Rivals250 WR Demarcus Gregory breaks down his Top Five
The Latest: As the offseason has rolled along four-star wide receiver Demarcus Gregory has seen some of the nation's top schools join his offer list. And while new offers are still coming in, he's ready to trim his list to five schools. Rivals.com caught up with Gregory at the recent Charlotte stop of the Rivals 3-Strips Camp Series presented by adidas to break down his list of favorites and discuss his timeline for a commitment.
In His Words:
Ole Miss: "They have been loyal to me since Day 1. As soon as Coach Peeler took the wide receiver job he contacted me and that meant a lot to me. The last time I went there was over spring break. I love the campus, I love Coach Freeze and the offense is any receiver’s dream. Any wide receiver would want to go there and I love it. They talked to me about the NCAA stuff and told me it would be over after this year so it wouldn’t affect me. They have Shea Patterson and he’s the truth. I would love to get the chance to play with him."
Tennessee: "I just loved the atmosphere and the coaches that's around there are very down to earth and outgoing. I went for a junior day and that’s when they offered me. As soon as I went that’s when I fell in love with the campus. Coach Beard, he’s a great coach and I’ve had some deep conversations with him. I love that about him, he’s straight up from the start. I saw that Josh Malone went in the draft and that was huge because that’s always been my dream to play in the NFL and to see them put guys in there makes it big."
N.C. State: "N.C. State was the first to believe in me and been through it with me since Day 1 me and Coach Kitchings have a great relationship That was my first offer and the first school to believe in me and that’s a big part of why I’m still looking at them. We talk every day. They check with me every day."
West Virginia: "I loved the West Virginia offense they show every get receiver love and get them the ball. They throw the ball all around and that’s why I love it. They have put a lot of receivers in the league and that’s why I put them in my Top Five. They spread the ball around and I love that."
Florida: "Florida is just a nice place and produce a lot of top talent. Coach Dixon offered me as soon as I got on campus so that shows how interested they really are. We’ve been talking every day. They’re coming by to see me in the spring and we’ve been building a better relationship so we’ll see how that turns out. They are opening up their offense and they told me they are going to spread it around a little more."
Coming up: "I know I’m camping at Ole Miss, Tennessee and Florida. I’m going to try to announce sometime in June so I might announce before I camp but I still plan on making those visits."
Rivals Reaction: There's still along way to go until National Signing Day but Gregory's assertion that he is going to an announce a commitment as soon as next month should help light a fire under the schools still in the chase. At this point it looks like Ole Miss is the team to beat and his visit to Oxford in June could be enough to seal the deal.