Tony Elliott Makes First Offers for UVA Football

Virginia’s new head coach was active on the recruiting trail and in the transfer portal this week

Matt Newton | Dec 30, 2021

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New Virginia football head coach Tony Elliott made his first round of offers this week, offering a number of players, including high school recruits and players in the transfer portal.

Andres Fox, a senior linebacker at Stanford, announced he had received an offer from Virginia on Twitter on Wednesday night.

Fox appeared in 23 games over the last four seasons. This season, he played in six games and made seven tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.

Elliott has reportedly made three re-offers to high school players who had been previously offered by Bronco Mendenhall. Interestingly, all three of those players are offensive linemen from Tennessee.

Joe Crocker, a 6’6”, 310-pound offensive tackle from Nashville, announced that he had been re-offered by Virginia on Thursday afternoon.

Thankful to be ReOffered by The University Of Virginia @Coach2J @UVAFootball @Coach_TElliott #bigmenlead pic.twitter.com/uixw7CQKqu
— Joe Crocker (@JCrocker78) December 30, 2021

Luke Brown, a 6’5”, 300-pound offensive tackle from Paris, Tennessee, was also re-offered by UVA on Thursday afternoon.

Thankful to be re-offered by the University of Virginia! #GoHoos ⚔️ @Coach2J @Coach_TElliott @UVAFootball @HCPatriotsFB @coachrmuench @counce20 pic.twitter.com/HNi8qOdBDC
— Luke Brown (@Luke_Brown71) December 30, 2021

Cal Grubbs, an interior offensive lineman from Maryville, Tennessee, was re-offered by Virginia on Thursday as well.

Extremely Thankful to be Re-Offered by The Virginia Cavaliers!! #GoHoos23 #BigMenLead #THEStandard 🔶⚔️🔷 @UVAFootball @Coach_TElliott @Coach2J @MHSRebelsFB @Dhunt1414 @MHSStrength @NCEC_Recruiting @CSmithScout @LeverageLineman @SaintsNashville @grimesreginald #SeeUOnJrDay👀 pic.twitter.com/DUlGWZIYuZ
— Cal Grubbs (@CalGrubbs) December 30, 2021

Additionally, Jayson Jenkins, a defensive lineman in the class of 2022 from Trenton, New Jersey, was offered by Virginia on Wednesday night.

Blessed to have received an offer from The University of Virginia! #AGTG pic.twitter.com/MeH5Yrrly5
— Jayson “Jenks” Jenkins (@jaysonjenkins_) December 30, 2021

Jenkins is a top target in the class of 2022, holding offers from Missouri, West Virginia, Florida, and several other major conference programs.

Virginia also offered Terrell Jones, a defensive lineman in the class of 2022 from Hoover, Alabama.

#AG2G Blessed to receive an offer from The University Of Virginia!! @CoachSintim @UVAFootball @RecruitHoover @HooverAthletics @TuTuSmiles @coachcurtis42 pic.twitter.com/b2ZS0Mtp7o
— Terrell “TT” Jones (@TheRusher_TT) December 30, 2021

Finally, UVA offered class of 2023 offensive tackle Ethan Thomason from Fort Collins, Colorado on Thursday.

I am grateful to @Coach2J and @Coach_TElliott to be officially re-offered by the University of Virginia. #BigMenLead #GoHoos @UVAFootball pic.twitter.com/3hVFFmGe3I
— Ethan Thomason (@EthanThomason77) December 30, 2021

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