Virginia Tech Football Recruiting: James Mitchell Commits to the Hokies

Tech added a wide receiver / tight end to its 2018 recruiting class.

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During a ceremony at his school, James Mitchel opted for Virginia Tech over finalists Duke and Georgia. The Hokies offered the 6-5, 230 pound wide receiver / tight end in March of 2016, and he was pitched to play a similar role in the Hokies' offense as former tight end Bucky Hodges.

"As far as my role, they just told me to watch Bucky," Mitchell told The Key Play in 2016 following a visit for the Boston College game. "They said that was kinda what I could do if I came there, Bucky's role."

And yes, there's compelling photographic evidence of why Tech's coaches might envision him in such a role.

There's also first-hand accounts of his on-the-field production.

The defining play of James Mitchell's high school football career up to this point came last November in a second-round playoff game against the Dan River Wildcats.

His 95-yard touchdown reception with less than three minutes remaining clinched Union's 28-23 victory. The catch-and-run was impressive to say the least.

"Not one, but two defensive backs blanketing him and he still makes the catch and outruns them for the score," said Lee High coach Jeremy Pendergraft, who has seen the touchdown on film. "What could those DBs have done different? Nothing. James just has the ability to make extraordinary plays look routine and that special quality has propelled him into one of those most sought after tight ends in the country."

The 247Sports Composite ranks the Union HS propduct as a 3-star TE and No. 6 player in Virginia. Rivals rates him as a 4-star prospect.

"I loved it, I mean playing in front of those fans every home game, you love that," Mitchell said of his 2016 Lane Stadium visit. "It was a really great experience. Just everybody getting into the game, they've got a great fanbase."

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