Quick Look: Schools with Most Verbal Commits on Preseason SI99 List, Plenty Remain Undecided

Ohio State and Alabama top the list as expected, while 24 of the top prospects remain undecided.

After a full month of unveiling positional rankings, SI All-American announced its Preseason SI99 list Monday morning to reflect the top 99 college football prospects (regardless of position) in the recruiting class of 2021.

As evident by its No. 1 overall class throughout recent months, it was not a huge surprise that Ohio State led all college with an impressive 10 prospects making the cut. Alabama, charging hard this summer and now right on the Buckeyes’ heels, landed eight commits on the Preseason SI99.

Next in line were Clemson (6), Georgia (5), Michigan (4), Notre Dame (4), Oklahoma (4) and Tennessee. That rundown will surely change moving forward as 24 prospects are not committed anywhere at the moment, including a eight inside the top 20.

Florida (16) and Georgia (14) were the states with the most prospects represented. See below for the entire list of future Buckeyes that made the list.

3. Jack Sawyer – defensive end
8. TreVeyon Henderson – running back
31. Donovan Jackson – offensive lineman
39. Marvin Harrison Jr. – wide receiver
52. Evan Pryor – running back
53. Jordan Hancock – cornerback
57. Kyle McCord – quarterback
62. Reid Carrico – linebacker
78. Mike Hall – defensive tackle
79. Jakailin Johnson – cornerback

The above list has the opportunity to grow as Ohio State is still certainly in the mix for a handful of those available prospects. Included in the bunch is defensive lineman J.T. Tuimoloau (2), wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (10), defensive lineman Tywone Malone (16), offensive tackle Tristan Leigh (61) and safety Derrick Davis Jr. (80).

SI All-American candidates will be narrowed to 250 finalists in October, 99 official finalists in November and culminate with 25 first team Sports Illustrated All-Americans saluted at SI’s annual Sportsperson of the Year banquet (in New York) in December.

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