5-star teammates include Auburn in top schools lists

On3 imageby:Cole Pinkston05/09/22

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As the spring evaluation period goes on, many of the top prospects in the country continue to trim their schools lists down. Those who are still being evaluated remain open to the schools coming to see them, but those who have been evaluated for years are ready to begin wrapping things up. For 5-star teammates James Smith and Qua Russaw, they are ready to narrow things down.

Top schools for Smith and Russaw

On Sunday evening, the two released their top 11 schools that were nearly the same. Both Russaw and Smith included Auburn, Alabama, Alabama State, FloridaGeorgiaMiamiOhio StateTexasTexas A&M, and USC. There was one different school on each list. For Russaw, Oklahoma was the 11th team, and for Smith, Jackson State was the 11th team.

The two have often talked about playing together in college. While that doesn’t always come to fruition, the fact that they released their schools cut at the same time would suggest that it could be possible. Auburn has been in contention with both. There is a major need on both the DL and at EDGE.

Georgia and Alabama sit atop the On3 RPM for Russaw with Auburn trailing at No. 3 and Georgia with a slight edge over Alabama currently. For Smith, the same three schools are at the top, but Alabama leads with 50%.

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