FORT MILL, S.C. - It’s our job at Rivals.com to cut through all the noise and zero in on where the nation’s top players will end up playing their college football using the FutureCast tool. Sometimes when it comes to searching for information, the best intel comes from fellow elite prospects. At Sunday’s Charlotte stop of the Rivals 3 Stripe Camp Series presented by adidas, we surveyed several players about where five elite prospects will eventually land. Here are the results.
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THE PICK: NC State
WHY: “NC State is the place to be. This is a hard one for me, but I pick NC State. He knows what is going on there.” - Jaylen Smith
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THE PICK: North Carolina
WHY: “North Carolina is home and I think he stays home.” - Dameon Wilson
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THE PICK: North Carolina
WHY: "I know he likes Miami, but I think he stays close to home at North Carolina." - DeAndre Boykins
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THE PICK: North Carolina or Florida
WHY: “He was committed to Florida, so he might go back there or stay home at North Carolina.” - Rivals250 linebacker Trenton Simpson
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THE PICK: North Carolina or Miami
WHY: “I know he's been waiting on Miami for a long time. UNC is coming on strong with him, too.” - Rivals100 N.C. State commit Porter Rooks
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THE PICK: ???
WHY: “I was talking to someone else about that last night. That dude is so hard to read. We’re very close friends and one day you’ll think he’s going to one school and the next day you’ll think something else. I honestly don’t know. I think he’s going to make the best choice for him. He’s been at South Carolina these last couple of weeks but he likes a lot of other schools, too.” - Alex Huntley
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THE PICK: South Carolina or Clemson
WHY: “It’s going to be one of those two schools. From what I’ve seen, it’s down to them.” - Andru Phillips
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THE PICK: Clemson
WHY: “That’s what I’m hoping for. I want him to be a Clemson Tiger.” - Demonte Capehart
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THE PICK: Clemson
WHY: “I think he wants to stay in state and I think he likes the relationship he has with the coaches at Clemson.” - Jordan Burrell
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THE PICK: South Carolina
WHY: “I just know he’s good friends with Alex Huntley and I can see them going there together.” - Joshua Burrell
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THE PICK: South Carolina
WHY: “It’s home for him.” - Simpson
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THE PICK: Georgia
WHY: “I feel like those really athletic guys end up at Georgia because they can move them wherever they want. UGA has a master plan for those big dudes that can do it all.” - Rooks
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THE PICK: Tennessee
WHY: “He goes up to Tennessee often and I think he is an SEC-type player. He has an SEC-type build too.” - Evan Pryor
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THE PICK: Michigan or North Carolina
WHY: “He's visited Michigan and they've been in his recruitment for a long time. North Carolina is close to home.” - Simpson
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THE PICK: Ohio State, Georgia or North Carolina
WHY: “Those are the schools that have been after him really hard.” - Rooks
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THE PICK: North Carolina
WHY: “Desmond is always at UNC, so he likes it there a lot and I think he picks them.” - Smith
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THE PICK: North Carolina
WHY: “Maybe North Carolina because I see him up there a lot.” - Kendall Karr
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THE PICK: Clemson
WHY: “I feel like that fits him with the way he acts and seems.” - Jahvaree Ritzie
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THE PICK: North Carolina
WHY: “I think he might end up at UNC. I feel like it might be a better fit for him.” - Adrian Spellman
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THE PICK: North Carolina
WHY: “He's coming to North Carolina. He's homegrown and I see him at a lot of basketball games. I see him every time I'm up there.” - Simpson
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THE PICK: NC State or North Carolina
WHY: “I want him to come to NC State. I know there are a couple schools in the battle like North Carolina.” - Rooks
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THE PICK: North Carolina
WHY: “I talk to Trenton sometimes, and he talks about UNC a lot. He has also been there a lot, so I pick UNC.” - Pryor
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THE PICK: Auburn
WHY: “Trenton visits Auburn a lot and I know he talks about them a lot. The school players visit most means something to me.” - Smith
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THE PICK: North Carolina
WHY: “It is kind of the same as Bingsley-Jones, I think he wants to stay close to home.” - Wilson
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THE PICK: Auburn
WHY: “I think Auburn. I just see him ending up there.” - Karr
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THE PICK: North Carolina or Tennessee
WHY: “He likes to talk about them a lot and seems to be really in love with both those schools.” - Ritzie
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THE PICK: North Carolina
WHY: “I think he might go to North Carolina.” - Spellman
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THE PICK: North Carolina
WHY: “He’ll probably go to North Carolina. I just saw him in a picture up there.” - Boykins
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WHY: “I could see him at Auburn or Georgia. It really depends on where he wants to play in college.” - Rooks
