Virginia Tech football: Hokies land commitment from 2027 EDGE Xavier Perkins
Hokies win a big recruiting battle.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 31: LaNorris Sellers #16 of the South Carolina Gamecocks is sacked by Emmett Laws #99 and Jaden Keller #24 of the Virginia Tech Hokies during the third quarter at Mercedes Benz Stadium on August 31, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images) | Getty Images Just days before the annual spring game in Lane Stadium, the Virginia Tech Hokies picked up a big-time football commitment. On Tuesday, EDGE Xavier Perkins pledged to the Hokies, saying he was “1,000 committed” to Virginia Tech.
A 6-foot-2, 240-pound pass rusher from C. E. Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina, Perkins chose Virginia Tech over offers from Miami, Duke and Louisville.
Throughout the year it appeared the Hurricanes were the frontrunners to land Perkins, but multiple visits to Blacksburg changed the momentum in favor of the Hokies. Perkins was recently at Virginia Tech, which apparently put the Hokies over the top in his recruitment. 1000% COMMITTED to Virginia Tech University, Let’s Go Hokies!
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