Episcopal Academy TE Evan Butts issues verbal declaration to Virginia

Written by: David Mika on Monday, June 24th, 2013. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

On Sunday the 6-foot-4, 227-pound tight end became the second Pennsylvania tight end to commit to an ACC team. Trey Klock out of Lower Dauphin committed to Georgia Tech earlier this month.

According to the Cavalier Inside Evan Butts called Coach Steve Fairchild Saturday evening to tell him he had accepted the offer.

Butts picked Virginia over schools like Bucknell, Boston College, Rutgers and Pittsburgh. Butts had a total of ten offers.

Butts plays tight end and defensive end for his team.

He caught five passes for 132 yards and five touchdowns. He was named 1st Team All-League and All-County.

On defense he had 40 total tackles (23 solo), 9.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries.

He is also a long-snapper and ranked fifth best in the nation.

His team in 2012 were Inter-Ac Champions (10-0).

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