College Football's Most Important Offers of the Week
Thus far in his first full cycle, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has struck gold recruiting in his home territory.
However, the Bulldogs staff is still scouring the nation in search of the nation’s top talent.
Last week, Smart and his staff tendered a set of twins and Virginia defensive tackle duo in 4-star Breyon Gaddy and 3-star Brandon Gaddy:
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"I am blessed to receive my 27th offer from the University of Georgia pic.twitter.com/g9whTIGdBU
— Breyon Gaddy (@GaddyBreyon) May 8, 2016"
"Bless to receive an offer from the University of Georgia #GoBulldogs pic.twitter.com/l20bAvRSs3
— Brandon Gaddy (@bgaddy97) May 9, 2016"
The brothers from Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, have more than 10 offers to their credit.
As Ryan Callahan of GoVols247 reported, the brothers recently named SEC East program Tennessee their leaders.
The two visited Knoxville in March, and that visit helped move the Vols up the list for both prospects.
Among the other schools mutually involved with the duo include Alabama, Clemson, Florida State and Virginia Tech.
The Bulldogs are hoping to get involved with the brothers, who have made it clear that they want to attend the same school, as detailed by Callahan.
The next step for Smart and his staff will be getting the duo to make a visit to Athens.
Penn State Offers 5-Star WR
Dating back to his days at Vanderbilt, Penn State head coach James Franklin is no stranger to recruiting the state of Tennessee.
Last week, the Nittany Lions offered 5-star receiver Tee Higgins—who rates as the top overall prospect from the Volunteer State in the 2017 cycle:
The 6’4 ½”, 188-pounder was once committed to Tennessee early in the process before reopening his recruitment.
Now the Nittany Lions join programs such as Alabama, Clemson and Florida State as schools hoping to lure the nation’s No. 3 receiver and the No. 16 prospect overall in the current cycle.
Louisville After 4-Star ATH
With more than 50 offers to his credit, 4-star athlete Malcolm Askew figures to have a busy recruitment until he makes his commitment.
Last week, his offer list grew as the Louisville Cardinals tendered the McAdory High School (Alabama) product:
The 5’10 ½”, 183-pounder, who rates as the nation’s No. 10 athlete and the No. 202 player overall in the 2017 class, is high on programs such as Alabama, Auburn, Clemson and Ole Miss.
Cardinals head coach Bobby Petrino and his staff have had success recruiting in the Yellowhammer State recently. Last year, Louisville signed three Alabama natives and have one currently committed in the 2017 class.
Petrino and Co. will hope to repeat that feat with Askew in the coming months.
2018 DE Nets Six New Offers
Arguably the nation’s hottest prospect last week was 2018 defensive end Dorian Hardy.
The 6’5”, 245-pounder collected offers from six schools: Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Illinois, LSU and Miami.
In particular, Hardy admitted that the tender from the Crimson Tide stood out since he grew up rooting for them as a youngster.
“I was just surprised because I never expected to get an Alabama offer this early at this point in my high school football career," Hardy said. "It meant a lot to me. I was very excited and humbled, but I have a lot of work left to do. My family has always been huge Alabama fans. My dad has a lot of family in Alabama. With all of them being fans and him being a fan, it kind of made me become one growing up.”
However, he’s in no rush to decide anything soon. Given his expanding offer list, the New Jersey product figures to gain more attention moving forward.
Best of the Rest
- Alabama and Tennessee offered 4-star receiver CeeDee Lamb.
- Arizona State and Michigan offered 3-star offensive lineman Grant Polley.
- Auburn and Mississippi State offered 4-star receiver and current Michigan State commit Hunter Rison.
- Duke and Oklahoma State offered 3-star defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo.
- Maryland and Michigan offered 3-star athlete C.J. Holmes.
- Northwestern and Washington offered 3-star corner Elijah Hicks.
- Illinois and Oregon offered 3-star defensive end Terrance Lang.
- Pittsburgh and Texas A&M offered 3-star quarterback and current Kentucky commit Mac Jones.
- Michigan State and USC offered 4-star corner Marco Wilson.
- Florida State offered 4-star corner Amir Riep.
- Georgia Tech offered defensive end Aliki Vimahi.
- Virginia Tech offered 2-star athlete and Rutgers commit Bryce Watts.
- Iowa offered 3-star corner Randall Haynie.
- Maryland offered defensive tackle Desmond Holmes.
- Minnesota offered 3-star corner Josh Thompson.
- Michigan offered 4-star safety Grant Delpit.
- Rutgers offered 3-star athlete Connor Heyward.
- Oklahoma offered 3-star defensive end Ondario Robinson. The Sooners also offered 3-star linebacker Kenneth Murray.
- Adam Gorney of Rivals.com reported that TCU offered 3-star safety KJ Jarrell.
- West Virginia offered safety Avery Showell.
- Arizona offered athlete Devodrick Johnson.
- Utah offered 4-star receiver and current Tennessee pledge KD Nixon. The Utes also offered 3-star linebacker Dimitri Moore.
- Alabama offered 4-star corner Thomas Graham. The Crimson Tide also offered 3-star safety and Stanford commit Stuart Head.
- Florida offered 4-star offensive lineman Marcus Minor. The Gators also offered 3-star running back Chase Hayden.
- Missouri offered 3-star running back Eric Stokes.
- Texas A&M offered 4-star offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker.
- Iowa State, Michigan State, Texas Tech and West Virginia all offered corner Anthony Cook.
- Arkansas and Texas A&M offered corner and LSU pledge Corione Harris.
- Baylor and Michigan State offered receiver Joshua Moore.
- Michigan State and NC State offered safety Kwantel Raines.
- Ohio State and Ole Miss offered quarterback Emory Jones.
- Notre Dame offered corner Asante Samuel Jr.
- Pittsburgh offered receiver Shaquon Anderson-Butts.
- Wake Forest offered corner Donte Burton.
- Ryan Bartow of 247Sports reported that Michigan offered running back and Florida State commit James Cook.
- Michigan State offered corner Patrick Surtain Jr.
- Baylor offered offensive lineman Colten Blanton.
- West Virginia offered receiver Al’vonte Woodard.
- UCLA offered tight end Brevin Jordan.
- Washington State offered corner Isaac Taylor.
- Alabama offered safety Isheem Young.
- Auburn offered safety Aashari Crosswell.
- LSU offered offensive lineman Dylan Wonnum.
- Ole Miss offered offensive lineman Tank Jenkins.
- South Carolina offered running back and Oregon State pledge Camron Davis.
- Tennessee offered linebacker Justice Dingle.
- Vanderbilt offered quarterback Cade Fortin.
- Iowa State and Nebraska offered athlete Grayson Boomer.
- Georgia and LSU offered receiver Jadon Haselwood.
- Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports reported that Clemson offered corner Tyus Fields.
- Miami offered defensive tackle Ishmael Sopsher.
- Baylor offered athlete Jordan Whittington.
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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