Two more 5-star decisions highlight commitments coming this week

The Fourth of July weekend brought plenty of fireworks on the recruiting trail.

Texas Tech and Syracuse beat the usual suspects and landed massive five-star commitments. Alabama added two more five-stars and now have five in their 2026 class. Oregon also notched a five-star pledge, its biggest of the year. Myriad four-stars also came off the board last week.

That was just the beginning of what’s expected to be perhaps the most hectic month of the recruiting calendar this time around. Another crop of prospects are now ready to announce their decisions this week.

Another 20 blue-chippers have commitment date sets across the next seven days. Headlining the upcoming decisions is another pair of five-stars: two-way lineman Lamar Brown and tight end Kaiden Prothro.

Below is a look at some of the top names that are set to commit during the second week of July:

July 10

5-star ATH Lamar Brown
School: University Lab (La.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 7 NATL. (No. 1 ATH)
Finalists: LSU, Miami, Texas, Texas A&M

4-star EDGE Jamarion Carlton
School: Temple (Texas)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 44 NATL. (No. 8 EDGE)
Finalists: Baylor, LSU, Texas, Texas Tech

July 11

4-star CB Samari Matthews
School: William Amos Hough (N.C.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 70 NATL. (No. 9 CB)
Finalists: Florida State, Miami, South Carolina, Texas

4-star WR Jordan Clay
School: James Madison (Texas)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 94 NATL. (No. 13 WR)
Finalists: Baylor, Colorado, Oklahoma

4-star EDGE KJ Ford
School: Duncanville (Texas)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 116 NATL. (No. 18 EDGE)
Finalists: Florida, Ohio State, Texas A&M

July 12

5-star TE Kaiden Prothro
School: Bowdon (Ga.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 29 NATL. (No. 2 TE)
Finalists: Florida, Georgia, Texas

4-star OT Heze Kent
School: Brunswick (Ga.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 158 NATL. (No. 14 OT)
Finalists: Florida, Florida State, Miami, Texas

4-star S Tyriq Green
School: Buford (Ga.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 165 NATL. (No. 13 S)
Finalists: Auburn, Georgia, Miami

4-star LB Rodney Colton
School: Newnan (Ga.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 245 NATL. (No. 16 LB)
Finalists: Colorado, Florida State, Ole Miss

4-star LB DQ Forkpa
School: IMG Academy (Fla.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 346 NATL. (No. 25 LB)
Finalists: Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan

4-star LB Calvin Thomas
School: Cy Ranch (Texas)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 353 NATL. (No. 26 LB)
Finalists: Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, SMU, Texas

July 13

4-star WR Jayden Warren
School: Iowa Colony (Texas)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 127 NATL. (No. 20 WR)
Finalists: Houston, SMU, TCU

4-star S Blake Stewart
School: Woodward Academy (Ga.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 315 NATL. (No. 26 S)
Finalists: Clemson, Miami, Michigan, Vanderbilt

July 7 Commitments

4-star LB Malik Morris – committed to Florida
4-star CB Lasiah Jackson – committed to Stanford
4-star S Jayden McGregory – committed to Louisville
4-star TE Tyler Ruxer – committed to Oklahoma
4-star ATH Jett Goldsberry – committed to Ole Miss

July 8 Commitments

4-star ATH Jalen Lott – committed to Oregon
4-star RB Brian Bonner – committed to Washington
4-star LB Brayden Rouse – committed to Tennessee