'10 VA WR E.L. Smiling (Virginia Tech Verbal)

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Wide Receiver
Stafford (VA) Brooke Point

Ht: 6-foot-4
Wt: 185 lbs
Forty: 4.5 secs
Bench max: 250 pounds
Class: 2010 (High School)

Fredericksburg.com - Smiling has recruiters grinning

When you're 6-foot-4, 185 pounds, supremely athletic and have an Olympic silver medalist as a big sister, statistics aren't the deciding factor in football recruiting.

That was the case when Virginia Tech offered a full scholarship to Brooke Point High School junior E.L. Smiling.

"They just don't make 6-4 wideouts that can run and jump everyday," Brooke Point head coach Jeff Berry said.

Smiling caught 24 passes for 391 yards and five touchdowns for the Black-Hawks last season and was the No. 2 target behind Shepherd (W.Va.) University signee Larry Lowe.

But Smiling has the size, speed and gene pool to make for an intriguing prospect. His sister, Sheena Tosta, earned the silver medal in the women's 400 hurdles at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing last summer.

"They like hearing that stuff," Berry said of college recruiters.

Virginia Tech coaches took notice after Berry handed them a highlight film of Smiling earlier this month.

"They're not looking so much at production, but his potential," Berry said. "He has a lot of filling out to do [physically]. He's going to be a big kid, and that's what colleges are looking for."

Smiling is being recruited by Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster, who has had plenty of success at Brooke Point.

Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland also have film on Smiling and those programs could offer a scholarship soon, Berry said.

"He was obviously ecstatic at the offer, but he's seen the process [through teammates], which is beneficial," Berry said. "He's not going to be hasty in his decision."

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