UVa’s First 2007 Commitment: Woodside LB Jared Detrick

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The University of Virginia landed its first commitment of the 2007 recruiting class today, as Woodside (Newport News, VA) linebacker prospect Jared Detrick pledged to the ‘Hoos. Detrick is an athletic 6-2, 230-pound prospect who will be a four-year starter on the varsity level for head coach Danny Dodson.

“I talked to him earlier today, and he apparently decided to go ahead and commit to Virginia,” Dodson said of Detrick. “He talked about the academic part being important to him, the school being close by and coach London being from the area as things he liked.”

UVa is recruiting Detrick as an inside linebacker. This past season, Detrick started out at linebacker but ended up playing the defensive end position for most of the season. He played well, finishing the season with around 60 tackles. Detrick has excellent athleticism that should translate well to linebacker.

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