At the start of this season, Virginia Tech fans knew of one player on Fork Union Military Academy’s (VA) postgraduate squad. He is Xavier Burke, a graduate of Brunswick High School (Lawrenceville, VA) who signed a letter of intent with the Hokies in February of 2014. The tight end/defensive line prospect planned to enroll at Tech in the summer of 2014 but fell short on the SAT/ACT, therefore needing a semester of postgraduate work.
This fall, 6’6.5”, 265-pound defensive end/offensive lineman Yosuah Nijman emerged on Virginia Tech’s radar as well.