On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine says Texas now leads for Arch Manning

Five-Star Plus+ quarterback Arch Manning, the No. 1 recruit in the country out of New Orleans (La.) Isidore Newman, has a new leader in his recruitment, according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.

After arriving on campus for his visit to Texas, the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine adjusted to push the Longhorns head of Alabama.

The On3 RPM says Texas has a 39.6% chance of landing Arch Manning, while Alabama is at 33.1%. Georgia is listed third at 18.5% and Ole Miss is at 4.3%.

The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine 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, expert predictions, social sentiment, visits, and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

Arch Manning’s Texas visit a ‘game-changing opportunity’

After visiting Georgia last week, Arch Manning is in Austin on Friday for an unofficial trip with the Longhorns. Manning is also scheduled to visit Alabama on the first weekend of April. He’s also expected to visit LSU at some point this spring as well, according to On3’s Sam Spiegelman.

Longtime Texas football observers say this is a seismic moment for the future of the Longhorns.

“Rarely do I believe that Texas is entering into a program-defining situation,” On3’s Bobby Burton said. “Coaching changes. Conference moves. Big games. That’s the entire list for me. Typically. I have almost never felt that way before when it comes to recruiting because there’s almost always another recruit that can change or move perception and reality. Perhaps when Vince Young was being recruited, I felt that way, but not since.

“Yet, I believe that’s the case this weekend. Arch Manning is a game-changing opportunity for Texas football. Manning represents more than just another top-flight quarterback. He not only could lead a sure-fire elite recruiting class. But he could represent the overall resurgence of Texas football.”

It’ll be interesting to see what the feedback is from Arch Manning’s visit to the Forty Acres. Observers will also monitor if the On3 RPM makes a move back to Alabama during his upcoming visit to Tuscaloosa.

Manning tops recruiting rankings

Arch Manning ranks as the No. 1 player, No. 1 quarterback and the top player in Louisiana, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Arch Manning also tops the recently updated On3 High School Football NIL Rankings with an On3 NIL Valuation of $1.6 million. He also ranks fifth in the On3 NIL 100, which is a defacto NIL ranking of the top 100 high school and college athletes ranked by market valuation.