College Football's Most Important Offers of the Week
Lanier High School in Buford, Georgia, is no stranger to seeing college football coaches from around the country showing on its campus.
After all, the Longhorns program was represented in the 2016 class by 5-star defensive tackle and eventual Auburn signee Derrick Brown.
This year, another pair of stud defenders are racking up offers at a rapid rate in 4-star linebacker Tyler Taylor and 3-star defensive end Michael Allen.
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Taylor—who also netted an offer from fellow SEC juggernaut LSU last week—is a 6’1”, 213-pounder who rates as the nation’s No. 10 inside linebacker and the No. 307 player overall in the 2017 cycle.
Since February, Taylor has added more than 20 offers to his credit—with schools such as Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and Tennessee among the programs involved with him in the early stages of his recruitment.
Meanwhile, Allen is a 6’6”, 241-pounder who rates as the nation’s No. 22 weak-side defensive end and the No. 340 player overall in the 2017 cycle.
Similar to Taylor, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee are all in the mix with him heading into the summer.
However, the Rebels have had some success in pulling studs out of the metro Atlanta area in recent years.
Head coach Hugh Freeze and his staff will try to replicate that feat with both Taylor and Allen moving forward.
USC After In-State CB
One of the primary factors that have helped USC regain its footing as a Pac-12 titan has been its ability to reel in top homegrown recruits from the Golden State.
Last week, Trojans head coach Clay Helton and his staff extended an offer to prized 4-star corner and Los Angeles native Deommodore Lenoir, according to Barton Simmons of 247Sports.
"#USC offers local 2017 CB Deommodore Lenoir: https://t.co/NGc8KmTHO6
— Barton Simmons (@bartonsimmons) April 27, 2016"
The 6’1”, 180-pound Lenoir rates as the nation’s No. 8 corner and the No. 80 player overall in the 2017 cycle. He has programs such as Michigan, Oregon, Stanford and UCLA among the schools showing heavy interest in him.
However, with the Trojans now in the mix, his recruitment may shift gears with a push from Helton and his staff to keep him close to home for his college career.
Texas DB Nets Trio of Offers
One rising 2017 prospect whose recruitment has picked up significant steam in the spring is 4-star safety Grant Delpit.
Last week, the 6’1”, 200-pounder out of Lamar High School in Houston added to his swelling offer list when Arizona, Clemson and Florida State all tendered him.
"Blessings on Blessings.. Just Received a BIG TIME Offer from Florida State University #GoNoles pic.twitter.com/oktp2n77oE
— G$ (@grantdelpit) April 27, 2016"
Delpit is another player who has added more than 20 offers since the beginning of February.
Delpit has programs such as Alabama, Baylor, Florida, LSU and Notre Dame pursuing him aggressively at this stage of his recruitment.
Among his three newest offers, the competition to pluck Delpit out of the state of Texas is sure to keep intensifying in the coming months.
Notre Dame Offers Top 2018 OL
Notre Dame staged a coup in its 2016 class by landing a prized pair of offensive linemen out of the state of Ohio.
Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly and his staff are hoping to do it again in the 2018 class with offensive lineman Jackson Carman—who landed an offer from the Irish last week.
The 6’6”, 305-pounder has already landed 15 offers to date—with programs such as Alabama, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State among his early group of suitors.
As detailed by Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports, Carman is still in the learning phase of finding out about the Irish program. Still, the Irish figure to become one of the more serious threats to lure him away from the state of Ohio moving forward.
Best of the Rest
- Alabama and Michigan State offered 4-star receiver and current Baylor pledge Hezekiah Jones.
- Alabama and Florida offered 3-star defensive end Latrell Bumphus.
- Alabama and Kentucky offered 4-star safety and current Pittsburgh commit Paris Ford.
- Notre Dame offered 4-star receiver Tahj Capehart. Adam Friedman of Rivals reported that the Irish also offered 4-star defensive end Joshua Paschal.
- Florida State offered JUCO defensive end Isaiah Buggs.
- Louisville offered 3-star quarterback and current Kentucky commit Mac Jones. The Cardinals also offered 4-star defensive end MJ Webb.
- Chris Nee of Noles247 reported that NC State offered 4-star offensive lineman Nick Brahms.
- Pittsburgh offered 3-star offensive lineman Billy Ross.
- Virginia Tech offered athlete Brandon Gaddy. The Hokies also offered 3-star offensive lineman Mekhi Becton.
- Indiana offered 3-star receiver Bronson Boyd.
- Scout’s Greg Biggins reported that Michigan State offered 3-star receiver Jamire Calvin.
- Nebraska offered 3-star receiver Isaiah Hodgins.
- Wisconsin offered 3-star running back Deon Jackson.
- TCU offered 3-star athlete Trestan Ebner.
- Texas Tech offered athlete Kamren Curl.
- Arizona State offered athlete Tony Fields.
- California offered 3-star running back Biaggio Ali-Walsh.
- UCLA offered 3-star defensive end Terrance Lang.
- USC offered 4-star safety Brandon McKinney. Scout’s Chad Simmons reported that the Trojans also offered 4-star quarterback and current Stanford pledge Davis Mills.
- Washington State offered 3-star offensive lineman Cordavien Suggs.
- Auburn offered 4-star offensive lineman Brett Neilon.
- Florida offered 4-star receiver and current Oklahoma commit CeeDee Lamb.
- LSU offered 4-star receiver Omar Manning. The Tigers also offered 3-star corner Brian Edwards.
- Scout’s Corey Bender reported that Missouri offered 3-star defensive end Jonathon MacCollister.
- Ole Miss offered 4-star athlete Markquese Bell.
- Tennessee offered 4-star running back Kennedy Brooks.
- Texas A&M offered 3-star tight end Tre' McKitty. Demetric Warren of Varsity Preps reported that the Aggies also offered 4-star defensive end Christopher Allen.
- Adam Gorney of Rivals reported that Vanderbilt offered 3-star quarterback Chase Garbers.
- Duke, Louisville and Tennessee offered athlete Dyami Brown.
- Louisville and Tennessee offered athlete Tre Turner.
- Arizona State and Ole Miss offered linebacker Palaie Gaoteote.
- Alabama and Georgia offered athlete Kearis Jackson.
- Louisville offered running back Lorenzo Lingard.
- Friedman reported that North Carolina offered quarterback Phil Jurkovec.
- Iowa offered receiver Drue Jackson.
- Michigan offered quarterback and current Washington pledge Jacob Sirmon.
- Nebraska offered linebacker Alston Orji.
- Purdue offered corner Braden Lenzy.
- Baylor offered receiver Brian Hightower.
- Iowa State offered corner Verone McKinley III.
- Oklahoma offered corner Patrick Surtain Jr. The Sooners also offered safety Caden Sterns.
- Texas Tech offered corner Jalen Green.
- Arizona offered corner Anthony Cook.
- Colorado offered quarterback Spencer Sanders.
- Auburn offered athlete Isaiah Bolden.
- Georgia offered corner and current Miami commit Josh Jobe. The Bulldogs also offered running back and current Oregon State pledge Camron Davis.
- South Carolina offered defensive end Jonathan Kingsley.
- Tennessee offered receiver Kendrell Scurry.
Sanjay Kirpalani is a National Recruiting Analyst for Bleacher Report. Unless otherwise noted, all quotes obtained firsthand and all recruiting information courtesy of 247Sports.
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