Kalen McCain Commits to Virginia Tech

As first reported (tweeted) by Jason Pughe, Virginia Tech received its fifth verbal commitment of the 2014 recruiting cycle, 6'1", 175-pound defensive back Kalen McCain of Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina. According to Rivals.com, McCain had other offers from Georgia Tech, Louisville, and North Carolina State. Virginia Tech has made scholarship offers to two other Hillside juniors: RB Donte Thomas-Williams and WR Trevion Thompson. Both Rivals and 247Sports rank McCain as a 3-star prospect.

Chris Hadersbeck is the defensive backs coach at Hillside.

Big congratulations to 2014 S/DB Kalen McCain @_km27 and his verbal commitment to #VirginiaTech today. Great news for #HHSFootball.— Chris Hadersbeck (@CoachHadersbeck) April 8, 2013

Jason Stamm of Rivals.com spoke to McCain after he committed.

McCain was in attendance for yesterday's junior day and made his decision after thinking it over when he got home.

"My first like was Coach Gray, the DB coach," McCain said. "He talked about playing with a lot of swagger and a lot of confidence and being a big-time player and a leader on the back end of the defense. I liked that, plus the college town atmosphere they have. It's not really big, but they're really big on their football and they support the team."

Listed as a safety, McCain said he's been told by the Virginia Tech staff he'll play cornerback next year.

His highlights are here.

Welcome to HokieNation Kalen!