Watch Hunter make his pick

National Signing Day for the Class of 2016 is just over a week away, but one of the country’s top prospects in the Class of 2017 decided he was ready to get in on the announcement excitement as well. With offers from Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Florida State, Georgia and several other top programs, four-star Atlanta (Ga.) Westlake linebacker Jaden Hunter has elected to end his recruitment a year early and announce his decision in an exclusive video on Rivals.com.

“I just think it’s time,” Hunter said. “I’ve been feeling like I know what my choice will for a while and now I’m ready to share it with everyone.”

Watch the video to find out where Hunter, the nation’s No. 163 overall player and the No. 9 outside linebacker in the country, will be headed to play his college ball.