Tabyus Taylor Commits to Virginia Tech

By: Joe Lanza
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on December 11, 2013, 10:44 AM | 49 comments

More highlights are available on his Hudl: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/1617561/highlights/94591383.

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Marandora's picture Marandora
| 12 years 6 months #

what position will he likely start at?

4VPISU's picture 4VPISU | 12 years 6 months # ^

The Second Coming of Alonzo Tweedy....

Hokieknightfx2's picture Hokieknightfx2 | 12 years 6 months #

How many ****?

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SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
669TH MEMBER OF TKPC
| 12 years 6 months # ^

Not sure...I think he had a monster year this year and was under the radar a little before that so he isn't graded out on rivals/247

NickVT10's picture NickVT10 | 12 years 6 months # ^

He was rated at an 86 by 247 today. It just isn't showing up but is on his timeline

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

HokiesFTW123's picture HokiesFTW123 | 12 years 6 months # ^

3. Ranked 21st in the state by 247.

In Sam Rogers we trust.

VTGuitarMan's picture VTGuitarMan
🎸OG LEG KING 🎸
| 12 years 6 months #

Looks like he's an RB/LB, so my guess is he will play LB with the lack of depth there compared to RB, where we have a crowd. No ranking on 247 or Rivals, that I could see.

http://247sports.com/Player/Tabyus-Taylor-37181

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SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
669TH MEMBER OF TKPC
| 12 years 6 months #

Douche

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
669TH MEMBER OF TKPC
| 12 years 6 months # ^

FYI, the meme is entitled "Clueless UVA fan"

aqua's picture aqua | 12 years 6 months # ^

And yet those guys seem to do better than the 4* guys at uva

Our motto bringing spirit true, that we may ever serve you

vtandy's picture vtandy | 12 years 6 months # ^

Andy Samberg?

804VTHokie's picture 804VTHokie | 12 years 6 months # ^

He's roasting so hard right now!

Baltimore Hokie's picture Baltimore Hokie
| 12 years 6 months # ^

Roasta-far-i! Like a reggae guy!

Reality has a mighty pimp hand.

hokieViRUS's picture hokieViRUS | 12 years 6 months # ^

I like this meme, I'm on my phone but his will be fun to play with.

"Clock management?"

"Still smarter than any Hokie!"

Bigger, Faster, STRONGER...BUILT TO HIT

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
669TH MEMBER OF TKPC
| 12 years 6 months # ^

Thanks Tonkaberlin, here we go:

yo

cds7c's picture cds7c | 12 years 6 months # ^

that dude should brush his tongue.

pajokie's picture pajokie | 12 years 6 months # ^

If Rivals rankings is crucial to UVA recruiting then
its definitely a good thing that he's not.
How many commits does UVA...- IT DOESN'T MATTER!!!!

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2HokiesIn1's picture 2HokiesIn1
PICK 6 BIG SHOOTS
| 12 years 6 months # ^

If he just had a powdered wig and orange/blue argyle pants, he'd be the Hoo to end all Hoos.

Oh wait, that's TimeCop.

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

Marandora's picture Marandora
| 12 years 6 months #

He is not rated on Rivals.

wisec4g's picture wisec4g | 12 years 6 months #

Yesterday I heard VT plans on taking anywhere from 4-6 more recruits in this class. Welcome aboard, Tabyus Taylor!

VT '10--US Citizen; (804) Virginian By Birth; (979) Texan By the Grace of God.

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hokieViRUS's picture hokieViRUS | 12 years 6 months #

Don't matter. Slap a #5 on the kid and let's do this fucking thing.

T.Mobile 2.0. I love this class, and one Nnadi will bring it to a culmination of Sam Rogers proportions.

Welcome to the real Terror Dome.

Bigger, Faster, STRONGER...BUILT TO HIT

HokiesFTW123's picture HokiesFTW123 | 12 years 6 months #

He has gone from 0 stars to 3 stars in 3 months. That's amazing. Welcome to Hokie Nation Tabyus!

In Sam Rogers we trust.

Hokie Wartooth's picture Hokie Wartooth | 12 years 6 months #

Do we have any maroon pants that will effectively hide his thunder?

VTimHokie85's picture VTimHokie85 | 12 years 6 months #

Can you imagine Lou Holtz trying to pronounce his name?

