A Big Month For Class Of 2017 DE Jake Lawler

Primary recruiter Shane Beamer speaking with Lawler during VT's camp on June 14
Primary recruiter Shane Beamer speaking with Lawler during VT’s camp on June 14

June of 2015 is the month in which Jake Lawler, a 6’2”, 220-pound defensive end prospect out of South Mecklenburg (Charlotte, N.C.), made his big splash on the football recruiting front.

On June 7, Charlotte became the first school to offer the standout rising junior. From there, the next few weeks would be pretty exciting with five ACC schools extending scholarships. The timeline is as follows…

– June 8 – Duke offers
– June 14 – Virginia Tech offers
– June 16 – Wake Forest offers
– June 18 – NC State offers
– June 19 – UNC offers

Showing quickness of the edge as well as tenacity and determination, Lawson was impressive during Virginia Tech’s one-day camp on June 14. During the post-lunch one-on-ones, he had a good idea that he had earned a scholarship offer from the Hokies.

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