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Recruiting roundup: Smiley trending down, but another four-star trending up?

The Virginia Cavaliers are sitting pretty with a 2-1 record so far in the 2018 season. But one of the biggest question marks remains the defensive line: how deep is the group, how talented is the top, and who’s waiting in the wings?

This week for the recruiting roundup, we’re leaning into the defensive line outlook for the class of 2019.

Smiley opens things back up

After several weeks of back-and-forth with UVA commit Ja’Quay Hubbard on Twitter—one of several indications Smiley was leaning toward being Charlottesville-bound—this dropped like an ossified turd from an airliner on Monday afternoon.