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
