Rivals Most Wanted: Holloman, Grimes, Mitchell
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 players who saw offers come from the SEC, the Pac-12 and the Big Ten.
This week’s offers: Auburn, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Temple
Status report: Holloman’s recruiting process is a bit different than many other top 2017 recruits as he has already committed and de-committed from a school; Michigan. While he has been piling up the offers since he decided to re-open his recruiting process, he has also remained steadfast in his claim that he will now wait until National Signing Day until he makes his final decision. While he is currently open to all schools, he did state that Georgia, Tennessee and Ole Miss are the three schools currently recruiting him the hardest.
In his words: “I’m staying humble. I’m extremely blessed and I still feel I have things to continue to work on.”
Visit plans: Holloman was extremely busy in the last few days with visits to South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. These visits proved to be very fruitful as he picked up offers from each of the three. While he does not have any additional visits cemented at this time, he did mention that Tennessee and Ole Miss were certain to receive visits when he was able to find the time.
This week’s offers: USC, San Diego State, Colorado State, BYU
Status report: As Grimes steadily picked up new offers over the last few weeks, many assumed it would only be a matter of time before his recruiting process blew up. That very well could have happened last week, with four offers, including a huge one from USC. So will more big offers comes his way now? Grimes mentioned UCLA and Oregon have been showing increased interest recently, so an offer from either wouldn’t come as a surprise. He is keeping an open mind, but also stated that USC is a current favorite. He went as far as to state that he wasn’t sure if any additional offer could knock the Trojans off the top.
In his words: “It feels very good, but it doesn't mean I have to stop, so I'm still grinding hard. It's a true blessing.”
Visit plans: Grimes’ most recent visit went to USC, which solidified the Trojans' place at the top. Next up are visits to both Washington State and Colorado State. He also plans to attend a few summer camps, but has not solidified any specific stops.
This week’s offers: Michigan, Auburn, Florida
Status report: As a 2018 recruit, Mitchell is already considered one of the top linebackers in the country. He firmly entrenched himself on the national landscape this past week with three more huge offers. Two other top programs that have yet to offer, but Mitchell believes may be close to joining the chase, are both LSU and Michigan State. An offer from LSU may prove to be very important, as he acknowledged that he grew up as a fan of the Tigers.
In his words: “It's a great feeling. Nothing but a blessing from God. I'm not stressing as much right now. I’m just enjoying the process and taking visits."
Visit plans: Mitchell’s most recent visit was to Tennessee, which went well for him, while next on his agenda are stops at Florida, Florida State and Alabama. Aside from college visits, he will also participate at the Rivals Camp Series, but has no plans to attend any summer camps.