As college football programs wraps up spring practices across the country over the next few weeks, the focus will fully shift back to the recruiting trail. <\/p>\n
April, May and June have become the three biggest months of the calendar outside of the December signing period, and with no spring transfer window, all eyes on will be on the high school level. March gave us a taste of what\u2019s to come though, with a pair of five-star commitments and nine players in top-100 nationally announcing their decisions. <\/p>\n
It was a massive month for Oklahoma<\/a>, which landed seven commitments to briefly jump to No. 1 in the Rivals Industry Team Rankings<\/a>. SEC rival Texas A&M<\/a> re-took the top spot with the addition of five-star EDGE Zyron Forstall<\/a>. But these teams will be battling neck-and-neck to sign the top class until December. <\/p>\n To kick off April, Rivals breaks down the top prospects to commit last month and where they\u2019re headed:<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 16 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 18 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 26 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 34 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 46 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 49 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 66 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 75 \u2026 There\u2019s no doubt he has an NFL upside to him and is still only scratching the surface of how good we think he can be down the road. He\u2019ll need to fill out some and add some good weight but the ceiling is extremely high and he has the tools to be an immediate impact player at the college level.\u201d \u2014 Rivals\u2019 Greg Biggins<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 100 Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 106
School: IMG Academy (Fla.)<\/a>
On his commitment: \u201cI feel like I fit perfectly in Texas A&M\u2019s defense,\u201d Forstall told Rivals\u2019 Sam Spiegelman<\/a>. \u201cWe went over a few defensive schemes that I really feel like I can play in that defense and dominate. It\u2019s an SEC school, and it\u2019s one of my dreams to play in the SEC. It\u2019s one of the harder conferences, so really just to get that challenge, and get prepared for the NFL and great relationships with Coach Elko, Coach Mason, Coach Tony, Coach E.\u201d<\/p>\n
School: Cathedral Catholic (Calif.)<\/a>
On his commitment: \u201cIt\u2019s something that I was born with \u2013 staying loyal to where I\u2019m from,\u201d Fa\u2019alave-Johnson told Rivals\u2019 Adam Gorney<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s no reason to change anything. All the stuff is still coming my way so why change? I could go to LA and put on from where I\u2019m from and put on for the city. \u2026 \u201cI wasn\u2019t in a rush to commit but it\u2019s something I\u2019ve been praying about, talking with my family about, long discussions with them and the opportunity that I have and the plan they have for me, it was too good to pass up on.\u201d <\/p>\n
School: Miami Carol City (Fla.)<\/a>
On his commitment: \u201cI just want to put on for my home city,\u201d Lennear told CaneSport\u2019s EJ Holland<\/a> of the Hurricanes. \u201cThat\u2019s really it. I like the way he develops his receivers like Malachi Toney. \u201cHe was a great example of real Miami football. I really liked what he did this season.\u201d<\/p>\n
School: Liberty Christian (Texas)<\/a>
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 Spiegelman<\/a>. \u201cI strongly believe in the vision he has for me and where the program is going. Coach Venables\u2019 resume speaks for itself. The success on defense he has had over the years is an opportunity I couldn\u2019t turn down.\u201d<\/p>\n
School: Brentwood Academy (Tenn.)<\/a>
On his commitment: \u201cGoing to Tennessee, I can be that hometown hero,\u201d Bowman told Rivals\u2019 Chad Simmons<\/a>. \u201cThe coaches have always talked about that and it stayed on my mind. I have always liked Tennessee. It\u2019s the school I\u2019ve visited the most, and staying home has always been in the back of my mind. It\u2019s big for me and my family, and that\u2019s a big reason why Tennessee has been at the top of my list.\u201d<\/p>\n
School: Boyle County (Ky.)<\/a>
On his commitment: \u201cA lot of stress off my shoulders; a lot of weight lifted,\u201d Driver told OUInsider\u2019s Parker Thune<\/a>. \u201cIt just felt like I might have a chance to play early [at Oklahoma], and it\u2019s like a family there. Everybody\u2019s really nice, and they\u2019re a winning program. \u2026 I mean, I like to think if the OC comes and sees me at my school far away, then he would like me to play for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
School: Choctaw County (Miss.)<\/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 Rivals\u2019 Greg Biggins<\/p>\n
School: Mater Dei (Calif.)<\/a>
Scout\u2019s Take: \u201cHe\u2019s physical in run support and can get downhill in a hurry and blow up an opposing ball carrier. He hits like a safety and isn\u2019t going after ankles, he\u2019s running right through a running back\/receiver and smacking them in the chest. He\u2019s loose and fluid in his hips, can easily change direction and shows burst getting out of his breaks. We also love the high compete level and he plays with tremendous effort and motor every time we\u2019ve seen him. <\/p>\n
School: Guyer (Texas)<\/a>
On his commitment: \u201cCoach Lanning\u2019s whole backstory, how he got into coaching and then earned the head coaching job \u2014 that speaks volumes. That\u2019s a lot of great resilience on his part; he knows what it feels like to be at the bottom and work your way up,\u201d Rowe told Rivals\u2019 Sam Spiegelman<\/a>. \u201cTheir scheme and they\u2019re playing with big ends, and I really enjoy that, and also their scheme versatility. Along with the academics and outside part, my mom and dad feel really comfortable with me going to Oregon.\u201d<\/p>\n
School: Cottondale (Fla.)<\/a>
Scout\u2019s Take: \u201cHe has a well-built frame, he has very good play speed, and track speed. I like how he has a lot of change of direction, and he\u2019s able to harness that speed in the open field. I think he\u2019s really dangerous with the ball in his hands. He also has, for a receiver-type of prospect who carries the ball so much, a refined receiver skill set. I think it\u2019s a little more advanced compared to prospects with similar workloads at the high school level. He\u2019s a quality route runner, he has good ball skills, and you see him make contested catches. He\u2019s a guy who, I think, given how many times he\u2019s carried the ball and the way he\u2019s been used in high school, I think he\u2019s going to come in with a well-rounded skill set.\u201d \u2014 Rivals\u2019 Charles Power<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As college football programs wraps up spring practices across the country over the next few weeks, the focus…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559142,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[230850,228861,223942,399,247958,398,396,397,230973,221459,99,247959,247960,247961],"class_list":{"0":"post-559141","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-benjarvius-shumaker-27-choctaw-county","9":"tag-cooper-witten-27-liberty-christian","10":"tag-danny-lang-27-mater-dei","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-honor-faalave-johnson-27-cathedral-catholic","13":"tag-ncaa","14":"tag-ncaa-football","15":"tag-ncaafootball","16":"tag-nick-lennear-27-northwestern","17":"tag-seneca-driver-27-boyle-county","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-tramond-collins-27-cottondale","20":"tag-zane-rowe-27-guyer","21":"tag-zyron-forstall-27-img-academy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559141","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=559141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}