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Virginia football received a verbal commitment on Sunday afternoon from two-star wide receiver Zachariah Burton out of Delaware. The 6’0, 182 lbs. senior picked Virginia over offers from UCONN, Delaware, Temple and others.
I'm an honored and blessed to announce that I am committing to #UVA #HoosRising #HoosRising17 ⚔ ⚔ pic.twitter.com/qFnxwcMZhM
— Zachariah Burton1⃣ (@_Roya1_One) June 12, 2016
About the same time as this announcement, a couple Virginia assistant coaches shared in the excitement.
YEP!!! Another ONE has Chosen!!! #HoosRising17 #302 #PickSix pic.twitter.com/9qBgJQkRhz
— Garett Tujague (@Coach2J) June 12, 2016
UVA football got better today!!! Another one in the family! #HoosOnBoard17
— Justin Anderson (@Coach_JJAnders) June 12, 2016
We’ll keep you posted as we continue this little flurry of football recruiting activities. In the meanwhile, here are highlights from Burton’s junior season.