USC cornerback Adoree' Jackson was arguably the most electric player in college football during his three-year tenure with the Trojans, and he may soon be the most dynamic player in the NFL after declaring for the 2017 NFL draft Monday:    Jackson is coming off the most productive season of his collegiate career from a defensive perspective, as he registered 55 total tackles, five interceptions and a forced fumble. His value stretches far beyond cornerback play, however, as ...

Stanford significantly enhanced its versatility Monday after securing a commitment from highly regarded athlete Paulson Adebo.   Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports noted Adebo confirmed the commitment in his Twitter profile. According to Scout, Adebo is a 4-star prospect who rates as the No. 213 overall recruit, No. 16 player at his position and No. 4 athlete from the state of Texas. After initially committing to Notre Dame, Adebo withdrew on Jan. 9 and reopened the recruiting process, per Tom Loy of 247Sports. Adebo is ...

National signing day is roughly two weeks away, and recruiting is in high gear, as programs are finalizing their 2017 classes—whether that means landing elite, uncommitted targets, finding diamonds in the rough in the 11th hour or swaying athletes once committed to another program. Saturday kicked the weekend off strong with huge flips in the favors of Nebraska, Michigan State, Oregon and Kentucky. The Cornhuskers landed 4-star wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey, while the Spartans landed 4-star ...

Bleacher Report's CFB 150 is an annual ranking of the best players in the game, regardless of NFL potential. Authors David Kenyon, Brian Pedersen and Barrett Sallee have studied, ranked and graded the top athletes in the country, narrowed that list down and sorted it by position. Today, Kenyon presents the top 16 tight ends. Other CFB 150 Positions Quarterbacks Cornerbacks Safeties Long receptions and touchdowns are the glamorous moments for the position, but tight ends typically play a significant part in run ...

Are you ready for the hype machine, Auburn? Get ready, because despite the 35-19 loss to Oklahoma in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, it's coming.  The arrival of junior college transfer quarterback Jarrett Stidham solidifies an Auburn offensive team that should be considered a legitimate College Football Playoff contender heading into the 2017 season. Yes, we're doing this again. We are going down the road of expecting big things from an Auburn quarterback who hasn't logged a ton of playing ...

Playmaking defensive back R.J. Potts completed his journey through the recruiting gauntlet Sunday by choosing to play football at Cincinnati. The safety reported the decision himself on his personal Twitter account: Potts is a 4-star prospect who registers as the No. 32 overall safety in the 2017 class, according to the Scout rankings. He's also listed as the top incoming safety from Indiana ahead of next season. Although that's a fair assessment based solely on his safety ability, the ...

Sonny Dykes is returning to his Texas roots. The former Cal coach is joining Gary Patterson's staff at TCU in an undetermined role. Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com and Jeremy Clark of HornedFrogBlitz.com reported the news. Dykes, 47, spent the last four seasons at Cal. He was fired Jan. 8, more than a month after finishing off a 5-7 season. The Golden Bears were 19-30 under Dykes, including a 10-26 mark in the Pac-12. He said in a statement he was "surprised ...

Missouri State Bears freshman running back Richard Nelson was shot and killed Saturday, according to Marvin Clemons of KSNV in Las Vegas. "I feel awful for our guys, because he’s a friend," said Missouri State athletic director Kyle Moats, per Jim Connell of the Springfield News-Leader. "It's tough. There's not a play chart for this one. You have to do the best you can, and we're going to do everything we can to support our guys. Everyone will ...

Caleb Chandler solidified his place as one of the nation's top offensive linemen during his time at Jefferson High School, and the 6'5", 302-pound 4-star force parlayed that status into a commitment to Louisville on Sunday.   Chandler's decision came after he had narrowed down his choices to Louisville, Florida and Oklahoma State on Jan. 6.  Back in April 2016, Chandler initially whittled down his list of prospective schools to 10: Louisville, Mississippi State, Colorado State, Missouri, Memphis, Iowa ...

The Grey Team defeated the Blue Team 27-7 Saturday in the 2017 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Grey was led by Joseph Brunell—the son of former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell—who threw for two touchdowns. Jacksonville native Amari Terry also caught two touchdowns at wide receiver. As seen in the following tweet courtesy of Clayton Freeman of the Florida Times-Union, the uncommitted Terry was named the game's Offensive MVP: Highly recruited defensive end Joshua Maize took Defensive MVP honors for Team ...