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April 2016

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attention, but when you watch film you're looking for the little things: Does he fit? "Ultimately, we're looking for a skill set and how it fits with what we're doing. Do we see potential? That's just as valuable." UVA's 2016 class, in addition to Terrell and Corbett, included nine from the Com- monwealth and most of them were skill position players. The Cavaliers added 6-1, 198-pound Charlotte Court House (Va.) Randolph- Henry playmaker Joe Reed and 6-1, 193-pound Glen Allen (Va.) Atlee prod- uct Cole Blackman, both of them three- star wideouts who committed to Virginia in early June 2014. Also, the Wahoos signed 6-5, 240-pound Centreville (Va.) High defensive end Christian Brooks; 6-3, 227-pound Crozet (Va.) Western Albermarle defensive lineman Osiris Crutchfield; 6-3, 195-pound Spotsylvania (Va.) Courtland defensive back Nick Grant; 6-2, 181-pound Ashburn (Va.) Broad Run defensive back Chris Moore; and 6-3, 245-pound Vienna (Va.) Bishop O'Connell linebacker Landan Word, a UVA legacy. Of that group, Anderson and Friedman agree that Reed was vastly underrated. "You never want to say too much about a kid, but this is a guy we're really, really excited about," Anderson explained. "I think he's got a lot of ability, and I dare to say that, if he had been at a bigger school, maybe he Irvington (N.J.) DePaul Catholic three-star wide receiver Hasise Dubois picked the Cavaliers over a number of schools, in- cluding Ohio State. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM Lithonia (Ga.) Wesleyan safety Jordan Mack, a second-team all-state selection in Georgia, has the size (6-3, 205) and athleticism UVA wants with its safeties. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM

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