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Virginia Football Classes 2006-2012

Virginia Football Classes 2006-2012

We take a look back at our prospect rankings from 2006-2012. Percy Harvin was an easy #1 choice back in 2006! FREE REPORT!

 • Rod Johnson
Ranking the ACC by position

Ranking the ACC by position

Rivals.com analyst Mike Farrell ranks the ACC 2011 recruiting classes by position. Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher boasts the top class in five of th

 • Mike Farrell
Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the ACC

Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the ACC

Florida State made a run at the top spot in the national team recruiting rankings and did finish No. 1 in the ACC after National Signing Day. Karlos W

 • Mike Farrell
Signing Day 2011: The top 25 teams

Signing Day 2011: The top 25 teams

Alabama held on to the top spot by turning linebacker Brent Calloway back to Alabama adding defensive end Jeoffrey Pagan on National Signing Day. We t

 • Chris Nee
Richardson prepares for future

Richardson prepares for future

Clifton Richardson is looking ahead to playing a major role in the Virginia offense.

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 • Justin Rowland
O-D Awards: Conley impressive

O-D Awards: Conley impressive

Dallas (Ga.) North Paulding wide receiver Chris Conley is all over Rivals.com analyst Keith Niebuhr's awards for the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl

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 • Keith Niebuhr
Jones lead West to O-D Bowl win

Jones lead West to O-D Bowl win

Cardale Jones wasn't the most heralded quarterback on the West roster. A week ago, Vad Lee wasn't even on the East roster. At Friday's Offense-Defense

 • Keith Niebuhr
O-D Bowl: Top 10 players

O-D Bowl: Top 10 players

Rivals.com Southeast recruiting analyst Keith Niebuhr has been in South Carolina all week watching players from throughout the country in practice as

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 • Keith Niebuhr
O-D Bowl: Top performers

O-D Bowl: Top performers

League City (Texas) Clear linebacker Trevon Randle was all over the field Wednesday morning at practice for Friday's Offense-Defense All-American Bowl

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 • Keith Niebuhr
Top 10: Most surprising teams so far

Top 10: Most surprising teams so far

Recruits are racing to Washington these days, quite a feat for second-year coach Steve Sarkisian considering the Huskies haven't finished a season wit

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Richardson eyeing the future

Richardson eyeing the future

Newport News (Va.) Menchville tailback Clifton Richardson is one of UVa's top 2011 commits.

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 • Justin Rowland
Richardson firms up  pledge after UR game

Richardson firms up pledge after UR game

Newport News (Va.) Menchville athlete Clifton Richardson attended UVa's season opener over the weekend and CavsCorner caught up with him early this we

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 • Justin Rowland
Video: Richardson gets it done

Video: Richardson gets it done

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 • Dallas Jackson
ATH Richardson talks  Gridiron Kings, Virginia

ATH Richardson talks Gridiron Kings, Virginia

Newport News (Va.) Menchville athlete Clifton Richardson gave a soft verbal commitment to Virginia in March. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound prospect told Cav

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 • Jamie Oakes
Gridiron Kings Tournament gallery

Gridiron Kings Tournament gallery

Check out photos from the second annual Gridiron Kings tournament won by the Southeast squad.

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 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Border Battle: Virginia vs. Maryland/D.C.

Border Battle: Virginia vs. Maryland/D.C.

The state of Virginia has long been considered a hotbed of talent, but the state of Maryland combined with D.C., has kept pace with the Dominion State

 • Mike Farrell
NFL Camp - Offensive Prospects

NFL Camp - Offensive Prospects

Clearly, the best looking prospect at the Peninsula NFL camp was Kecoughtan's <strong>Aaron Matthews</strong> who was my camp MVP. Others that impress

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 • Will Garlick
Checking in on UVa  commit Richardson

Checking in on UVa commit Richardson

Newport News (Va.) Menchville athlete Clifton Richardson committed to Virginia in March. Although it was a soft commitment, the pledge from the four-s

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 • Jamie Oakes
Five-star LBs lead Va., Ala. state rankings

Five-star LBs lead Va., Ala. state rankings

The state of Virginia hasn't boasted a five-star prospect since 2007 when quarterback Tyrod Taylor out of Hampton High School checked in at No. 27 in

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Richardson returns to UVa, sets another visit

Richardson returns to UVa, sets another visit

Newport News (Va.) Menchville athlete Clifton Richardson committed to Virginia back in early March. At the time of his commitment, the 6-foot-1, 200-p

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 • Jamie Oakes
Linebackers steal spotlight at Blacksburg NIKE

Linebackers steal spotlight at Blacksburg NIKE

There were marquee quarterbacks, talented wide receivers, defensive backs and running backs at Saturday's NIKE Training Camp in Blacksburg, Va., but e

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 • Mike Farrell
Rivals250 RB Richardson  talks Virginia visit, future

Rivals250 RB Richardson talks Virginia visit, future

Newport News (Va.) Menchville athlete Clifton Richardson verbally committed to Virginia in March. He immediately qualified his commitment as soft beca

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 • Jamie Oakes
Richardson takes in  UVa practice at ODU

Richardson takes in UVa practice at ODU

Newport News (Va.) Menchville athlete Clifton Richardson gave a soft commitment to the Virginia staff in March. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound playmaker told

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 • Jamie Oakes
Virginia star back lists Terps high

Virginia star back lists Terps high

Maryland assistant coach Tom Brattan has been in the mix with Newport News, Va., running back Clifton Richardson since his sophomore season. In fa

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 • Mark Clem
Best of the best: Top 20 Class of 2011 Football Prospects

Best of the best: Top 20 Class of 2011 Football Prospects

Hermitage linebacker Curtis Grant is our #1 prospect from the state from the Class of 2011, but there is plenty of depth in this class to back him up.

