Where the top 2023 uncommitted recruits are trending

There were some major commitments this past week as some of the top uncommits recruits made their decisions. But there are still plenty of players still in the midst of making a decision.

Here is where things stand for some of the nation’s top uncommitted recruits, according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.

Five-star DL James Smith
School: Montgomery (Ala.) Carver
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 13
On3 NIL Valuation: $213k
On3 RPM: Alabama 42.3%, Georgia 27.6%, Auburn 23.1%, Florida 4.4%, Texas A&M 1.0%
The Skinny: Smith and Qua Russaw, his high school teammates and fellow five-star, are a package deal. Alabama is the favorite for both with two visits, including a December official, planned for the next dew weeks.

Five-star athlete Nyckoles Harbor
School: Washington (D.C.) Archbishop Carroll
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 15
On3 NIL Valuation: $310k
On3 RPM: Michigan 37.0%, LSU 28.5%, South Carolina 24.5%, Maryland 4.1%, Penn State 1.4%
The Skinny: Harbor has had some recent shakeups in his recruitment recently, including the emergence of Georgia in his recruitment. He said Sunday that the Bulldogs are likely to receive an official visit, replacing Miami. Harbor is on track to commit in February.

Five-star OT Samson Okunlola
School: Brockton (Mass.) Thayer Academy
On300 Ranking: No. 16
On3 NIL Valuation: $223k
On3 RPM: Miami 64.0%, Florida 22.5%
The Skinny: The Hurricanes may be the favorite but the Gators have put in the work in recent weeks and the RPM race is steadily getting tighter. He just took an official visit to the school this past weekend.

Five-star EDGE Damon Wilson
School: Venice (Fla.) High
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 17
On3 NIL Valuation: $194k
On3 RPM: Georgia 70.4%, Ohio State 22.-%
The Skinny: Georgia has taken the lead in the recruitment as Wilson looks forward to making his decision. He told On3’s Chad Simmons he has made his decision, and he will reveal it on December 21.

Five-star CB Desmond Ricks
School: Chesapeake (Va.) IMG Academy
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 18
On3 NIL Valuation: $241k
On3 RPM: LSU 84.5%, Alabama 6.0%, Florida 3.3%
The Skinny: Ricks reclassified to the 2023 cycle earlier this month, dramatically shortening his timeline. That movement coincided with the rise of LSU and a visit to Baton Rouge, La., for the Alabama game. This has become the Tigers race to lose.

Five-star LB Anthony Hill
School: Denton (Texas) Ryan
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 20
On3 NIL Valuation: $243k
On3 RPM: Texas 87.5%, Texas A&M 7.9%, Oklahoma 1.7%
The Skinny: Hill decommitted from Texas A&M on November 7 and went on an unofficial visit to Texas that weekend. The Longhorns are the presumed favorite in the race but Inside Texas says it is not a lock that he ends up in Austin.

Five-star EDGE Qua Russaw
School: Montgomery (Ala.) Carver
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 21
On3 NIL Valuation: $210k
On3 RPM: Alabama 74.7%, Auburn 14.2%, Florida 4.4%, Georgia 2.9%
The Skinny: RPM is much higher on Alabama for Russaw than Smith but both predictions give Alabama the best chance.

Five-star TE Duce Robinson
School: Phoenix Pinnacle
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 22
On3 NIL Valuation: $195k
On3 RPM: USC 54.2%, Georgia 36.2%, Texas 6.0%
The Skinny: USC and Georgia have emerged as the favorites for Robinson heading into the final stretch of 2022. The Trojans have been at or near the top for months, while the Bulldogs rise has been a later development.

Five-star DL Matayo Uiagalelei
School: Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 23
On3 NIL Valuation: $211k
On3 RPM: USC 38.4%, Ohio State 33.0%, Oregon 17.3%
The Skinny: Uiagalelei has never been in a rush to make his decision and has said he hopes to make it the last possible day of the Early Signing Period. He has named Ohio State, Oregon and USC as his final three schools.

Four-star CB Javien Toviano
School: Arlington (Texas) Martin
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 55
On3 NIL Valuation: $156k
On3 RPM: LSU 95.0%
The Skinny: This is LSU’s race to lose and it appears the Tigers are ahead by a wide margin.

Four-star DL Jordan Hall
School: Jacksonville (Fla.) Westside
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 58
On3 NIL Valuation: $114k
On3 RPM: Georgia 85.6%, Florida 4.5%, Alabama 3.1%, Florida State 1.5%, LSU 1.2%
The Skinny: Georgia leads for Hall but the race is far from over. Alabama, in particular, has made him a top priority.

Four-star EDGE Rueben Bain
School: Miami (Fla.) Miami Central
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 80
On3 NIL Valuation: $122k
On3 RPM: Miami 69.1%, Auburn 25.8%, Florida State 1.7%, Alabama 1.1%,
The Skinny: The hometown Hurricanes have the lead for the impact defensive player, but Auburn is not giving up on this one. He is expected to make his decision Tuesday or Wednesday.

Four-star CB Rodrick Pleasant
School: Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 90
On3 NIL Valuation: $133k
On3 RPM: USC 84.2%, Oregon 5.6%, California 3.9%, Boston College 2.4%
The Skinny: USC is poised to finish the recruiting cycle on a high note thanks to its success on the field this season, and Pleasant would be a huge pick up.

Four-star EDGE Tausili Akana
School: Lehi (Utah) Skyridge
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 103
On3 NIL Valuation: $115k
On3 RPM: Texas 19.0%, Texas A&M 16.6%, Oklahoma 11.4%, LSU 9.5%, Nebraska 7.2%, Tennessee 4.9%, Auburn 4.9%
The Skinny: One of RPM’s most wide-open races among top recruits, there are multiple different directions Akana could go with his decision.

