That’s positive, but they have to close on this prospect. The Huskies received a Crystal Ball projection for Conerly on Tuesday. But Washington has a chance to bounce back with Conerly, another five-star in its backyard.
The buzz: When Tuimoloau came off the board and committed to Ohio State on Sunday, it became official that Washington missed on two of the three top-10 national prospects in the 2021 cycle from the Seattle area. The particulars: Five-star prospect from Seattle Rainier Beach For Texas to be “back” or for Texas A&M to beat the Crimson Tide on the field, that needs to change. Alabama signed two of the top five players in Texas in the 2021 recruiting cycle - offensive tackle Tommy Brockermeyer (No. Texas A&M recruiting battle is fun to watch, but really this is about the Texas schools preventing the Crimson Tide from stealing the best prospects in the Lone Star State. Yes, this is interesting because any Texas vs. Harris is the type of prospect Alabama has typically been landing in previous cycles, but the two in-state schools seem solidly positioned in this recruitment. The buzz: The 6-foot-1, 180-pound cornerback visited Texas, Alabama, Texas A&M and LSU in June and seems close to making a decision. The particulars: Five-star prospect from Houston North Shore Let’s continue with the July edition of the national recruiting big board. As players commit and the landscape changes, this list will change, too. “Impactful” can mean a lot of things, from importance to a specific school, a big regional recruit, a trendsetter or simply a prospect who has an interesting recruitment. This is a list of whom we consider the most “impactful” uncommitted prospects.
And those are the players we will focus on. More than 500 players have committed since the beginning of June, but there are still plenty of program-changing prospects who have yet to pick a school. So even though the focus has been on the Class of 2022 for months, we can finally turn the page - completely - on the 2021 class. Tuimoloau of Sammamish (Wash.) Eastside Catholic finally announced his decision to sign with Ohio State. It didn’t occur until July, but five-star prospect J.T.