Recruiting update: Big week highlighted by plenty of commitments, offers and more
An eventful week of state high school football recruiting was capped off with a few surprises among plenty of commitments, offers and more.
Charles Henderson 4-star defensive end Zion Grady announced his top 10 from a list of more than 20 schools. The final 10 are Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan, Oregon, USC, Florida State and Louisville.
The 6-foot-4, 235-pound Grady is ranked among the top 10 juniors in the state and was ASWA Class 5A Lineman of the Year as well as first team all-state last season.
He contributed 99 tackles with 34 tackles for loss and 21 sacks as a sophomore while helping the Trojans to the Class 5A title game before losing to Ramsay.
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In other news:
A pair of James Clemens senior prospects made news when Jaylen Brown announced a Missouri offer and Nathan Jennings committed to South Alabama.
The Missouri offer was the first from an SEC school for Brown, a 6-4, 230-pound defensive end who also has offers from Maryland, Jacksonville State, Arkansas State, Tennessee-Martin, Austin Peay and more.
Jennings announced his choice of the Jaguars on Sunday. The 6-5, 240-pound defensive lineman also had offers from Jacksonville State, South Alabama, Arkansas State, Troy, Austin Peay, Murray State, Southeast Missouri and more.
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COMMITMENTS
Helena’s Nate Thomason committed to Memphis over Air Force, Army, Navy, Southern Miss, Jacksonville State and others. Thomason is a 6-2, 207-pound senior linebacker for the Huskies.
Ashton Wright of B.C. Rain announced he will play for Louisiana. The 6-4, 274-pound senior defensive lineman also had offers from UAB, Georgia Southern and others.
OFFERS
Enterprise 4-star prospect Eric Winters continues to impress recruiters, adding a Washington State offer. The 6-2, 200-pound ATH already has offers from Auburn, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, Clemson, Penn State, Oklahoma, USC, Georgia Tech, UAB, Central Florida and Troy.
Sarland junior Antonio Coleman added to an notable list with a Florida offer on Saturday. The 6-2, 265-pound defensive lineman is a 4-star prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, Florida, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Clemson, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State, UAB and more.
A 3-star prospect from Elmore County, Jabari Murphy announced a Tulane offer on Sunday. The 6-2, 195-pound senior receiver also has offers from Arkansas, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Penn State, Maryland, West Virginia, Appalachian State and North Alabama.
Jackson sophomore teammates Jamarrion Gordon and Keeyun Chapman picked up SEC offers.
A 5-11, 176-pound ATH, Gordon received offers from both Auburn and South Carolina in the past few days. He also has offers from Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee and Penn State.
Chapman also added a South Carolina offer, his first from the SEC. The 6-3, 180-pound receiver also has offers from TCU and Central Florida.
Troy offered a pair of instate prospects in Vigor’s Kevin Malone and UMS-Wright’s Joe Lott.
Malone is a 5-9, 165-pound junior ATH who also has offers from UAB, Alabama State, Tuskegee and others.
The list for senior 6-3, 180-pound defensive back Lott includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Western Michigan, Miami-Ohio and Southern Illinois.
BASKETBALL
Colben Landrew of Thompson continues to garner attention, adding an Ole Miss basketball offer for the 6-5 sophomore guard who’s also a receiver on the football team. He already has other basketball offers from Mississippi State, Virginia Tech, UAB, Jacksonville State and others.