Braylon Johnson
Defensive Back, Class of 2023
Highland Springs, Highland Springs, VA
6-1, 170

It didn’t matter who his dad was or that he himself was a coveted recruit. Whenever Highland Springs (Va.) three-star defensive back Braylon Johnson visited Virginia Tech over the past few months, the football staff told him he didn’t need to wear a nametag. That stuck with him.

“One time, for the spring game, I was walking around after the spring game, I was just walking, chilling,” Johnson said. “I’d been to campus so many times, I didn’t need any assistance. Everybody was asking about me, and I felt like they just cared about me outside of football.”

On July 1, Johnson announced his commitment to the Hokies over South Carolina. The decision to choose Virginia Tech was made last month, when he and his teammates were in Blacksburg for a seven-on-seven tournament. It also came with help from his father, former Hokie defensive back Loren Johnson, though Braylon has long let it be known this was his decision.

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