Of the 18 players who officially signed with the Virginia football program on Early National Signing Day on Wednesday, a group that included 13 incoming freshmen from the high school class of 2024 and five transfers, a total of 11 of these newest Cavaliers will enroll at UVA in January and participate in spring practice, Tony Elliott confirmed.
Four of the five transfers Virginia has signed thus far will be on Grounds starting in January, including Central Florida offensive lineman Drake Metcalf, Penn defensive back Kendren Smith, Akron defensive back Corey Thomas, and Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Tyree. The assumption is that Harvard tight end Tyler Neville still has to complete academic requirements at Harvard and will come to Virginia in June after he graduates.
Of the 13 freshmen Virginia signed on Wednesday, seven of them will leave high school early and enroll at UVA in January: defensive back Keshawn Adams (Hartford, CT), linebacker Myles Brown (Columbia, SC), wide receiver Kameron Courtney (Manassas, VA), offensive lineman Grant Ellinger (Naperville, IL), defensive end Jewett Hayes (Loveland, OH), athlete Ethan Minter (Chester, VA), and defensive end Chase Morrison (Roswell, GA). That’s a staggering number of early enrollees among freshmen.
