Chance Fitzgerald
Wide Receiver, Class of 2023
Nolensville, Nolensville, TN
6-3, 184
Virginia Tech got good news on Friday afternoon when Nolensville (TN) wide receiver Chance Fitzgerald made his verbal commitment to the Hokies. Fitzgerald is commitment No. 23 of the 2023 recruiting class and the fifth wide receiver.
Fitzgerald joins Ayden Greene (TN), Marcell Baylor (VA), Takye Heath (VA) and Jonathan Pennix (VA) as wide receiver commitments in the current recruiting class.
He's a late-riser who picked up the majority of his major scholarship offers after his senior season began. Virginia Tech offered on October 11, and that opened the floodgate of Power 5 offers. After the Hokies offered, many followed.
Minnesota (also Oct. 11), Louisville (Oct. 12), Michigan State (Oct. 12), WVU (Oct. 13), Georgia Tech (Oct. 13), Wisconsin (Oct. 17), Iowa (Oct. 17), Oklahoma State (Oct. 17), Michigan (Oct. 20), Syracuse (Oct. 20), Auburn (Oct. 20), Kansas State (Oct. 20), Pitt (Nov. 9), Oklahoma (Dec. 12) and Colorado (Dec. 12) all extended an invitation to Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald is a high 3-star recruit by 247Sports and ranks as the No. 49 wide receiver in the 2023 recruiting class. He's also the No. 11 overall prospect in Tennessee according to 247Sports' composite rankings.
He had over 700 receiving yards as a junior, but his recruitment took off as a senior. He finished the 2022 season with 88 receptions for 1,348 yards and 17 touchdowns. As a result of those numbers, as well as the fact that offers from major programs continued to roll in, it’s possible that Fitzgerald could rise even further in the final rankings.
With his commitment, Virginia Tech now has 14 scholarship wide receivers for 2023 and sits at 89 total scholarships, 47 on the offensive side of the ball.
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