A long pursuit paid off when Virginia Tech picked up a commitment from 5-11, 185 pound JUCO wide receiver/cornerback Henri Muphy. Murphy opted for the Hokies over Arkansas while on a visit in Blacksburg. Justin Fuente and Co. have recruited Muphy since their tenure at Memphis.
Blessed to say I have committed to Virginia Tech! #STATEMENT17 pic.twitter.com/LVTgcXKwlO— Henri Murphy (@_hendog10) June 18, 2016
Murphy was originally slated as a class of 2017 prospect, but he informed The Key Play he will enroll at Virginia Tech in July as part of Tech's 2016 class. The East Central Community College standout will have three years to play two in maroon and orange according to ECCC head coach Ken Karcher in a June 7 interview.
The 247Sports Composite rates Murphy as a 3-star prospect.
For more on Murphy, read Alex Koma's interview with Henri and Karcher.
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His film says go long and chuck. Good return man too. Welcome, Henri.
This tweet from Guerry is quite interesting.
Perhaps Murphy is reclassifying to the class of 2016...
Edit: Yes I confirmed with Muphy that he will be enrolling in July.
Sweet! This will help the WR depth a little. He will probably be behind a bit but the more WRs Fuente gets for his offense, the better.
EDIT: And Andy Bitter tweeted out that he has to sit out a year. So it basically like a redshirt season for him. I thought we might have had some extra help this year but alas, no.
Does he have to sit? Being a JUCO transfer, thought he has 3 to play 2.
Apparently he only spent 1 year at community college so he has to sit for the year. Here is Andy's tweet.
https://twitter.com/AndyBitterVT/status/744262794049028096
If he qualified out of HS, does he truly have to sit this year? I think it has to do with transfer credits allowable toward eligibility...I.e. Has to be far enough along as a Soph to qualify
I was just watching this kids film again. Dude was the Gatorade track athlete of the year in high school. Does anyone else think this kid could do some good in the return game? He looks elusive enough and with straight-line speed like he has, he could always be a threat to take one to the house.