3-star S Shawn Russ sets commitment date

Fort Myers (Fla.) Dunbar three-star safety Shawn Russ announced his commitment date on Sunday night. He will be revealing his decision on Nov. 4 and choosing between Florida State, Louisville and Michigan.

Russ is the No. 489 overall prospect and No. 49 safety in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 91 player in Florida.

I had a wonderful time in tally this week with the Seminoles🎠 go Fsu🤍💯

Ps: I Will Be Announcing my commitment Nov 4th🙏🏾🔒#StayTuned💯#Blessed

— TheNeighborhoodHero_ (@ShawnRussJr1) September 26, 2022

The 6-foot-3, 185 pound defensive back announced his top three schools on Aug. 8. He has taken two visits to the Seminoles, most recently on Sept. 24 for their win over Boston College.

According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Florida State is leading for his commitment at 44.1%. Both Louisville and Michigan currently have a 1.3% chance to land Russ.

RPM was released to the public in December. The On3 engineering group teamed up with Spiny.ai to create the industry’s first algorithm and machine learning-based product to predict where athletes will attend college. 

It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

Russ has an On3 NIL Valuation of $18K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. 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.