Rivals Most Wanted: Barrett, Rogers, Radley-Hines
Each week, Rivals.com looks at three players who saw their offer list lengthen considerably over a seven-day stretch. This week's group includes rising West Coast prospects from the 2017 and 2018 classes and a talented athlete from Florida.
This week’s offers: Missouri, Maryland, Oregon State, Rutgers
Status report: Barrett continued to pick up offers last week from coast to coast. Now with upwards of 30 offers, he admitted that it is difficult to even keep track of which additional schools might be close to offering. However, he does know that he will take his time with his process and will likely make a National Signing Day decision, as he’s “just trying to see what’s right for me.”
In his words: “It's a blessing, but at the same time it’s hard because there's so many to choose from when it comes to that one day (decision day). I’m not really feeling pressure, it’s just a lot of thinking.”
Visit plans: Barrett’s most recent visit was to Florida, while he has confirmed a trip to Auburn for this coming weekend. He has none planned after his visit with the Tigers, but knows that he would like to take a closer look at North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio State, Alabama, Florida and Miami when the opportunity arises.
This week’s offers: Florida, Michigan
Status report: The offers from the Gators and Wolverines join the impressive list that Rogers already possesses, which includes Oklahoma, Tennessee, USC, UCLA, Colorado, Nebraska and Ole Miss. With additional offers likely on the way, Rogers is in no rush to end his process, with a decision possibly not coming until “likely December or January.” Before that, look for Rogers to trim his list of schools down to five at some point this summer.
In his words: “It's really big! I'm very humbled. I’ve worked hard for this for a while now. It's a bit overwhelming sometimes, but I'm wise and have a great support staff to get me through it.”
Visit plans: Rogers will actually be visiting Notre Dame today and then Indiana tomorrow. These will be his first visits since November, when he made his way to Arizona State. After this week, he has no specific plans, but does know that he will not be attending any summer camps.
This week’s offers: Penn State, Florida, Tennessee, San Diego State
Status report: Radley-Hiles has quickly become one of the emerging defensive stars from the Class of 2018. His SEC and Big Ten offers this past week solidified that will be a national recruit over the next year. One offer Radley-Hiles has yet to receive but believes may be around the corner is from USC. If the Trojans do offer, look for them to immediately become a serious player. Also, while he is early in his process, at this time he hopes to make a final decision during the summer leading up to his senior season.
In his words: “It feels great being a younger guy. I just thank the Lord for allowing all these blessings to be sent to me. Everything is for my brother. My brother died in 1995 a week after he graduated high school and ever since I was a baby I vowed my life to finish his dream. He died four years before I was born and our birthdays are four days apart.”
Visit plans: Radley-Hiles’ most recent visits were to UCLA and USC, which he took on the same day. Next up this weekend are visits to both Arizona and Arizona State. This summer he hopes to visit Florida for Friday Night Lights, Ole Miss, West Virginia and the Deion Sanders Camp in Houston.