Off and running
Eventhoughwe'relessthanthreeweeksremovedfromNationalSigningDay,there
areseveralprogramsthatarealreadyofftoahotstartwiththe2016
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recruitingclass.Miamidefinitelyleadsthewaywith18commitments
alreadyinthefold,butFloridaStateismakingastrongcasewitha
five-starquarterback,twoRivals100members,twomoreintheRivals250andtwo
otherfour-starsjustoutsidetherankings.Recruitinghasbeenmovingatahot
andheavypaceoutsidethestateofFloridaaswell.
TenTeamsOfftoaFastStart
AuburnClickHeretoviewthisLink.
NateCraig-Myers
TOTALCOMMITS
FIVE-STARS
FOUR-STARS
THREE-STARS
AVG.STARS
5
1
1
3
3.6
Five-stars:WRNateCraig-Myers
Four-stars:ATHStephenDavisJr.
Breakdown:Five-starwidereceiverNateCraig-Myersleadsthe
wayfortheAuburnTigers'earlyfive-memberrecruitingclass.Thenation's
No.1widereceiverandNo.5overallprospectgivestheTigersthetop
offensiveplaymakerinthe2016class.HeisjoinedbyRivals250athleteStephen
Davis,Jr.,whocomesinatNo.103.Three-starprospectsLandonRice,
JalinBuieandQuinnenWilliamsroundouttheclassandadd
somepunchtobothsidesoftheball.
ClemsonClickHeretoviewthisLink.
TOTALCOMMITS
FIVE-STARS
FOUR-STARS
THREE-STARS
AVG.STARS
7
None
5
2
3.71
Five-stars:None
Four-stars:WRT.J.Chase,QBZerrickCooper,
RBTavienFeaster,OLSeanPollard,WRCornellPowell
Breakdown:TheTigersstayedclosetohometograbheadliner
TavienFeaster.TheSpartanburg,S.C.,nativehasestablishedhimselfasoneof
SouthCarolina'sbestandgivestheTigersastrongpresenceoutofthe
backfield.FeasterisjoinedintheRivals100bywidereceiverT.J.Chasefrom
Florida.Theseven-manclassalsoincludesRivals250offensivelinemanScott
Pollard,four-starquarterbackZerrickCooper,andfour-starreceiverCornell
Powell.
FloridaStateClickHeretoviewthisLink.
TOTALCOMMITS
FIVE-STARS
FOUR-STARS
THREE-STARS
AVG.STARS
7
1
6
None
4.14
Five-stars:QBMalikHenry
Four-stars:DEJoshBrown,WRKeithGavin,WR
KeithGavin,TEIsaacNauta,LBEmmettRice,DEJanariusRobinson,DT
CedricWood
Breakdown:FloridaStatemadeastrongrunatthetopofthe
2015teamrankingsandtheSeminolesareofftoastrongstartfor2016.
Five-starquarterbackMalikHenryleadsthewayforaclassthatdoesnot
includeanyonerankedbelowfourstars.DefensiveendJanariusRobinsonand
tightendIsaacNautaarealsointhetop40oftheRivals100.LinebackerEmmett
RiceanddefensivetackleCedricWoodgivetheSeminolestwoRivals250
standouts.ThenjustoutsidetheRivals250arewidereceiverKeithGavinand
defensiveendJoshBrown.
GeorgiaClickHeretoviewthisLink.
TOTALCOMMITS
FIVE-STARS
FOUR-STARS
THREE-STARS
AVG.STARS
5
1
3
1
4
Five-stars:QBJacobEason
Four-stars:OLBenCleveland,RBB.J.Emmons,
DEChaunceyManac
Breakdown:ItishardtotopGeorgia'sstart.Goingto
WashingtonandgrabbingNo.1overallprospectandtopquarterbackJacobEason
wasaboutasgoodasitgets.DefensiveendChanceyManacandoffensiveguard
BenClevelandgivetheBulldogsthreeprospectsinthenation'stop50.
Rivals250runningbackB.J.Emmonsaddsanicepunchtotheoffensivesideof
theballandthree-staroffensivelinemanAaronDowdelladdssomenice
sizeinthetrenches.
LSUClickHeretoviewthisLink.
TOTALCOMMITS
FIVE-STARS
FOUR-STARS
THREE-STARS
AVG.STARS
6
None
5
1
3.83
Five-stars:None
Four-stars:WRDeeAnderson,OL
DonavaughnCampbell,QBFeleipeFranks,TEJamalPettigrew,WR
StephenSullivan
Breakdown:LSUwasabletosecureitsquarterbackearlywhen
Rivals100quarterbackFeleipeFranksfromFloridacommittedinJune.TheTigersalsowent
toTexasandgrabbedRivals100widereceiverDeeAnderson.Therestoftheclass
ishomegrowninLouisiana.Rivals250standoutsDonavaughnCampbell,Stephen
Sullivan,andJamalPettigrewleadthewayandthree-starathleteCliffordChattmancouldendupatseveralspotsonthedefensivesideoftheball.
