The University of Virginia football program kept rolling on the football recruiting front Tuesday (January 25), receiving a pledge from St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) center Dawson Alters. The 6’2”, 270-pound Alters becomes the fifth high school senior prospect to commit to UVA in the past five days.

“Champions are forged,” Alter wrote on Twitter. He added, “Coach [Elliott], Coach 2j, and the entire staff have the vision and purpose to make us champions. I’m all in. LETS GOOOO!!!”

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Alters had committed to Vanderbilt as a recruited walk-on. UVA came on strong in the past week, though, offering the standout senior a full scholarship and sending offensive line coach Garett Tujague for an in-person visit. Alters subsequently made an official visit on Grounds this past weekend. Tuesday morning, he announced he was "ending my commitment to Vanderbilt to pursue another opportunity."

The "opportunity" proved to be UVA. He will be able to make it official by signing a letter of intent with the Hoos on Wednesday, February 2, which is the start of the Regular Signing Period for Division 1 football.

247 Sports ranks Alters as a 3-star prospect, the no. 144 interior offensive line prospect in the nation in his class, and the no. 279 overall senior in Florida. The standout center capped off his high school career by earning second-team all-county honors, helping St. Thomas Aquinas to a third straight state title, and playing in the 2022 Under Armour All-American game.

Virginia football now boasts 14 verbal commitments in the 2022 Class, including four offensive line pledges. All four offensive line recruits have committed in the past five days. Cavalier running back signee Xavier Brown indicated in this tweet that another commit could be coming soon, so stay tuned.

Virginia Football Class Of 2022

- Dawson Alters, Offensive Lineman, 6'2", 275 pounds, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL), COMMITTED
Rivals ranking: NR
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 144 interior offensive lineman in the class of 2022; No. 279 overall senior in Florida

- Will Bettridge, Placekicker, 5’11”, 165 pounds, Gulliver Prep (Miami, FL), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star; No. 4 kicker in the class of 2022
247Sports ranking: 2-star; No. 3 kicker in the class of 2022; No 247 prospect in Florida in the class of 2022
Other rankings: 5-star, No. 1 underclass placekicker by Kornblue Kicking; 5-star, No. 7 class of 2022 kicker per Kohl’s Kicking

- McKale Boley, Offensive Lineman, 6'6", 295 pounds, Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS), COMMITTED
Rivals ranking: 2-star
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 69 offensive tackle; No. 25 Mississippi

- Stevie Bracey, Linebacker, 6’1”, 215 pounds, The Lovett School (Atlanta, GA), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 82 linebacker; No. 70 Georgia

- Xavier Brown, Running Back/Athlete, 5’11”, 175 pounds, Lexington Christian (Lexington, KY), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star all-purpose running back; No. 8 Kentucky
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 85 running back; No. 10 Kentucky

- Delaney Crawford, Quarterback, 6'3", 180 pounds, Corona (CA), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: NR
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 99 Quarterback; No. 182 California

- Houston Curry, Offensive Lineman, 6'7", 265 pounds, Hillcrest (Simpsonville, S.C.), COMMITTED
Rivals ranking: 3-star
247 Sports ranking: NR

- Noah DeMeritt, Offensive Lineman, 6'5", 340 pounds, Camden County (Kingsland, GA), COMMITTED
Rivals ranking: 3-star
247Sports ranking: NR

- Karson Gay, Tight End, 6’6”, 225 pounds, Boyd Buchanan (Chattanooga, TN), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star; No. 32 Tennessee
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 32 tight end; No. 16 Tennessee

- Terrell Jones, Defensive Lineman, 6'5", 255 pounds, Hoover (AL), COMMITTED
Rivals ranking: 3-star
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 181 defensive lineman; No. 63 Alabama

- Davis Lane Jr., Quarterback, 6’2”, 195 pounds, Liberty Christian Academy (Lynchburg, VA), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star; No. 40 Virginia
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 56 quarterback; No. 25 Virginia

- Trey McDonald, Linebacker, 6’4”, 225 pounds, Baylor (Chattanooga, TN), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star; No. 39 Tennessee
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 129 linebacker; No. 39 Tennessee

- Dakota Twitty, Wide Receiver, 6’4”, 215 pounds, Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (Mooresboro, N.C.), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star; No. 76 wide receiver; No. 13 North Carolina
247Sports ranking: 4-star; No. 44 wide receiver; No. 9 North Carolina

- Sean Wilson, Wide Receiver, 6’5”, 210 pounds, Canarsie (Brooklyn, N.Y.), SIGNED
Rivals ranking: 3-star
247Sports ranking: 3-star; No. 241 wide receiver; No. 10 New York