Montravius Adams visiting five schools

Montravius Adams, a defensive tackle considered one of the top undecided prospects in the country, has chosen Auburn over Clemson and Georgia on National Signing Day. He’s rated a five-star and ranked as the 247 composite’s No. 3 defensive tackle recruit. Gus Malzahn and staff react:

Adams had been speculated as a potential Clemson commit from the very start of his process, but made it clear he was going to leave the decision until near signing day. The five-star recruit would take his fair share of visits -- Florida, Alabama, and Georgia joined Clemson, with Auburn being added to the mix when they hired Georgia defensive line coach Rodney Garner. But it was long considered to be a race between Clemson and his home-state school of Georgia.

Georgia is making a major effort to keep more of its top players in state. One of those stars is defensive tackle Montravius Adams, of Vienna (Ga.) Dooly County High School. The five-star defensive tackle with offers from Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Florida State, Clemson, Georgia and Florida is in very high demand thanks to his blend of power and quickness.

Over the weekend, he tripped to Athens with his mother for his official visit to Georgia. He spoke with ESPN about Georgia’s pitch ($):

Georgia is expecting to welcome a nice group of official visitors this weekend as it tries to wrap up its 2013 recruiting class. There will be four prospects on campus, according to 247 Sports.

They’ll be looking to sway the a group of recruits that is currently uncommitted or committed elsewhere. One such recruit is Montravius Adams, a consensus 5-star defensive tackle from Dooly County High School in Vienna, Ga, who is currently uncommitted. Adams recently visited Alabama and Clemson and does not have any future visits planned at this time.

Defensive tackle prospect Montravius Adams will be in Athens this weekend to visit UGA, and he says this trip is as much for his mother as for himself.

“Well I’m just trying to see what my Mama is going to like about it really,” said Adams. “I know a lot about Georgia, and it is a great place. I want my Mama to see it again.”

Auburn once looked out of the race for defensive tackle recruit Montravius Adams. But the Tigers have now re-entered the race.

Late Thursday night, Adams told the AJC that Garner’s hire now puts Auburn back in the picture.

Montravius Adams, the nation’s top defensive tackle recruit, has set his final four visits, and the schools receiving visits are about who you’d expect if you have been following his recruitment.

Clemson has long been considered a favorite to land Adams. The Tigers have a rich history of producing top defensive linemen, and can offer immediate playing time.

While Clemson received some bad news Thursday with the decommitment of Robert Nkemdiche, the Tigers will have some good news come Saturday as they host the top defensive tackle recruit in the country, Montravius Adams. And he’s bringing his mom as Clemson hosts the Maryland Terrapins in what could be the most lopsided ACC contests of the weekend.

Clemson has long been considered one of the top contenders to land Adams. He likes Clemson’s coaching staff, which has a good track record of putting defensive linemen into the NFL.

Anyone who knows anything about recruiting knows that finding and pleasing the person who has the ear of the prized recruit is of the utmost importance.

And for many recruits, that means mom.

The star visitor is offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil of Lake City (Fla.) Columbia High School. Tunsil has excellent size and athleticism. More details on Tunsil’s visit can be found here. Needless to say, but a five-star offensive tackle would be a great get for any SEC team. Tunsil is currently believed to favor Georgia and Alabama, with Florida still somewhat in the picture.

Also making the trip to Gainesville is superstar defensive tackle recruit Montravius Adams. Out of Dooly County (Ga.) High School, Adams, holds offers from most every major program in the country. Adams has not mentioned Florida much during his recruitment, and is thought to favor Auburn and Clemson. But with a player who is firm in wanting to wait until after the season to make his choice, Florida has plenty of time to get in this race.

Montravius Adams, the top defensive tackle recruit in the country and perhaps the top uncommitted player nationally, will visit Georgia this weekend as the Bulldogs host the Tennessee Volunteers.

Last weekend, Adams took in Florida State’s win over Clemson. The ‘Noles are not thought to be a major player for his services, but Clemson and Auburn are.

Out of Vienna (Ga.) Dooly County High, Montravius Adams is widely considered the best defensive tackle recruits in the country. He shared his thoughts in this recent video interview (summary follows for those unable to view).

Adams spoke about his disappointment in recently having to cancel his visit to Michigan State due to his mother being unable to attend. He thinks he will reschedule the visit to East Lansing.

Montravius Adams is the top defensive tackle recruit in the country. With offers from every major power in the Southeast, plus USC, Michigan State had to be pretty excited that it was set to receive an official visit as the Spartans host Notre Dame.

Now, however, that visit is off. Adams tells 247sports that the visit is off because his mother works a lot and could not accompany him on the trip. There’s no word if Adams plans to reschedule the visit to see the Spartans in East Lansing.

Clemson is becoming a popular ticket for top defensive tackle recruit Montravius Adams. One week after watching the Tigers defeat Auburn in the Georgia Dome while sitting in the Auburn section, Adams will trip this week to visit Clemson.

Clemson has long been considered one of the major favorites for Adams. Out of Vienna (Ga.) Dooly County. Adams is thought to be favoring both Clemson and Auburn, with Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Michigan State also in the picture.

Saturday night’s battle between Auburn and Clemson in the Georgia Dome was about more than seeing which team could quickly adapt to the system of their new defensive coordinators. And despite the three-game set being tied at 1-1, the game was more than a rubber match.

That’s because taking in the game was Montravius Adams (photo), the top defensive tackle recruit nationally out of Vienna (Ga.) Dooly County. Adams is thought to be favoring both Clemson and Auburn, with Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Michigan State also in the picture.