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3-star CB Jairo Faverus Chooses West Virginia All The Way From Jolly Old England

Real Deal Neal Brown's arm is indeed long.

The West Virginia Mountaineers picked up their second cornerback commitment in three days with 3-star Jairo Faverus spurning offers from the Penn State Nittany Lions, Minnesota Gophers, and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to follow those Country Roads home to Morgantown.

Much like David Vincent-Okoli before him, the 6'0 180 lb prospect from Bristol, UK earned an on-the-spot offer from Neal Brown and staff following a strong showing at WVU's June 7th recruiting showcase. According to 247Sports' Chris Anderson, Faverus was on campus with PPI Recruits, a group led by Brandon Collier that identifies and trains European athletes to play American football. Faverus is obviously a bit of an unknown, but here's some video of him in action courtesy of Hudl: