Around the SEC: Recruiting news and trends
It's time to take a look around at the biggest pick-ups on the recruiting front as well as some of the top recruiting news and notes from around the SEC. Jason Howell details that and more in this week's Around the SEC.
Around the SEC: Recruiting news and trends
With fall camp already started and the red-hot recruiting period of summer coming to an end, SEC teams still have time to make one final preseason pitch to recruits. Jason Howell examines the latest news and trends on the recruiting front
Around the SEC: Recruiting news and trends
With summer camps in full swing around the nation, teams are receiving visits from some of the biggest recruits around the SEC. Jason Howell examines the latest news and trends on the recruiting front.
New Orleans Under Armour Thread
I am headed out to the Under Armour Camp in New Orleans this morning. Texas A&M commitment Major Burns and major target Joel Williams will both be in attendance. As I mentioned yesterday, Houma (LA) Terrebonne 2021 DT Maason Smith will also be putting in work. He already holds an offer from the Aggies and he was the defensive line MVP of last week's Opening Regional in New Orleans.Dallas will be represented by Skyline 2021 standout WR Quaydarius Davis, and I hear Garland Lakeview Centennial 2021 RB Camar Wheaton will be watching. Oh and Mansfield Lake Ridge WR Tameron "Turbo" Derrough is expected. He is short but I look for him to light up this camp. Houma (LA) Terrebonne's Ja'Khi Douglas will also keep defenders on their toes.Other prospect of interest to Texas A&M fans (these guys all hold A&M offers)RB Ashaad Clayton, New Orleans (LA) Warren EastonWR Reginald Johnson, Baton Rouge (LA) Southern LabWR Theodore Knox, Baton Rouge (LA) Southern Lab - 2021DT Kenean Caldwell, Oak Grove (LA)LB Bryson Eason, Memphis (TN) WhitehavenS Kaine Williams, Marerro (LA) John Ehret - 2021LSU has a junior day, but commitments Kris Draine of Spanish Fort (AL), Kayshon Boutte, and CamRon Jackson are expected to be in attendance. A few others I am excited to watchQB Walker Howard, Lafayette St. Thomas More - 2022 - son of former LSU QB Jamie Howard, and a prospect to watchQB Draylen Ellis, Memphis (TN) Kirby - considered by some to be the top QB in TennesseeWR Isaiah Brevard, Southaven (MS) - 2021 - big, young receivverOL Brady Ward, Mobile (AL) St. Pauls - big OL, LSU legacy, holds some big offersDT Josaih Hayes, Horn Lake (MS) - he's one of the top prospects in Mississippi and was very impressive when I saw him this fallDT Fitzgerald West, Lafayette (LA) Lafayette Christian Academy - 2022 - had a big camp last week and picked up his first offer afterward from Colorado.
Around the SEC: Recruiting news and trends
With the halfway point of the 2018 football season fast approaching, recruits are finalizing their decisions and SEC teams continue to recruit around the nation. Jason Howell has all the latest recruiting news from around the SEC.