On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine: Top 20 uncommitted prospects heading into the season

The 2022 football season is finally here and many of the nation’s top recruit are prepping for their final season of high school football. For many players ranked highly in the 2023 On3 Consensus, their senior seasons will also include a college commitment.

Here are the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine‘s picks for the top 20 uncommitted players at this time.

Five-Star Plus+ CB Cormani McClain
On3 Consensus: No. 3
On3 NIL Valuation: $306K
On3 RPM: Alabama 44.0%, Florida 33.3%, Miami 18.1%, Georgia 3.0%
The Skinny: Alabama holds its spot as the top team in McClain’s recruitment but Florida is making up some group. The Gators will host McClain the first week of the season. This recruitment is heading until December, so there are still twists and turns left to be seen.

Five-star DL David Hicks
On3 Consensus: No. 9
On3 NIL Valuation: $247K
On3 RPM: Texas A&M 58.7%, Oklahoma 35.1%, Miami 1.2%
The Skinny: This has been a Texas A&M-Oklahoma race for months but it appears like the Aggies have created some separation. On3’s Chad Simmons caught up with Hicks recently to break down all seven programs on his top schools list.

Five-star ATH Nyckoles Harbor
On3 Consensus: No. 10
On3 NIL Valuation: $354K
On3RPM: LSU 34.3%, Michigan 33.3%, South Carolina 16.1%, Maryland 8.7%, USC 4.0%, Georgia 3.3%, Penn State 1.6%
The Skinny: Harbor has added a new official visit to his schedule for this fall. He will go to South Carolina on Sept. 16 in addition to his Oct. 7 visit to LSU. Michigan is also set to receive an official visit but that date has not been decided.

Five-Star EDGE Keon Keeley
On3 Consensus: No. 11
On3 NIL Valuation: $261K
On3 RPM: Alabama 90.4%, Ohio State 4.8%, Florida 2.8%, Notre Dame 1.6%
The Skinny: Keeley was committed to Notre Dame for over a year before decommitting earlier this week. Alabama has emerged as the heavy favorite to complete the flip with two RPM predictions coming from BamaInsider reporters.

Five-star DL James Smith
On3 Consensus: No. 12
On3 NIL Valuation: $212K
On3 RPM: Alabama 50.2%, Georgia 26.9%, Auburn 18.0%, Florida 2.9%
The Skinny: James Smith and high school teammate Qua Russaw are considered a package deal in recruiting circles. The two take visits together and released the same top six schools. The Gators may be at the back of Smith’s RPM prediction but Florida has a chance to make up some ground over the next few months.

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Five-star OT Samson Okunlola
On3 Consensus: No. 14
3 NIL Valuation: $220K
On3 RPM: Miami 95.3%, Michigan State 1.1%
The Skinny: Miami has the heavy lead for Okunlola, which could potentially give the Hurricanes two five-star offensive tackles in Francis Mauigoa and Okunlola. That would be a huge win for Mario Cristobal.

Five-star EDGE Qua Russaw
On3 Consensus: No. 19
On3 NIL Valuation: $225K
On3 RPM: Georgia 45.8%, Alabama 33.7%, Auburn 13.3%, Florida 3.1%, Texas A&M 1.1%
The Skinny: Russaw and Smith are a package deal but Russaw does like Georgia more than Smith, according to some reporting from On3’s Chad Simmons. That is reflected in the RPM here. However, despite Russaw and Smith’s RPM not lining up, Alabama is believed to be the favorite for the two.

Five-star WR Hykeem Williams
On3 Consensus: No. 20
On3 NIL Valuation: $199K
On3 RPM: Texas A&M 87.5%, Florida State 3.8%, Miami 2.2%, Georgia 1.5%, Pittsburgh 1.2%
The Skinny: Williams would be a huge pickup for the Aggies’ 2023 recruiting class. The pass catcher has visited College Station twice and give the Aggies a potentially lethal one-two combo with 2022 Five-Star Plus+ pass catcher Evan Stewart.

Five-star TE Duce Robinson
On3 Consensus: No. 21
On3 NIL Valuation: $219K
On3 RPM: USC 65.6%, Texas 28.2%, Georgia 1.5%
The Skinny: USC has been the favorite in this recruitment for a minute but Texas is making up some ground the Trojans. They aren’t the only schools making a push either. Chad Simmons recently highlighted Louisville and Oregon as two schools working to get in the sweepstakes and land an official from Robinson.

Five-star DL Matayo Uiagalelei
On3 Consensus: No. 22
On3 NIL Valuation: $235K
On3 RPM: Ohio State 51.9%, Oregon 24.2%, USC 20.2%, Alabama 1.8%
The Skinny: Ohio State is trending for the West Coast star but his recruitment isn’t over yet. USC one time had the lead in his recruitment and signing Uiagalelei would be a big win for Lincoln Riley as he could finishing with three of the top five prospect from California in the cycle.

