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Virginia Football Wins Recruiting Battle for Georgia Native DL Sichan John

Matt Newton

Three-star defensive lineman and Georgia native Sichan John committed to Virginia football, choosing the Cavaliers over offers from Georgia, Louisville, Maryland, Boston College, and others.
Three-star defensive lineman and Georgia native Sichan John committed to Virginia football, choosing the Cavaliers over offers from Georgia, Louisville, Maryland, Boston College, and others. / Sichan John/X
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Virginia football landed a massive victory on the recruiting trail on Monday, as three-star defensive lineman and Georgia native Sichan John announced his commitment to UVA, choosing the Cavaliers over offers a handful of major conference programs, including Georgia.

Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs entered the fray for John a few weeks ago, but it was Tony Elliott and the Cavaliers who reeled in the 6'3", 300-pound defensive lineman out of Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula, Georgia after he came to Charlottesville for an official visit over the weekend.

It was the third time John had visited UVA this year, as he took a visit to Grounds shortly after he picked up an offer from the Cavaliers in January, returned for the spring game in April, and then took his official visit and was able to see Virginia's brand new Hardie Football Operations Center this past weekend.

That was enough to lure John away from his other offers, which included Georgia, Maryland, Louisville, Boston College, Tulane, and others. John is a three-star prospect according to 247Sports, which has him ranked as the No. 98 defensive lineman in the class of 2025 and the No. 104 overall player in the state of Georgia, widely known as one of the top football recruiting hotbeds in the country.

Watch Sichan John's football highlights on Hudl here.

Sichan John is the third 2025 recruit to commit to Virginia in the last 24 hours, joining defensive backs Davin Chandler (Berlin, MD) and Montino Williams Jr. (Chesterfield, VA), who both committed to the Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.

Virginia football now has 15 verbal commits in its 2025 recruiting class:

  • ATH Isaiah Robinson (Richmond, VA)
  • QB Cole Geer (Deerfield, MA)
  • OT Jon Adair (Nashville, TN)
  • OL Grayson Reid (Washington, DC)
  • CB Christopher Spence (Virginia Beach, VA)
  • TE Justin Zames (Tampa, FL)
  • LB Isaiah Reese (Exeter, NH)
  • TE Willem Thurber (Deerfield, MA)
  • S Justin Rowe (Asheville, NC)
  • RB Xay Davis (Richmond, VA)
  • QB Bjorn Jurgensen (Orlando, FL)
  • WR Dillon Newton-Short (Chesterfield, VA)
  • S Davin Chandler (Berlin, MD)
  • CB Montino Williams Jr. (Chesterfield, VA)
  • DL Sichan John (Dacula, GA)
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Matt Newton

MATT NEWTON

Managing Editor and Publisher, CavaliersNow Email: mattnewton@virginia.eduTwitter: @mattynewtssWebsite | LinkedIn | Instagram Matt Newton is the managing editor and publisher at CavaliersNow. He has been covering UVA athletics since 2019 and has been the managing editor at CavaliersNow since launching the site in August 2021. Matt covers all things UVA sports, including Virginia basketball and football news and recruiting, former Wahoos in the pros, and coverage of all 23 of the NCAA Division I sports teams at the University of Virginia. A native of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Matt grew up a huge Philadelphia sports fan, but has also been a UVA sports fanatic his entire life thanks to his parents, who are alums of the University of Virginia. Matt followed in his parents' footsteps and attended UVA from 2017-2021, graduating with a degree in Media Studies and a minor in Economics in May of 2021.Â