and head coach Justin Fuente.

"Out of all the colleges, he's really the first head coach to actually sit down and talk to me like that, that was pretty cool to me," Griffin told The Key Play. "He's a very cool, laid-back guy."

Griffin — a 247Sports Composite 3-star prospect — plans to return to Tech with his family on July 23.

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