Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA) has a talented group of rising seniors led by all-everything wide receiver Justin Hunter. 6-0, 179-pound safety prospect Jon Godfrey has not gained the recruiting recognition to this point, but he certainly is a big part of the team’s success and is starting to generate more interest from college coaches.

As a junior last season, Godfrey earned first-team all-district and second-team all-Tidewater honors for his play at linebacker. He helped Ocean Lakes to an undefeated regular season.

“I’ve got a lot of respect for Jon as a player because of what he has meant to our defense for the past two years,” Ocean Lakes head coach Chris Scott said. “He led us in tackles last year. He competes with those higher recruits year in and year out. I believe he is the best all around player in regards to being around the ball and making plays. He has football savvy. He has an explosion to the ball that’s better than anybody I’ve ever coached. He can tackle, block and catch. In addition to being a leading tackler on defense, he is always the first guy down on special teams.”

According to Coach Scott, Delaware, Duke, East Carolina, Richmond and Virginia Tech have inquired about Godfrey. The standout rising senior accepted an invitation to Virginia Tech’s on Spring Game on Saturday, when he learned about his status with the Hokies.

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