This should be the final broad update (though I'll definitely be keeping an eye on our two hopeful flips of LJ Martin and Mateaki Helu to see if they sign).
It's only been a few days so there's very few updates, but some important ones I wanted to sneak in.
Major Updates since Dec 17 are in italics and also summarized below
- Added notes for every recruit
- Completely removed various recruits who have committed elsewhere
- 89.00 OT Maxwell Iheanachor (ASU commitment)
- 87.31 IOL Isaiah Kema (Oklahoma St commit)
- 86.47 ATH Mateaki Helu (reaffirmed Utah commitment)
- Renumbered/reordered by position
- #9 (OT Maxwell Iheanachor) received a composite rating of 89.00 (previously unrated)
- #11 (OT Isaiah Jatta) took an official visit to Colorado
- #11 (OT Isaiah Jatta) received a 3rd Crystal Ball to Auburn and was designated 'warm' on Nebraska
- #13 (EDGE Tausili Akana) took his last official visit to Louisville and was designated 'warm' on Louisville
- #15 (CB Rodrick Pleasant) took an official visit to UCLA
Hoping to Flip |
Would Take a Miracle |
In the Hunt |
Outside Shot |
RB LJ Martin (89.00) |
WR Tre Spivey (88.26) |
DL Motekiai Mounga (84) |
TE Walker Lyons (94.76) |
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OT Isaiah Jatta (87.42) |
OT Maxwell Iheanachor
(89.00) |
OT Taliafa Taala (88.52) |
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EDGE Tausili Akana (95.15) |
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CB Mason White (Unrated) |
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CB Rodrick Pleasant (95.84) |
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Everyone else I'd guess is either an old/inactive offer, a PWO or a backup offer. Looking like tomorrow will mostly be a day of signing our already committed guys and maybe some depth, diamond-in-the-rough types. Not anticipating much excitement
1. QB Elijah Iverson Unrated (On3 lists him as having a BYU Offer)
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: No offers per 247, On3 lists USF, NC State and BYU
On3 Predictions:
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- USF 38.1%
- NC State 33.3%
- BYU 28.6%
Note: Doesn't seem BYU is really actively recruiting him, if they ever were. Wouldn't be surprised if this is a PWO offer or a tentative offer that's no longer out
2. RB LJ Martin 89.00 (possible Stanford flip?)
Crystal Balls: 1 to Texas Tech (but back from April)
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: Stanford commit
Other Offers of Note: Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas St, SMU
On3 Predictions: (possibly from prior to Stanford commitment?)
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- Texas Tech 95.9%
- Baylor 1.4%
- SMU 1.2%
- BYU, Stanford and 7 others <1%
Note: Would be the #2 recruit in this BYU class. Not a lot to see on Twitter or Stanford forums, but it sounds like the academic prestige of Stanford played a big role, so guessing he sticks (or goes back to Texas Tech) - https://www.ktsm.com/sports/high-school-sports/canutillo-3-star-running-back-lj-martin-flips-commitment-from-texas-tech-to-stanford/
3. RB Landen Chambers 83.86 (BYU decommit)
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (1): Central Arkansas
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: Colorado, Colorado St, Air Force, Texas St, Tulsa, Navy and FCS
On3 Predictions:
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- BYU 75.9%
- Texas St 6.0%
- Tulsa 5.2%
- Air Force 4.3%
- Colorado St 4.3%
- Navy 4.3%
Note: His recent visit to Central Arkansas might be an indication he's not getting FBS offers (or certainly not P5) anymore. Also some noise about academic eligibility so that might be another reason for playing at a lower level
4. RB Amare Ary No Rating
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: No Other Offers (honestly not even sure our offer is still out)
On3 Predictions:
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- BYU 100.0%
Note: Seems likely BYU has backed off this offer, if it was ever really extended
5. WR Tre Spivey 88.26
Crystal Balls: 3 to Kansas St in the last 11 days + an older one to Arizona. Note that there used to be 3 to Arizona but Blair Angulo flipped his to Kansas St, and another removed theirs
Official Visits (2): Arizona, Oklahoma St, Kansas St
247 Warm Teams: Arizona, Oklahoma St, Kansas St
Other Offers of Note: Washington, Wisconsin, Washington St, Kansas, Arizona St
On3 Predictions:
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- Kansas St 92.7% (was 24.8% ten days ago)
- Arizona 4.2% (down from 45.3%)
- Arizona St 1.8% (down from 17.4%)
- Oklahoma St 1.2% (down from 11.0%)
Note: Frankly, him going anywhere besides K-State would be a massive surprise at this point
6. WR Amari Derby Unrated
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: No other offers
On3 Predictions: None Listed
Note: could see this as a PWO offer - On3 doesn't have it listed
7. WR/DB Adren Parker Unrated (On3 lists him as having a BYU Offer)
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: No offers per 247, On3 lists BYU and New Mexico St
On3 Predictions:
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- BYU 53.3%
- New Mexico St 46.7%
Note: Given that he's not listed on 247, I tend to think this is a PWO offer or not actually offered. On Twitter he just got a PWO offer to New Mexico.
8. TE Walker Lyons 94.76 (Stanford decommit)
Crystal Balls: 5 to Stanford, all prior to his decommitting
Official Visits (5): BYU, Utah, USC, Stanford, Georgia
247 Warm Teams: BYU, Utah, USC, Stanford, Georgia
Other Offers of Note: Alabama, Michigan, LSU, Ohio St, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Miami etc.
