Four-Star EDGE Emmanuel Okoye names Top 3

Four-star EDGE Emmanuel Okoye of London (EN) NFL Academy has narrowed his list to three schools— Tennessee, Texas Tech, and USC.

The 6-foot-5, 230 pounder went in-depth on his finalists.

Tennessee 

“Tennessee has a great football environment and tradition, great coaches and system going on,” Okoye said. “They also have great academics. I met great people during my time out there which will be great in the long run.”

Texas Tech

“Texas Tech has great coaches and teammates,” Okoye said. “I got to watch practice and loved the energy as well as the teammates I was around. It was a great environment.”

USC

“USC is a great academic school with a great football tradition, great coaches, and teammates. It was a beautiful environment with a lot going on and great weather.”

Okoye ranks as the No. 479 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 42 EDGE and the No. 1 player in England.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $11.9K. 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.