Mike London and the Virginia staff are on an absolute tear in the month of June. UVA landed their 6th commitment in two weeks on Tuesday, when New Jersey native Brad Henson committed to the Cavaliers. Henson, a Guard, becomes the 2nd O-Line commitment in as many days, after Jack McDonald made his pledge on Monday. Henson chose Virginia over five other finalists: Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Miami and Wisconsin. Henson held 17 offers total, and is rated a high 3-star prospect by all four major recruiting services. The New Jersey native becomes the 15th member of Virginia's 2013 class.
At 6'5'' 275, Brad Henson is basically the exact same size as fellow UVA commit Jack McDonald. Like McDonald, Henson is slotted to play Guard in Charlottesville. Henson's film shows a player that is strong enough to dominate smaller guys he faces, and athletic enough to handle bigger Defensive Linemen, using excellent footwork. Henson, along with McDonald and Connecticut native Sadiq Olarewaju, make for really nice additions to Virginia's offensive line going forward.
Frankly, I didn't see this commitment coming when it did. Henson seemed pretty open to all of his choices, and Virginia was in a good spot just being among his final group. After several recent visits to SEC schools, Henson wrapped up his commitment in favor of the Cavaliers. Fresh off the commitment of McDonald, and with Olanrewaju already in the fold, Brad Henson's commitment probably wraps up UVA's pursuit of offensive linemen in this cycle. Henson is a really nice get for the Cavaliers. The 2013 class has been really, really solid so far, and may end up being London's most impressive class, top to bottom, so far. Every player in the fold so far, with the exception of Hipolito Corporan, has at least 1 other BCS level offer. If Virginia can land their top two remaining targets, Taquan "Smoke" Mizzell and Wyatt Teller, this class will be a resounding success. With 2014's in-state class looking to be perhaps the Commonwealth's best ever, Virginia's Football recruiting looks to be in a really nice place.
Stay tuned to Streaking the Lawn and SBNation Recruiting for all the latest football and basketball recruiting news, and hit the jump to view Virginia's entire 2013 class.
Virginia Football: 2013 Recruiting Class
Brendan Marshall, Quarterback, Good Counsel (Olney, MD)
6'5'', 210 lbs
Rating: Rivals (3*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, California
Sadiq Olanrewaju, Offensive Tackle, Salisbury School (Salisbury, CT)
6'5'', 260 lbs
Rating: Rivals (3*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, UConn, Rutgers, Temple, West Virginia
Andre Levrone, Wide Receiver, Good Counsel (Olney, MD)
6'1'' 198 lbs
Rating: Rivals (3*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, Auburn, Mississippi State, USC
Tim Harris, Cornerback/Safety, Varina
6'2'' 173 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (4*) 247sports (4*)
Offers: Virginia, California, Ohio State, Michigan, Tennessee, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Syracuse
Zack Jones, Wide Receiver, Oscar Smith
5'11'' 178 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (3*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, Illinois
Micah Kiser, Linebacker, Gilman
6'1'' 215 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (3*) 247sports (4*)
Offers: Virginia, Boston College, Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Stanford, Virginia Tech
Corwin Cutler, Quarterback, Ocean Lakes
6'4'' 180 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (3*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, Marshall, UConn, ECU
Hipolito Corporan, Cornerback, Westside (Houston,TX)
6'1'' 160 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (3*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, Baylor, Tulsa, UTEP
LaChaston Smith, Linebacker, South Iredell (Statesville, NC)
5'11'' 215 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (3*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Minnesota, ECU, Wake Forest
Jack English, Defensive End, St. Christopher's (Richmond, VA)
6'6'' 250 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (NR), 247sports (2*)
Offers: Virginia, Virginia Tech
Keeon Johnson, Wide Receiver, A.L. Brown (Kannapolis, NC)
6'3'' 200 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (3*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, North Carolina, Notre Dame, NC State, Duke, Wake Forest, Minnesota, Miami, ECU
Donta Wilkins, Defensive Tackle, Potomac (Dumfries, VA)
6'3'' 315 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (3*), 247sports (4*)
Offers: Virginia, Penn State, Miami, UNC, Boston College, NC State
Kirk Garner, Cornerback, Good Counsel (Olney, MD)
5'11'' 180 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (4*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, Florida State, Tennessee, Michigan, Maryland, Michigan State, West Virginia, Boston College, Nebraska, Cincinnati, N.C. State, Penn State, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Houston
Jack McDonald, Guard, Boston College High (Dorchester, MA)
6'5'' 275 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (3*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, North Carolina, Boston College, Miami, UConn, Maryland, Duke, UMass
Brad Henson, Guard, Monsignor Donovan (Tom's River, NJ)
6'5'' 275 lbs
Ratings: Rivals (3*), 247sports (3*)
Offers: Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Miami, Penn State, South Carolina, Wisconsin, UConn, Rutgers, Boston College, Maryland, West Virginia, ECU, NC State, Syracuse, Temple, UCF