Another offensive lineman commits to Virginia, amounting to eight new ones

By Jerry Ratcliffe

Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong must be feeling pretty good these days about teammates having his back for the 2022 football season.

The Cavaliers have landed yet another offensive line commitment with possibly more to come.

Blake Steen, a 6-foot-5, 315-pound, 3-star lineman from St. Thomas Aquinas in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., announced via Twitter that he has committed to Virginia over Vanderbilt, Jackson State, New Mexico State, Tennessee State and Mississippi Valley State.

He is the teammate of Dawson Alters, another offensive lineman from St. Thomas Aquinas, who previously committed to UVA’s Class of 2022.

Steen is the sixth high school offensive lineman to commit to the Cavaliers in the past two weeks, along with two transfer portal linemen.

Steen visited Charlottesville this past weekend, was offered and accepted. He made the visit along with his older brother, Tyler Steen, a three-year offensive tackle starter at Vanderbilt, who has entered the transfer portal.

Tyler Steen, who has two years of eligibility remaining, is 6-5, 315.

The two brothers’ father, Daris, played football at LSU and is a retired U.S. Marine. Their grandfather was a Medal of Honor winner from the Vietnam War.