Scouting Report: Devon Hunter

Picture via @ChesapeakeVArr
Devon Hunter is one of the top recruits Virginia Tech has ever signed. (Picture via @ChesapeakeVArr)

Height: 6-2
Weight: 215
Projected Position: Versatile DB

Rivals: 4-star, #47 player nationally, #4 safety, #2 player in VA
247: 4-star, #45 player nationally, #5 safety, #3 player in VA
ESPN: 4-star, #126 player nationally, #10 safety, #3 player in VA
Scout: 5-star, #7 player nationally, #1 safety

Other Power 5 offers: 25

Devon Hunter was Virginia Tech’s #1 priority for the 2017 class for quite some time, and the entire VT coaching staff put the fullcourt press on him over the past year.  That includes area recruiter Zohn Burden, safeties coach Galen Scott, defensive coordinator Bud Foster and head coach Justin Fuente.  The staff let Hunter introduce Tech’s Battle at Bristol uniforms to the world over the summer, which made it clear that he was no ordinary prospect to them.

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