2012 National Signing Day: Breaking Down Dorial Green-Beckham's Final 5

We're fast approaching National Signing Day and that means we're fast approaching Dorial Green-Beckham's commitment.

Green-Beckham has a lot of people sitting on the edges of their seats. He's widely regarded as the No. 1 overall recruit in the country, and he's deciding between five schools.

According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Green-Beckham's father confirmed that his son is indeed still choosing between five schools. There were reports that the star wide receiver had eliminated Alabama, but that's not the case. Alabama is still in the mix with Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

So what can these five schools offer Green-Beckham?

Well, let's take a look.

Alabama

If Green-Beckham chooses to go to Alabama, he will be joining the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, according to Rivals.com.

That's not an attraction that should be underestimated. If Green-Beckham chooses to play for Nick Saban, he'll know that he's going to have a sizable amount of talent around him during his time in Tuscaloosa. He can take that to mean that success on the field is all but assured.

To boot, Green-Beckham already knows that he's dealing with a winning program. The Crimson Tide has won two of the last three national championships, and a couple more could very well be in the program's future.

We also know that Alabama's staff can nurture and develop a stud wide receiver and get him ready for the pros. Just take a look at Julio Jones, who was picked in the first round by the Atlanta Falcons in 2011.

Arkansas

Alabama offers Green-Beckham a chance to develop into a special player. Arkansas offers him a chance to start his college career off with a bang.

With Tyler Wilson under center, the Razorbacks had one of the best passing offenses in the nation in 2011. Wilson will be under center again in 2012, but he has lost both Jarius Wright and Joe Adams to the draft.

Because of that, he's going to need a go-to guy. Assuming Arkansas is comfortable starting Green-Beckham as a true freshman (and they should be), he could be that go-to guy.

In addition, Fayetteville is only about 120 miles from his hometown of Springfield, Missouri.

This is probably why Rivals.com's staff thinks Green-Beckham is going to end up going to Arkansas.

Missouri

If Green-Beckham is looking to play in the SEC with a talented quarterback, he doesn't need to limit his focus to Arkansas. 

Missouri will be playing its first season in the SEC in 2012, and it will be looking for big things from junior quarterback James Franklin. He played well in his first full-season as a starter, but he hasn't quite reached his potential.

So playing with Franklin could be a major draw for Green-Beckham. He would also get to stay in his home state of Missouri.

Oklahoma

According to the Austin American-Statesman, Green-Beckham met with Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops at his home on Monday.

I'm going to presume that Stoops would like nothing more than to have Green-Beckham come to Norman to play with Landry Jones. That's an offer that will be hard for him to refuse.

Yes, Jones will be headed to the NFL after 2012, meaning Green-Beckham would only get to play for him for a single year. But Stoops always has a talented quarterback waiting in the wings. Drew Allen will be there, as will Blake Bell and others.

It's also worth noting that Norman is only about 300 miles from Springfield. 

Texas

The Longhorns are something of a wild card in the Green-Beckham sweepstakes. He's paid a visit to them, and the aforementioned Statesman report claims they are getting "positive feedback" from Green-Beckham, but Texas is different from the other schools on his list.

It's hard to tell exactly what the future has in store for Texas' offense. The Longhorns were downright mediocre on offense in 2011, and their quarterback situation is very much uncertain.

But we know that the future is bright for Texas. The Longhorns recruiting class is ranked just behind Alabama's, so Green-Beckham knows that signing with Texas would be signing up for success.

As for Texas' quarterback issues, the situation could work itself out in the near future. Freshman quarterback David Ash looked very good in the Holiday Bowl against Cal, and it wouldn't be much of a surprise if he turned into something special in the next couple seasons.

So they may be a wild card, but don't count the Longhorns out.