Virginia Tech Football Recruiting: January 15 Junior Day Social Media Recap

The Hokies hosted a plethora of 757 and North Carolina rising seniors and juniors.

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Virginia Tech hosted a bevy of high schoolers on Sunday at its first junior day event of 2017. The Hokies entertained recruits from the 2018, '19, and even '20 recruiting cycles. There was a blend of talent, those prospects with and without Tech offers, and a pair of Hokies' commits in attendance — Bryce Thompson and DeJuan Ellis.

What's below is a glimpse behind the scenes courtesy of the attendees' Twitter. Expect interviews from Alex to follow in short order.

Keshon Artis holds regional offers from Virginia Tech, Virginia, Rutgers, and Maryland. The 2018 linebacker led Oscar Smith with 108 tackles (16 TFL), and was named to the 2016 All-Tidewater squad.

Quarterback Dakereon Joyner narrowed his list of offers in December to Virginia Tech, N.C. State, South Carolina, and Georgia. The 247Sports composite ranks the Palmetto State product as a 4-star recruit. He earned Gatorade Player of the Year in South Carolina honors last season. He passed for 3,642 yards and 44 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,089 yards and 12 touchdowns. Joyner set a commitment date of Father's Day.

Joyner stayed the night and is expected to visit with Justin Fuente again Monday.

"I really enjoyed it, the experience and I finally got a chance to come up here," Joyner said. "I enjoyed the facilities and I love the city itself. Blacksburg is a nice town."

"It's my kind of offense," he said. "I'm the kind of guy that throws the ball well, run the RPO and spread the ball across the field. Coach Fuente has a great quarterback history. Virginia Tech itself has great quarterback history with Tyrod Taylor and Michael Vick, those six-foot kind of guys."

Virginia Tech QB commit DeJuan Ellis made the trip to Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech had a chance to impress CB/WR De'Von Graves. The 3-star Appomattox County product committed to N.C. State on April 9. The Hokies offered on December 15. Graves was voted the 2A Virginia defensive player of the year.

Sanderson HS (Raleigh, NC) DE Alim McNeill left impressed from Hokies visit.

Defensive lineman Alim McNeill claims Power 5 offers from the Hokies and Boston College. The 247Sports Composite rates the 6-1, 260 pound Sanderson HS (Raleigh, NC) product as a 3-star prospect.

Peyton Winstead, another Raleigh-area prospect (Leesville Road HS), visited. The 6-3, 290 pound offensive lineman has not yet been offered by the Hokies.

The No. 1 prospect in West Virginia, Dante' Stills, checked out the Hokies again. Although, the 4-star DT figures to be a tough pull for Tech. Stills' brother is 2017 WVU commit Darius Stills, and his father Gary played at WVU before nine seasons in the NFL.

2018 Thomas Jefferson HS RB/CB Jalen Jackson seemingly came away impressed from his visit.

Dudley HS (Greensboro, NC) WR Nigel Fitzgerald was among the Tar Heel State prospects in Blacksburg. Fitzgerald played alongside incoming 2017 QB Hendon Hooker, and is in search of his first offer.

"Hendon has talked to me a lot about Virginia Tech," he explained, "and he has introduced me to some of the coaches there. He told me after we won the State Championship, like he has been telling me all year, 'I have to get you to Blacksburg with me.' I've been in contact with Coach Wiles (Charley Wiles), who recruits my area, and he told me that he really liked my size at 6' 5" and that he liked my film. We also discussed me coming to Blacksburg for camp this summer."

A pair of North Carolina running backs with Hokies' offers — Jamal Elliott (4-star, Hillside HS) and Marcus Caldwell (3-star, West Forsyth HS) — seemingly enjoyed their visits.

A pair of 2018 Oscar Smith lineman — 6-5, 297 pound OL James Collins and 6-3, 250 pound DL Kyle Thomas — both visited Tech.

2019 DB Jeremiah Gray had a chance to meet Bud Foster and Terrell Edmunds during his visit. The Ardrey Kell HS (Charlotte, NC) product has offers from BYU, Penn State, and Wake Forest.

2019 Indian River defensive lineman Ben Smiley III made the trip to Blacksburg.

2019 Oscar Smith WR/CB Cam'Ron Kelly "loved" his early look at the Hokies.

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