After receiving a commitment from skill position athlete Shawn Payne on Monday, the Virginia Tech football program addressed the offensive line on Tuesday with a pledge from Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) offensive lineman Tyrell Smith .

Like Payne, Smith participated and impressed at Virginia Tech’s June 2 one-day camp.  Neither class of 2014 prospect received an offer the day of the camp, though it didn’t take long for the Hokies to come through in either scenario.

“I actually felt I did pretty well at the camp,” Smith said.  “Coach Grimes kept putting me up against the best guys.  I won all of my one-on-ones, so I did a good job.

“The day of the camp, I spoke with [head coach Frank] Beamer.  He told me I was very high on their list and they still wanted to continue the recruiting process, even though they weren’t going to offer that day.  About a week later, I was down in Miami.  I got a message from Coach Grimes to call him.  I called and they offered.”

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