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Four-star OL Jaylen Gilchrist names top schools

Four-star offensive line prospect Jaylen Gilchrist names his top seven schools

Four-star offensive tackle prospect Jaylen Gilchrist has named his top schools. Gilchrist, a member of the class of 2025, plays high school football for Salem High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Gilchrist is ranked as the nation’s No. 81 recruit and the third-ranked prospect in Virginia. Gilchrist is the fourth-ranked interior offensive lineman in the class of 2025.

Gilchrist’s top schools are South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Penn State and Maryland. The four-star is currently projected to commit to South Carolina, per 247Sports.

The 6-foot-4, 290-pound interior offensive lineman has experience playing on both sides of the ball. Gilchrist has experience playing both offensive tackle and offensive guard at the high school level.

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The Salem High School standout announced his top seven schools via social media:

Georgia football currently is in the middle of the pack in the SEC in the class of 2025 recruiting cycle. However, Kirby Smart and company are building momentum and are poised to rise up the recruiting rankings.

Penn State getting important visit from four-star offensive lineman

Penn State is hosting a major offensive lineman recruiting target this weekend.

Penn State’s third and final Junior Day is taking place this weekend in Happy Valley as they host a number of recruits to see the campus, meet with the coaching staff and further develop relationships.

These continue to be a great way for the Nittany Lions to stay on the radar of some of the top talents across the country, while also getting a better idea of who might fit their culture if both parties are interested in pursuing a potential commitment.

Penn State is getting an important visit from one of their top offensive line targets as this will be the first time since the Elite 11 camp that took place in State College during May 2023 that four-star [autotag]Jaylen Gilchrist[/autotag] has seen the campus.

The talented class of 2025 member is a 6’4″ 290-pound tackle from Virginia who is the 63rd player in the country and third player overall in the state according to 247Sports.

Gilchrist has been offered a scholarship by some of the top teams in the country, including Georgia, Alabama, USC, Florida, and Miami.

He’s made two other visits this winter period prior to making it to Happy Valley this weekend, having visited South Carolina and Virginia Tech.

This will be a great opportunity for the Nittany Lions’ coaching staff to continue developing a relationship with the highly-rated offensive lineman so they can stay on his radar as he continues his recruitment.

While many fans love when commitments come out of big weekends like the Junior Days, it rarely occurs.

These are mainly used as an opportunity to host prospects the coaching staff is interested in meeting in person and getting to know better to set up a longer recruitment process.

They have that situation in front of them with Gilchrist and are hoping to capitalize.

Gators offer elite offensive tackle from Virginia Beach

The Gators are starting to look at the class of 2025, and four-star offensive tackle Jaylen Gilchrist is the latest to receive a scholarship offer.

It’s offer season in the Swamp, and the most recent name to be added to Florida’s recruiting board is Salem (Virginia Beach, Virginia) offensive tackle [autotag]Jaylen Gilchrist[/autotag].

Florida extended Gilchrist an offer on Thursday, according to a social media post sent out during the afternoon. The class of 2025 might not be in the middle of its recruiting cycle, but Gilchrist has already picked up over two dozen offers, including Florida’s.

While he hasn’t narrowed things down to a top 10 or anything, Gilchrist says he knows what he’s looking for.

“My plan is that I kind of want to be an early enrollee,” Gilchrist said. “So if that’s the case, I need to get ahead and do what I’ve got to do to figure out where I want to go. For me, the most important thing is education. Football’s not always promised so therefore if it doesn’t work out for me, I’ve got a scholarship to a good school.”

Florida will compete with Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Penn State and South Carolina among others for Gilchrist’s services. The Tarheels are currently on top of the On3 recruiting prediction machine with 26.0% odds to land him.

Gilchrist is a consensus four-star recruit, ranked highest by 247Sports at No. 64 overall and No. 1 among offensive tackles in the class of 2025. The On3 industry ranking, which uses a weighted average from all four major services, places him at No. 80 nationally and No. 10 at his position.

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