The 6-5, 335-pound Prescod's final top
five also included Georgia Tech, Missouri
and Ole Miss. He had collected offers earlier in the process from Louisville, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Virginia and
Vanderbilt, among others.
Rivals.com rates Prescod as a three-star
prospect, the No. 23 offensive guard in the
country and the No. 43 player from the
state of Georgia.
Athlete Jaylen Samuels
Charlotte Mallard Creek
Sometimes a college's summer camp
will unveil an unheralded prospect who is
a great fit for the school's
program. Such was the
case for Samuels. He performed well while working out in an H-back role at
NC State's camp June 10,
was offered and then committed June 22.
"I showed my abilities during one-onones," Samuels said. "I was winning almost
everything. The coaches were saying they
liked the fight in me. I just went out there
and gave it my all, and got the offer."
The 6-0, 225-pound Samuels ran the
40-yard dash at State's camp in around
4.5 seconds. During his career at Mallard
Creek, he has played running back, wide
receiver, tight end, linebacker and safety.
He had also collected offers from Ball
State, Bucknell, Charlotte, Elon, GardnerWebb and Georgia State. Rivals.com rates
him as a two-star prospect.
Offensive lineman Eric Shute
Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard West
Shute is listed as a three-star recruit and
the No. 30 player in the state of Illinois by
Rivals.com. He had picked
up offers from Arkansas,
Cincinnati, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, Purdue,
Syracuse and Virginia Tech,
among others, but his visit
to NC State in February always stuck with him.
"When I look back, NC State was my
leader from pretty early on, and I just decided that I had enough of looking around
and that I was ready to make my decision,"
Shute told Rivals.com.
The 6-5, 275-pounder is expected to play
guard for NC State. He committed June 8.
Running back Marcelias Sutton
Warsaw (N.C.) James Kenan
To put the standing broad jump in perspective, someone leaping more than nine
feet is thought to be pretty good. Ten feet is
thought to be excellent.
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