Virginia Scores Commitment From Dallas LB Matt Gahm

UVA Outside Linebackers/Special Teams coach Kelly Poppinga took to Twitter to express his excitement for the University of Virginia football program’s latest commitment.

The player in question is 6’3″, 220-pound Matt Gahm, a rising senior out of Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas. The 2015 District 10-6A Defensive newcomer of the year participated in a Virginia one-day camp last Friday before receiving a tour of the Grounds this past Saturday, which is when he received a scholarship offer from head coach Bronco Mendenhall.

“Honored and excited to say I am committing to the University of Virginia! GO HOOS,” Gahm wrote in this Tweet.

Air Force, Army, New Mexico, Penn, Rice, Richmond and Texas State also offered Gahm, who Pressbox Services credited with 62 total tackles (45 solo), four sacks, two pass breakups and one forced fumble in the 2015 season. He had been hearing from UVA assistant coach Jason Beck since early May.

Virginia now boasts nine commitments in total in the class of 2017. Gahm is the first linebacker commitment in the class. The rest of the class is as follows…

Lindell Stone, QB, Woodberry Forest (VA)
Lamont Atkins, RB, Lake Braddock (Burke, VA)
PK Kier, RB, Millbrook (Winchester, VA)
Tyler Fannin, OL (C), Mill Creek (Hoschton, GA)
Tommy Christ, DL, Dominion (Sterling, VA)
Joey Blount, FS, Landmark Christian (Fairburn, GA)
Zachariah Burton, DB, Penn (New Castle, DE)
Germane Crowell, DB, Carver (Winston-Salem, N.C.)