There\u2019s been plenty of change in the ACC across the last couple of years and that\u2019s led to some interesting storylines on the recruiting trail.<\/p>\n
Some schools continue to recruit at an elite level and others are trying to take the next step. Of the top 300 prospects in the\u00a0Rivals Industry Ranking<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies \u2014 13 are currently committed to ACC schools.<\/p>\n Miami<\/a> leads the way early on, checking in with the No. 8 class in the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings. Commitments will start coming hot and heavy soon enough and Rivals is breaking down the top early commits in the ACC.<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 26 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 109 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 112 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 154 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 188 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 192 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 196 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 229 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 232 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 238
Rivals300 Ranking: No. 26
247Sports: No. 16
ESPN: No. 26
School:\u00a0Miami Carol City<\/a> (Miami, Fla.)
Scouting Summary: \u201cNick Lennear elevated his game during the most competitive periods of the week at the Navy All-American Bowl and made splash plays when the lights were brightest. The rising senior showed outstanding burst within his routes, roasting corners during the 1-on-1 period of Wednesday\u2019s joint practice. He showed up big once again on Saturday, making the catch of the game, with a magnificent diving grab in the end zone to put the East up early. Lennear continue to flash when targeted, later elevating for a ball over the middle of the field. The Miami native\u2019s showing creates positive momentum heading into the offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivals300 Ranking: No. 232
247Sports: No. 69
ESPN: No. 192
School:\u00a0Trinity<\/a> (Louisville, Ky.)
On his commitment: \u201cI think Louisville is the place for me,\u201d\u00a0Evans told Rivals\u2019 Steve Wiltfong<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s the best fit for me in terms of my development and where I feel the most comfortable and where I can grow. I feel like Coach Brohm is a great coach. He puts his guys in position to be successful. I feel like he knows a lot about college ball and getting guys to the next level and I feel he can help me accomplish my goal in the future of playing in the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivals300 Ranking: NR
247Sports: No. 40
ESPN: No. 142
School:\u00a0St. Michael Catholic<\/a> (Fairhope, Ala.)
On his commitment: \u201cHow much they really wanted me and how truthful they were with me with all the things they said and how I\u2019d fit into their offense,\u201d Rivers said<\/a> in an exclusive interview with\u00a0TheWolfpacker.com<\/a>. \u201cHow much they wanted me compared to the other schools was a big thing for me. Some other places were like, \u2018Yeah, we want you, but we wouldn\u2019t care if another dude came instead of you.\u2019 But NC State was like, \u2018We want you to be our guy for the future.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivals300 Ranking: No. 242
247Sports: No. 105
ESPN: No. 235
School:\u00a0Lennard<\/a> (Ruskin, Fla.)
On his commitment: \u201cFlorida State was always my school growing up,\u201d Williams told Rivals<\/a>. \u201cBeing from Florida, you always like one of the Florida schools and for me, it was was FSU, I had that connection with the Noles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivals300 Ranking: No. 222
247Sports: No. 192
ESPN: No. 258
School:\u00a0Rolesville<\/a> (Rolesville, N.C.)
On his commitment: \u201cBelichick is building a dynasty at North Carolina,\u201d Bryant told Rivals\u2019 Chad Simmons<\/a>. \u201cChapel Hill will be a portal to the NFL. He has a great plan, a great staff, and they will be about developing players. Coach Belichick is a laid-back guy, but he is all about business. He wants North Carolina to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivals300 Ranking: No. 136
247Sports: NR
ESPN: No. 121
School:\u00a0Gainesville<\/a> (Gainesville, Ga.)
On his commitment: \u201cThis is a pretty big opportunity,\u201d\u00a0Hughley previously told Rivals<\/a>. \u201cJust to be wanted by a top program is always a good feeling \u2026 The culture they have there is what fires me up there isn\u2019t another program like it \u2026 I also have a former teammate plays there and he talks about how the players aren\u2019t just teammates they\u2019re a family in the locker room and that\u2019s always a good thing to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivals300 Ranking: No. 220
247Sports: No. 190
ESPN: No. 294
School:\u00a0Sutter<\/a> (Sutter, Calif.)
Scouting Summary: \u201cBowens is a big framed edge who probably projects best as a 3-4 end or moving inside in a four-man front. A productive player with positional versatility and even played some receiver as a freshman before playing solely on defense the last two seasons. Not a super twitchy athlete and can continue to improve athletically but has a physical edge in his game with strong hands and shows a non-stop motor. Flashes good straight line quickness and closes well on the football. Has the multi-sport background we like with a solid track profile in the shot and discuss. Plenty of long term upside here and if he hits, Bowens has an NFL ceiling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivals300 Ranking: No. 300
247Sports: NR
ESPN: No. 298
School:\u00a0Chaminade-Madonna Prep<\/a> (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
The Skinny: Stevens jumped in the mix for\u00a0Mario Cristobal<\/a>\u00a0and Co. back in January of 2025. His stock has risen since then, especially after he performed well on the 7v7 circuit last spring. He\u2019s kept his recruitment open and has planned to continue visiting other programs, but Miami has the pledge and isn\u2019t keen on letting Stevens slip away.<\/p>\n
Rivals300 Ranking: NR
247Sports: No. 225
ESPN: NR
School:\u00a0McArthur<\/a> (Davie, Fla.)
On his commitment: \u201cIt feels great,\u201d Jones previously told Rivals<\/a>. \u201cThe relationship I have is incredible with the coaches. They still check up on me every day. I just have a great bond with them, that\u2019s why I love Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivals300 Ranking: NR
247Sports: NR
ESPN: No. 168
School:\u00a0Villa Angela-St. Joseph<\/a> (Cleveland, Ohio)
On his commitment: \u201cYou know it\u2019s the culture around the coaches, it just feel like family when I was around and it was great hospitality,\u201d White told Rivals<\/a>. \u201cHow much they care about me as a person and development throughout my time in college and how they would use me in the offense.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s been plenty of change in the ACC across the last couple of years and that\u2019s led to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[230970,4650,190406,4647,44766,239938,622,399,5282,162484,223839,230972,213866,34088,239939,239940,239941,132694,239942,2255,398,396,397,230973,24896,239943,99,223840,239944,239945,239946,239947],"class_list":["post-534478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-ahmari-stevens-27-chaminade-madonna-prep","tag-al","tag-allen-evans-27-trinity","tag-ca","tag-chaminade-madonna-prep-lions-hollywood","tag-dangelo-white-27-villa-angela-st-joseph-hs","tag-fl","tag-football","tag-ga","tag-gainesville-red-elephants-gainesville","tag-gunner-rivers-27-st-michael-catholic","tag-jaylyn-jones-27-mcarthur","tag-kharim-hughley-27-gainesville","tag-ky","tag-lennard-longhorns-ruskin","tag-marquis-bryant-27-rolesville","tag-mcarthur-mustangs-hollywood","tag-mekhi-williams-27-lennard","tag-miami-carol-city-chiefs-opa-locka","tag-nc","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-nick-lennear-27-northwestern","tag-oh","tag-rolesville-rams-rolesville","tag-sports","tag-st-michael-catholic-cardinals-fairhope","tag-sutter-huskies-sutter","tag-trinity-shamrocks-louisville","tag-troy-bowens-27-sutter","tag-villa-angela-st-joseph-vikings-cleveland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}