Committed to: Minnesota.

Snelson's commitment to Minnesota was due to a number of factors. It being an

especially deep year at wide receiver in Florida forced a lot of the local

schools to fill up on players they targeted ahead of Snelson. Still, the job

Minnesota did when it came to courting the four-star wideout should not be sold

short, Jerry Kill and company beat out a number of powerful recruiting schools

based in the southeast a beyond. Holding on to Snelson until Signing Day will

take work, but the hard part is done.

- Rob Cassidy, Mid-South analyst

Committed to: Duke.

As a sophomore, Bracey was a man among boys in the private school league in

Virginia. His film was so impressive that he pulled in offers from Florida,

Florida State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee and many of the other

elite teams in the country. Virginia Tech, the Florida schools and Notre Dame

all looked like they were in good position for Bracey. Seemingly out of the

blue, Bracey decided Duke was the place for him, a high academic institution

with a football team that is on the rise.

- Friedman

Committed to: Oregon State.

Thompson has had curveballs in his recruitment for the last few months. After

saying he was definitely playing with fellow four-star Jordan Parker in college

he went and committed to California when Parker picked UCLA. Then he backed off that

pledge and planned a round of official visits. He fell in love with Oregon State

and decided to end his recruitment even though Utah, the up-and-comers in the

Pac-12, along with other top programs were trying to get involved.

- Adam Gorney, National analyst

Committed to: Oregon State.

Wallace has had a bit of a curious recruiting process. He committed to TCU

early. After the two parted ways, he had a top three of Mississippi State,

Texas and LSU through the spring and summer. Then he took his first official

visit to Oregon State and committed shortly after returning to the Lone Star

state.

- Howell

Committed to: USC.

Imatorbhebhe was a prime target for Georgia, but the in-state school got beat

out by the USC, the school that also accepted a transfer from Imatorbhebhe's

older brother Daniel. The recent turmoil in Southern California may give schools

like Georgia and Auburn another shot.

- Woody Wommack, Mid-South analyst

Committed to: Boise State.

It's pretty rare for a four-star prospect from the state of Arkansas to get away

from the Hawgs, let alone the entire SEC. But outside of Vanderbilt, Crockett

never got the attention we think his talent warrants. The Boise State Broncos swooped in to

steal him away from the Commodores and a few other programs.

- Wommack

Committed to: LSU.

It's not easy for any school to go into Florida and pull out a top quarterback.

LSU did just that when they landed Franks, who drew plenty of interest from the

in-state programs. Not only did the Tigers land an early commitment from Franks,

but they have done a tremendous job of retaining his pledge despite a number of

overtures from a handful of other powerhouse programs.

- Cassidy

Committed to: Clemson.

When Kelly was at the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge in June and put on the hats

of teams he was most likely to sign with, there was not a Clemson hat in the

mix. However, within a month he had made a second visit to the school and before

July was out announced his commitment to the Tigers over a finalists list that

included Alabama, Florida State, Georgia and Michigan. Kelly narrowed down a

crowded field of contenders pretty quickly, and having family nearby in Georgia

certainly did not hurt Clemson in this recruitment.

-- Josh Helmholdt, Midwest analyst