The 2019 class is officially on the clock and it’s time for recruiting fans from across the country to start familiarizing themselves with its elite football players. We at Rivals.com are here to help. Over the next two weeks, we will introduce the top five players at each position in the class. Today we take a look at wide receivers.
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The contenders: Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Ohio State, LSU, TCU, Texas A&M, among others
Breakdown: A one-time Oklahoma commit, Wease is one of the top players in the country and has the offer list to match. Depending on the month, a plethora of schools are at the top of Wease’s list, with the Sooners being one of the few constants throughout. Expect the in-state schools to play a major factor as we head into the spring and there to be plenty of twists and turns before Wease finally signs his letter-of-intent.
The contenders: Georgia (committed), Tennessee, Auburn, Oklahoma, Florida, among others
Breakdown: Haselwood has been a fixture on the national recruiting scene since his freshman year and he ended his recruitment pretty early when he pledged the Dawgs in March of 2017. Since then he’s taken several visits, including trips to Auburn and Tennessee in 2018, but hasn’t budged on his commitment to the in-state school. At this point it looks unlikely that Haselwood will end up somewhere else but as long as he continues to take visits, other schools aren’t going to give up on trying to flip him.
The contenders: Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas A&M, among others
Breakdown: Henderson has already made two commitments during his recruitment, first pledging to Oklahoma in early 2017 before backing off that pledge and then committing to Oregon in July before re-opening his recruitment in November. Henderson recently said he’s focused on the Sooners, Tide and Aggies, and has already set his official visit to Norman in April. Will he end up back in the fold with Oklahoma or end up in the SEC with the Tide or Aggies? Only time will tell.
The contenders: Florida, Florida State, Clemson, among others
Breakdown: A one-time Florida commit, Goolsby backed off his pledge from the Gators after Jim McElwain and the school parted ways late in the fall. Since then he’s kept a low profile, with only a few rumblings about the Tigers and ‘Noles coming out of his camp. Odds are this will shape up to be a battle between Florida and Florida State, but Clemson is always a wildcard when it comes to wide receivers from the state of Florida.
The contenders: Georgia (committed), Tennessee, Clemson, Auburn
Breakdown: Blaylock has been committed to Georgia since last summer and despite the best efforts of other programs in the Southeast to get him to visit, he’s remained extremely loyal to the Dawgs. Tennessee recently made a strong push to get him on campus but was rebuffed and it’s hard to see Blaylock ending up anywhere but in Athens.
