The First 100 Verbal Commitments from the High School Class of 2021

It’s not even Thanksgiving –in fact Signing Day for the class of 2020 was only two weeks ago– but already we have written 100 articles on the verbal commitments from the high school class of 2021.

Because of changes to the recruiting schedule instituted by the NCAA over the last two years, prospective student-athletes are now able to take official visits to campuses beginning in August of their junior year. Therefore, they are making verbal commitments much earlier than in years past.

With 100 names in our database so far, we have written about 16 of the girls and 14 of the boys from our way too early lists of top-20 recruits from the class of 2021.

Rank Top 20 Boys from 2021 Verbal Commitment Top 20 Girls from 2021 Verbal Commitment
1 Anthony Grimm Texas Gretchen Walsh
2 Aiden Hayes NC State Torri Huske
3 Matthew Fallon Grace Sheble NC State
4 Joshua Matheny Indiana Paige McKenna Wisconsin
5 Jack Alexy Cal Ashley Strouse Northwestern
6 Tyler Lu Reilly Tiltmann Virginia
7 David Curtiss NC State Annabel Crush NC State
8 Tim Connery Michigan Brooke Zettel Florida
9 Garrett Boone NC State Letitia Sim
10 Luke Barr Indiana Ellie Waldrep Auburn
11 Hayden Zheng Asia Minnes Tennessee
12 Sam Hoover NC State Ella Bathurst Virginia
13 Trent Frandson Cal Amy Tang
14 Connor Boyle Virginia Mackenzie McConagha Wisconsin
15 Matthew Fenlon Olivia McMurray Texas
16 Peter Thompson Mia Kragh Cal
17 Arsenio Bustos NC State Micayla Cronk Florida
18 Jack Aikins Virginia Rachel Stege Georgia
19 Luke Hobson Texas Kate Morris Virginia
20 Aidan Reagan Mariah Denigan Indiana

You can read more about these athletes here:

Here are all the colleges that have received early pledges:

2021 Verbal Commitments (M&W combined)

Alabama – 3 LSU – 1 Pitt – 1
Arizona State – 1 Michigan – 1 Stanford – 1
Auburn – 6 Minnesota – 3 Tennessee – 8
Cal – 8 NC State – 8 Texas – 4
Cincinnati – 1 Nebraska – 2 Texas A&M – 2
Florida – 5 North Carolina – 2 Toledo – 3
Georgia – 4 Northwestern – 1 UCLA – 1
Indiana – 9 Notre Dame – 2 Virginia – 13
Kentucky – 1 Ohio State – 1 Wisconsin – 5
Louisville – 2 Penn State – 1

Below you will find all the articles we have published to date about verbal commitments from the high school class of 2021. As always, you can sort by club team, college, conference, home state, school, LSC, etc. We are updating the database constantly, so remember to refresh it regularly.

(NOTE: If you have a commitment to report, please send an email with a photo (landscape, or horizontal, looks best) and a quote to [email protected]. Do not leave it in the comments below.)

High School Class of 2021 Verbal Commitments

High School Class of 2020 Verbal Commitments

High School Class of 2019 Commitments

High School Class of 2018 Commitments

 

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Wolfensf
4 years ago

Florida women are recruiting pretty well but the men are in need of a couple big recruits.

Crimson Guard
4 years ago

Alabama got the verbal from Ben Hines this week too

DravenOP
4 years ago

Did Aiden Reagan commit to Texas? Don’t see an article about it and you dont have him on your list. Jan Kartolczak is also 2020, not 2021 from UVA.

FlyNDie
4 years ago

Upon quick glance there’s a lot of initial commits to places like Indiana, NC state, Tennessee, and Virginia. Is there a reason for the shifting focus away from NCAA dominant schools like Texas and Cal where there haven’t been a lot of commits? Currently I see a lot of competition for those two schools in the coming years with the way these programs have been recruiting.

DravenOP
Reply to  FlyNDie
4 years ago

Money and scholarships are a big factor. Cal and Texas have had big recruiting years the past 2 years, so money just may not be available for huge classes for Texas and Cal. Even still, Texas and Cal’s classes may not be large yet, they have very good quality and thats sometimes all you need.

TBC
4 years ago

Kaylee Hamblin is another girl committed to NC State for 2021

Barney
4 years ago

Huske to Stanford.

swimmerTX
Reply to  Barney
4 years ago

My gut tells me that’s where she will end up. She visited with Meghan Lynch, Gretchen Walsh, and Ashley Strouse, along with the 2020 Stanford commits. Strouse is going to Northwestern.

swimfan27
4 years ago

How did someone already verbally commit to Stanford ? I thought they require Junior year grades?

NEWTOSWIMSWAM
Reply to  swimfan27
4 years ago

The only Jr Stanford commit is a diver. Not sure if diving follows the same process. No Junior Ivies’ commits yet.

Swimmomtoo
4 years ago

Why would the top swimmers so eager to commit early? Couldn’t they pick and choose, with some leisure? What’s the rush?!

Admin
Reply to  Swimmomtoo
4 years ago

Scholarships drying up is the primary driver of the rush.

Having it done with and not having to spend hours on the phone with coaches every week when finals, AP tests, and Olympic Trials are coming up is another part of the rush.

Which doesn’t mean it’s “good,” but those are the pros of doing so under the current system.

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