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Five-Star: Media Day player updates

2015 Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge Player Updates
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Shawn Robinson
Class of 2017
2017 Rivals100 to watch
Denton, Texas
Guyer
Latest: Robinson plans to visit USC next weekend and he also mentioned plans to camp at LSU, Ole Miss, TCU, Baylor, and Texas. He plans to name his leaders this summer, and he would like to decide before the season or during the 2015 season.
Leaders: TCU, Baylor, and Texas are a few schools to watch but he has not named any leaders.
Dark Horse: Clemson
Quotable: "Best case scenario, (I'd like to commit) probably beginning of the season, mid-season, if not later than that."
DB
Jared Mayden
Class of 2016
Rivals250: 147
Sachse, Texas
Sachse
Latest: Mayden plans to name his top nine on June 24 and make his announcement at the Opening in July. It looks like Ohio State, Alabama, and Michigan will make the cut later this month. He plans to attend the Michigan camp, and visit Florida, Florida State, and Miami, and he's still trying to get to UCLA.
Leaders: He has a top 15 right now, but LSU and Texas A&M are teams to watch at the top of his list.
Dark Horse: Baylor
Quotable: "I have an idea what my top schools will be. I'm just trying to see about a couple of places, but I have a pretty good idea. I have them in my head but I'm not ready to reveal them yet."
ATH
Devin White
Class of 2016
Rivals100: 95
Springhill, La.
North Webster
Latest: White just finished up visits to Alabama, Auburn and LSU. He plans to make a cut in August down to 10 schools before taking all five of his official visits and deciding on National Signing Day.
Leaders: White said Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, Florida State, LSU and Ole Miss are likely to make his cut.
Dark Horse: Tennessee
Quotable: "I'm more comfortable at running back for college because I think I am a bigger back with explosiveness, so I think I am going to stick with running back in college."
DL
Josh Kaindoh
Class of 2017
2017 Rivals100 to watch
Baltimore, Md.
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Latest: Rutgers and North Carolina are among the latest offers for Kaindoh, who is still becoming a known name in recruiting circles. Maryland is also in the mix.
Leaders: Penn State is out to an early and sizable lead.
Dark Horse: Alabama has entered the picture and could be a name to remember.
Quotable: "I'm just taking everything in and I'm still undecided."
DB
Miles Sanders
Class of 2016
Rivals100: 55
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Woodland Hills
Latest: Sanders is committed to Penn State but says he will take some visits. Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech will definitely get visits and there is a possibility Alabama and LSU could get visits as well. He will make his visits official visits after the season.
Leaders: Penn State
Dark Horse: Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech.
Quotable: "Coach (James) Franklin understands where I'm coming from and that I need to go see other places to make sure Penn State is the right place for me. Right now I'm thinking about Penn State, Pitt and Virginia Tech. I'm not sure about Alabama or LSU yet. "
LB
Michael Divinity
Class of 2016
Rivals100: 90
Marrero, La.
John Ehret
Latest: Divinity has a top 15. He plans to visit Florida State this summer, and he has recently visited Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and LSU. He plans to take official visits to Texas A&M and Oregon. He plans to graduate in December and he will make his decision before the week before the Under Armour All-American game.
Leaders: LSU and Texas A&M are teams to watch at the top of his list.
Dark Horse: Arkansas
Quotable: "I'm just going to wait until the end of December right before the Under Armour game to commit."
OL
Matt Farniok
Class of 2016
No. 23 Offensive tackle
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Washington
Latest: Farniok most recently visited California and Stanford. Nebraska is the next school he plans to visit. He will likely trim his list mid- to late-summer and take official visits in the winter.
Leaders: Iowa and Nebraska are the two schools he has the highest comfort level with.
Dark Horse: Iowa State
Quotable: "A lot of schools will bring out the people they sent to the NFL, and I don't get why they wouldn't because it shows the success of your school."
OL
Cesar Ruiz
Class of 2017
2017 Rivals100 to watch
Camden, N.J.
Camden
Latest: Ruiz, an Under Armour All-American, says he is wide open. He wants to visit South Carolina, Alabama, Auburn, Miami and Penn State this offseason. Ruiz says North Carolina is recruiting him the hardest. He talks to a lot of coaches and is building lots of relationships.
Leaders:North Carolina, Alabama and South Carolina
Dark Horse:Auburn
Quotable: "I would say North Carolina is recruiting me hardest but that may be because I just visited there."
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