3/17/2016 football Edit

RCS Los Angeles: Recruit predictions

Adam Gorney • Rivals.com

National Recruiting Director

FULLERTON, Calif. – The Rivals Camp Series Presented by Under Armour stopped in Southern California last weekend and a number of top prospects in the West were in attendance. Below are early predictions on where 10 of the prospects that participated may land on Signing Day 2017.

Recruiting wrap: Lewis does not say much about the recruiting process and hasn’t laid out a clear idea of where things are headed but Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona, Notre Dame, Nebraska, USC, Oregon and Texas A&M seem to be leading the way at this point. A lot of people think USC is an absolute lock to land his commitment, but that is not the case even though the Trojans are a major player. In the end, though, the guess is that he leaves town to explore new things.

Prediction: Arizona (but nothing will really be known until official visits)

Recruiting wrap: The speedy four-star receiver, who recently transferred from Las Vegas Bishop Gorman to Corona (Calif.) Centennial, recently landed offers from Alabama and Auburn and those two teams along with Texas A&M, Ohio State, USC and Tennessee seem to be standing out early. From all indications at this point, it sounds like the Buckeyes and Aggies are in the best shape with Lindsey, but USC cannot be counted out because the Trojans are coming hard after the local recruit.

Prediction: Ohio State

Recruiting wrap: Major national offers have been streaming in for the four-star defensive lineman, but by the sound of the chatter around his recruitment this will be a contest between USC and UCLA. The Los Angeles High prospect could still look at Notre Dame and some other powerhouses, but it seems like one of the in-town teams will land his pledge. The guess at this point is USC just because he seems to be more involved with that staff early on.

Prediction: USC

Recruiting wrap: This is one of the more difficult predictions to make this early because the four-star offensive tackle is moving to Texas this summer which means his recruitment could go in a million different directions. The Murrieta (Calif.) Vista Murrieta standout seemed to indicate an interest in returning to the West Coast to play college ball, but with Texas, Baylor, Oklahoma and many other Big 12 and SEC schools chasing after him, there’s no telling how this plays out.

Prediction: Texas

Recruiting wrap: USC and UCLA seem to be the early frontrunners for the Las Vegas prospect, but like many others on this list Rogers has not even started narrowing down his long list of schools. With a bunch of Pac-12 and SEC offers available, Rogers could go in a completely different direction. It seems like the Trojans and Bruins have garnered most of his attention up to this point and that playing in Los Angeles is where he’ll end up. As to which school, that’s completely up in the air right now.

Prediction: UCLA

Recruiting wrap: Stanford and UCLA are clearly the top two frontrunners for the four-star who projects as a hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker and this one is really too close to call. The Redlands (Calif.) East Valley star loves the academic and athletic makeup at Stanford and he raves about the benefits of going there. But Phillips said UCLA is his dream school, it’s close and that is definitely pulling him to Westwood. This one is tough and really a close battle.

Prediction: Stanford

Recruiting wrap: Lenoir has rearranged his list numerous times but the four-star cornerback has started to stabilize things and said this past weekend that UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Michigan and Nebraska have captured his attention the most. Those two Big Ten schools are intriguing especially if Lenoir is leaning toward leaving Southern California. If not, the Bruins are in a great situation because Westwood is close to home, Lenoir really likes defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin and his teammate, Rahyme Johnson, is already committed to the Bruins.

Prediction: UCLA

Recruiting wrap: At the Pylon 7v7 in Las Vegas recently, Ah You admitted what many believed for some time – that UCLA had a slight edge in his recruitment at this point. Ah You called UCLA his “dream school” and there’s no question the Bruins look good, but others will definitely have a chance. Stanford and Oregon are also on top of his leaderboard and he’s going to visit Notre Dame this weekend. That could definitely change things even more.

Prediction: UCLA

Recruiting wrap: UCLA seems clearly out in front for Cotton, who said he loves Martin, the Bruins’ defensive backs coach, and he had an excellent unofficial visit to campus. The Northern California prospect is also high on Oregon and it looks like those two teams will battle it out but clearly the Bruins look strongest at this point. Cotton said he wants to take some official trips to see the game-day environments at these schools and if things go well at the Rose Bowl, he could be UCLA’s to lose.

Prediction: UCLA

Recruiting wrap: It is way too early in Redd’s recruitment to make a really educated guess but that recent offer from Oregon definitely seemed to intrigue him. The four-star is looking for an opportunity to use his speed all over the field and when the Ducks’ coaches said he could be utilized like Charles Nelson, well, that stuck out. Cal, UCLA, USC and many others are still in the mix, though, and it’s just way too premature to say anything definite.

Prediction: Oregon