Mesquite (Texas) Poteet linebacker Malik Jefferson fulfilled a recent promise to release his top schools on Monday, tweeting out the seven programs that presumably make up his list of finalists:
Five-star LB Malik Jefferson releases his top seven schools
The release comes with less than a month until his decision.
NO ORDER ‼️ pic.twitter.com/QPL7uCvU61
— Malik Jefferson 4⃣6⃣ (@Official_MalikJ) November 24, 2014
Moments before, Jefferson had sent out a message to all the schools he wasn’t able to visit that had recruited him:
Read if your intrested. pic.twitter.com/raTyWJMq7J
— Malik Jefferson 4⃣6⃣ (@Official_MalikJ) November 24, 2014
A consensus five-star prospect ranked as the No. 13 player nationally, the No. 1 outside linebacker in the country and the top prospect in the state of Texas according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, Jefferson plans on making his decision with teammate DeAndre McNeal on December 19 in advance of his early enrollment at the college of his choice.
He has said that he plans on scheduling official visits to Texas and UCLA before he makes his decision. Official visits to Texas A&M and LSU, along with an unofficial visit to Oklahoma have already happened this fall.
In this 247Sports Crystal Ball projections, Texas currently leads with 52% of the predictions, with Texas A&M trailing at 42%. LSU and Baylor, respectively, each have one prediction.
