Four-Star EDGE Darien Mayo names Top 6

Four-star EDGE Darien Mayo of Olney (MD) Good Counsel has narrowed his list to six schools– Michigan, Ohio State, Clemson, USC, South Carolina, and Maryland.

The 6-foot-7, 255 pounder went in-depth on his finalists.

Michigan 

“Their production on defensive ends is off the charts and it’s a great school with great academics.” 

Ohio State 

“Coach Larry Johnson is a big piece of why Ohio State is one of my top schools and they are building something special there.” 

Clemson 

“Love the culture and the staff down there. Coach Dabo and coach Ski are great people, and it feels like family down there.” 

University of Southern California 

“They were one of the first schools to show me love in this recruiting  process and they continued that. I just love everything out there in LA building something special.”

South Carolina 

“I love the culture down there. Coach Lucas is a great guy and coach Beamer is building something special down there.” 

Maryland 

“Love what coach Locks is tryna do with the local kids with staying home and everything is close to me.”

Mayo ranks as the No. 186 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 14 EDGE and the No. 6 player in the state of Maryland.

On3 is higher on him versus the rest of the industry, as Mayo ranks as the No. 89 player nationally, the No. 14 EDGE, and the second-best player in Maryland.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $72K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.