Jaden Keller
ATH, Class of 2021
Tennessee High, Bristol, TN
6-3, 202

For the past three days, Tennessee High (Tenn.) three-star defensive back Jaden Keller has fought off a strep throat infection. But the day had already been set. Keller had already announced Oct. 29 as the day he would announce where he would play college football.

Keller, Rivals.com’s No. 23 player in Tennessee for 2021, followed through on that promise yesterday, when he announced his commitment to Virginia Tech. But there was very little celebration. Keller said he might eat at local favorite Pal’s Sudden Service today as a type of minor celebration. But going forward, he said he’s solid with his decision and of the role he’ll have with the Hokies.

It helped Keller in his decision that he has visited Blacksburg on a game day. His last visit to the campus was last November, for Virginia Tech’s win over North Carolina. But Keller said he also leaned on the relationships he’d built before and since, and said he’s known his decision for a few weeks.

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