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Bama picked up a verbal from the #4 WR, Jeudy, last night. He was on Tua Tagovailoa (Bama QB Commit, Elite 11 MPV) 7-on-7 team at the Opening and they had an instant connection. He is also good friends with Calvin Ridley....

Jeudy raves about Tagovailoa

There was a common theme in the 7-on-7 tournament at The Opening — Alabama quarterback commit Tua Tagovailoa connecting with major wide receiver target Jerry Jeudy.
Jeudy is one of Alabama’s top wide receiver targets, and this week was important for the Crimson Tide’s chances with the 4-star receiver because he got to see first-hand how Tagovailoa operates. Jeudy was impressed.
“That’s a great quarterback. He’s a very special quarterback,” Jeudy told SEC Country. “He made good reads all day and he has a great arm. He’s a wonderful kid. Everyone loves him. Every time someone gets mad, he just brings them right back up. He’s always happy.”
Tagovailoa was named the Elite 11 MVP, which is given to the event’s top quarterback. Jeudy is considered to be a strong lean to Alabama at this time even though he declares no public leader. As far as him envisioning the future, Jeudy can see himself catching passes once again from Tagovailoa.
“I can see myself playing with him at the next level, but I can’t say that Alabama is on top right now because all of my schools are equal right now,” Jeudy said. “But Tua is a great quarterback. I see him doing a lot of great stuff in college.”
The nation’s No. 7 wide receiver is planning to take all five official visits before making a decision. Alabama will get one of those visits.
There’s no doubt about it that Tagovailoa’s success helped Alabama’s chances with Jeudy.
“It’s really good knowing Alabama has a good quarterback coming in but I’m still looking for what’s the best fit for me,” Jeudy said.
It would be a surprise if Jeudy ended up anywhere other than Alabama even though Miami, Florida and Tennessee remain in the mix at this point.
 

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Kary Vincent Jr., the No. 22-ranked prospect in the class of 2017, is headed to Baton Rouge.
The nation's No. 2-ranked cornerback committed to LSU on Sunday, over Ohio State, Texas, Florida State and Texas A&M. Vincent's father, Kary Vincent Sr., played wide receiver at Texas A&M.

"I knew LSU was the place my first time on campus. It's very family oriented. I have a great connection with the coaches, and I feel they can help me get to where I need to be," Vincent said. "My parents are just as excited as I am. They love everything about [LSU].
 

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Devan Barrett, who is ranked the No. 5 running back in the country, announced Thursday night he plans to sign with Auburn. Barrett chose Auburn over Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Notre Dame and Florida State, among others.

Rivals ranks Barrett the No. 71 overall player in the class.

Barrett is ranked an athletic on scout and espn. I know the AU coaches are high on the kid and expects him to stay on the offensive side of the ball, but moving to D is not out of the question.
 

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FB/H-back Ben Miles pulls the trigger on his Nebraska offer. Suspected for a while now. Pretty talented kid that can play multiple spots in a Riley offense. NU now has two former NFL player's kids (3rd w/ interest) and now the mad hatters kid.
 

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big recruiting weekend for the Tide grabbing 3 more verbals ... a TE, OT, and CB. not many spots left for the last few remaining targets like Wade, I Wilson, Wills, and M Wilson. Current 2017 top 5 below...Tide star average takes a hit because it includes an unrated kicker and long snapper

RankSchoolTotal5 Stars4 Stars3 StarsAvgPoints
1 Alabama2121443.812609
2 Ohio State16310342312
3 LSU181973.561933
4 Oklahoma1601143.631863
5 Michigan180993.51840
 

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FB/H-back Ben Miles pulls the trigger on his Nebraska offer. Suspected for a while now. Pretty talented kid that can play multiple spots in a Riley offense. NU now has two former NFL player's kids (3rd w/ interest) and now the mad hatters kid.
pretty funny the kid won't be playing for Lesticles :)
 

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Kansas (yes talking Kansas football recruiting) landed a couple of big names from Alabama in last 24 hours

4-star WR Daylon Charlot announced he is transferring from Bama to Kansas. Charlot was way down the depth chart (#6 or #7 WR) as a WR but was in the running to be the Tide's Punt Returner for 2016. He will sit this year and be eligible in 2017. He did not redshirt last year so will have 3 remaining

Another 2017 recruit announced today is Offensive Lineman, Charles Baldwin. He was the #1 JUCO OL this year (rated 5-star) but was dismissed by Bama in May for undisclosed team violation. He will have 2 years of eligibility with Kansas

not sure the connection with Baldwin but the new Kansas coach recruited Charlot while he was WR coach at aTm. It's also been rumored that Charlot is dating a gal in Kansas so between coach relationship, pussy, and no projected playing time it looks like a good decision for him.
 

