Category: Recruiting

Oklahoma film room: What OU is getting in five-star WR Mario Williams

Oklahoma picked up some major news just moments ago when five-star wide receiver Mario Williams committed. Here is what OU is getting.

The wave of momentum behind the scenes is coming to fruition for Oklahoma.

Lincoln Riley and the Sooners just made a splash on the recruiting trail by landing five-star wide receiver Mario Williams.

The Plant City, Florida, native picked Oklahoma over a top-five of Alabama, Clemson, LSU and Florida. Williams is also a star baseball player and will play baseball at Oklahoma.

Here is what Riley is getting in his latest five-star wide receiver.

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Just two years ago, Oklahoma brought in three five-star wide receivers, but the one in 2021 is the best one yet. Mario Williams is the most explosive receiver recruit Oklahoma has landed since Dede Westbrook out of Blinn Community College in 2015. Williams is a violent route runner. Has violent cuts and gets separation on any defensive back. Any space and he’s gone. Thick body type, but probably a mid-4.4s runner in the 40-yard dash. Excellent at high-pointing the ball. Aggressive player. Already has established next-level ability on double moves. Potential superstar in Oklahoma’s offense.

Comp: Antonio Brown

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Oklahoma receives commitment from 2021 5-star WR Mario Williams

2021 five-star wide receiver Mario Williams announced his commitment to Oklahoma on Friday.

The eyes of Lincoln never lie.

2021 five-star wide receiver Mario Williams announced his commitment to Oklahoma on Friday via his Instagram.

Ranked as the No. 2 wide receiver in the 2021 class per Rivals, the Plant City, Florida, native chose the Sooners over Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and LSU.

Oklahoma has won its fair share of recruiting battles over the SEC recruiting powerhouses as of late. In the 2019 recruiting class Riley and his staff gained five-star wideouts Trejan Bridges, Jadon Haselwood, and Theo Weese.

With Williams’ commitment, the dominoes are beginning to fall into place for Oklahoma’s 2021 recruiting class.

Williams is now the sixth verbal commit and the first five-star commit for the Sooners’ 2021 recruiting class, joining Richmond, Texas (Richmond Foster High School) native, four-star Cody Jackson.

So far, Oklahoma has a very balanced 2021 class with three offense and three defensive recruits lined up to step on campus next summer. Ranked No. 51 in the nation prior to Williams’ commitment per Rivals, the Sooners are sure to jump plenty of teams following Williams’ commitment.

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Spartans offer 2022 6-foot-5 offensive tackle Drew Shelton out of Pennsylvania

Michigan State has offered yet another lengthy offensive lineman in Drew Shelton out of Downington, Pennsylvania.

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For those Michigan State fans who have delighted in watching Mel Tucker’s relentless recruitment pursuit of tall recruits, particularly offensive linemen, we have another player offer to offer you as the 6’5″ offensive tackle Drew Shelton announced his offer from the Spartans.

Shelton, a 255-pound tackle out of Downingtown West High School in Pennsylvania is currently unranked but already had two Big Ten offers from Penn State and Rutgers before MSU joined his recruitment. He also has offers out from Cincinnati, Bowling Green, Oregon, Kansas State, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia.

Shelton’s recruitment has really only just started to heat up as most of those offers have come in the last two weeks.

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MSU Football offers 2022 3-star Nyair Graham, No. 1 linebacker in New Jersey

Michigan State has offered the top-ranked linebacker in New Jersey as Nyair Graham from Camden High School announced his offer.

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On a day where Michigan State offered one of the top linebackers in the state of Alabama in TJ Dudley (No. 17 overall OLB), they also offered the top linebacker in New Jersey, as 2022 3-star Nyair Graham out of Camden, New Jersey announced that he has received an offer from the Spartans.

Graham is the No. 29 ranked outside linebacker in the 2022 class and the No. 10 ranked player overall in the state of New Jersey. He currently plays for Camden High School.

It is still early in Graham’s recruitment but he has offers from Miami, Syracuse, Temple, Texas A&M, West Virginia, and now Michigan State.

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Michigan State offers 2022 4-star linebacker TJ Dudley out of Montgomery, Alabama

MSU Football has offered one of the top outside linebackers in the 2022 recruiting class.

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Mel Tucker once worked on Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama. Now, the new Michigan State Football head coach will be attempting to recruit a player from Saban’s home turf as TJ Dudley, a 2022 4-star OLB out of Montgomery, Alabama announced that he has received an offer from the Spartans.

Dudley is the No. 9 ranked player in the state of Alabama for the 2022 recruiting class and the No. 17 ranked outside linebacker in his class according to the 247Sports rankings.

Dudley is a 6’2″, 210-pound outside linebacker out of Montgomery Catholic Preparatory. He has offers out from Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Mississippi State, and a host of other schools.

