Stanford hosting many of the nation's best this weekend, including a five-star and big flip target

A big recruiting weekend is taking shape on the Stanford campus as head coach Troy Taylor and his staff host several top targets for official visits.

The Cardinal program heads into the weekend with 11 commits, a class currently ranked No. 33 nationally by the On3 Industry.

Five-star headlines the list

Roswell (Ga.) Fellowship Christian School On3 Industry five-star offensive lineman Josh Petty will be in Palo Alto, both he and his father tell On3. This is a return visit to see Stanford.

Florida State is the On3 Industry RPM favorite, but Stanford is certainly one of the programs we’re watching. 

Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Auburn, Tennessee and Oregon are some of the others in the thick of it for Petty who the On3 Industry tabs as the nation’s No. 2 interior offensive lineman.

Stanford looking for a flip

Florida has had Tallahassee (Fla.) Rickards On300 defensive lineman Jalen Wiggins in the fold since January, but the blue-chipper is keeping a couple programs warm.

Stanford is certainly one of them. So is local Florida State.

The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Wiggins heads out West this weekend to see how Stanford stacks up with the in-state programs.

On3 ranks Wiggins as the nation’s No. 7 defensive lineman and No. 89 prospect overall.

Other key visitors

Stanford is the current On3 RPM favorite for St. Thomas More four-star defensive lineman Adam Shovlin as they go up against Duke and Penn State.

Montvale (NJ) St. Joseph Regional four-star cornerback Jahmir Joseph takes his official as Stanford is in the thick of it alongside Notre Dame, Penn State and South Carolina.

Nashville (Tenn.) Lipscomb Academy On3 Industry four-star CJ Jimcoily has Stanford in his final four alongside Alabama, LSU and Tennessee.

Keep an eye on Stanford in the recruitment of Springfield (Neb.) Platteview Senior two-way prospect Reiman Zebert. He also likes Duke, Wisconsin and in-state Nebraska.

Stanford is battling Texas, UCLA, Utah and USC for Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman linebacker Landon McComber.

Princeton (NJ) The Hun School defensive lineman Kole Briehler is a top of the board target. He’ll visit Ohio State and Oklahoma later in the month.

Dallas (Texas) South Oak Cliff offensive tackle Emeka Ugorji has a keen eye on a couple West Coast programs with Stanford being one he’s heavy on.

Cantonment (Fla.) Tate Senior receiver Christian Neptune picked up his Stanford offer in February.

Stanford offensive tackle commit Siosiua Vete takes his official visit alongside his brother, BYU edge rusher commit Kelepe Vete.

Other Commits returning

Quarterback pledge Bear Bachmeier is the jewel of the class and will be back on campus. 

Safety Omari Gaines committed to Stanford earlier this month.

The Hun School athlete Liam Thorpe is locked in. He’ll be helping recruit his teammate Briehler.

Pittsburgh (Pa.) Peters Township linebacker Mickey Vaccarello is back. So is Washington (DC) Gonzaga cornerback Lonnie McAllister.