College Football's Most Important Offers of the Week

With only eight commitments in their 2015 class, it makes sense that the Florida Gators are one of the more active schools on the recruiting trail in January.

New head coach Jim McElwain has finally filled out his staff, and the Gators went on an offer spree last week with a number of 2015 prospects.

One of the first targets for new Gators linebackers coach Randy Shannon was 3-star corner Jeremiah Dinson, who is currently committed to Kentucky.

Dinson—who also received an offer from Auburn last week—admits that the Gators' offer made an impression on him, as noted by GatorBait’s Luke Stampini (subscription required).

“That’s big for me,” Dinson told Stampini. “That’s a big school, a big SEC school that’s really good. I was surprised. I didn’t see that one coming.”

Stampini notes that Dinson will now take visits to Florida and Auburn later this month before arriving at a final decision.

According to Chris Smith of Vandy247, the Gators offered 3-star tight end and current Purdue pledge Brycen Hopkins.

The Gators joined Nebraska in offering 3-star defensive end Shareef Miller.

Linebacker Rayshad Jackson and 3-star defensive end G.G. Robinson, who is currently committed to Louisville, also received tenders from McElwain and his staff.

With corner being a big need down the stretch for Florida, the Gators also offered 4-star corner Mark Fields, per Blake Alderman of Rivals.

Georgia DB/ATH Collects 6 Major Offers

Another player who was targeted and offered by the Gators was 3-star Georgia athlete Chris Williamson.

However, Florida was hardly alone in its pursuit of the 6’1”, 190-pounder from Gainesville, Georgia.

Williamson also picked up offers from Georgia, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.

He could play receiver or safety on the next level.

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Michigan After Texas, South Carolina Pledges

Like Jim McElwain, new Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh was also busy evaluating prospects for the 2015 cycle.

According to Steve Lorenz of Wolverine247, Harbaugh offered 3-star corner and current South Carolina pledge Damon Arnette.

The Wolverines also offered Texas commit and 3-star defensive end Charles Omenihu.

Expect the trend of Harbaugh targeting top talent to continue, whether they are committed or not. 

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Oregon Active with 2016 Defenders

Despite spending the last week preparing for a shot at winning their first national championship in school history, Mark Helfrich and the Oregon Ducks staff were still active on the recruiting trail.

The Ducks offered four rising seniors, all of whom do their work on the defensive side of the ball.

According to Justin Hopkins of DuckTerritory, Oregon offered 3-star defensive end Thomas Schaffer. Hopkins also reports that the Ducks offered linebacker Arman Jones and 4-star defensive end Devin Asiasi.

Finally, the Ducks also tendered 5-star linebacker Caleb Kelly.

If the Ducks can defeat Ohio State for the national title on Monday night, expect the floodgates to open in terms of interest from top recruits.

Best of the Rest

• Auburn is the newest offer for 2015 3-star athlete Javarius Davis. The Tigers also offered 2015 3-star corner and current Louisville pledge Sheldrick Redwine.

• 2015 4-star running back Dexter Williams picked up an offer from Texas A&M. The Aggies also offered 2015 3-star corner Ugo Amada—who switched his commitment from LSU to Oregon last week, according to Taylor Hamm of GigEm247.

• Ole Miss offered 2015 3-star defensive tackle Kevin Scott.

• According to Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports, Penn State offered 2015 3-star defensive tackle Robert Windsor.

• Ohio State offered 2015 3-star defensive tackle Austrian Robinson.

• Rob Cassidy of Rivals reports that Arizona offered 2016 5-star linebacker Lyndell Wilson.

• 2016 3-star offensive lineman Andrew Boselli, the son of former NFL offensive lineman Tony Boselli, picked up offers from Missouri and Mississippi State.

• Andrew Bone of Rivals reports that 2016 4-star defensive end Prince Tega Wanogho Jr. received offers from South Carolina, Auburn and Clemson.

• Colorado is the newest offer for 2016 3-star corner David Long, according to Adam Gorney of Rivals.
• Baylor offered 2016 offensive lineman Nathan Smith.

• According to Keith Niebuhr of AuburnUndercover, Auburn offered 2016 3-star linebacker Devin Bush, Jr. The Tigers also offered 2016 4-star receiver Trevon Diggs, per Ryan Bartow of 247Sports.

• Missouri offered 2016 3-star defensive end Aaron Thompson.

• South Carolina offered 2016 4-star corner Joejuan Williams. Florida also offered Williams, per Alderman.

• The Gators also offered 2016 4-star running back Elijah Holyfield.

• Gorney reports that Utah offered 2016 linebacker Krys Barnes.

• ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren reports that Virginia Tech has offered 2016 4-star offensive lineman Sean Foster.

• Ole Miss offered 2016 4-star quarterback Dwayne Haskins.

• 2016 4-star receiver Tre Nixon picked up offers from Colorado State, Louisville and Virginia Tech.

• Barton Simmons of 247Sports reports that Georgia Tech offered 2016 4-star quarterback Tylin Oden.

• LSU offered 2016 4-star defensive tackle Briston Guidry, per Mike Farrell of Rivals.

• Farrell also reports that 4-star defensive end Isaiah Chambers picked up an offer from TCU.

• Per Tom Loy of 247Sports, Arizona State offered 2016 5-star quarterback Shea Patterson.

• Ole Miss offered 2017 quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, per Hopkins.

• South Carolina offered 2017 4-star athlete Jamyest Williams. The Gamecocks also offered a pair of teammates from Hawkins High School in Los Angeles in 2017 4-star athlete Greg Johnson and 2018 receiver Jalen Hall, according to Scout’s Brandon Huffman.

Sanjay Kirpalani is a National Recruiting Analyst for Bleacher Report. Unless otherwise noted, all recruiting information courtesy of 247Sports.