Hokie ClubSelected Virginia Tech ahead of:
Alabama, Baylor, Duke, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, South Carolina, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, West Virginia and Wisconsin
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High School: Two-year captain … Varsity letterwinner and two-year team captain at Harrisburg High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) under head coach Calvin Everett … Led Harrisburg to a 13-1 record as a senior and a berth in the PIAA Class 6 state semifinals ... Is a near-4,000-yard career rusher … Recorded two 1,000-yard seasons during his freshman and junior seasons … Tallied 19, 100-yard games with 64 touchdowns, marking an average of 1.5 touchdowns per game during his high school career … Averaged over eight yards per carry during his career and averaged 9.2 in his sophomore season at Trinity High School before transferring to Harrisburg … Lined up at receiver in high school as well, averaged more than 13 yards per catch with six touchdowns and 655 total yards, tallying over 4500 scrimmage yards throughout his high school career … As a junior, ran for 1,214 yards and 21 touchdowns on 7.8 yards per carry spanning 14 contests … Caught 17 passes for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns on 13.8 yards per reception … Registered 81 tackles, 16.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery on defense … Was named the 2024 Gatorade Player of the Year in Pennsylvania and earned MaxPreps All-American honors … Ran for 961 yards and 14 touchdowns on 9.2 yards per carry during 11-game sophomore campaign … Caught 13 passes for 173 yards and 3 touchdowns on 13.3 per grab while adding eight tackles, including 4 TFLs … Finished 14-game freshman season with 1,078 yards and 19 TDs on 7.9 yards per carry with 16 receptions for 200 yards on 12.5 per catch … Also recorded 31 tackles, 3 TFL, and 1 sack … Rated as a four-star running back by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked No. 141 overall on ESPN’s “SportsCenter Next 300” Class of 2026 recruiting board … Ranked as the nation’s No. 13 overall running back by ESPN; No. 17 by 247Sports and Rivals … Ranked as the No. 4 overall recruit from Pennsylvania by ESPN; No. 9 by 247Sports and Rivals … Ranked as the No. 1 overall running back from Pennsylvania by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals ... Became Virginia Tech’s first unanimous four-star running back signee since David Wilson (Class of 2009) ... Became the first top-10 prospect from Pennsylvania to sign with the Hokies since running back Shai McKenzie (Class of 2014).
Personal: Son of Yusef and Nakeshia Mickens ... maintained a 3.6 GPA in the classroom … has volunteered locally at his grandmother’s church, giving out turkeys at Thanksgiving and toys at Christmas. He has also donated his time as a youth football coach and mentor.