You can check out his impressive tape below:

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Notre Dame Misses Out on Prized ’21 Corner

Notre Dame was in Devin Kirkwood’s “final five” that was released just over a week ago but wound up missing out to a Pac-12 school Thursday.

After getting tough but expected news about running back Will Shipley last week, Notre Dame quickly bounced back getting a pair of commitments by weeks end from defensive back Philip Riley and defensive end Jason Onye.

They had also been mentioned by four-star defensive back Devin Kirkwood as making his top five but the Gardena (Junipera Serra), California product chose elsewhere Thursday, making a commitment to UCLA.

Notre Dame’s list of commitments instead stays at ten as of May 14 with a pair of defensive backs included in that with Riley and Justin Walters of Bolingbrook, Illinois.  Notre Dame will continue to look near and far for more secondary help in the class.

Kirkwood becomes just the third commitment for UCLA who now ranks 71st overall in the 247Sports team rankings for 2021.

Michigan State makes top ten for 2021 3-star Tight End Lake McRee

MSU Football has made the top ten for the recruitment of Lake Travis tight end Lake McRee.

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Michigan State already has the commitment of one 3-star tight end for their 2021 football recruiting class in Kameron Allen out of Forney, Texas. The Spartans took another step forward today in the recruitment of a second 3-star tight end to add to their recruiting class as Lake McRee from Lake Travis High School announced that MSU was in his top ten for recruitment.

McRee is the No. 18 ranked tight end in the 2021 class according to the 247Sports composite rankings and the No. 59 ranked player in the state of Texas according to those same rankings.

McRee announced his top ten through the EditsForAthletes Twitter account:

McRee’s top ten is filled with some of the heaviest hitters in the country, including Alabama, LSU, Texas, and Washington. Michigan State is joined by Purdue and Penn State as the only Big Ten schools among McRee’s final choices.

It should be noted that McRee is 6’4″ and 217-pounds, another sizable addition to Tucker’s class if he joins the Spartans.

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Georgia football offers scholarship to Jaydon Blue

Georgia football has offered 4-star RB Jaydon Blue.

Wednesday, 2022 4-star RB Jaydon Blue took to Twitter to announce a scholarship offer from the University of Georgia.

Blue (5-foot-9, 192 pounds) plays football and runs track for Klein Cain High School in Houston, Texas. Blue ran a 10.97 100 in the Spring of 2019 and has a verified 40 of 4.6 and a shuttle time of 4.3.

247Sports has Blue rated as the No. 7 RB and the 80th best prospect overall in the 2022 recruiting class.

247Sports wrote:

“Adequate size with above average build. Flashes great initial burst and acceleration. Hits the hole hard and gets downhill in a hurry.”

Blue is one of the top running backs of 2022 and recently has received offers from programs like Auburn, LSU, Ohio State, Alabama and now Georgia.

 

Michigan State Football offers 2022 4-star DT Caden Curry, No. 1 player in Indiana

Michigan State football offers 2022 4-star DT Caden Curry, who is the No. 1 player in Indiana for his recruiting class.

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Michigan State Football recruiting efforts are hitting on all cylinders right now. Now, Mel Tucker and staff have made another offer to an impressive 2022 prospect in 4-star DT Caden Curry from Greenwood, IN. Curry currently plays for Center Grove High School.

Caden stands at a sturdy 6’5″ and weighs 250 pounds. According to 247Sports Composite Rankings, Curry ranks as the No. 1 player in all of Indiana in the 2022 recruiting class. He also ranks as the No. 4 DT recruit in the nation for the 2022 recruiting class. Lastly, he ranks as the No. 134 prospect in the country for his recruiting class.

Check out some of his highlights here.

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MSU Football makes top-19 for 2022 4-star SDE Aaron Wilson, No. 1 ranked player in Maryland

Michigan State football has made the top-19 choices for 2022 4-star SDE Aaron Wilson, who is the No. 1 2022 prospect in all of Maryland.

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Mel Tucker and the Michigan State Football recruiting staff have put in plenty of early offers for the 2022 recruiting class. This strategy has certainly put the Spartans in serious contention for top-tier 2022 prospects. This includes 2022 4-star Strong-Side Defensive End recruit, Aaron Wilson, out of Baltimore, MD. He has listed Michigan State as one of his top-19 choices for college.

Aaron Wilson stands at 6’2″ and weighs 235 pounds. According to 247Sports Composite Rankings, Wilson is ranked as the No. 1 2022 recruit in all of Maryland. Furthermore, he ranks as the No. 2 Strong-Side Defensive End recruit in the entire country. Also, he is ranked as the 17th best player in the entire 2022 recruiting class.

Check out some of his highlights here.

Some of his other top choices include Pittsburgh, Penn State, Ole Miss, LSU, and UCF.

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