By Miles Fomby | 8.19.2010

Lavaedeay “Vad” Lee, 6-2, 195, North Carolina quarterback moments ago made his college football decision known. He had this to say about why he chose the Yellow Jackets, “Georgia Tech: great city, great fans, great coaches, great program, and great academics, those are all the main reasons why I chose Georgia Tech. It just has everything you want. It is just a beautiful city.”

“It is good to have great football in a great city with great fans. It is just a good combination. The coaches really impacted my decision. I built a great relationship with all of the coaches. I know almost every coach’s name, first and last. It is just the right fit for me.”

One coach that really stood out to Lee during the recruiting process was his recruiting coordinator at Georgia Tech, Andy McCollum.

“Coach McCollum is my recruiting coordinator. McCollum is a great guy. He just came from North Carolina so he pretty much knows the roots of North Carolina. I had a better relationship with him than any other recruiting coordinator so that was a huge factor. He did a great job recruiting me.”

Lee visited Georgia Tech this past Saturday for a scrimmage. One thing that really stood out to him was the fans chanting, “We want Vad, we want Vad.” If that was not already enough to make him feel comfortable in Atlanta, a great bond with current Tech commitment Jeff Greene was.

“Jeff Greene and I were texting a little before I went down on my visit this past weekend. I actually got to meet him at the scrimmage. He is a great guy. He is a legit 6-6. My nickname for him is “6-6.” If things break down in the game all I have to do is throw it up to big “6-6” and hopefully he can come down and make the play. I am really looking forward to having a great connection with him.”

When asked if he was done with the recruiting process after giving his pledge to Georgia Tech “Vad” had this to say, “I will not take visits, but I do plan to go to some games. I love going to watch great competition.”

“One game I am really looking forward to going to is the Duke and Alabama game. I know that is big for the community in Durham. I just want to see Alabama in person, myself, play Duke. I might go to UNC once throughout the season. I would not necessarily call them visits, but I would still like to be a part of college football on Saturdays.”

Some prospects commit to their college of choice, then relax, and settle back down into everyday life. Vad is doing quite the opposite. He has already been on the phone trying to get some prospects to join him at Georgia Tech. “I have been talking to Dominique Noble and TreMayne McNair a lot since they are North Carolina guys. Those are the people I have been talking to about Tech so far.”

“Once I make this decision and once it gets out, hopefully it can impact a lot of them. We are North Carolina kids so it would be a great opportunity. We also have Airyn Willis who already committed so that is four North Carolina kids on Georgia Tech. It will just be a fun experience going to another state to play football”

Strengths: “One of my strengths is my ability to stay in the pocket and then if it breaks down I can always take off and run. My arm strength is pretty good. Also I can break down a defense and read it to be able to tell what is coming at me. I can see blitzes and get the ball out of my hands.”

Needs work: “I can clean up a little bit of my footwork and my drop backs. I work every day on my footwork. I am just trying to get better at everything I do.”

Redshirt?: “I am really not sure yet. That really plays a hand in what I do when I get there [Georgia Tech.] It just depends on how I do and then the decision will be made then.”

Notes:
Major: Business
DOB: 04/27/93

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