Fact or Fiction: Miami has overtaken LSU for five-star DJ Pickett

Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. is joined by national recruiting director Adam Gorney, national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman and CanesCounty.com’s Marcus Benjamin to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION.

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1. Miami has overtaken LSU as the favorite for five-star DJ Pickett.

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Gorney: FACT. LSU is a sneaky contender and Oregon could be the dark horse here, especially if the Ducks provide a lot of NIL money, but DJ Pickett has said time and time again Miami is the team to beat. He sees a massive opportunity to start there, early, and he’s close to family. Not to mention potentially playing with family, as Booker Pickett is already on the team and his cousin. It will take a lot to get them out of the state, something that was also said early on in this recruitment. I’m not going to pick against LSU or Oregon yet but Miami is definitely the program to beat.

Garcia: FICTION. Pickett has said plenty of positives about Miami, but the local buzz has not been as pro-Hurricanes ahead of official visit season. Instead, many around the five-star continue to cite LSU as the program most likely to win out for the secondary recruit at this time. From a bevy of trips to Baton Rouge, to the reconnection with Corey Raymond and the chance to help restore the ‘DBU’…

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Publish date : 2024-05-29 11:36:25

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