Tight End Devin Pike Commits to Wake Forest

Devin Pike is a tight end out of Elder High School in  Cincinnati, Ohio and is listed at 6'5", 225 pounds. The tight end, who is a consensus 3-star prospect according to 247, flipped his commitment from Louisville to Wake Forest following his official visit to Wake Forest this past weekend (January 24th-26th).  Pike chose Wake Forest over Louisville, Virginia and Minnesota among others.

Credit to Ben Doster of Deacons Illustrated for breaking the news.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Devin Pike is the second 2014 prospect to switch from <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LVille&amp;src=hash">#LVille</a> to <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Wake&amp;src=hash">#Wake</a> in a week. The other was Rashan Shaw.</p>&mdash; Deacons Illustrated (@WakeRivals) <a href="https://twitter.com/WakeRivals/statuses/428640369094295552">January 29, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Pike will utilize his size and be a viable red zone threat for the Deacs. Based on his film, he also appears to be a good run blocker.

To read more about Pike's incoming teammates be sure to check out wide receiver Kameron Uter, as well as quarterbacks Travis Smith and John Wolford.

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Please follow Devin on Twitter and welcome him to the family! Go Deacs!