UVa stands out for LB
Gloucester, Va. linebacker Aaron Taliaferro has received interest from three local Division I schools. The 6-foot-2, 215-pounder with 4.7-second speed has one of them leading for his services.
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"I've gotten letters from Virginia, Virginia Tech and Maryland," he said. "I'd say my favorite right now is Virginia because they are close to home and I really like the school's academics. I plan to major in engineering in college."
Last summer Taliaferro headed up to Charlottesville for a football camp.
"It was real nice and I liked the environment there a lot," he said. "On my trip I got to talk to Al Groh and he seems like a pretty nice coach."
Taliaferro is looking for a few things out of his future school.
"Wherever I go, I want to go there and play college football so that it gives me an opportunity to make it to the pros," he said. "I understand if I can't play as a freshman because of redshirting, but I'd like to play somewhat early."
As a junior, Taliaferro hauled in 65 tackles, 11 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as he was named first team all-district, all-region and defensive MVP at the school.
This summer the linebacker prospect plans to take in camps at Virginia and Virginia Tech.