Jimmy Christ claimed his first scholarship offer back in September of 2017. It was from Bronco Mendenhall, who signed Jimmy’s brother, Tommy, as part of his first full recruiting class as University of Virginia head coach seven months prior.

Thirty-nine other schools – Clemson, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State and Stanford, among others – joined Virginia in offering the now 6’7”, 285-pound Dominion High School (Sterling, VA) rising senior, who Rivals ranks as a 4-star prospect, the no. 3 overall rising senior in Virginia and the no. 22 offensive tackle in the class of 2020.

“I didn’t expect it to blow up the way it did,” the 2018 Class 4 All-State First-Team selection said of his recruitment.

This spring, “I knew I needed to make a decision soon,” Christ said.

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