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RANKINGS: Listed as the No. 16 pro-style quarterback in the nation and the No. 20 prospect in Ohio by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 19 pro-style quarterback in the country and the No. 15 player in his state by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 271 player in the country and the No. 19 quarterback in the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 36 pocket passing quarterback in the country, the No. 100 player in his region and the No. 42 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation.

THE VITALS: Committed to the Hokies on 12/16/2013 … An Offense-Defense All-America Game selection … Threw for more than 500 yards and rushed for than 500 yards despite battling turf toe part of his senior season … Passed for 887 yards and six touchdowns and ran for 722 yards and seven scores as a junior … Recruited by Scot Loeffler. 

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 15, 1995, in Youngstown, OH … Son of Chris Durkin, Sr., and Doreen Durkin … His stepmom is Rochelle Durkin … Has two younger sisters … Contemplated major is business management. 

WHY HE CHOSE TECH: “When I committed to Michigan State earlier in the year, they needed a guy. They didn’t have a guy. Then Connor Cook stepped in and did his thing and won a Big Ten championship and a Rose Bowl. He’s the guy for the next couple of years. Then Virginia Tech came around, and I thought, ‘Why wait?’ There was a chance for early playing time. They’re in a great conference, and I’d be playing for a coaching legend in Coach Beamer. Just looking at Coach [Scot] Loeffler’s track record, he worked with [Tim] Tebow, [Tom] Brady and Chad Henne. That stuck out with me. He knows what to do with quarterbacks.”