4-star CB Jordan Sanford names top 9 schools

Arlington (Texas) Mansfield Timberview four-star cornerback Jordan Sanford has named Michigan, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah, Vanderbilt and Washington as his top nine schools.

The Wolverines were a late addition to his list, having only picked up the offer this week.

“I think Michigan has a great program! From the research I’ve already done myself and also from what I’ve heard around it has a lot to offer. I can’t wait to go see it myself,” Sanford told The Wolverine.

He is the No. 410 overall recruit in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

However, he is ranked as the No. 280 prospect in the 2023 On300 ranking, which is the highest in the industry.

Where’s home??👀 @rledits24 pic.twitter.com/9xd68E3LEF

— Jordan Sanford (@jordanxsanford) June 2, 2022

The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine has the Red Raiders as the current heavy favorites in Sanford’s recruitment.

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.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $6k. 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.