Where the Top Uncommitted 2016 Recruits Signed on National Signing Day
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
Future All-Conference and All-Americans have taken pen to ink signing their national letters of intent paving a path forward towards success and hopeful collegiate gridiron glory. Of the Top 25 players ranked by 247Sports, 10 were uncommitted ahead of National Signing Day leaving a lot of star power on recruiting boards for hopeful college programs.
Now all the ink is dried and the deal is sealed making winners and losers of Power Five Conference programs in the early part of 2016 even before a cleat has hit the field. The following is a list of the uncommitted players and where they ended up signing on NSD.
No. 1 DT Rashan Gary – Michigan
Paramus Catholic HS, Paramus, NJ
Contenders: Alabama, Clemson, Michigan
No. 9 DT Derrick Brown – Auburn
Lanier HS, Sugar Hill, GA
Contenders: Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi State, Tennessee
No. 10 LB Ben Davis – Alabama
Gordo HS, Gordo, AL
Contenders: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Notre Dame
No. 11 LB Mique Juarez – UCLA
North HS, Torrance, CA
Contenders: UCLA, Alabama, Oklahoma, Washington
No. 13 ATH Mecole Hardman Jr. – Georgia
Elbert County HS, Elberton, GA
Contenders: Michigan, Ohio State, Miami, Georgia
No. 14 WR Demetris Robertson
Savannah Christian Prep, Savannah, GA
Contenders: Cal, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech
No. 15 LB Lyndell “Mack” Wilson – Alabama
Carver HS, Montgomery, AL
Contenders: Alabama, Georgia, Auburn
No. 19 DE Jeffery Simmons – Mississippi State
Noxubee County HS, Macon, MS
Contenders: Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Alabama, Tennessee
No. 21 CB Kristian Fulton – LSU
Archbishop Rummel, Metairie, LA
Contenders: Arkansas, Florida, LSU
No. 25 LB Caleb Kelly – Oklahoma
Clovis West HS, Fresno, CA
Contenders: Oklahoma, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon
No. 31 OT Landon Dickerson – Florida State
South Caldwell HS, Hudson, North Carolina
Contenders: Tennessee, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Auburn
No. 38 A.J. Brown – Ole Miss
Starkville HS, Starkville, MS
Contenders: Alabama, Cal, Ole Miss, Mississippi State
CB Trayvon Mullen – Clemson
Coconut Creek HS, Coconut Creek, FL
Contenders: LSU, Clemson, Florida State, TCU, Louisville
No. 40 SS Brandon Jones – Texas
Nacogdoches HS, Nacogdoches, TX
Contenders: Texas, Baylor, Arkansas, Texas A&M
No. 43 WR Nate Craig-Myers – Auburn
Tampa Catholic HS, Tampa, FL
Contenders: Ole Miss, North Carolina, Florida State, Auburn, Florida
No. 51 DE Brian Burns – Florida State
American Heritage, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Contenders: Florida, Florida State, Georgia
No. 53 SS Deontay Anderson – Ole Miss
Manvel HS, Manvel, TX
Contenders: Ole Miss, LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas
No. 59 LB Jeffery McCulloch – Texas
Aldine Davis HS, Houston, TX
Contenders: Texas, Alabama, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Stanford
No. 60 CB Trayvon Mullen – Clemson
Coconut Creek HS, Pompano Beach, FL
Contenders: LSU, Louisville, Clemson
No. 64 DE Terrell Hall – Alabama
St. John’s College High, Washington D.C.
Contenders: Alabama, Florida State, Maryland, Ole Miss, Florida
No. 71 CB Shyheim Carter – Alabama
Kentwood HS, Kentwood, LA
Contenders: Alabama, LSU
No. 74 TE Devin Asiasi – Michigan
De La Salle HS, Concord, CA
Contenders: USC, Alabama, Washington, Michigan
No. 84 OT E.J. Price – USC
Archer HS, Lawrenceville, GA
Contenders: Georgia, USC, Michigan State, LSU, Auburn
No. 89 LB Dontavious Jackson – Florida State
Elsik HS, Houston, TX
Contenders: Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Texas, Florida State
Where Other Top Recruits Committed
No. 106 DT Boss Tagaloa – UCLA
De La Salle HS, Concord, CA
No. 109 OT Tramonda Moore – Oklahoma State
John Marshall HS, Oklahoma City, OK
No. 115 DT Jordan Elliot – Texas
Westside HS, Houston, TX
No. 118 DT Michail Carter – Georgia
Jackson HS, Jackson, GA
No. 128 WR Quartney Davis – Texas A&M
Langham Creek HS, Houston, TX
No. 147 DB Jared Mayden – Alabama
Sachse HS, Sachse, TX
No. 148 Ahmmon Richards – Miami
Wellington HS, West Palm Beach, FL
No. 151 John Simpson – Clemson
Fort Dorchester HS, North Charleston, SC
*All rankings per 247Sports
Photo credit: northjersey.com; No. 33 Rashan Gary