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Michigan had a pretty good day yesterday at their annual BBQ at the big house event. No commits but put themselves in really good shape with several elite prospects. six 5*'s on campus plus several highly ranked 4*'s.

Isaiah Wilson- #1 OT #5 overall, Michigan is the presumed leader with Bama right there
Darnay Holmes- #15 overall, May be a UCLA and Michigan battle
Donovan Peoples-Jones- #11 overall, Michigan is the presumed leader
Najee Harris- RB #2 overall and Bama commit- Michigan may actually be a threat to flip him. Still a pretty long shot but he enjoyed his visit
Nico Collins- WR #21 overall- named Michigan his leader.
Shawn Wade- CB #16 overall and OSU commit announced that he will take an official to Michigan
 

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Nebraska continues to do work in Florida. This time at the famed Booker T. Washington school that oozes D1 players. DE Guy Thomas committed to the Huskers. Pretty impressive offer list that includes both Alabama schools, LSU, Georgia, Miami, and Florida State, where his brother (former 5 star) plays LB. That's a coup for DL coach John Parrella and DB coach Brian Stewart.
 

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Nebraska continues to do work in Florida. This time at the famed Booker T. Washington school that oozes D1 players. DE Guy Thomas committed to the Huskers. Pretty impressive offer list that includes both Alabama schools, LSU, Georgia, Miami, and Florida State, where his brother (former 5 star) plays LB. That's a coup for DL coach John Parrella and DB coach Brian Stewart.

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Michigan picks up a commit from the #8 SDE, #229 player overall in James Hudson. They are now up to 19 commits in a class that should be somewhere between 28-32 kids. Still several elite prospects in the mix. 10 of the top 50 prospects on rivals have Michigan listed pretty high on their list and i'd say 5 of those guys consider Michigan their favorite right now.
 

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Ohio State adds two 5 star receivers today. Looking at possibly the highest rated class in the history of the 24/7 composite.
 

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Ohio State adds two 5 star receivers today. Looking at possibly the highest rated class in the history of the 24/7 composite.

One has to be Tyjon Lindsey. The writing was on the wall when he decided to keep playing high school ball with Tate Martel.
 

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Rivals' summer update came out today....

Bama's recruits did pretty well. RB Najee Harris moves into #1 overall slot and both OT Leatherwood and WR Jeudy got their 5th star. 5-stars are:

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2017 Prospect Ranking​

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ALLQBRBWRTEOLDEDTLBCBSATH20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018Rivals100Rivals150Rivals250PRESENTED BY