Four-star EDGE Joshua Mickens
School: Indianapolis Lawrence Central
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 130
On3 NIL Valuation: $118k
On3 RPM: Ohio State 97.5%
The Skinny: Mickens decommitted from LSU last week and the buzz has been hot on the Buckeyes over since then. There are currently four RPM predictions for Ohio State.

Four-star ATH Mikal Harrison-Pilot
School: Temple (Texas) High
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 138
On3 NIL Valuation: $6.6k
On3 RPM: TCU 64.9%, Texas 27.8%, California 1.5%
The Skinny: Harrison-Pilot will be taking his recruitment to February but has scheduled two official visits this month to TCU and Houston. He said they will be the two schools he will focus on going forward. His OV to TCU was this past weekend.

Four-star RB Kedrick Reescano
School: New Caney (Texas) High
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 172
On3 NIL Valuation: $15.8k
On3 RPM: Ole Miss 95.8%
The Skinny: Reescano decommitted from Michigan State at the end of October. In the time since then, Ole Miss has emerged as the favorite to land him.

Four-star ATH Jelani McDonald
School: Waco (Texas) Connally
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 150
On3 NIL Valuation: $6k
On3 RPM: Texas 99.1%
The Skinny: This is a race that feels all but wrapped up but there can always be changing tides in a recruit in the year 2022.

Four-star CB Daniel Harris
School: Miami Gulliver Prep
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 159
On3 NIL Valuation: $6.6k
On3 RPM: Georgia 64.4%, Penn State 33.0%
The Skinny: Harris decommitted from Georgia two weeks ago, and Penn State emerged as the new favorite. But the Bulldogs never gave up on Harris and it looks like he is likely to return to the recruiting class.

Four-star safety Isaac Smith
School: Fulton (Miss.) Itawamba Agricultural
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 183
On3 NIL Valuation: $16.7k
On3 RPM: LSU 89.1%, Ole Miss 3.9%, Texas A&M 2.3%, Vanderbilt 1.4%
The Skinny: The Tigers are the favorite to go into Mississippi and land Smith but Ole Miss is still working hard to try and keep the in-state recruit home.

Four-star LB Arion Carter
School: Smyrna (Tenn.) High
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 188
On3 NIL Valuation: $13.8k
On3 RPM: Alabama 90.4%, Tennessee 7.6%
The Skinny: Josh Heupel and the Volunteers have given it their all for the late rising linebacker but the Crimson Tide have done a great job over the past few months with Carter. It may end up as one of their best recruiting jobs of the cycle.

Four-star CB Jyaire Hill
School: Kankakee (Ill.) High
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 189
On3 NIL Valuation: $17.9k
On3 RPM: Michigan 87.4%, Illinois 9.7%, Notre Dame 1.3%
The Skinny: Hill was originally trending to stay in-state at Illinois but Michigan has taken over in this race.

Four-star CB Damari Brown
School: Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 193
On3 NIL Valuation: $19.7k
On3 RPM: Miami 89.8%, Clemson 4.4%, Alabama 2.2%
The Skinny: Brown was on campus at Florida State this past weekend and might make it to Miami this weekend. His brother is in the transfer portal right now, too, which adds a potential wrinkle. Brown plans to make his decision on National Signing Day later this month.

Four-star WR Taeshawn Lyons
School: Hayward (Calif.) Tennyson
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 223
On3 NIL Valuation: $6.3k
On3 RPM: Washington 96.1%, Notre Dame 1.4%, Miami 1.2%
The Skinny: Lyons is down to Miami, Notre Dame, Oregon and Washington and will commit on December 16. It appears like this is the Huskies race to lose.

Four-star EDGE Princewill Umanmielen
School: Manor (Texas) High
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 224
On3 NIL Valuation: $13.7k
On3 RPM: Nebraska 97.8%
The Skinny: This is looking like a big-time recruiting win for Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers staff. He will be taking his official visit to Nebraska this weekend.

Four-star RB Mark Fletcher
School: Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 262
On3 NIL Valuation: $27k
On3 RPM: Florida 66.1%, Miami 17.5%, Ohio State 14.8%
The Skinny: Fletcher, the former Ohio State commit, looks like he is going to be an in-state coup for either Florida or Miami. He just came off an official visit to Florida.

Four-star EDGE Rico Walker
School: Hickory (N.C.) High
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 302
On3 NIL Valuation: $18.6k
On3 RPM: Maryland 76.0%, North Carolina 8.5%, Tennessee 3.7%, Kentucky 2.3%
The Skinny: Walker reopened his recruitment about a month ago after a commitment to North Carolina, and it appears Maryland are the new favorites.

Four-star WR Malik Elzy
School: Chicago Simeon
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 315
On3 NIL Valuation: $27k
On3 RPM: Illinois 60.4%, Cincinnati 37.0%
The Skinny: Elzy decommitted from Cincinnati on October 18. When he originally committed, the Bearcats beat out Illinois. The Fighting Illini have the advantage now.

Four-star LB Kaveion Keys
School: Richmond (Va.) Varina
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 325
On3 NIL Valuation: $17.4k
On3 RPM: Penn State 96.2%
The Skinny: The former North Carolina commit, who decommitted on December 8, is a heavy lean to Penn State.

Four-star safety Jamel Johnson
School: Arlington (Texas) Seguin
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 334
On3 NIL Valuation: $14.6k
On3 RPM: TCU 61.4%, Ole Miss 34.6%
The Skinny: This would be a big win to keep this DFW product in the area.