GLENDORA, Calif. -- It’s our job at Rivals.com to get the information on which schools the nation’s top prospects will end up signing with when the time comes. But sometimes the best clues come from fellow recruits. At this past weekend's Los Angeles stop of the Rivals 3 Stripe Camp Series presented by adidas, we asked fellow prospects where some of the West’s best players will end up and their answers may surprise you.
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The Pick: Washington
Why: “I was thinking Solomon might go to U-Dub. Whenever I look at him I can see him at that school.” –Rivals250 OL Steven Jones, Temecula (Calif.) Chaparral
The Pick: USC
Why: “For (Solomon) I’d have to say USC.” –Rivals100 WR Jalen Hall, Los Angeles (Calif.) Augustus Hawkins
The Pick: Utah or USC
“I’m good friends with Solo. He’s a Polynesian so I would say Utah or USC.” – Rivals250 OC Justin Dedich, Temecula (Calif.) Chaparral
The Pick: USC
Why: “I think he feels comfortable with SC. We’ve been talking at another camp and all the linebackers were all talking about SC.” – Rivals100 LB Raymond Scott, Harbor City (Calif.) Narbonne
The Pick: UCLA or Washington
Why: “I’ve been talking with him, and I think he’s kind of looking more west coast. The last schools we talked about were UCLA and Washington.” Three-star OL Jacob Isaia, Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman
The Pick: Stanford
Why: “It’s hard when you have to choose for someone else when you don’t even know where you’re going yourself, but if I had to choose for Amon-Ra I’d have to say Stanford.” – Hall
The Pick: Stanford
Why: “I see Amon-Ra probably going with his brother to Stanford.” Rivals100 DB Ashari Crosswell, Los Angeles (Calif.) Augustus Hawkins
The Pick: USC, Notre Dame or Stanford
Why: “I feel like it’s out of SC, Notre Dame and Stanford. You know his brothers go to Notre Dame and Stanford and SC is local. You never know, they’re all great schools so wherever he goes will be good for him.” – Three-star ATH Devon Cooley, Buena Park, Calif.
The Pick: USC
Why: “Man, that dude is going to SC. I know he’s going there.” Rivals100 LB Solomon Tuliaupupu, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei
The Pick: USC
Why: “I think he likes USC a lot. I think the program sticks out to him. But I also think that he’s looking to explore and get out and he has brothers at Notre Dame and Stanford so it’s hard to figure out where he’s going to go.” – Three-star TE Isaiah Smalls, Los Angeles (Calif.) Dorsey
The Pick: Undecided
Why: “I think it would be cool if he went to Notre Dame with his brother but I’m pretty sure he’s not going to go. With his brother at Stanford and him wanting to go his own way it’s tough to make a pick.” – Two-star TE TaeVeon Le, Newport Beach (Calif.) Corona Del Mar
The Pick: Utah
Why: “I could see him going to Utah. I feel he gets good vibes from there.” –Rivals250 LB Salua Masina, Salt Lake City (Utah) Brighton
The Pick: Louisville or Utah
Why: “He’s a question mark, he barely talks about what his offers are. We talked about Louisville as one of his offers or staying in the state of Utah, so one of those schools.” – Isaia
The Pick: UCLA
Why: “He has above 20 offers so I’m not really sure. He went on a visit to UCLA yesterday and I saw it and it looked like he really liked it.” – Rivals250 OL Hunter Lotulelei, Salt Lake City (Utah) Highland
The Pick: Stanford or USC
Why: “I’m in between two schools for him - Stanford or USC. I’m really just taking a guess.” –2019 Rivals100 DL Jonah Tauanuu, Harbor City (Calif.) Narbonne
The Pick: USC
Why: “Jalen is the type of guy who would go to SC.” –Crosswell.
The Pick: Undecided
Why: ““With Jalen, I’m not really sure. We don’t really keep in contact, I’ve seen him a few times at SC but not recently.” – Scott
The Pick: USC
Why: “All those Hawkins players are committed there, his linebacker De’Gabriel (Floyd) just committed there, and his friend Marcus (Johnson). A lot of Hawkins players are committed there.” - Cooley
The Pick: Stanford
Why: “You know, I think he’s actually going to pick Stanford.” – Tuliaupupu
The Pick: USC
Why: “He’s down in Southern California and it just seems like that’s where he wants to go.” – 2019 Rivals100 RB Austin Jones, Oakland (Calif.) Bishop O-Dowd
The Pick: USC
Why: “I think they’re probably the leader for him right now. I’ve known him since middle school and I’ve seen him develop as player and with his former teammates going there as well that’s pretty much home for him so I think he’ll end up going there as well.” – Smalls
