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[QUOTE="CuseLegacy, post: 1741639, member: 469"]
[URL]https://accsports.com/teams/wake-forest/stones-commitment-uva-impacts-wake-recruiting/[/URL]

Wake Forest’s logjam at quarterback is causing the Demon Deacons trouble on the 2017 recruiting trail. Lindell Stone, the nation’s No. 14 pro-style quarterback in the 2017 class according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, is the latest Wake Forest target to commit elsewhere, announcing for Virginia.

Stone follows other Deacon targets who have committed to other programs in April: Tommy DeVito (Syracuse), Tanner Morgan (Western Michigan) and Kasim Hill (Maryland). Local product Hendon Hooker of Greensboro committed to Virginia Tech at the end of March.

The Deacons have put a lot of effort into Taylor Powell of Fayetteville, Arkansas, but his MVP performance at the Nike+ The Opening regional event in New Orleans may bring the interest from more high profile programs he’s looking for.

Powell has offers from Vanderbilt, Illinois, Purdue, San Diego State and Washington State. However, he is hoping for some SEC offers, such as Missouri, Arkansas and Alabama.

That might leave the Deacons looking at a longer-shot QB, perhaps a dual-threat player who could move to another position if he doesn’t work as a quarterback.

Wake Forest currently has junior John Wolford and sophomore Kendall Hinton battling for the starting spot. Redshirt freshman Kyle Kearns was ranked the No. 23 pro-style quarterback coming out of high school, and freshman early enrollee Jamie Newman, who will likely redshirt, was the No. 16 dual-threat quarterback. It’s difficult for a recruit to see an immediate path to playing time.
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