West Virginia football lands recruit commit named SirPaul ‘Jesus in Cleats' Cheeks
SirPaul Cheeks committed to WVU on Tuesday.
Even better, he goes by the nickname "Jesus in Cleats."
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Potential blasphemy aside, that's pretty sweet.
SirPaul is a running back from Chesterfield Varina High School in Virginia.
He's 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds, and his other finalists were Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Pittsburgh and Minnesota.
In his junior season, Cheeks had 1,495 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns to go along with six interceptions.
Cheeks also runs the 100-meter dash, with a personal best of 10.63 seconds.
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