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College Football: 5 Recruiting Trends in 2019

By Justin Dottavio

PALO ALTO, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Head coach David Shaw of the Stanford Cardinal looks on while his team warms up prior to playing the UCLA Bruins in a NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Head coach David Shaw of the Stanford Cardinal looks on while his team warms up prior to playing the UCLA Bruins in a NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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1. The usual suspects are prevalent in 2019

While 2018 had a grab-bag style of variety in the top 10 of the recruiting class, the 2019 class is situated firmly in what most college football fans would consider the hotbeds of football talent. The 2019 class is made up of players from Louisiana, California, Georgia, Ohio Florida, and IMG while the 2018 class had more variety. 2018 was made up for North Carolina, Georgia, New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland and IMG. That’s quite the diverse class in ’18 for ’19 to return to the norm and situate itself in the places that call football their top sport.

The big questions are where are Texas and Bishop Gorman from Las Vegas, Nevada? In 2018, Texas recruits didn’t crack the top 10 in 2018, and aren’t slated to do so in 2019. This comes on the heels of a 2017 class that saw Texas prep kids ranked No. 6, No. 8, No. 9 and No. 11 overall in the country.

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Bishop Gorman isn’t slated to have a single top 50 kid a year after having the number 15, 33, and 36 ranked prospects in the country. In 2018, linebacker Palaie Gaoteote from BGHS signed with USC as a five-star, in addition to 33rd ranked Brevin Jordan to Miami and 36 ranked Dorian Thompson-Robinson to UCLA. Add to that a Michigan recruit cracking the top 10 and there are some fun facts in the 2019 recruiting class.

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