College Football's Most Important Offers of the Week

One of the main challenges for new Miami head coach Mark Richt and his staff is to keep the top prospects in South Florida from escaping the area for college.

The ‘Canes have done a good job thus far, as their 2017 class is loaded with top recruits who hail from Dade and Broward counties.

Last week, Richt and his staff targeted another local standout in 4-star corner and current Oklahoma commit Trajan Bandy.

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Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Miami. pic.twitter.com/Xa4xTzHPm8

— Alpha Dog (@BandyTrajan) May 26, 2016"

The 5’9 ½”, 180-pounder, who committed to the Sooners in February, has more than 30 offers to his credit entering the summer.

While recruiting isn’t final until a prospect enrolls at his school of choice or signs a national letter of intent, Bandy appears to be firm in his pledge and one of the main prospects helping build out the Sooners' 2017 class, as detailed by James Hale of 247Sports.

“It is a family thing, a brotherhood,” Bandy told Hale. “My relationship with those guys is great, and you can just look at our messages, and we always spend time with each other and tell each other what is going on. We are going to keep talking to other recruits and get who we need to help our defense and our offense, and we will show all of them that we are real brothers.”

With that said, now that the Hurricanes are officially in the mix with Bandy, the Sooners likely won’t be able to rest easy until Bandy is on campus for good.

Texas CB Receives 7 Offers

Perhaps the nation’s hottest recruit last week was 3-star corner Josh Thompson. 

The 6’0”, 186-pounder from Texas' Nacogdoches High School picked up offers from Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and TCU.

The offer spree brings Thompson up to 23—with programs such as Minnesota, Utah and Washington State already having tendered him.

With schools coming in fast and furious for Thompson, expect his list to swell even more in the coming months.

Oregon Offers Midwest DB

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Cass Tech High School in Detroit is no stranger to having elite recruits on its roster. For example, the program is home to 5-star receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones—who rates as the nation’s top pass-catcher in the 2017 cycle. 

Another emerging target from Cass Tech is 3-star corner Donovan Johnson, who landed an offer from Pac-12 power Oregon last week. 

As detailed by Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports, Johnson won the position MVP and was the fastest man at the Columbus Nike Opening Regional earlier this month, and he subsequently landed an invitation to The Opening.

Penn State, West Virginia and Virginia Tech are among the other schools in the mix with Johnson. However, the Ducks are hoping to get the talented athlete on campus in the coming months in order to surge up his list of favorites.

2018 TE Nets 4 Big Offers

Another prospect college coaches were particularly fond of last week was 2018 tight end Jeremy Ruckert.

The 6’5”, 220-pound rising junior from Lindenhurst Senior High School in New York landed offers from Alabama, Ohio State, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.

The recent wave of tenders brings his total number to 15, with other programs such as Florida State, Mississippi State, Penn State and Wisconsin having already offered him. 

Ruckert’s offer list is an indicator that he could be one of the nation’s elite prospects at his position in the 2018 class.

Best of the Rest

• Arizona State and Texas A&M offered 3-star athlete Trestan Ebner.

• Mississippi State and Ole Miss offered 4-star athlete and current Texas A&M pledge Devin Morris.

• Syracuse and West Virginia offered 3-star defensive end Elijah Conliffe.

• Rutgers and South Carolina offered 3-star defensive end Jaylen Twyman.

• Notre Dame offered 4-star defensive end Malik Herring. The Fighting Irish also offered 3-star corner Yusuf Corker.

• Clemson offered 3-star defensive end LaTrell Bumphus.

• Duke offered 3-star corner Tre Swilling.

• Florida State offered 4-star defensive end Ryan Johnson.

• NC State offered 3-star athlete and current Virginia Tech commit Caleb Farley. The Wolfpack also offered 3-star defensive end Antwan Owens.

• Illinois offered 4-star safety Jaylen Kelly-Powell.

• Minnesota offered 3-star corner Meshael Custis.

• Wisconsin offered 3-star running back and current Rutgers pledge Jonathan Taylor.

• Kansas State offered JUCO 4-star offensive lineman Elliot Baker. The Wildcats also offered 3-star linebacker Riko Jeffers.

• Arkansas offered 3-star linebacker Colin Anderson.

• Mississippi State offered 3-star safety AJ Harris.

• Missouri offered defensive end Chris Turner.

• Ole Miss offered 4-star quarterback Jack Sears. The Rebels also offered linebacker Kenneth Murray.

• South Carolina offered 4-star linebacker Bruce Jordan-Swilling.

• Texas A&M offered 4-star receiver Tarik Black.

• Arizona State, Colorado, LSU, Missouri and Nebraska offered quarterback Jack Tuttle.

• Indiana and Missouri offered quarterback Allan Walters.

• Michigan and Penn State offered athlete Jasiah Provillon.

• Boston College offered safety Evan Stewart.

• Florida State offered corner Houston Griffith.

• Louisville offered receiver Drue Jackson.

• Miami offered safety David Reese.

• Syracuse offered defensive end and Penn State commit Micah Parsons.

• Michigan offered defensive tackle Rick Sandidge.

• Michigan State offered linebacker Kolin Demens.

• Nebraska offered quarterback Kevin Doyle.

• Ohio State offered defensive end Dorian Hardy.

• Rutgers offered receiver Armani Chatman.

• Texas Tech offered receiver Jermaine Eskridge.

• West Virginia offered running back Jaelen Gill.

• Arizona offered defensive tackle Keondre Coburn.

• Oregon offered linebacker Malik Vann. The Ducks also offered offensive lineman Jackson Carman.

• Oregon State offered running back T.J. Pledger.

• UCLA offered corner Asante Samuel Jr. The Bruins also offered safety Caden Sterns.

• Utah offered quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.

• Alabama offered corner Verone McKinley III.

• Georgia offered offensive lineman Colten Blanton.

• LSU offered defensive end Max Wright. The Tigers also offered receiver Jacob Copeland.

• Arizona State and Miami offered running back Noah Cain.

• Florida and Florida State offered safety Brendan Gant.

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