Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney
The first ever early signing day saw many of the top players in the nation ink their letters of intent in December. There are still however tons of talent out there where teams can make up ground in their recruiting rankings. Signing the best recruiting class is more important in this day in age with true freshman quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Jake Fromm playing in the most critical moments of the college football national championship game earlier this month.
Teams like Florida State are simply trying to crack the top 25 in recruiting while perennial powers like Alabama, Clemson, and Georgia are making pushes for the number one recruiting class. Alabama is going for eight straight number one ranked recruiting classes while Georgia currently sits at number one. Alabama is making strong pushes for Issac Taylor-Stuart, Jacob Copeland, Nicholas Petit-Frere, Patrick Surtain Jr. and Tyson Campbell all of whom are set to visit Tuscaloosa in the next two weekends. Miami is looking to maintain a top five class and sign Andrew Chatfield who was in Coral Gables last weekend but Florida State has been busy on the recruiting trail securing visits for Chatfield, Jamarcus Chatman, Joshua Moore, and Jalen Hall. In this business, last impressions may be just as important as first ones. Maybe more important.
Andrew Cunningham Three Star RB (Cambridge Christian Tampa, FL) 66 offers
Front Runners: Louisville, Indiana
Upcoming Visits: Indiana – January 27th
Tape: https://www.hudl.com/profile/3532614/Andrew-Cunningham
Jamarcus Chatman Three Star DT (Rome, GA) 54 offers
Front Runners: Florida State, Michigan State, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Miami
Upcoming Visits: Florida State – January 19th, Michigan State – January 26th
Tape: https://www.hudl.com/profile/4673194/Jamarcus-Chatman
Joshua Moore Four Star WR (Yoakum, TX) 51 offers
Front Runners: Florida State, Texas A&M, Oregon
Upcoming Visits: Florida State – January 26th, Oregon – February 2nd
Tape: https://www.hudl.com/profile/4164046/Joshua-Moore
Jermaine Eskridge Three Star (Jefferson Tampa, FL) 50 offers
Front Runners: Ohio State, Oregon, Kentucky
Upcoming Visits: None
Tape: https://www.hudl.com/profile/5243092/JERMAINE-ESKRIDGE
Issac Taylor-Stuart Four Star DB (Helix La Mesa, CA) 49 offers
Front Runners: Alabama, Tennessee, USC, Texas A&M
Upcoming Visits: Alabama – January 26th, Tennessee – February 2nd
Tape: http://www.hudl.com/profile/4149868/Isaac-TaylorStuart
Kirby Bennett RB (Lone Star Frisco, TX) 45 offers
Front Runners: UCLA
Upcoming Visits: None
Tape: https://www.hudl.com/profile/4174747/Kirby-Bennett
Tommy Bush Three Star WR (Samuel Clemens Schertz, TX) 44 offers
Front Runners: Ole Miss, Georgia, Michigan State, Texas, Baylor
Upcoming Visits: Ole Miss – January 19th
Tape: https://www.hudl.com/profile/4686666/Tommy-Bush
Jalen Hall Four Star WR (Long Beach Poly, CA) 42 offers
Front Runners: Florida State, Oregon, USC, Nebraska
Upcoming Visits: Florida State – January 19th
Tape: http://www.hudl.com/profile/4355399/Jalen-Hall
Ken Montgomery Jr. Three Star DB (Hillsborough Tampa, FL) 40 offers
Front Runners: Louisville, Mayland, FAU
Upcoming Visits: Maryland – January 26th
Tape: http://www.hudl.com/profile/4687306/Ken-Montgomery-Jr
Mychale Salahuddin Four star RB (Woodson H.D. Washington, DC) 38 offers
Front Runners: Syracuse, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, USC, Maryland
Upcoming Visits: Syracuse – January 19th, Pittsburgh – January 26th
Tape: http://www.hudl.com/profile/4559540/Mychale-Salahuddin
Jashaun Corbin Three Star RB (Rockledge Brevard County, FL) 37 offers
Front Runners: Florida State, Nebraska, Texas A&M
Upcoming Visits: Nebraska – January 19th, Texas A&M – January 26th
Tape: https://www.hudl.com/profile/4481629/Jashaun-Corbin
Leon O’Neal Four Star DB (Cy Springs Cypress, TX) 34 offers
Front Runners: Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Georgia, Clemson
Upcoming Visits: None
Tape: https://www.hudl.com/profile/4436209/Leon-ONeal-Jr
Lawrence Keys III Three Star WR (McDonough 35 New Orleans, LA) 34 offers
Front Runners: Notre Dame, SMU, Auburn, Houston, LSU
Upcoming Visits: Notre Dame – January 19th, SMU – February 2nd
Tape: http://www.hudl.com/profile/5227022/Lawrence-Keys-III
Jacob Copeland Four Star WR (Escambia Pensacola, FL) 33 offers
Front Runners: Alabama, Florida, Texas A&M, Tennessee
Upcoming Visits: Texas A&M January 19th, Alabama – January 26th, Florida – February 2nd
Tape: https://www2.hudl.com/profile/9827660/Jacob-Copeland
Patrick Surtain Jr. Five Star DB (American Heritage Fort Lauderdale, FL) 32 offers
Front Runners: LSU, Alabama, Miami
Upcoming Visits: Alabama – January 19th
Tape: https://www.hudl.com/profile/4267348/Patrick-Surtain-II
Andrew Chatfield Four Star DE (American Heritage Fort Lauderdale, FL) 32 offers
Front Runners: Miami, Florida State, Florida
Upcoming Visits: Florida State – January 19th
Tape: https://www.hudl.com/profile/5279539/Andrew-Chatfield
Nicholas Petit-Frere Five Star OL (Berkley Prep Tampa, FL) 29 offers
Front Runners: Alabama, Florida, Ohio State, Notre Dame
Upcoming Visits: Alabama – January 19th, Florida January 26th, Ohio State February 2nd
Tape: http://www.hudl.com/profile/4082321/Nicholas-PetitFrere
Tyson Campbell Five Star DB (American Heritage Fort Lauderdale, FL) 22 offers
Front Runners: Alabama, Georgia, Miami, Ohio State
Upcoming Visits: Alabama – January 19th
Tape: http://www.hudl.com/profile/4553946/Tyson-Campbell
Our Hotbed Recruiting Rankings displays the average of the major recruiting sites. Here’s how teams currently stand.
2018 Recruiting Rankings
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Texas
- Penn State
- Miami
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Clemson
- Notre Dame
- Auburn
- LSU
- USC
- Washington
- Michigan
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Virginia Tech
- Tennessee
- Florida
- Maryland
- Baylor
- TCU
- Louisville
- NC State
- Michigan State
Sources: 247 Sports, ESPN, Rivals, hudl.com and rankbyoffers.com
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