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BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente confirmed six mid-year freshman and another junior college transfer addition to the Hokies on Thursday. Combined with junior college transfer quarterback Jérod Evans, whom Fuente announced on Wednesday, a total of eight incoming football student-athletes are anticipated to enroll at Virginia Tech. The spring semester officially begins Jan. 19.

In addition to Evans, the incoming freshmen are Divine Deablo, a wide receiver from Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Samuel Denmark, a wide receiver from Huger, South Caroina; Joshua Jackson, a quarterback from Ann Arbor, Michigan; Eric Kumah, a wide receiver from Manassas, Virginia; Khalil Ladler, a cornerback from Stone Mountain, Georgia; and Jimmie Taylor, a defensive end from Jacksonville, North Carolina; while the transfer is Demetri Moore, an offensive lineman from Birmingham, Alabama.

“We wanted to add depth and talent at a number of positions on our roster,” Fuente said. “We’re pleased these young men have decided to enroll at Virginia Tech. Our staff will continue working to identify and attract the right kind of student-athletes who fit our program. We appreciate the contributions that Coach Beamer and his staff made with many of these families, and we’ll continue working hard as National Signing Day approaches. I’m excited to get to work with our returning players and our incoming signees this spring.”

Divine Deablo
Wide Receiver • 6-4 • 205
Mount Tabor High School • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Deablo’s Rankings: Rated as a 4-star recruit by ESPN Football Recruiting and a member of the 2016 ESPN Top 300 … Also, ranked as the No. 22 wide receiver in the country and the No. 9 player in the state by ESPN … Scout ranks him the third-best position player in the state.
Other offers included: Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Ohio State, South Carolina and Tennessee

Samuel Denmark
Wide Receiver • 6-0 • 176
Hanahan High School • Hanahan, South Carolina
Denmark’s Rankings: Rated as a 4-star recruit by ESPN Football Recruiting and the No. 6 player in the state … Scout ranks him the third-best wide receiver in the state.
Other offers included: Clemson, North Carolina, Notre Dame, South Carolina and Virginia

Jérod Evans
Quarterback • 6-4 • 220
Trinity Valley CC • Mansfield High School • Mansfield, Texas
Evans’ Rankings: Rated as a 4-star recruit by 247Sports and the fourth-best player in the country, the best player at his position, nationally, and the best player in his state … ESPN Football Recruiting listed him as the third-best player at his position … Scout ranks him a 4-star recruit and the No. 10 player on its JUCO Top 100 list for this year.
Other offers included: Missouri and Texas

Joshua Jackson
Quarterback • 6-1 • 203
Saline High School • Saline, Michigan
Jackson’s Rankings: Rated as a 4-star recruit by ESPN Football Recruiting and a member of the 2016 ESPN Top 300 … Also, ranked as the No. 4 player in the state by ESPN … Scout ranks him the best dual-threat quarterback in the state.
Other offers included: Boston College, Navy, Northwestern, Oregon State, Utah and West Virginia

Eric Kumah
Wide Receiver • 6-2 • 180
Forest Park High School • Woodbridge, Virginia
Kumah’s Rankings: Rated as a 4-star recruit by ESPN Football Recruiting and the No. 8 player in the state.
Other offers included: Kentucky, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Northwestern and Tennessee

Khalil Ladler
Cornerback • 5-11 • 176
IMG Academy • Bradenton, Florida
Ladler’s Rankings: Rated as a 4-star recruit by ESPN Football Recruiting … Scout ranks him the seventh-best cornerback in the state.
Other schools offered: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M

Jimmie Taylor
Defensive End • 6-3 • 220
Southwest High School • Jacksonville, North Carolina
Taylor’s Rankings: Scout ranks him the fourth-best defensive end in the state.
Other schools offered: Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, NC State and Tennessee

Demetri Moore
Offensive lineman • 6-6 • 300
Mississippi Delta Community College • Huffman High School • Birmingham, Alabama
Moore's Rankings: Rated as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports ... Listed as a 3-star prospect by Rivals … A 3-star recruit by ESPN Recruiting.
Other offers included: Auburn, Georgia and Cincinnati

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