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 • Rod Johnson
UVa RB commit Richardson clears the air

UVa RB commit Richardson clears the air

On Saturday, CavsCorner reported that Virginia had received a verbal commitment from Newport News (Va.) Menchville athlete Clifton Richardson. Later S

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 • Jamie Oakes
Richardson eager to learn more about Vols, new staff

Richardson eager to learn more about Vols, new staff

The state of Virginia has been good to the Tennessee football program over the years. Tennessee dove back into Virginia earlier this month to steal ta

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 • Austin Price
Menchville athlete discusses offers

Menchville athlete discusses offers

With ten offers already in hand, Menchville athlete Clifton Richardson will have a lot of options in front of him as his goes through the recruiting p

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 • Rod Johnson
Virginia is one of 10 offers for Richardson

Virginia is one of 10 offers for Richardson

Newport News (Va.) Menchville athlete Clifton Richardson projects as one of the top players in the state of Virginia's 2011 class. On Saturday, the 6-

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 • Jamie Oakes
Recruits react to Techs big bowl win

Recruits react to Techs big bowl win

Virginia Tech picked up a big win in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Thursday. The victory over SEC foe Tennessee caught the attention of quite a few recruits

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 • Brian Mohr
Video: Clifton Richardson makes plays

Video: Clifton Richardson makes plays

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2011 star ATH takes in first game at Tech

2011 star ATH takes in first game at Tech

Virginia Tech played host to a major prospect with a scholarship in hand from the Hokies on Saturday. Newport News (Va.) Menchville junior athlete Cli

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 • Brian Mohr
2011 standout talking with Cane coaches

2011 standout talking with Cane coaches

This standout 2011 recruit says he's only calling coaches from one school on a regular basis: Miami. So are the Canes in the lead? Find out everything

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 • Gary Ferman
Video Clips: 2011 ATH Clifton Richardson vs. Phoebus

Video Clips: 2011 ATH Clifton Richardson vs. Phoebus

Virginia Tech is in pursuit of 2011 athlete Clifton Richardson out of Newport News (Va.) Menchville. The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder stepped up with a few b

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 • Hokiehaven.com Staff
NC State:  Recruit Reactions

NC State: Recruit Reactions

Several of South Carolina's verbal commitments and top targets watched the Gamecocks' victory over NC State last night, including four-star DB John Fu

 • Chris Clark
Virginia junior claims early offers

Virginia junior claims early offers

Clifton Richardson doesn't have a position; he has several. Notre Dame isn't sure where this 6-foot-1, 195-pound junior from Newport News, Va., projec

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 • Steve Hare
Standout junior grabs offer

Standout junior grabs offer

South Carolina has verbally offered another 2011 player, and this time it's a highly-touted prospect from Virginia. Newport News (VA) Menchville ATH

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 • Chris Clark
In-state offer in for 2011 prospect

In-state offer in for 2011 prospect

Ranked the #5 prospect in the state of Virginia from the Class of 2011, Menchville High School's Clifton Richardson has matched his offer sheet with h

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 • Rod Johnson
Terrell tops Virginias Class of 2011

Terrell tops Virginias Class of 2011

VirginiaPreps.com's Class of 2011 football prospect rankings are now online. Our current top-ranked prospect is Osbourn Park's Dominique Terrell. As a

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Versatile Virginian piling up early offers

Versatile Virginian piling up early offers

Though he's not played one down of his junior season yet, college recruiters have seen enough of versatile athlete Clifton Richardson from Menchville

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 • Rod Johnson
Video Clips: 2011 NUC April

Video Clips: 2011 NUC April

Numerous 2011 prospects participated in the recent NUC combine and camp in Hampton Roads last weekend. Quite a few sophomores participated including a

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 • Brian Mohr
Hampton Roads Combine : The Quarterbacks

Hampton Roads Combine : The Quarterbacks

Was the next great quarterback from the Hampton Roads area at the National Underclassmen Combine held on Saturday? Maybe Ocean Lakes Lafonte Thourogo

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Video: Richardson Dominates

Video: Richardson Dominates

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 • Dallas Jackson
Sixteen to watch from Class of 2011

Sixteen to watch from Class of 2011

Only six months away from the first official offers going out to the Class of 2011 prospects, including Osbourn Park's Dominique Terrell (pictured), V

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 • Rod Johnson
Newport News athlete one of top in Class of 2011

Newport News athlete one of top in Class of 2011

Totaling over 1,400 yards of offense in his two seasons at Menchville High School, Clifton Richardson has established himself as one of the top player

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 • Rod Johnson