August Recruiting Update

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Will Helms August 6, 2020 @ 12:20 PM

While Prep Redzone exists to highlight unknown prospects, we also cover some recruiting here and there. This past month has been one of the busiest of the year when it comes to both commitments and offers. Each month we’ll update commitments, offers and commitment timetables. Commitments A pair of top wide receivers from Charlotte announced commitments on Wednesday. First Myers Park receiver announced his intentions to play for Old Dominion, then Mallard Creek wideout committed to Temple. Both of these are massive gets for their respected schools, as the 39th overall prospect in the state, Jeffcoat is now our highest-ranked Group of Five commit. Statesville receive recently committed to Akron. The biggest commitment of the week came in the form of a flip by West Forsyth offensive lineman . The 6’3", 345-pounder decommitted from North Carolina and committed to Georgia, all at once. Several North Carolina products have announced commitments to FCS schools recently. Anson receiver RJ Jackson committed recently to Campbell and Pinecrest tight end chose Davidson. Havelock’s received a recent offer from Wofford and committed to the Terriers shortly after. Weddington defensive back committed to Richmond over several Group of Five teams and Hough receiver Coen Sutton announced his intentions to play for App State. Finally, our top defensive lineman, out of Dudley, announced his commitment to Clemson. 15 of our top 18 players are committed to ACC schools. So far, 75 of our top 200 are committed. North Carolina leads the way with 13 commitments, followed by NC State (7), Tennessee (4), Duke (4) and Charlotte (4). Offers 2022 receiver has received a number of recent scholarship offers from teams like Arkansas and South Carolina. 2023 Hough quarterback Tad Hudson also received an offer from the Gamecocks recently. Several Weddington players received recent scholarship offers, including (Charlotte), Ethan Schwartz (Bowdoin) and (Valparaiso). Fellow Union County product received official offer letters from North Carolina Central and The Citadel. Leesville Road tight end is on a roll, securing his first four offers in the last three weeks, all from high-academic schools. Similarly, Providence Day receiver Thomas Flynn received his first two offers -- Dayton and Butler -- and seems to be picking up steam on the recruiting trail. Lastly, our top kicker, Pinecrest’s , received a scholarship offer to Elon.