USC offers 2024 Arkansas LB Wyatt Simmons
A new offer has been reported as Searcy (Ark.) Harding Academy linebacker Wyatt Simmons went to Twitter to announce he has earned an offer USC.
The offer is the third to be extended to a 2024 linebacker in as many days by the Trojans.
Simmons is the No. 519 overall prospect and No. 54 linebacker in the 2024 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. 6 player in Arkansas.
“I’m grateful to receive an offer from USC.”
On3 ranks Simmons slightly higher than the rest of the industry, tabbing him as the No. 41 linebacker in the 2024 class. With his recent surge of offers and his name getting around, it is possible we see his ranking rise in the future.
Simmons has seen his recruitment absolutely blow up in recent weeks after he posted his junior highlights on May 9. Every one of his offers has come since.
The group of offers includes Auburn, Arkansas, Clemson, USC, Florida State, Miami, Texas, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Illinois, Oklahoma State, UNLV, SMU, Southern Miss, Liberty, UTSA, UAB, Arkansas State, and Tulsa.
To this point, Simmons has taken three official visits to Clemson, Auburn, and Arkansas.
The Searcy, Arkansas, standout measures in at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds. In his junior season, Simmons racked up 84 Tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and six sacks.
On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine
The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine currently has Auburn with a major lead to land a commitment from Simmons at 91.0%.
There is currently one On3 prediction in favor of Auburn logged by AuburnLive’s Cole Pinkston.
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.
On3 NIL Valuation
Simmons currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $20K. 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.