#NamePosLocationStarsHtWtSchool
1Najee HarrisRBAntioch, CA
Antioch Senior
6'2"222Alabama
2Marvin WilsonDTHouston, TX
Episcopal
6'4"320List
3Foster SarellOLGraham, WA
Graham-Kapowsin
6'6"315List
4Baron BrowningLBKennedale, TX
Kennedale
6'3"230List
5Hunter JohnsonQBBrownsburg, IN
Brownsburg
6'3"205Clemson
6Isaiah WilsonOLBrooklyn, NY
Poly Prep
6'6"330List
7Trevon GrimesWRFort Lauderdale, FL
St. Thomas Aquinas
6'4"196Ohio State
8Tyler ShelvinDTLafayette, LA
Notre Dame
6'3"360Louisiana State
9Lamont WadeDBClairton, PA
Clairton
5'9"182List
10Jeffrey OkudahDBGrand Prairie, TX
South Grand Prairie
6'1"190List
11AJ TerrellDBAtlanta, GA
Westlake
6'2"170Clemson
12Cam AkersRBClinton, MS
Clinton
5'11"211List
13D. Peoples-JonesWRDetroit, MI
Cass Tech
6'1"188List
14Josh MyersOLMiamisburg, OH
Miamisburg
6'5"280Ohio State
15Darnay HolmesDBCalabasas, CA
Calabasas
5'11"185List
16Jedrick WillsOLLexington, KY
Lafayette
6'4"316List
17Shaun WadeDBJacksonville, FL
Trinity Christian
6'2"179Ohio State
18Wyatt DavisOLBellflower, CA
St. John Bosco
6'3"328Ohio State
19Davis MillsQBNorcross, GA
Greater Atlanta Christian
6'4"194Stanford
20Alex LeatherwoodOLPensacola, FL
Washington
6'5"298Alabama
21Joseph LewisWRLos Angeles, CA
Augustus Hawkins
6'2"197List
22Jarez ParksDESebastian, FL
Sebastian River
6'5"255List
23Nico CollinsWRPinson, AL
Clay
6'5"193List
24Jaelan PhillipsDERedlands, CA
East Valley
6'5"230UCLA
25Walker LittleOLHouston, TX
Episcopal
6'7"295List
26Jerry JeudyWRDeerfield Beach, FL
Deerfield Beach
6'2"175Alabama
27Josh KaindohDEBradenton, FL
IMG Academy
6'5"241Maryland
28Nate McBrideLBVidalia, GA
Vidalia
6'1"221List
29Tyjon LindseyWRLas Vegas, NV
Bishop Gorman
5'9"175Ohio State
30JaCoby StevensDBMurfreesboro, TN
Oakland
6'2"199Louisiana State
 

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Rich Rod doing some work in Tucson...finally

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RankSchoolTotal5 Stars4 Stars3 StarsAvgPoints
1 Alabama
2141333.952250
2 LSU
2011183.651980
3 Oklahoma
1901443.681965
4 Ohio State
1841134.061845
5 Michigan
1901093.531785
6 Tennessee
2407153.211770
7 Miami (FL)
2006133.251725
8 Notre Dame
170983.531650
9 South Carolina
2006133.251620
10 Arizona
2603202.921575
10 Georgia
1401043.711575
 

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Muschamp out recruiting Smart for now.

No sure that will last for long....................
 

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Muschamp out recruiting Smart for now.

No sure that will last for long....................
Mussy put together an all-star group of recruiters.... but UGA will certainly pass them (right now 6 less commits) by next February.

FSU and Clemson will also be closing very fast so don't expect Arizona or USCe to be in top 10 in the end
 

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gained 5th star:
Sarell, Leatherwood, Jeudy, Akers, Mills


lost 5th star:
Dylan Moses LB
James Robinson WR
Calvin Ashley OT

from Rivals...

The latest Rivals100 Presented by Under Armour for the class of 2017 has been released, and there have been many huge changes. We have five new five-star prospects and three players that lost that coveted fifth star. Additionally, there are numerous moves inside the Rival100 that position many players quite well for a run up the rankings with a strong senior season and all-star performance.

But perhaps most importantly, we have a new No. 1 prospect.

California native Najee Harris, who's the best running back prospect I’ve seen sinceLeonard Fournette and in the discussion with former high school greats like Adrian Peterson, Marshawn Lynch, Bryce Brown, Jonathan Stewart and others, leapfrogs former No. 1 Marvin Wilson, a defensive tackle out of Texas. Washington offensive lineman Foster Sarell, a new five-star, jumps to No. 3, while Texas linebacker Baron Browning also jumps into the top five at No. 4. Clemson quarterback commitmentHunter Johnson slides one spot to No. 5.

Having a running back at No. 1 for the first time since 2009 when Brown finished atop the rankings is impressive given the position being slightly de-valued at the NFL level. Plus, more and more college teams are shying away from relying on one workhorse in the backfield. However, with Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon earning first-round selections two years ago and Ezekiel Elliott being drafted in the top five this past April, it’s clear that the NFL is still looking for elite runners to build around. Couple that with stars like Fournette, Dalvin Cook, Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey dominating headlines last year, the running back is making a comeback despite the pass-happy world of college and NFL football.

However, Harris’ promotion from No. 2 to No. 1 speaks much more to his rare and freakish ability at the position than the re-emergence of the workhorse back the last few years. Wilson, an elite talent, had a great summer winning the Defensive Line MVP Award at both the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge and at The Opening. Still, Harris, an Alabama commitment, was still the unanimous choice for No. 1 overall. That speaks to his elite skill set
 

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