On3 Predictions: (likely from prior to Stanford decommit)
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- Stanford 71.7%
- USC 23.6%%
- Utah 1.2%
- BYU <1%
Note: Not planning to commit until February. Most do it in December so they can early enroll for spring practice and ensure their is still a scholarship spot for them, but he's a mission kid so can wait
9. OT Maxwell Iheanachor 89.00 (JUCO)
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (5): BYU, Utah St, Kansas, Cal, Arizona St
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: Kansas, Cal, Iowa St, Mizzou, Arizona St, UTSA, New Mexico St, Utah St, Hawaii, Colorado St, Buffalo, Weber St
On3 Predictions: None
Note: His younger brother also seems to be a BYU target so getting him could help with a 2-for-1. Would be the #2 commit in BYU's 2023 class
10. OT Taliafi Taala 88.52 (down from 89.27)
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: Arizona, Michigan St, Oregon St, Michigan
Other Offers of Note: USC, Utah, Arizona St, Oregon, Utah St
On3 Predictions:
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- Utah 47.6%
- BYU 14.8%
- USC 12.7%
- Michigan St 10.6%
- Michigan 10.6%
Note: Honestly not a lot to go on here, but my guess is he ends up out of state. His social media doesn't provide clues either
11. OT Isaiah Jatta 87.42 JUCO (South Carolina decommit)
Crystal Balls: 3 to Auburn, all in the last week
Official Visits (2): South Carolina, Auburn, Colorado
247 Warm Teams: Auburn
Other Offers of Note: Auburn, South Carolina, Colorado, NC State, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma St, Syracuse, Utah St, Fresno St
On3 Predictions:
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- Auburn 97.3%
- South Carolina 2.4%
Note: Yeah... shouldn't have our hopes up on this one. Auburn seems the clear leader.
12. OT Leon Bell Unrated (JUCO)
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (1): SMU
247 Warm Teams: SMU
Other Offers of Note: Georgia Southern, Georgia St, Hawaii, UAB, Troy
On3 Predictions:
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- SMU 30.8%
- UAB 26.9%
- Troy 23.1%
- Georgia St 19.2%
Note: On3 doesn't show us with an offer, so this is another guy I'd basically mentally cross off the list
13. EDGE Tausili Akana 95.15
Crystal Balls: 5 to Oklahoma, including 4 in the last week
Official Visits (4): LSU, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Louisville
247 Warm Teams: LSU, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Louisvile
Other Offers of Note: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio St, Michigan, Oklahoma St, Nebraska, Miami, Oregon, USC, Tennessee, Washington, Utah.... and so on
On3 Predictions:
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- Oklahoma 89.1% (was 74%, up from 11.4%)
- Texas 2.2% (down from 19.0%)
- Texas A&M 1.9% (down from 16.6%)
- LSU 1.2% (down from 9.5%)
- Nebraska, Auburn, Tennessee <1% each
Note: The #5 uncommitted recruit in the country; we're not really in the running, but he's good enough and local enough that you hold on to an outside hope
14. DL Motekiai Mounga 84 (247 rating, no composite)
Crystal Balls: 1 to BYU from Jeff Hansen with medium confidence (6)
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: Utah St, UNLV, New Mexico St, Southern Utah
On3 Predictions:
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- BYU 53.3%
- Utah St 46.7%
Note: Still just BYU and a bunch of lower-end G5s and FCS. Have to imagine he's a BYU guy if BYU still wants him
15. CB Rodrick Pleasant 95.84
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (4): Boston College, California, Oregon, UCLA
247 Warm Teams: Boston College, California, Oregon, Miami, Penn St, UCLA, USC
Other Offers of Note: Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan, Michigan St, Ole Miss, Pitt, Washington, Wisconsin, Utah, TCU, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, Purdue, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona St
On3 Predictions:
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- USC 84.2%
- Oregon 5.6%
- Cal 3.9%
- Boston College 2.4%
Note: The #11 uncommitted prospect in the country, he'd be #1 in our class but it's clearly not happening. Unlike Akana, can't even really hold out hope for the (quasi) local connection
16. CB Mason White Unrated (JUCO)
Crystal Balls: 2 to TCU
Official Visits (2): TCU, Oregon St
247 Warm Teams: TCU
Other Offers of Note: Oregon St, Washington St, Kansas, Fresno St, UNLV, Utah St, Tulsa, UAB, Georgia Southern, other assorted G5 and FCS
On3 Predictions:
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- TCU 99.6%
Note: TCU is the clear leader here, but they've had a stellar recruiting class, especially in the defensive secondary. He could slip through the cracks if they don't have enough room.
17. CB Anthony Robinson Unrated (JUCO)
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: Indiana, Jackson St, Marshall
On3 Predictions: None
Note: Not listed by On3, so potentially a PWO?
18. ATH Chris Snyder Jr 85.11
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: Oregon, Pitt, Colorado, Kansas, Cal, Oregon St
On3 Predictions:
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- San Diego St 30.8%
- UNLV 26.9%
- Oregon 23.1%
- Pitt 19.2%
Note: On3 doesn't list BYU as having an offer out for him
19. ATH Onterrio Smith Jr 83.5
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: Oregon PWO
Other Offers of Note: Utah, Oregon St
On3 Predictions:
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- Utah 87.1%
- Oregon St 6.9%
- BYU 5.9%
Note: Given that he's warm as a PWO to Oregon, I'm guessing his BYU, Utah and Oregon St offers aren't still there
20. ATH Cruz Estrada 81 (247 rating, no composite)
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: No Other Offers
On3 Predictions:
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- BYU 100.0%
Note: His only offer (BYU) is almost a year old at this point. Would guess this offer is no longer active
21. ATH/WR Kevin Doe Unrated
Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: No Other Offers
On3 Predictions:
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- BYU 100.0%
Note: His only offer (BYU) is from early summer Would guess this offer is no longer active