Recruits weigh in on where IMG Academy prospects will commit
BRADENTON, Fla. -- It’s our job at Rivals.com to forecast where the nation’s top prospects will end up going to college, but sometimes part of information gathering process involves asking other prospects where they think their friends and teammates will sign. At Wednesday’s IMG Academy Media Day. we asked some of the school’s players where their teammates will land. Some of the answers were pretty enlightening.
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The Pick: Oklahoma
Why: “He’s recently been giving them a lot of love and I think they were the latest offer out of his top six or top seven. I think he likes them a lot.” – Rivals250 Alabama defensive line commit Stephon Wynn
The Pick: Oklahoma
Why: “I just got that feeling.” – Rivals100 uncommitted defensive back Houston Griffith
The Pick: Florida
Why: “He seems like a Gator.” - Rivals100 Miami quarterback commit Artur Sitkowski
The Pick: Florida
Why: “He’s not leaving the state.” – Rivals100 Nebraska defensive back commit Brendan Radley-Hiles
The Pick: UCLA
Why: “He’s that type of guy, he has that vibe.” – Rivals250 Florida State defensive line commit Verdis Brown
The Pick: Florida State
Why: “I guess because they develop safeties, Derwin James, Jalen Ramsey and guys like that, and I guess he wants that development as well.” – Wynn
The Pick: Florida State
Why: “It’s either going to be Ohio State or Florida State, but I’m giving it to Florida State, but I’m not sure.” – Sitkowski
The Pick: Florida State
Why: “I want him with me, but I think he’s going to Florida State.” – Radley-Hiles
The Pick: Florida State
Why: “He’s my best friend. I’m going to try to get him there with me.” – Brown
The Pick: Alabama
Why: “I want him to come to Alabama with me, so for now I’m going to say that’s where he’s going.” – 2019 Rivals100 Alabama running back commit Trey Sanders
The Pick: Michigan
Why: “They’re known for getting those big linemen like that, and that’s where he wants to play.” – Wynn
The Pick: Oklahoma
Why: “I’m hoping Miami but he might be a Sooner, I don’t know.” - Sitkowski
The Pick: Michigan
Why: “I’ll say Michigan on him but I don’t really know.” – Griffith
The Pick: Michigan
Why: “I see him at Michigan or I see him at Georgia. He has a great relationship with Cesar Ruiz who was here last year and he’s at Michigan now, and he has a great relationship with the Georgia offensive line coach as well.” – Radley-Hiles
The Pick: Oklahoma or Michigan
Why: “He doesn’t like the heat that much.” – Brown
The Pick: Alabama
Why: “Of course he’s going to come to Alabama with me.” – Sanders
The Pick: Georgia
Why: “He’s from Philly but he lived in Georgia for a while, too, and he really liked Georgia growing up.” – Wynn
The Pick: Georgia
Why: “I just think that’s where he’s headed.” – Griffith
The Pick: UCLA
Why: “He likes the West Coast.” – Sitkowski
The Pick: Georgia
Why: “He’s from Pennsylvania but he has a Georgia background as well, so I think that’s the best fit for him.” – Radley-Hiles
The Pick: Georgia
Why: “He talks about Georgia a lot so I’m going with Georgia.” – Brown
The Pick: Alabama
Why: “He’s coming to Alabama with me, too.” – Sanders
The Pick: Arizona State
Why: “He’s been talking about them a lot.” – Wynn
The Pick: Arizona State
Why: “He likes them.” – Griffith
The Pick: Arizona State
Why: “I know he likes Arizona State.” – Sitkowski
The Pick: Arizona State
Why: “He understands that you don’t have to stay close to home to be the best.” – Radley-Hiles
The Pick: Nebraska
Why: “I see him at Nebraska. He told me he liked it when he visited and that’s the only school he told me he liked.” – Brown
The Pick: Alabama
Why: “I think I might pull him to Alabama with me, too.” – Sanders