Chris Drager began rooting for Virginia Tech during the Michael Vick era and continued through the Kevin Jones (a former high school star in Pennsylvania) era. He bought Virginia Tech apparel. He was a fan. And, last month, he became a part of the team when he decided to commit to the Hokies.

“After the [senior] camp, me, my brother, my family and my coach just talked a long time about it,” Drager said. “After that, I think we figured out it was probably the best place for me.”

Drager received an offer from Virginia Tech in late May (he called the offer “out of the blue, but I was really excited.”). He had taken a visit to Blacksburg on April 15th, when he took in the Virginia Tech spring game. This experience solidified Tech’s position as one of Drager’s favorites, but there was another school up there as well.

“Them and West Virginia were probably always at the top of my list, even when I didn’t have an offer from them,” Drager said. “When I went down there for the spring game, it just solidified it. I liked it a lot down there.”

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