Harris, Morris, Pappoe and Watson commit ... Who's solid, who's not?
On Tuesday evening, we saw Wanya Morris commit to Tennessee, Owen Pappoe commit to Auburn, Kenyatta Watson II commit to Texas and Kevin Harris commit to Alabama. These are just four recruits that made a decision on the same night, but these are four teammates at Loganville (Ga.) Grayson.
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The Grayson program is one of the best in the country and they have double-digit commitments in the 2019 class.
The four that committed Tuesday all are part of the Rivals250 and each had options from coast to coast. We will put each into a category to show just how strong we feel their commitment is still seven and a half months out from the Early Signing Period in December.
STRONG
The prospect in this group that appears to be the strongest commitment is Watson. The Texas commit does not welcome the attention that comes with being a top recruit and he has been set on the Longhorns for some time now. He may still text message a few coaches and a visit or two to other schools is not ruled out, but at this time, the Longhorns have to feel pretty good about the strength of Watson’s commitment.
WORTH WATCHING
This one had a few late twists, but Harris settled on Alabama a few days before his announcement. A week ago, Miami held the lead and the Hurricanes were the favorite to land Harris. When talking to Harris earlier this week before he went public, he did say all the right things about his decision, but we do not expect Miami to go away and LSU has been in this as well. Alabama does not lose many commits they truly want in Tuscaloosa, so if the Crimson Tide stay on Harris, regardless of what Mark Richt or Ed Orgeron do, he will be a tough pull.
Morris falls into this category too. He could go to the one below or even the one above as well. He admits he is tired of the process and he may only go to Knoxville from here on out, but Auburn is not going to go away. Morris has three official visits remaining, including one to Auburn if he chooses to take it. He was scheduled to take his visit to Auburn last weekend, but he didn’t, and that may be better for Auburn if they can get him on campus in the fall. Tennessee did a great job closing here the last few weeks, but it is hard to see this one being completely over with at this time.
NOT DONE YET
The excitement around Pappoe may die down right now, but we don’t expect him to ride off quietly into the sunset and sign with Auburn without a few visits and rumors circulating.
Pappoe has two official visits remaining and he has told Rivals that he plans to use both. We expect one to go to Auburn, but what about the fifth? Will it go to Georgia? Could Tennessee, the school that finished third and picked up a commitment from his teammate get it?
You can bet Pappoe will spend time on campuses in the next six months that are not located in Auburn (Ala.), so things will not die down here until he puts the pen to the paper. Schools will not give up on Pappoe until they have to and that won’t be until December. You can bet Gus Malzahn and Kirby Smart’s battle here has just begun.
