Diego Pounds Takes First Visit To Virginia Tech

Diego Pounds
Diego Pounds visited Virginia Tech on Sunday. (@chaboiidiego)


Diego Pounds
Offensive Line, Class of 2021
MillBrook High School, Raleigh, NC
6-6, 298

The move from high school football to college football is an adjustment in many ways. As best as he can, Millbrook (NC) three-star offensive lineman Diego Pounds has identified a few areas in which he’ll need to adjust, and he’s preparing himself for that move.

“I’ve been working on speed and stuff, hand placement,” Pounds said. “I know I’ll be faster off the ball. We come off a two-point stance in high school, but in college, they come off three. I’ve been doing footwork drills, just getting bigger and stronger.”

Pounds has seen his interest spike of late. He claims 14 scholarship offers, most recently from Tennessee, Syracuse and Liberty, and has already taken a handful of visits to gain some familiarity with some options. But Pounds likely is months away from any decision.

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