West Region spotlight: Five hot prospects
Elite prospects in the 2018 and 2019 classes are picking up offers during the spring camp season. Here are five players in the West who have landed multiple national offers in the last few weeks.
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One of the best cornerbacks in the 2018 class, Taylor-Stuart has been loading up on major offers in recent weeks. He’s shown at multiple camps and 7on7 tournaments that he’s a fantastic prospect with great size and ability. Ohio State is the most recent offer for the high four-star recruit and Florida State offered in recent days as well. Louisville and Georgia have offered in the last few weeks and Taylor-Stuart has taken trips to Stanford, Cal and USC in the last month or so. There have been some favorites named – including Washington, Alabama, Nebraska, USC and many others – but with so much going on in his recruitment Taylor-Stuart remains open to all programs.
The four-star linebacker has proven this offseason that he’s one of the best in the West, if not the country, as he’s a tremendous athlete who can come down to make plays. What’s been so surprising about Lamb is his excellent ability to cover in space and that skill has helped him land many more offers. Baylor, Vanderbilt, Arizona State, Washington, Oregon, Utah, UCLA and Boise State are just some of Lamb’s offers in the last month. He definitely has been impressed with UCLA and Washington early on, but the four-star could keep landing major offers heading into his senior season.
Emerging as one of the better West receivers this spring, Ezeike has also seen his recruitment take off in recent weeks. The physical and powerful 6-foot-5 receiver could continue to land major offers especially after more exposure this offseason and into his senior year. Boston College, Vanderbilt, Oregon, Colorado, UCLA and Oregon State are some of the programs that have gotten involved in recent weeks. The Bruins could be an early standout as Ezeike called UCLA his “childhood dream school” recently. But anything can happen as he stays open to all programs.
The lefty quarterback had a big junior season and has looked really solid at numerous camps this offseason as his offer list continues to grow. The last few weeks have been especially busy for Cooper, the top-rated quarterback in Utah, who has landed recent offers from Ole Miss, Indiana and Tennessee among others. Cooper, an athletic prospect with tons of potential, has also visited UCLA and USC recently as he continues to work through his early recruitment.
USC, UCLA and Oregon were the early offers for Bynum, a great-looking defensive end who shined at the recent Los Angeles Under Armour Camp and it’s no surprise his recruitment has taken off in recent weeks. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound prospect is a little more physical than athletic at this point but he has tremendous potential and the offers are coming in quickly. Cal, Colorado, Nebraska, Utah and Washington State are some of his newest offers. His mom played basketball for the Beavers so that might play a role but he’s talked highly of USC, UCLA and Oregon as well. Things remain wide open in his recruitment.