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Recruit

Projected
Top Schools

Prediction

Drake

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Greg Townsend

Beverly Hills HS, Ca.

USC, UCLA, TCU, Miami, Oregon, Washington, LSU

Drake: Publicly flirting with his fathers alma mater, TCU. I just don't see him getting away from SC here -- unless something unforeseen happens.

CB

Stefan McClure

Vista HS, Ca.

Washington, UCLA, Cal, Oregon, Florida, Miami, Colorado

Drake: Recently tripped to Washington (one of his two leaders w/ UCLA) and came away impressed. Huskies really need a corner like McClure, but I think the Bruins will win out in the end due to proximity and overall feel for McClure.

OL

Cyrus Hobbi

Saguaro HS, Az.

Nebraska, Arkansas, Oregon State, Alabama, Washington, Arizona, Michigan

Drake: Very little confidence in this projection. Hobbi will visit Nebraska, Washington, Arkansas, and Alabama on officials this fall. He has already visited Oregon State on an official, and quite a few schools (including Michigan) unofficially.

DT

Viliami Moala

Grant HS, Ca.

Washington, Cal, Alabama

Drake: It's always been Cal. Tiny and Coach Lupoi at Cal have a great relationship. I'd be shocked if he didn't declare for the Golden Bears after the season.

S

James Sample

Grant HS, Ca.

Washington, Cal

Drake: Likely to announce with his teammates after the season (including Moala) and cement Grant as a Cal pipeline.

WR

George Farmer

Serra HS, Ca.

USC, Oregon, Miami, Florida, Alabama

Drake: Speaking of pipelines, USC is poised to pick up two or three more from Serra in the 2011 cycle. Farmer may take some officials down to SEC country, but all they are is free trips.

S

Marqise Lee

Serra HS, Ca.

USC, UCLA, Cal

Drake: Not sure why it took so long, but Lee finally got UCLA and USC offers at the beginning of September. The Trojan staff is telling Marqise he can play both football and basketball if he wants to. That, and a number of other factors have SC as the overwhelming favorite right now.

DE/OLB

Jason Gibson

Serra HS, Ca.

Cal, Oregon, Florida, UCLA, USC

Drake: Right now it looks as if, at least publicly, USC is not doing enough to make Gibson feel wanted. Cal has been on him the longest and have made him a priority. Another team to watch for with Gibson is UCLA.

ATH

Colt Lyerla

Hillsboro HS, Oregon

Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, Oklahoma

Drake: Lyerla has been pretty quiet the whole process, and whispers of qualification issues have always been around. If he does qualify, I think he's a Duck.

DT

Todd Barr

Lakewood HS, Ca.

Cal, Washington, Florida, UCLA

Drake: Very tough projection here. He loved his trip to Florida and will come back for an official, Cal has always seemed to be his leader, and he really likes UCLA. If he wants to stay out West, at this point, I think it's Cal. But Florida is a very real possibility at this time.

DT

Christian Heyward

Point Loma HS, Ca.

Arizona, UCLA, Nebraska

Drake: Heyward has been very tight-lipped about his recruitment recently. The general consensus from sources indicate he's a UCLA lean at this point.

ATH

Devon Blackmon

Summitt HS, Ca.

Oregon, UCLA, USC, Cal, Florida, Alabama

Drake: He's been to UCLA quite a bit and seems very comfortable with the players and staff. I'd be pretty surprised if he didn't end up a Bruin.

RB

BYU, Utah, UCLA, Stanford, Washington

Drake: He seems enamored with the idea of playing in the Pac-10, and that could be a sticking point for BYU's efforts. That said, there are just too many variables pushing him to the Cougars, and I'd be mildly surprised if he went elsewhere.

DL

Todd Peat

Corona Del Sol HS, Az.

Stanford, Alabama, Arizona State, Miami, Nebraska

Drake: It looks like a three team race between Stanford, Alabama, and Arizona State with Nebraska and Miami sitting there as two dark-horses hoping to get him on an official visit. Peat's brother, Andrus, is a 2012 five-star candidate.