@VTimHokie85

swanny26's picture swanny26 | 12 years 6 months # ^

Holtz makes any name other than John or Bob an adventure!

804VTHokie's picture 804VTHokie | 12 years 6 months # ^

bar1990's picture bar1990
ATLIEN
| 12 years 6 months # ^

*STTTHHHablesstthh (as spit flies everywhere)

reesejenks520's picture reesejenks520 | 12 years 6 months # ^

Lou mushmouth holtz

Shoog's picture Shoog
🤔
| 12 years 6 months # ^

Funny as thit.

VPIhokieME's picture VPIhokieME
'_'
| 12 years 6 months # ^

Funny as thpit

ftfy

Onward and upward

HDubya's picture HDubya | 12 years 6 months #

Supposedly, he was promised he'd get to play RB, even though he's listed as an RB/LB. Our depth in the backfield is about to get stupid crowded. Not trying to sound like a UVa fan, but there will be five 4-star athletes competing for playing time next year at RB (Trey, JC, Joel, Marshawn, DJ). What are this kids chances/Is DJ Reid expected to play LB?

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ryane26vt's picture ryane26vt | 12 years 6 months # ^

I'm holding out hope for six...Shai McKenzie

cds7c's picture cds7c | 12 years 6 months # ^

Taylor is very likely to prep.

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
669TH MEMBER OF TKPC
| 12 years 6 months # ^

I'm sure the coaches told him something like this: "We'll let you start off as a RB and if you prove you're better than what we currently have, then you'll start. Otherwise you can choose between not playing or getting playing time as a linebacker. Your choice."

Egbert's picture Egbert
BEER
| 12 years 6 months #

He's got to be good for VT.

Just check out his initials.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

4VPISU's picture 4VPISU | 12 years 6 months # ^

So are we going to make him TT2 and Tyrod TT1? Like MV2 and MV1?

Egbert's picture Egbert
BEER
| 12 years 6 months # ^

Depends on the number on his back.
If he wears #12, then he'll be TT12.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

arnie3959's picture arnie3959 | 12 years 6 months #

Looks like a good pick up. Love how we are going after big bodied backs.

Hokiebird's picture Hokiebird | 12 years 6 months #

Hope we call him "Fab"yus before its all said and done. Welcome to the fam, Go Hokies!

WeAreVT's picture WeAreVT
| 12 years 6 months # ^

Heads up -- his first name is pronounced "Tobias," as Andy Bitter tweeted earlier today.

Joe Lanza's picture Joe Lanza
PUBLISHER
| 12 years 6 months #

Bitter spoke with his high school coach.

HokieNinja's picture HokieNinja | 12 years 6 months # ^

If he's going to play RB, then it might be better for him to prep since Williams, Reid, and potentially McKenzie and Scott could be in this class.

VT '15

Bruce Smiff 82's picture Bruce Smiff 82 | 12 years 6 months #

I hope the guy becomes a great...but this film is not impressive to me, especially compared to Marshawn or Shai.

"How you doin', Randy?"

HokieNinja's picture HokieNinja | 12 years 6 months # ^

Considering Marshawn and Shai are top 20 RBs in the nation, a lot of backs will look inferior compared to them.

VT '15

804VTHokie's picture 804VTHokie | 12 years 6 months # ^

I'm really excited to have Williams and (hopefully) McKenzie on the team next year, but I don't think they're rated anywhere near top 20 backs, are they? I'm seeing Williams as the #73 RB and Shai as the #53 RB on ESPN. Do other sources have them significantly higher?

swanny26's picture swanny26 | 12 years 6 months # ^

Williams #60 scout, 29 rivals,30 247
Shai #18 scout, 25 rivals, 13 247

Rankings from scout.com, rivals.com and 247sports.com

ryane26vt's picture ryane26vt | 12 years 6 months # ^

#sources

HokieNinja's picture HokieNinja | 12 years 6 months # ^

This is a personal preference, but I happen to trust 247 the most out of any recruiting sites in terms of player evaluation. On 247, Marshawn is ranked as the #14 RB and Shai is ranked #16 so that's where I got the top 20 number from.
If you don't have a particular site that you trust than others, then the 247 composite rankings are pretty solid too. It averages the ratings from all of the major sites (rivals, scout, espn). In that ranking, Shai is #13 and Marshawn is #30 which isn't too off from top 20.

VT '15