Recruiting predictions are a dangerous thing.
Sorting through the conflicting information and sources that go along with just about every high-profile recruitment rarely ever results in 100 percent certainty, especially when the subjects of such talk and speculation are 17-year-old kids.
Most of the time, recruiting analysts and observers end up with a small group of schools they believe to be at the top of a player’s list. Often, those analysts are asked to make a bold prediction — no wiggle room — about such prospects. It’s not an easy task, especially when a recruitment is weeks or months away from a resolution.