Some College Recruiting Stuff

The current football recruiting situation attracted my curiosity. So, here's some recruiting stuff. All of it taken from the 247Sports college recruiting website.


247 Spots Top 25

Rank	Player	High School	Pos	Ht/Wt
1	Nolan Smith	IMG Academy (Savanah, GA)	DE	6-3/232
2	Kayvon Thibodeaux	Oaks Christian (Thousand Oaks, CA)	DE	6-0.5/239
3	Derek Stingley	Dunham School (Baton Rouge, LA)	CB	6-0.5/188
4	Jadon Haselwood	Cedar Grove (Ellenwood, GA)	WR	6-2.5/196
5	Zach Harrison	Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center, OH)	DE	6-5.5/243
6	Trey Sanders	IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)	RB	6-0/214
7	Ishmael Sophser	Amite (Amite, LA)	DT	6-3.5/334
8	Bru McCoy	Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)	ATH	6-2.5/212
9	Wanya Morris	Grayson (Loganville, GA)	OT	6-5.5/311
10	Daxton Hill	Booker T Washington (Tulsa, OK)	S	6-0.5/186
11	Darnell Wright	Huntington (Huntington, WV)	OT	6-6/320
12	Owen Pappoe	Grayson (Loganville, GA)	OLB	6-0/210
13	Kenyon Green	Atascocita (Humble, TX)	OT	6-4/330
14	Logan Brown	East Kenwood (Grand Rapids, MI)	OT	6-6/285
15	Nakobe Dean	Horn Lake (Horn Lake, MS)	ILB	6-0/220
16	Garrett Wilson	Lake Travis (Austin, TX)	WR	6-0.5/181
17	Zacch Pickens	T L Hanna (Anderson, SC)	DE	6-4.5/268
18	Theo Wease	Allen (Allen, TX)	WR	6-3/202
19	Clay Webb	Oxford (Oxford, AL)	C	6-3/295
20	Spencer Rattler	Pinnacle (Phoenix, AZ)	QB	6-1/181
21	John Emery Jr.	Destrehan (Destrehan, LA)	RB	5-11/206
22	Devontae Dobbs	Belleville (Belleville, MI)	G	6-4/304
23	Travon Walker	Upson-Lee (Thomaston, GA)	DT	6-5/272
24	Brandon Smith	Louisa County (Mineral, VA)	ILB	6-4/228
25	Evan Neal	IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)	OT	6-7.5/360

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this Top 25 is the presence of a single QB. 

Current Commitments

Rank	Player	Currnet Commitment
1	Nolan Smith	Georgia
2	Kayvon Thibodeaux	Oregon/USC
3	Derek Stingley	LSU
4	Jadon Haselwood	Miami/Georgia
5	Zach Harrison	Michigan/Ohio State
6	Trey Sanders	Alabama/Florida
7	Ishmael Sophser	LSU/Alabama
8	Bru McCoy	USC/Texas
9	Wanya Morris	Tennessee
10	Daxton Hill	Michigan
11	Darnell Wright	Tennessee/Ohio State
12	Owen Pappoe	Auburn
13	Kenyon Green	Texas A&M
14	Logan Brown	Wisconsin
15	Nakobe Dean	Georgia/Mississippi
16	Garrett Wilson	Ohio State
17	Zacch Pickens	South Carolina
18	Theo Wease	Oklahoma
19	Clay Webb	Alabama/Georgia
20	Spencer Rattler	Oklahoma
21	John Emery Jr.	LSU
22	Devontae Dobbs	Michigan State
23	Travon Walker	Georgia
24	Brandon Smith	Penn State
25	Evan Neal	Alabama/Miami

It's the usual cast of colleges. The top 10-12 football programs usually attract all of the top-ranked players. The biggest surprise among the Top 25 commitments (so far) is that Clemson, Notre Dame and Florida State aren't among them. 

Team Rankings

Rank School 1 Alabama 2 Texas A&M 3 Georgia 4 Oregon 5 LSU 6 Clemson 7 Texas   8 Oklahoma 9 Michigan 10 Notre Dame

It looks like Oregon has returned as a preferred destination for high school football players.
Clemson and Notre Dame might not have commitments from the any players in the current Top 25 but they have recruited enough top talent to rank among the Top 10 in team rankings.