Commit Fit: Athlete
Sometimes it’s not always the highest-rated prospects that fit the best with the school of their choice. In this series we call Commit Fit, Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell picks five players at each position he thinks fit seamlessly into the schemes at the schools they’ve chosen.
Today we look at the athletes.
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Redd isn’t big by any stretch of the imagination, but he’s one of the fastest players in the 2017 class and we all know that Oregon has used speedsters like Redd well in the past. I can’t imagine Willie Taggart, who had some fast players at USF, will let his speed to go to waste and I expect him to be a special teams star at the very least.
Gibbs could play offense if needed for Georgia but has the ability to play cornerback with some coverage refinement. Worst-case, he could be a rangy safety for them. He’s not Terry Godwin, but he brings a similar versatility to the team and will find a home at one position before long.
White could be the next Darron Lee at Ohio State if the staff develops him the same way. He’s played everything from quarterback to running back to wide receiver to safety to just off the line of scrimmage at times and he learns every position quickly. They will see how he does on defense, but he could be a physical, move-the-chains wide receiver on offense if needed.
Richardson will get his first shot at wide receiver for Kentucky and my guess is he finds a permanent home there. He’s big, has a great frame to continue to fill out and will be a huge target for whatever quarterback develops down the line. An early impact could happen as Mark Stoops has recruited athletic players before and given them early shots to find a home at a specific position with good results.
This is a big, athletic kid who will begin his career at safety and could grow into a linebacker down the line a la S’ua Cravens. He’s not as athletic as Cravens or as special, but something about the way USC finds the best fit for kids especially on defense tells me Pola-Mao is heading to the right open-minded situation.
