3 Star Ohio Tackle Brady Taylor to the Hokies

It looks like the announcement has been confirmed by multiple sources. 3 star OT prospect Brady Taylor has verbally committed to Virginia Tech. Taylor is a 6'5 276 pound offensive line prospect from Ohio who also had scholarship offers from Kentucky and West Virginia, and there has been rumblings that Ohio State had interest.

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Again, Taylor fits the Jeff Grimes mold for an offensive lineman. He is a legitimate 6'5 270 pounder as a high school junior with an incredibly quick first step. He gets on top of linebackers before they even take a step towards the play. When he arrives, he delivers a sharp blow, which is critical to getting the pads turned to seal the edge on a stretch play. He also finishes blocks with a nasty edge. You don't want to be a defender trailing a play and not be paying attention when Taylor comes into your space. He will make you pay. With his length, I expect him to be a tackle prospect.

From the film, it is difficult to guage what kind of pass blocker Taylor will be, but he has the athletic ability to become a good pass blocker (length and footwork.) He does play with a higher pad level than I feel comfortable with, but that is a pretty typical weakness for big kids coming out of high school.

This now makes five offensive line recruits that have verbally committed in this class to go with Braxton Pfaff, who will not enroll until January due to a shoulder injury. All five 2014 verbal commits fit the Grimes prototype. As we have discussed, the Loeffler/Grimes/Moorehead hires are about 2016. The #FabFive as they are calling themselves are the foundation blocks of that future success.