Syracuse football recruiting: Safety/OLB Rashad Smith flips commitment from Florida Atlantic to SU
Class of 2016 safety/outside linebacker Rashad Smith flipped his commitment from Florida Atlantic to Syracuse, he announced in a tweet Sunday morning. Smith is now the 20th member of SU’s 2016 recruiting class with a week and a half until National Signing Day on Feb. 3.
Smith chose the Orange while on his official visit and is the sixth player to commit to Syracuse in the past 24 hours. He is the eighth player in the class from Florida.
Just committed to play at Syracuse University ️it's a blessing to say I'm done with the recruiting process. #Cuse pic.twitter.com/DGGVb9w9BC
— RISE⃣TO⃣ POWER1⃣ (@RashadSmith24) January 24, 2016
Smith was recruited as an outside linebacker, according to Scout.com. He joins Andrew Armstrong and Kenneth Ruff as linebackers in the Orange’s 2016 recruiting class. The Homestead (Florida) High School product is ranked with three stars and as the 135th best outside linebacker in the 2016 class, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings.
Published on January 24, 2016 at 11:13 am
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