The 2027 college football recruiting cycle is heating up as we go deeper into March, and Rivals is tracking the biggest commitments as they happen. <\/p>\n
After a slow month of February, multiple major prospects came off the board in the first week of March. Miami and Oklahoma both secured top-of-the-board targets, while Ole Miss surprised everyone with a commitment from one of the country\u2019s top defensive linemen. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Georgia, Louisville and Illinois all secured blue-chip players in the secondary to boost their own classes. We break it down below:<\/p>\n
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School: Miami Carol City (Miami, FL)<\/a>
Scout\u2019s Take: \u201cLennear is a big get for the Hurricanes,\u201d said Rivals Rankings Director Charles Power<\/a>. \u201cYou\u2019re keeping one of the top receivers in the 2027 cycle in South Florida. When you talk about Nick Lennear\u2019s skillset, it starts with the combination of athleticism and play speed, along with a high skill level. He is a prospect who can win at multiple levels of the field. He\u2019s really made some big plays in meaningful moments at Miami Northwestern over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n
School: Liberty Christian (Argyle, TX)<\/a>
Witten on his commitment: \u201cOklahoma made an impression on me from the beginning because Coach Venables was the first coach to offer me,\u201d Witten told Rivals\u2019 Sam Speigelman<\/a>. \u201cI strongly believe in the vision he has for me and where the program is going.\u201d<\/p>\n
School: Choctaw County (Ackerman, MS)<\/a>
Scout\u2019s Take: \u201cShumaker is on the short list when talking about the top interior defensive lineman in the country. Had a big junior season, totaling 69 tackles 17 for loss, 7 sacks and two forced fumbles. Very strong, especially in his lower half and can take on double teams and still get a push. Gets off the ball well, shows an active motor and lives on the other side of the line of scrimmage. Can win with speed and power and has the ability to dominate at the point of attack. Plays high at times and will need some technical work like most high school interior lineman but very high ceiling and projects as a high impact player at the Power 4 level.\u201d \u2014 Greg Biggins, Rivals National Analyst<\/p>\n
School: North Crowley (Fort Worth, TX)<\/a>
Outhouse on his commitment: \u201cMan, I can\u2019t wait. Coach Donte did a great job recruiting me. We built a very strong relationship and I can\u2019t wait to play for him,\u201d Outhouse told Rivals\u2019 Sam Spiegelman of his commitment to Georgia. \u201cThey\u2019ve got a legacy. Every time I see a Georgia football player, they\u2019re in the draft,\u201d he continued. \u201cMy next goal is to be a freshman All-American, and then go to the NFL Draft. Georgia is the best place to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
School: Bryan Station (Lexington, KY)<\/a>
Haskins on his commitment: \u201cOne of the biggest reasons for my decision is the strong relationship I\u2019ve built with the coaching staff,\u201d Haskins told Rivals\u2019 Steve Wiltfong. \u201cDuring my visits and meetings, they really took the time to sit down with me and show me how I fit in their defensive scheme and how they see me developing in their program.\u201d<\/p>\n
School: Evanston Township (Evanston, IL)<\/a>
Analyst\u2019s Take: \u201cAt Illinois, this is a good match because Corey Parker is a good coach who can help him maximize his potential. We see room for improvement with Johnson in terms of technique and positional experience. He\u2019s been a two-way guy in high school and has been a fairly dynamic offensive player who can line up in multiple spots including wildcat quarterback. His ball skills are there having played receiver, the closing speed is there, he\u2019s a physically strong player who will get stronger. It would be good for us to see him a little more in man coverage to assess hips and change of direction but we see a really strong all around skill set here.\u201d \u2014 Allen Trieu, Rivals National Analyst<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2027 college football recruiting cycle is heating up as we go deeper into March, and Rivals is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182381,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[86047,49933,86048,86049,86050,123,125,124,86051],"class_list":["post-182380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-benjarvius-shumaker-27-choctaw-county","tag-cooper-witten-27-liberty-christian","tag-jerry-outhouse-27-north-crowley","tag-jordan-haskins-27-bryan-station","tag-justin-johnson-27-evanston-township","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-nick-lennear-27-northwestern"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}