Fort Pierce (Fla.) Westwood cornerback James Monds III trimmed down his list of 30-plus offers last month when he dropped a top schools list featuring Clemson and a dozen other programs such as Miami, Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas State, Michigan State and Mississippi State.
Of the schools in his top group, a few are standing out to Monds because of how hard they’re recruiting him currently.
“As of now, the schools pursuing me the most are Miami, Penn State, Indiana and Clemson,” he told The Clemson Insider.
Monds has been communicating regularly and building a good bond with Clemson cornerbacks coach Mike Reed.