Drew Birchmeier, an 85 three-star by 247 sports, and an underrated 2 star by Rivals, is the Commodores eighth commitment for 2016. Drew is a 6’4″, 275 defensive end/tight end from Midlothian, Virginia.
Really liked Drew’s film. I know Coach Mason really likes defense, but I also know he really likes offense, and Drew to me, will be a really good dilemma for the staff as he can really play tight end as well as defensive end. He posted 12 tackles for loss last year as a junior and also amassed five sacks. But his pass catching and his blocking really stood out to me just as much if not more so. I’m not saying he’s Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys yet, but he’s a heckuva tight end. He has great hands, makes TD catches and can knock the defensive player senseless. Really like this pickup for Coach Mason and the staff. Almost like Drew better on the offensive side of the ball. He’s an outstanding tight end.
Drew, out of Cosby High in east Central Virginia, picked us over offers from Cornell, Harvard, East Carolina, Marshall, Temple, Old Dominion and Yale. Michigan State, North Carolina and Va. Tech were showing a lot of interest.
Coach Mason and the staff got another good player, and with the three other players I mentioned as potential commits down the road, we’re really recruiting on the defensive line, though personally, I’d like to see Drew be a tight end for us and we could get Criddle, Keeler and Swann for our defensive line. All are very interested.
Like this pickup a lot. Drew is the second player from Virginia to commit to us joining 84, three star wide receiver Donaven Tennyson, who is from Richmond.
