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Published Mar 27, 2018
Top Rivals 3 Stripe Dallas prospects predict peers' college destinations
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Rob Cassidy, Josh Helmholdt and Nick Krueger
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COPPELL, Tex. - 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. Sometimes the best intel comes from fellow elite prospects.

At Sunday’s Dallas stop of the Rivals 3 Stripe Camp Series presented by adidas event, we surveyed several prospects about where five elite prospects will eventually land. Here is what they said.

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The pick: USC

Why: “I just see him doing something different and going to USC.” – Rivals100 running back Noah Cain

The pick: Oklahoma or Texas A&M

Why: “At A&M, he really likes the coaching staff, coach Jimbo (Fisher), and with Oklahoma, he’s always liked Oklahoma.” - Four-star quarterback Grant Tisdale

The pick: Oklahoma

Why: “It’s because they throw the ball a good amount. He’s a good receiver. He is good, so he could go there and have a good career at OU.” – Four-star athlete Anfernee Orji

The pick: Oklahoma

Why: “They are showing him a lot of love and he’s visited a lot. I feel like he likes it there.” – Four-star defensive end Collin Clay

The pick: Oklahoma

Why: “He was committed there before and I know he loves it up there. That’s where he wants to go.” – Oklahoma tight end commit Austin Stogner

The pick: Texas A&M

Why: “He just looks like an Aggie to me. He loves College Station.” - 2020 safety Lejond Cavazos

The pick: Oklahoma

Why: “I just think he’ll come back.” - 2020 running back Jase McClellan

The pick: Texas A&M

Why: “He’s fooling around making it look like he’s going to OU, but watch.” - Three-star wide receiver Rashee Rice

The pick: Notre Dame

Why: “He likes it up there the most. I can just tell when somebody is a fit. He hits the system and the vibe. I can just tell with him.” - Cain

The pick: Texas A&M

Why: “I don’t know, I just have a feeling with NaNa. I just think he’s going to go there.” - Tisdale

The pick: Notre Dame

Why: His think his dad is big on academics and Notre Dame is a great academic school.” - Orji

The pick: Notre Dame

Why: “It seemed like he loved that visit. And he has all his friends guessing that.” - Clay

The pick: Notre Dame

Why: “I see a lot of stuff on his Twitter about Notre Dame, so I know he’s into it.” – Stogner

The pick: Notre Dame

Why: “Just from what I see from him, I think he likes Notre Dame.” - McClellan

The pick: Texas

Why: “I just think that he’s keeping it quiet, but it might be Texas.” - Three-star defensive tackle Taurean Carter

The pick: Notre Dame

Why: “They’re on him hard and that’s a good school to go to. He’d fit in perfectly out there.” - Rice

The pick: Notre Dame

Why: “I don’t really know him well, but I’m just taking a guess.” - Three-star defensive end Shemar Pearl

The pick: TCU

Why: “He keeps me going with all these schools, saying this school and that. I think he would be a really good fit for TCU.” - Four-star wide receiver Demariyon Houston

The pick: Michigan or North Carolina

Why: “First off, he’s an amazing player. I think he has a Michigan (offer), so I think Michigan would be a good fit for him. He has North Carolina, which I also think would be a good fit for him.” - Three-star running back Marcus Major

The pick: Oklahoma State

Why: “I feel like he might go to OSU. I don’t know if he is going to stay home for sure or not, but I just feel like he might go to OSU. Texas might be a good fit for him and he probably likes TCU a lot.” - 2019 running back Will Phillips

The pick: Oklahoma

Why: “I think OU would be a good fit for him. That would be a good school. To stay in-state is really big for most (Oklahoma prospects),” - 2020 offensive lineman Eli Russ

The pick: TCU or North Carolina

Why: “He told me he’s always liked North Carolina and TCU a lot, but that’s all I know.” - Four-star defensive end Trace Ford

The pick: Baylor

Why: “It’s a good school and he’ll have a chance to play there. There’s no downside.” - Orji

The pick: Baylor or Texas Tech

Why: “He shows a lot of interest in those. We talk when he comes back from visits.” - Wease

The pick: Ohio State

Why: “Ohio State is a fit. He fits the system with what he likes to do.” – Stogner

The pick: Texas Tech or Baylor

Why: “He’s running with Texas Tech and Baylor, that’s what I heard.” - McClellan

The pick: Ohio State

Why: “I know they’re recruiting him hard on Twitter and all of that.” - Pearl

The pick: Arkansas

Why: “He seems to love Arkansas. You can see that on his Twitter. He just loves it there.” – Orji

The pick: Texas

Why: “He likes Texas. That’s clear.” – Wease

The pick: Texas A&M

Why: “I’m not entirely sure, I haven’t talked to him that much, but A&M’s just my guess.” - Tisdale

The pick: Arkansas

Why: “They love him and he loves them.” - Carter

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