Jonathan McLaughlin commits to Virginia Tech

According to JC Shurburtt, National Recruiting Director for 247Sports, offensive lineman Jonathan McLaughlin switched his commitment from ECU to Virginia Tech. Rivals.com rated him as a 3-star offensive tackle. He spent this year prepping at Fork Union. According to Andy Bitter, he'll try to enroll in January. However, if he isn't approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse, he'll return to Fork Union and enroll in June. He's the fourth linemen to join Tech's 2013 class (Braxton Pfaff, Parker Osterloh, Kyle Chung).

Here are his highlights from his senior year in high school (Mauldin, SC).

A few things jumped out at me when I watched his film. He pulled a bunch (from the back side), and handled himself in space. He quickly located the defender and either suffocated them or drove them out of the play. He had active feet in pass protection. He stepped into the bucket, and kept his feet chopping. He put a lot of defenders on their butt. I am sure French will add something more substantial than that.

The Frankinator is out on the trail taking care of business.

Jonathan McLaughlin just told me decision to commit to #VirginiaTech Frank Beamer's in-home was key in his decision, as was location.— J.Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) December 20, 2012

Welcome to HokieNation Jonathan!