MiamiClickHeretoviewthisLink.
TOTALCOMMITS
FIVE-STARS
FOUR-STARS
THREE-STARS
AVG.STARS
18
None
5
12
3.11
Five-stars:None
Four-stars:ATHTylerByrd,DEJosephJackson,WRSamBruce,WRDionteMullins,LB
ShaquilleQuarterman
Breakdown:AlGoldenandtheMiamiHurricaneshave
morecommitmentsthananyotherprograminthecountry.All18oftheHurricanes
commitmentsarefromFlorida,withaheavyemphasisbeingplacedontheMiami
area.Rivals100widereceiverSamBruceheadlinestheclassalongwithRivals250
widereceiverDionteMullins.TheCanesdefensewillnotbelackingeither.
DefensiveendJosephJacksonisjoinedintheRivals250bylinebackerShaquille
QuartermanandathleteTylerByrd,whocouldbeusedasaplaymakeronoffenseor
defense.
OleMissClickHeretoviewthisLink.
TOTALCOMMITS
FIVE-STARS
FOUR-STARS
THREE-STARS
AVG.STARS
9
1
4
4
3.67
Five-stars:QBSheaPatterson
Four-stars:TEGabeAngel,RBJustinConnor,
DTBenitoJones,WRDeKaylinMetcalf
Breakdown:TheRebelsareofftooneofthefasteststartsin
thecountrywithanine-manclass.Rivals100widereceiverDeKaylinMetcalf
startedtheclassoffrightbeforehissophomoreseason.TheRebelsreceived
anotherbigboostwhenfive-starquarterbackSheaPattersoncommittedtoOle
MissonTuesday.RunningbackJustinConnoranddefensivetackleBenitoJones
givetheRebelstwomoremembersintheRivals100,andtightendGabeAngeladds
aRivals250presence.TheRebelsalsoholdcommitmentsfromfourthree-star
OhioStateClickprospects.HeretoviewthisLink.
TOTALCOMMITS
FIVE-STARS
FOUR-STARS
THREE-STARS
AVG.STARS
6
1
5
None
4.17
Five-stars:RBKareemWalker
Four-stars:DEJonathonCooper,OLTylerGerald,TEJakeHausmann,TEKierreHawkins,ATH
GeorgeHill
Breakdown:Freshoffanationalchampionshiprun,UrbanMeyer
andtheBuckeyesareofftothebeststartintheBigTen.Five-starrunning
backKareemWalkermadeheadlinesbycommittingtotheBuckeyesathalftimeof
thenationalchampionshipgame.Tightendisaparticularlystrongposition,with
commitmentsalreadyfromRivals100memberJakeHausmannandfour-starKierre
Hawkins.OffensivelinemanTylerGeraldandathleteGeorgeHillgivethe
BuckeyestwomoreRivals250additionsanddefensiveendJonathanCooperadds
anotherfour-startotheclass.
PennStateClickHeretoviewthisLink.
TOTALCOMMITS
FIVE-STARS
FOUR-STARS
THREE-STARS
AVG.STARS
4
None
4
None
4
Five-stars:None.
Four-stars:DBLavertHill,RBMilesSanders,
DEShaneSimmons,QBJakeZembiec
Breakdown:ItisnosurprisetoseeJamesFranklinand
theNittanyLionsofftoanotherquickstart.Rivals100defensiveendShane
Simmonsheadlinestheclass,whileRivals100runningbackMilesSandersgives
PennStateanoffensivepunch.QuarterbackJakeZembiecisastrongpresenceat
quarterbackandthefour-manclassiscurrentlyroundedoutbycornerbackLavert
Hill.
TennesseeClick Here to view this Link.
TOTAL COMMITS
FIVE-STARS
FOUR-STARS
THREE-STARS
AVG. STARS
6
None
4
2
3.67
Five-stars: None
Breakdown: Butch Jones has the Tennessee recruiting machine
running at high speed once again for the 2016 class. Rivals100 quarterback
Austin Kendall headlines the Volunteers' six-man recruiting class. Tight end
Devante Brooks and cornerback Marquill Osborne make an appearance in the
Rivals100, and offensive lineman Ryan Johnson gives the Volunteers a presence in
the Rivals250.
