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With 60 days left until the Virginia Tech battles Georgia Tech, we turn our attention to one of the numberless Hokies on roster Mr. Marcus Mapp. Mapp is another walk-on that “fights the good fight” and continues to battle in practice. He’s still young as he’s only a redshirt freshman but he’s shown some flashes of ability so far in practice. Still, it’s a little early to predict how he’ll develop over the next few years but he’s certainly a name to remember if he can continue to improve into his senior season.
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The Scoop
Height: 6’4”
Weight: 297 lbs
Position: Left Tackle
Year: R-Freshman
High School: Nandua High School
How Did He Get Here?
Being from Painter, Virginia it’s not hard to see why Mapp didn’t garner many offers. I actually had to Google Map it to figure out where that’s located. My Google search didn’t turn up much in regards to his high school career though so I don’t have much to add here. He did win the district title in shot put, men’s tennis, and played basketball as well. Busy guy!
2011 Season Rewind
Marcus redshirted last season.
2012 Prediction
I really like Mapp as a prospect and I’m intrigued to see how he develops over the next few years. He’s a solid 6’4” with long arms and a good frame. Where he needs to improve is in the weight room though. He’s naturally strong but he needs to continue to work on improving his lifts before he can be trusted to block a half-man, half-beast defensive end for Alabama.
If there’s one walk-on that can make an impact during his stay here at Virginia Tech it’s Mapp. He has a good frame and he has good potential. According to a message board post on Sports Hoopla, he’s a guy that did run a 4.7 40 at one point in high school. Plus, he did play some defensive end at Nandua as well. So, he has the ability he just needs to continue to work hard in the weight room and wait for an opportunity to present itself.
Completely Made Up Fact
When one of his friends asks him if he wants to go to Taco Bell instead of Moes, Marcus is like...
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Do you think Kendall Fuller is going to wait it out until January? He recently said that Virginia Tech and Clemson are neck and neck and that Michigan is behind them. Essentially that is saying that there are two teams, in my opinion. I just do not see him waiting until January with there being two teams on top for him. I really just wish he would go ahead and commit asap. I know it’s been talked about a lot late, but just thought I’d throw that out there.
Also, what is the latest on Wyatt Teller? Things seem to be really quiet on him and was wondering what you think the chances are of us landing him? I think it’s probably less than 25% at this point in time with him visiting UVA so many times, but I have nothing to go on with that.
One last thing…..Why have VT’s recruiting come to, what seems like, a screeching halt? UVA still seems to be recruiting really well and their class is filling up and VT has had no one commit lately, or so it seems. Just wondering if you thought if there was a reason behind this or not?
Fuller could commit this summer. I think he’s had that in the back of his mind but knew he could wait until January if he wasn’t totally sure where he wanted to go. It wouldn’t shock me to see him commit after he visits Clemson on July 20th.
As for Teller, I think he’s going to end up at UVA. He’s not coming to our camp now and there hasn’t been any communication between him and our staff. I think this one’s over.
Recruiting has its ebbs and flows. We had 8 commitments during the spring game and we only have a class that can seat 15. Obviously, there’s only so many spots so you often get dryspells during the year. UVA has a bigger class this year so their going to have more activity during this point in the calendar. We have our biggest camp coming up on the 14th so you’ll see our recruiting momentum pickup again then. Also, I’m pretty sure we’re still in a quiet period, which means you can only have so much contact with a recruit each week.