As it turns out, Big Monday just isn’t for college basketball. It’s a fitting term for Virginia football recruiting today.
Terrell Jones, a 6’5”, 255-pound defensive lineman, announced his verbal commitment to UVA Monday morning. 6’6”, 295-pound offensive lineman McKale Boley and 6’5”, 340-pound offensive lineman Noah DeMeritt revealed their commitments to the Hoos Monday evening.
AGTG! 110% committed 🔶⚔️🔷 @Coach2J @UVAFootball @ogwarriorsfb @CoachCausey66 @Mike_Boley59 @Coach_TElliott @recruitgfx see y’all in June!! pic.twitter.com/2tRg5vmopT
— mckale boley (@boley_mckale) January 24, 2022
Boley, a product of Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, picks the Hoos after decommitting from Colorado last November. He also considered scholarship offers from Akron, Florida International, Tulane and others. Being around new UVA head coach Tony Elliott and the new coaching staff during this past weekend’s official visit sealed Boley’s final decision.
“The coaches played a big role in my commitment,” he said. “I loved their energy and passion and I think that they have a great plan for the future.”
An intriguing prospect, Boley, whose father, Michael, played at Southern Miss and in the NFL, only played one season on the offensive line. It was his senior season, and he went on to earn all-area honors and a 247Sports 3-star ranking for his performance at left tackle. He played soccer from age six through his junior year of high school, but football became his main athletic focus beginning his sophomore year.
Hours after Boley announced his commitment, Camden County (Kingsland, GA) senior standout Noah DeMeritt tweeted his pledge.
100% Committed @Coach2J @LUmm55 @coachTElliott @UVAFootball #GoHoos 🔷⚔️🔶 pic.twitter.com/kaiOCDB7Sn
— Noah DeMeritt (@DemerittNoah) January 25, 2022
DeMeritt, who claimed scholarship offers from Georgia Tech and Kentucky ahead of his junior season, is a Rivals.com 3-star prospect and 2021 All-Region 1-7A first-team selection.
Virginia is on a major recruiting roll the past four days, landing four high school senior pledges as well as graduate transfer offensive lineman Mac Hollensteiner. Three of the four high school commits are offensive line recruits, while Jones is projected as a defensive lineman. UVA now boasts 13 recruits in its 2022 Class, nine of whom signed during the Early Signing Period last month.
Virginia Football’s Class Of 2022
– Will Bettridge, Placekicker, 5’11”, 165 pounds, Gulliver Prep (Miami, FL), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star; No. 4 kicker in the class of 2022
247Sports ranking: 2-star; No. 3 kicker in the class of 2022; No 247 prospect in Florida in the class of 2022
Other rankings: 5-star, No. 1 underclass placekicker by Kornblue Kicking; 5-star, No. 7 class of 2022 kicker per Kohl’s Kicking
– McKale Boley, Offensive Lineman, 6’6″, 295 pounds, Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS), COMMITTED
Rivals ranking: 2-star
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 69 offensive tackle; No. 25 Mississippi
– Stevie Bracey, Linebacker, 6’1”, 215 pounds, The Lovett School (Atlanta, GA), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 82 linebacker; No. 70 Georgia
– Xavier Brown, Running Back/Athlete, 5’11”, 175 pounds, Lexington Christian (Lexington, KY), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star all-purpose running back; No. 8 Kentucky
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 85 running back; No. 10 Kentucky
– Delaney Crawford, Quarterback, 6’3″, 180 pounds, Corona (CA), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: NR
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 99 Quarterback; No. 182 California
– Houston Curry, Offensive Lineman, 6’7″, 265 pounds, Hillcrest (Simpsonville, S.C.), COMMITTED
Rivals ranking: 3-star
247 Sports ranking: NR
– Noah DeMeritt, Offensive Lineman, 6’5″, 340 pounds, Camden County (Kingsland, GA), COMMITTED
Rivals ranking: 3-star
247Sports ranking: NR
– Karson Gay, Tight End, 6’6”, 225 pounds, Boyd Buchanan (Chattanooga, TN), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star; No. 32 Tennessee
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 32 tight end; No. 16 Tennessee
– Terrell Jones, Defensive Lineman, 6’5″, 255 pounds, Hoover (AL), COMMITTED
Rivals ranking: 3-star
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 181 defensive lineman; No. 63 Alabama
– Davis Lane Jr., Quarterback, 6’2”, 195 pounds, Liberty Christian Academy (Lynchburg, VA), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star; No. 40 Virginia
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 56 quarterback; No. 25 Virginia
– Trey McDonald, Linebacker, 6’4”, 225 pounds, Baylor (Chattanooga, TN), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star; No. 39 Tennessee
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 129 linebacker; No. 39 Tennessee
– Dakota Twitty, Wide Receiver, 6’4”, 215 pounds, Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (Mooresboro, N.C.), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star; No. 76 wide receiver; No. 13 North Carolina
247Sports ranking: 4-star; No. 44 wide receiver; No. 9 North Carolina
– Sean Wilson, Wide Receiver, 6’5”, 210 pounds, Canarsie (Brooklyn, N.Y.), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 241 wide receiver; No. 10 New York
