New Virginia Tech football offer: Cortez Smith
Virginia Tech has offered Lilburn (Ga.) Parkview 2025 offensive lineman Cortez Smith. Here's a quick look at him.
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Smith has been a regular visitor to Georgia, and this Summer most of his visits were more concentrated in the Southeast (including Alabama and Clemson) rather than casting a wider net. The Orange and Maroon will have to work to get him on a campus visit this Fall, and putting up a good showing - and a program on the right trajectory - will be the keys to having staying power in his recruitment.
Game breakdown
Smith is a massive interior offensive lineman with a solid base, and a good understanding of how to use his lower-body strength to create leverage. He has good-not-great feet at this stage, with a decent first step but a tendency to try to root his feet in the ground rather than having active steps to win blocks - speaking to more of a technique and inexperience deficit than anything else. He shows a solid ability to fire his hands inside and work to keep them in control of the opponent, and his natural strength will only continue to pay dividends as he develops.
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