While the early signing period has taken a lot of wind out of the sails of the traditional National Letter of Intent Signing Day, the first Wednesday is still a special day for student-athletes.
One of the most intriguing stories from both signing periods is that the No. 3 overall recruit, according to the 247Sports.com composite rankings, J.T. Tuimoloau of Eastside Catholic in Washington, won’t be signing on the dotted line. Most recruiting websites are predicting that the defensive end will sign with Ohio State, but Tuimoloau’s decision probably won’t be made until the Spring after he has a chance to visit Columbus and possibly other schools he’s interested in attending.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, players have been unable to visit campuses and Tuimoloau hasn’t been to OSU, at this point. The NCAA has set April 15 for when the current dead period will end, which will allow players to take official visits.
The 5-star recruit lists Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, USC and Washington as his top choices at this point.
Below is a look at the Top 50 high schoolers on the 247Sports.com’s composite rankings for the Class of 2021.
Class of 2021 National Signing Day
No. 1 – Korey Foreman, SDE – Corona Centennial (California) – USC
No. 2 JC Latham, OT – IMG Academy (Florida) – Alabama
No. 3 J.T. Tuimoloau, SDE – Eastside Catholic (Washington) – Uncommitted
No. 4 Jack Sawyer, SDE – Pickerington North (Ohio) – Ohio State
No. 5 Tommy Brockermeyer, OT – All Saints Episcopal (Texas) – Alabama
No. 6 Caleb Williams, Dual QB – Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) – Oklahoma
No. 7 Amarius Mims, OT – Bleckley County (Georgia) – Georgia
No. 8 Dallas Turner, WDE – St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) – Alabama
No. 9 Emeka Egbuka, WR – Steilacoom (Washington) – Ohio State
No. 10 Leonard Taylor, DT – Miami Palmetto (Miami, Florida) – Miami (Florida)
No. 11 Sam Huard, Pro QB – Kennedy Catholic (Washington) – Washington
No. 12 Ja’Tavion Sanders, ATH – Denton Ryan (Texas) – Texas
No. 13 Tristan Leigh, OT – Robinson (Virginia) – Clemson
No. 14 James Williams, S – American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) – Miami (Florida)
No. 15 Nolan Rucci, OT – Warwick (Pennsylvania) – Wisconsin
No. 16 Brock Vandagriff, Dual QB – Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia) – Georgia
No. 17 Ga’Quincy McKinstry, CB – Pinson Valley (Alabama) – Alabama
No. 18 Donovan Jackson, OG – Episcopal (Texas) – Ohio State
No. 19 Maason Smith, DT – Terrebonne (Louisiana) – LSU
No. 20 Terrence Lewis, ILB – Miami Central (Florida) – Maryland
No. 21 Shemar Turner, SDE – DeSoto (Texas) – Texas A&M
No. 22 TreVeyon Henderson, RB – Hopewell (Virginia) – Ohio State
No. 23 Damon Payne, DT – Belleville (Michigan) – Alabama
No. 24 J.J. McCarthy, Pro QB – IMG Academy (Florida) – Michigan
No. 25 Xavian Sorey, OLB – IMG Academy (Florida) – Georgia
No. 26 Jacorey Brooks, IMG Academy (Florida) – Alabama
No. 27 Kyle McCord, Pro QB – St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) – Ohio State
No. 28 Jason Marshall, CB – Miami Palmetto (Florida) – Florida
No. 29 Sage Ryan, S – Lafayette Christian (Louisiana) – LSU
No. 30 Keeshawn Silver, SDE – Rocky Mount (North Carolina) – North Carolina)
No. 31 Will Shipley, APB – Weddington (North Carolina) – Clemson
No. 32 Barrett Carter, OLB – North Gwinnett (Georgia) – Clemson
No. 33 Camar Wheaton, RB – Lakeview Centennial (Texas) – Alabama
No. 34 Smael Mondon, OLB – Paulding County (Georgia) – Georgia
No. 35 Kingsley Suamatala, OT – Orem (Utah) – Oregon
No. 36 Jeremiah Trotter, Jr., ILG – St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) – Clemson
No. 37 Clayton Smith, WDE – Texas HS (Texas) – Oklahoma
No. 38 Tunmise Adeleye, SDE – Katy Tompkins (Texas) – Texas A&M
No. 39 Ty Thompson, Pro QB – Gilbert Mesquite (Arizona) – Oregon
No. 40 Troy Franklin, WR – Menlo-Atherton (California) – Oregon
No. 41 Donovan Edwards, RB – West Bloomfield (Michigan) – Michigan
No. 42 Mario Williams, WR – Plant City (Florida) – Oklahoma
No. 43 Billy Bowman, ATH – Denton Ryan (Texas) – Oklahoma
No. 44 Agiye Hall, WR – Bloomingdale (Florida) – Alabama
No. 45 LJ Johnson, RB – Cy-Fair (Texas) – Texas A&M
No. 46 JoJo Earle, WR – Aledo (Texas) – Alabama)
No. 47 Jake Garcia, Pro QB – Grayson (Georgia) – Miami (Florida)
No. 48 Raesjon Davis, OLB – Mater Dei (California) – USC
No. 49 Jakallin Johnson, CB – De Smet (Missouri) – Ohio State
No. 50 Terrion Arnold, S – John Paul II Catholic (Florida) – Alabama
