How does a second coming of Brandon Flowers sound?
With the recruitment and signing of cornerback/kick returner Jayron Hosley, that is what some are saying. The Virginia Tech defense appears to be set at cornerback for another four years.
Hosley, who stands 5'11" and weighs 180 pounds, comes from Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach, Fla., the same high school former Tech cornerback Brandon Flowers attended.
It is no coincidence that both are Hokies.
"Brandon brought (Hosley) up by himself," said Tech defensive backs coach Torrian Gray. "From a personnel standpoint, Brandon was always sharp. He would tell me, 'Coach, you have got to recruit this guy.'"
Flowers told Gray that Hosley is basically a mirror image of himself, except faster.
"That's a heck of a compliment coming from a player like him (Flowers)," Gray said. "If Hosley can be anywhere close to that, we will be more than pleased with him here."
"Brandon and I have similar playing styles," Hosley said. "To hear him comparing me to him at the level he is at, I think that's great."
Tech was late to recruit Hosley, joining the pursuit in January, but it didn't matter. Hosley had been waiting for Tech for a while.
"I wanted a Virginia Tech offer," Hosley said. "If I got an offer from them, that's where I was going. After my visit, it sealed the deal. They showed me around campus and the area. It's a nice campus with the scene. The locker room was nice and the facilities were really good. The coaches were really down to earth and the players were really cool."
On Feb. 6, Hosley finally made his commitment to the Hokies. With spring camps just around the corner, what can the Hokie nation expect from the incoming freshman?
"He's an explosive player," said Santaluces Community's Paul Meunier, who coaches Atlantic's rival football squad. "We were always cognizant of where he was. On special teams we tried to kick away from him because of that explosiveness."
"He has the tools to be very good," Gray said. "He has instinct and play-making ability that will be a real asset to us."
With the Beamerball philosophy of score on offense, defense and special teams, Hosley will fit right in.
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