Norell Pollard Mario Kendricks
Norell Pollard (right) is a Virginia Tech commit. Tech is hoping Mario Kendricks (left) follows suit. (Photo courtesy of @22problemsss)
Norell Pollard Defensive Tackle, Class of 2019 Wekiva High School, Apopka, FL 6-1, 260

Virginia Tech got some good news on Monday night when Wekiva High School (Apopka, FL) defensive tackle Norell Pollard gave the coaching staff his verbal commitment. 

https://twitter.com/rell_honcho/status/1008882175880593409

Pollard is being recruited to play defensive tackle for the Hokies, a position that is very important in the 2019 recruiting class.  He is listed with 16 other Power 5 scholarship offers in the 247Sports database, including Miami, Florida, Louisville, Mississippi State, NC State, and others.

Pollard becomes the ninth commitment of the 2019 class, and the fifth player that is expected to play defense.  He is the first defensive lineman to verbal in this class.

The Hokies want to take two more defensive tackles in this class, and as of now Bishop Sullivan’s Adarious Jones and Kissimmee, FL’s Mario Kendricks are their other two preferred options.  Kendricks is expected to make his decision on June 30, and Virginia Tech is considered to be the favorite.