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Recruiting Country: The latest recruiting news surrounding the Maroon & White
TexAgs Recruiting analyst Ryan Brauninger joined this morning for another edition of Recruiting Country, highlighting the latest news and notes from the recruiting trail, including which prospects A&M is targeting next.
A few DB notes
-Denton Guyer CB Deuce Harmon created quite the stir with his Instagram post in Austin yesterday. There is no doubt the Longhorns have been making a push since offering and when a prospect turns up on a visit anywhere it is certainly something to watch. That said, after talking to a few sources I still feel good about the way this one is trending and where the Aggies stand among his top schools right now. -Virginia Beach 5-star CB Tony Grimes is nearing the announcement of his narrowed list on May 31, and Liucci, Brauny, and I have heard there is a good chance the Aggies make the list. On another note I have been hearing Ohio State and Georgia seem to be fading a bit. They could both still make the list, but it sounds like this one is trending away from both at least at the moment. One school I continue to hear making a big push is North Carolina. -We have mentioned a few guys to keep an eye on at the DB position, Mississippi Gulf Coast CC CB Jadarrius Perkins is a guy who has emerged as a prospect to watch since the Aggies extended an offer a couple of weeks ago, and he plans to narrow his list soon. Coach Rushing has done a great job developing a relationship there even before the Aggies extended the offer and I look for the Aggies to remain in the mix. When I spoke to him after he received his offer, he said he currently plans to make his college commitment in July. I have also begun to hear the Aggies are working their way back into the mix for Fort Smith (AR) Northside CB Dreyden Norwood. He announced a top five of Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Notre Dame and Oklahoma in late April, but in talking to some sources in Arkansas, Texas A&M and Norwood have remained in communication and the Aggies are making up some ground. There's still work to be done here. I would say Arkansas and Oklahoma are the two I'm watching the closest, but the Aggies do not appear to be done just yet.
May Snapshot: Detailing Texas A&M's work on the recruiting trail
Billy Liucci details the Aggies' latest efforts on the recruiting front, including where they sit with several high-priority targets and what to expect from recruits over the next several months with on-campus visits unlikely to return until to the fall.
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Recruiting Country: The latest recruiting news surrounding the Maroon & White
TexAgs Recruiting analyst Ryan Brauninger joined this morning for another edition of Recruiting Country, highlighting the latest news and notes from the recruiting trail, including which prospects A&M is targeting next.
A few afternoon recruiting notes
Denton Guyer CB Deuce Harmon released his top 7 list of Texas A&M, Oregon, Texas, Notre Dame, SMU, USC, and TCU. I continue to hear the Aggies are in good shape here. https://twitter.com/_DeuceHarmon_/status/1258477504542670853?s=20Oregon and Texas both continue to make strong pushes and it sounds like they may be the top competitors. As I said in My Three Things last week I think this one eventually comes down to Texas A&M and Texas and I think the Aggies pull this one out. Coach Rushing and the rest of the staff continue to develop a strong connection with the Harmon family and I think those relationships along with what Texas A&M can offer academically and beyond the football field will go a long way. It also does not hurt having his longtime friend and teammate Eli Stowers already committed. Texas A&M also offered Mississippi Gulf Coast CC CB Jadarrius Perkins yesterday and go ahead and this is a guy I could see the Aggies getting very involved with. He's a December graduate and at 6-2, 190 he is a big physical CB. The Aggies have been recruiting him pretty hard for the past two weeks before the offer was extended, and coach Rushing is leading the Aggies' efforts. Perkins did not indicate he was leaning toward anyone in particular at this time, but there does seem to be legitimately strong interest between both he and Texas A&M. He hopes to make a decision in July. The Aggies hosted Shemar Turner and his family for a virtual meeting this week and after talking to a few sources in DeSoto I'm told Texas A&M remains in a good position and is very much in the thick of things. I was told to expect him to trim his list to a top 5 by the end of May and right now I get the feeling the Aggies would make that list. As for a commitment, he does not have a definite timetable right now, but a decision later in the summer before the start of the season is a possibility. Right now, it sounds like the Aggies continue to position themselves well in his recruitment. Others heavily involved include LSU, Georgia, Oregon, Oklahoma, Texas and Alabama. The Aggies continue to heat up the Northeast and today they extended an offer to Athol Springs (NY) St. Francis 2022 DE Jimmy Scott today. He told me he was excited to receive the news. "I was really shocked and honored," Scott said. "It's truly a blessing to be offered to such a great school in Texas A&M." "What comes to mind is a great program that is in the SEC that has good academics and wins !!" Coach Tyler Santucci is leading the Aggies efforts and Scott said he is excited to start building the relationship. He has been a hot prospect in the northeast. In the last couple of months the 6-foot-3, 250-pound defender has received offers from Minnesota, Pitt, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Boston College, Illinois, Rutgers, and Syracuse.https://www.hudl.com/video/3/10792512/5d8ea17abd75571124fe77a6