Thomas Stone High School (Waldorf, MD) star Nekos Brown pulled the trigger on a decision today, committing to Virginia Tech over Virginia. Brown, who goes 6-3, 225 pounds, is the seventh player to commit to the Hokies.

“The people were great at Virginia Tech and Blacksburg,” Brown said when asked why he chose the Hokies. “I had a great time this weekend and had a real nice experience. The players and the coaches are real down to earth people. Especially the coaches – they’ve been together for like eight or nine years. They have great stability.”

Brown thought there was a chance he could commit this weekend, but didn’t know for sure. His visit – he, along with his parents and younger brother (a rising junior ILB for Thomas Stone), arrived at Tech on Friday and left today – sealed the deal for the Hokies.

“I came down and I knew it was possible that I would commit,” Brown said. He also had offers from UVa and Akron. “But I had a better time than I expected.”

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