Jerome Lewis, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound tight end from Bishop Kearney in Rochester, N.Y., has become the eighth football player to commit to Virginia Tech for 2010.

Lewis also had offers from Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Syacuse and East Carolina, according to rivals.com.

Other schools pursuing Lewis were Rutgers, West Virginia, N.C. State and Vanderbilt.

He had 10 receptions for 348 yards on offense as a junior, when he also played defense. He had 56 tackles, including seven sacks, and recovered four fumbles.