Five-star EDGE Samuel M’Pemba
On3 Consensus: No. 23
On3 NIL Valuation: $208K
On3 RPM:
On3 RPM: Georgia 91.8%, Notre Dame 2.1%, Missouri 1.4%, Florida 1.2%, Oregon 1.2%
The Skinny: The momentum is with the Bulldogs as they continue to increase their lead in the RPM seemingly every few weeks. M’Pemba has taken visits to many different places — and isn’t done with his visits — but it appears like Athens, Ga., will be his future home.

Four-star S Javien Toviano
On3 Consensus: No. 36
On3 NIL Valuation: $181K
On3 RPM: LSU 39.0%, Texas A&M 14.9%, Texas 12.8%, Michigan 10.6%, Oklahoma 7.2%, Baylor 3.8%, Alabama 3.8%
The Skinny: The Bengal Tiger reports that Toviano is hoping to make a decision within the next month or so and LSU appears to have grabbed the lead from the two in-state powerhouses. He has four official visits left and has four schools in mind for those visits. Michigan is the lone school to have already received an OV.

Four-star EDGE Damon Wilson
On3 Consensus: No. 41
On3 NIL Valuation: $167K
On3 RPM: Alabama 42.5%, Georgia 29.3%, Miami 16.9%, Ohio State 7.7%
The Skinny: Wilson has announced his top five schools of Alabama, Georgia, Miami, Ohio State, and Texas. He hopes to make the Crimson Tide v. Longhorns matchup in Austin in early September. He has also set up a visit to Ohio State for the first full week of the season.

Four-star CB Bravion Rogers
On3 Consensus: No. 43
On3 NIL Valuation: $K
On3 RPM: LSU 82.7%, Texas A&M 7.1%, Texas 3.7%, Baylor 1.1%, TCU 1.1%, Oklahoma 1.1%, Oklahoma State 1.1%, Alabama 1.1%
The Skinny: Rogers decommitted earlier this month from Texas A&M, which was a surprise to the Aggies coaching staff. Rogers is still considering the in-state school but his attention is also moving to other programs as well to consider their offers. LSU has emerged as a favorite.

Four-star OT Zalance Heard
On3 Consensus: No. 50
On3 NIL Valuation: $134K
On3 RPM: LSU 97.6%
The Skinny: Heard will be making his decision on Sept. 1 and it would be a shocker if he chooses anywhere but the in-state school.

Four-star WR Jalen Hale
On3 Consensus: No. 54
On3 NIL Valuation: $164K
On3 RPM: Texas 70.4%, Alabama 20.1%, Texas A&M 1.5%
The Skinny: The in-state Longhorns are the favorite with about a month to go before Hale’s Sept. 21 commitment. He will take an OV to Austin before that decision along with Alabama. The Aggies are also trying to get in an official visit but it remains to be seen whether that happens.

Four-star RB Jeremiyah Love
On3 Consensus: No. 63
On3 NIL Valuation: $140K
On3 RPM: Notre Dame 24.4%, Michigan 21.3%, Texas A&M 18.3%, Alabama 11.5%, Missouri 4.1%, Arkansas 4.1%, Georgia 4.1%, Oregon 4.1%
The Skinny: Love has a fairly wide open commitment at the moment. With many of the top running back coming off the board in recent weeks, Love has a potential to explode even greater on the trail with a standout senior season.

Four-star OT Monroe Freeling
On3 Consensus: No. 64
On3 NIL Valuation: $136K
On3 RPM: Clemson 45.5%, Notre Dame 37.4%, Miami 5.2%, Florida 3.5%, Georgia 2.7%, South Carolina 1.8%
The Skinny: Clemson and Notre Dame have been duking it out at the front for Freeling for a while but it is not a two horse race. The four-star prospect’s relationship with Georgia has also been growing in recent weeks and Florida is not out of it either.

Four-star EDGE Jordan Renaud
On3 Consensus: No. 67
On3 NIL Valuation: $116K
On3 RPM: Alabama 96.5%, Oklahoma 2.1%
The Skinny: Renaud is choosing between Alabama and Oklahoma with a decision set for Sept. 19. It looks like it will be the Crimson Tide’s race to lose.

Four-star EDGE Tausili Akana
On3 Consensus: No. 79
On3 NIL Valuation: $114K
On3 RPM: Texas 24.9%, Nebraska 13.2%, Texas A&M 7.7%, Auburn 6.4%, Tennessee 6.4%, USC 3.4%, BYU 3.4%, Oklahoma 3.4%, TCU 3.4%, Baylor 3.4%, LSU 3.4%, Alabama 3.4%, Michigan 3.4%, Ohio State 3.4%, Georgia 3.4%
The Skinny: Akana, who is from Hawaii but plays his high school football in Utah, has a wide open race at this moment. But Texas is pushing ahead of the pack ever so slightly and Akana will be in Austin for the Longhorns game against Alabama.