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No. 1 Recruit Josh Sweat Changes Official Visits Plan

Brian LeighOct 13, 2014

The No. 1 prospect in the 2015 recruiting class, Josh Sweat, has rearranged the schedule by which he will visit colleges.

Sweat is a 6'5", 240-pound defensive end from Chesapeake, Virginia, who dislocated his left knee in September and will miss the rest of his senior season to recover. According to his 247Sports timeline, he was previously scheduled to visit Virginia Tech Sept. 20, Georgia Oct. 4, Florida State Oct. 17 and Oregon Nov. 1., but the injury forced him to change things up.

Per Evan Watkins of 247Sports, Sweat's new schedule, which no longer includes a trip to Oregon, looks like this:

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Nov. 14GeorgiaAuburn
Nov. 22Florida StateBoston College
Nov. 27Virginia TechVirginia

Sweat is not a heavy favorite to land at any one school. His predictions fall across the board on the 247Sports "Crystal Ball," with Florida State (41 percent) and Virginia Tech (38 percent) sitting a few lengths ahead of Ohio State and Georgia (nine percent apiece).

Sweat saw Virginia Tech beat Ohio State on his official visit to Columbus in Week 2 and has an obvious tie to his home-state school. The Hokies were once a massive favorite to land him, and although things have gotten ambiguous these past six months, the fact that they are now Sweat's last official visit might prove beneficial.

In the past three recruiting classes, three defensive ends have ranked No. 1 or No. 2 on the 247Sports Composite rankings.

The first of those players was Jadeveon Clowney, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft. The second of those players was Robert Nkemdiche, who is well on his way to an All-American season for Ole Miss. And the third of those players was Myles Garrett, who ranks No. 4 in the country with 7.5 sacks as a true freshman at Texas A&M.

To wit, there's a reason people are obsessing over Sweat's recruitment. He looked like a man among boys at Nike's "The Opening" this summer, clocking a 4.46 in the 40-yard dash. Defensive players as big and strong as Sweat are not supposed to be able to do that.

"I thought I could have jumped a little higher," Sweat told MaxPreps host Chris Stonebraker after posting a 39-inch vertical and finishing second in the SPARQ National Championship. He's a player for whom second-best will never be enough. Combining such an attitude with Clowney-esque physical tools is rare and, admittedly, terrifying.

Chime in below and let us know where you think Sweat should play.

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