Three-Star Cornerback Jarvis Lee Decommits From Virginia Football

The IMG cornerback announced that he is reopening his recruitment

Author:
Matt Newton
Publish date:
Aug 21, 2022 5:30 PM EDT

In this story:

IMG cornerback Jarvis Lee decommits from the Virginia football program. — IMG cornerback Jarvis Lee backed off from his commitment to UVA and is reopening his recruitment.
Jarvis Lee/IMG Academy

Virginia football lost one of its verbal commits in the recruiting class of 2023 on Sunday as three-star cornerback Jarvis Lee announced that he is decommitting from UVA and reopening his recruitment.

"I want to thank the entire staff at the University of Virginia for giving me an opportunity," Lee said in a tweet.

Lee initially announced his commitment to Virginia back on June 5th, choosing the Cavaliers over offers from several major programs, including Pittsburgh, Purdue, Iowa State, Washington State, Missouri and a handful of other schools.

Lee had played at Clay High School in Florida but transferred to IMG Academy this year, where he has already begun to impress during preseason. While still verbally committed to Virginia, Lee took an unofficial visit to Florida State in late July, sparking rumors that he could potentially reopen his recruitment. And indeed on Sunday afternoon, the 5'11" cornerback made the announcement that he is decommitting from the Cavaliers.

"Virginia is a good school both with football and academics, and they got good coaches, but I feel like I can go somewhere where - I'm not saying bigger than that - but I feel like I can go anywhere in the country and play," Lee told 247Sports on Sunday.

In addition to Florida State, a few other schools have been in contact with Lee, including Auburn, Miami, North Carolina, and Florida, according to 247Sports. He is rated as the No. 68 cornerback in the class of 2023 and the No. 99 player from the state of Florida.

With Lee's decommitment, Tony Elliott and the Cavaliers are back down to 12 verbal commits in their recruiting class of 2023: