Newest in college football recruiting: New devotes, upcoming sees and
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The college football hiring calendar heated up June as 62 players in the 2024 ESPN 300 announced their dedications, including 2 first-class prospects.Several teams skyrocketed up the class rankings by making huge splashes. Two schools, USC and Stanford, integrated to land 11 ESPN 300 prospects in June. As a result, both schools went from being unranked at the end of May to inside the leading 12. We break down the greatest dedications over the previous month, the schools that are climbing up the rankings and the impact hires who are planning on announcing their choices in July. protection:2024 recruiting class rankings Potential customers on the rise Searching the elite 2024 QBs Five-star Alabama commit called Elite 11 MVP Quarterback Julian Sayin rose from No. 8 general to No. 3 in this week’s ESPN 300 upgrade thanks in part to winning MVP honors at the distinguished Elite 11 competitors kept in Los Angeles from June 14 to 16. Sayin, the leading dual-threat quarterback in the class, devoted to Nick Saban and Alabama last November. He would be the first first-class signal-caller to sign with the Crimson Tide considering that Bryce Young( No. 5 total)in 2020. In 12 games for Carlsbad High School(California )last season, Sayin tossed for 2,708 lawns with 27 touchdowns and 4 interceptions while completing 67%of his passes.Past Elite 11 MVPs consist of Jackson Arnold(2022), Cade Klubnik( 2021), Caleb Williams (2020), C.J. Stroud(2019), Spencer Rattler (2018)and Justin
Fields(2017 ). First-class quarterback Julian Sayin, who dedicated to Alabama, was called2023 Elite 11 MVP. Student Sports Cornerback Bryce West, ranked No. 29 in general, dedicated to Ohio State on June 24. West, a 6-foot, 185-pound corner for Glenville High School(Ohio), was the 10th ESPN 300
dedicate this cycle for the Buckeyes, whose class ranks 3rd in general, routing only Georgia and Big 10 rival Michigan.He will join a secondary that presently includes no upperclassmen at cornerback.
Texas reinforces offense with No. 1 RB
Four-star Jerrick Gibson (No. 31) gave Steve Sarkisian and his staff a substantial increase for the 2024 cycle when he devoted June 24.
Gibson, a 5-11, 195-pound back for IMG Academy (Florida), is the 3rd ESPN 300 possibility to dedicate to the Longhorns this cycle, signing up with wide receiver Freddie Dubose (No. 182) and guard Nate Kibble (No. 234).
The Longhorns’ running back space, seeking to fill the shoes of 2023 NFL draft chooses Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson, will also feature Cedric Baxter Jr., the No. 30 total recruit and No. 3 running back in the 2023 class.The Longhorns,
who generated luxury QB Arch Manning in the 2023 class, are also restocking their future quarterback room after they scored a commitment from Saraland High School (Alabama) quarterback K.J. Lacey, the No. 47 hire in the 2025 ESPN 300.
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USC vaults up the rankings Lincoln Riley and the Trojans have had an active month on the trail, getting commitments from eight ESPN 300 players in June and going up to No. 11 in the most recent class rankings.Five of those commitments began defense, an area of need for USC. The Trojans landed three in-state secondary members in Junipero Serra cornerback Dakoda Fields( No. 75 ), St. John Bosco cornerback Marcelles Williams (No. 98 )and Sierra Canyon security Marquis Gallegos (No. 214), while pulling in defensive end Kameryn Fountain( No. 82 )out of Atlanta and linebacker Elijah Newby (No. 245 )from Connecticut.Fields, Williams and Gallegos all might help defensive organizer Alex Grinch progressing as the program finished ninth in the Pac-12 last season in pass defense(266.5 YPG). On offense, Caleb Williams’most likely successor, Malachi Nelson( No. 1 in 2023 ), will have some new targets to throw to in Hiram High School(Georgia)tight end Walter Matthews (No. 108), who devoted June 13, and Millikan High School (California) pass receiver Ryan Pellum (No. 95), who announced for the Trojans on June 26. Those two additions begun the heels of USC adding 2 luxury wide receivers, Zachariah Branch and Makai Lemon, in
the 2023 class, which ended up 11th overall.USC also added the top-ranked center possibility, Jason Zandamela(No. 128 ), from Clearwater Academy(Florida), on June 20.
Stanford escalates into leading 10 New coach Troy Taylor is picking up steam in Palo Alto, California, as his first complete class went from unranked to No. 10
total in the latest
class rankings update.Defensive end Dylan Stephenson (No. 200) became Taylor’s very first ESPN 300 recruit when Stephenson committed June 13. Five days later, Taylor landed commitments from in-state quarterback Elijah Brown (No. 246) and running back Chris Davis Jr. (No. 281), who was previously committed to in-state Ole Miss. On June 21, in-state ATH Emmett Mosley(No. 291 ), whose father played at Notre Dame in the 1990s, committed.Stanford finished 50th in the recruiting rankings in the 2021 cycle, then 12th in the 2022 cycle and pull back to 39th in 2023.
Elijah Brown is the first ESPN 300 quarterback to dedicate to Stanford because 2021. Trainee Sports Clemson increases 2024 and 2025 classes Clemson landed three effect players over a two-day period in five-star linebacker Sammy Brown(No. 10 )and a pair of four-star wide receivers, T.J. Moore(No. 220)and Bryant Wesco(No. 22). Dabo Swinney wasn’t done there, as four-star running back Gideon Davidson, the No. 51 hire in the 2025 class, ended up being the Tigers’first Junior 300 promise June 14. Clemson’s 2024 class jumped from 15th to ninth in the current update, and the Tigers have actually because added Northside High School(Georgia)security Ricardo Jones( No. 188). Florida leaps into top 5 Florida
‘s big month saw the Gators leap from 11th to fourth in the class rankings, highlighted by protective end Jamonta Waller (No. 17) becoming the Gators’2nd luxury recruit (QB D.J. Lagway, No. 18)in the 2024 class.”I simply felt like Florida was house,”Waller, who chose Florida over Auburn and Penn State on June 19, told ESPN.Waller’s commitment came one day after coach Billy Napier added 4 players– consisting of 3 ESPN 300 potential customers: inside linebacker Aaron Chiles(No. 57), tight end Amir Jackson (No. 96), defensive end Amaris Williams(No. 251 )and defensive take on Nasir Johnson (3 stars ).
A 5th ESPN 300 possibility, IMG Academy wide receiver Jerrae Hawkins(No. 192 ), dedicated to the Gators on June 26. Georgia reinforces hold on No. 1 Kirby Smart’s program isn’t relenting on the trail as the two-time defending nationwide champs contributed to their top-ranked class by seeing defensive end Justin Greene(No. 147 )devote June 5 while flipping running back Chauncey Bowens (No. 136)from Florida on June 10.
The Bulldogs’13 ESPN 300 promises for 2024 lead the nation. Penn State generates numerous devotes James Franklin and his personnel added to a top-10 class by supporting their defense with three ESPN 300 commits.Athlete Josiah Brown (No. 171 ), safety Vaboue
Toure(No. 238) and athlete Dejuan Lane (No. 244), who plays safety
at Gilman High School in Baltimore,
will assist a secondary that completed ninth in the Big Ten in pass defense (212.8 YPG) in 2022.
Pass receiver Tyseer Denmark, from Philadelphia’s Roman Catholic High School, decided to commit to the Nittany Lions after being dedicated to Oregon because last November.In overall, Penn State has 10 ESPN 300 employees, tied for third with USC and Michigan. Ole Miss making moves in 2023 and 2024 Lane Kiffin made a huge relocation in persuading four-star quarterback Austin Simmons, the No. 77 hire in the 2025 class, to decommit
from SEC competing Florida. Simmons will be heading to
the Grove two years early and reclassifying into the program’s 2023 class.”[ Kiffin] actually comprehends quarterbacks and he in fact understands how to coach with great quarterbacks also,”Simmons, who likewise pitches on the baseball diamond, told ESPN.
” He knows how to put them in the next level. He understands how to prepare them mentally and physically for the next level. … The offense and the method it’s been [productive], like the numbers it’s put up in the SEC– it is among the things that actually stood apart for me on my see up there.”Ole Miss’quarterback room this year likewise features Oklahoma State transfer Spencer Sanders, LSU transfer Walker Howard and the returning Jaxson Dart, who moved from USC prior to the 2022 season. In the 2024 class, Kiffin will generate ESPN 300 quarterback
Demond Williams Jr.(No. 219). Also in the 2024 class, cornerback Travaris Banks(No. 139)became Ole Miss ‘second-highest-ranked recruit when he vowed June 18. The Rebels went from 15th in the class rankings in April to unranked in mid-May to 17th in the most recent rankings upgrade. Five notable employees taking main sees Elias Rudolph, DE 2024 ESPN 300 ranking: 239 Rudolph, a four-star protective end from Deerfield
Beach High School(Florida), is devoting Monday.An Ohio native who formerly attended Taft High School in Cincinnati, Rudolph is choosing between Michigan, Miami and Pittsburgh. He took official visits to all 3 programs in June.Elijah Rushing, DE 2024 ESPN 300 ranking: 20 Hurrying, a top-five protective end from Salpointe Catholic High School(Arizona), will reveal his choice Thursday.The four-star recruit took official sees to Arizona, Notre Dame, Oregon and Tennessee in June.Top stories of the week from Get unique
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“- The 10 most important NFL players “More ESPN+ content” Aeryn Hampton, ATH 2024 ESPN
300 ranking: 145 Hampton, who had actually formerly been committed to Texas prior to reopening his procedure last November, will be picking between Texas and Alabama on July 7. The Daingerfield High School(Texas) product took main sees to both schools in June.Nick Marsh, WR 2024 ESPN 300 ranking: 167 Marsh, from River Rouge High School( Michigan), took official visits to Pittsburgh, Penn State, Kansas and Michigan State in June.He initially dedicated to the Spartans on July 31, 2022, but decommitted and reopened his recruitment March 7. He’s selecting a brand-new location July 7
. Davon Mitchell, TE 2025 ESPN 300 ranking: 15 Mitchell, who transferred to Los Alamitos High School (California )from Allen High School(Texas
)previously this year, is revealing his decision July 8. He recently took visits to Oklahoma, Alabama and Miami.Mitchell, the top-ranked tight end in the 2025 ESPN Junior 300, just recently told ESPN he plans to reclassify to 2024.