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College Football Commitment Chart
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From 2007-11, 73 players decommitted at some point during their recruitment

Of the 73 that decommitted, 62 signed with a school other than their original

Patrick Peterson and De'Anthony Thomas are among high-profile switches

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Below is a list of the 73 Rivals' Top 100 recruits that have changed commitments since the class of 2007. Of the 73 switches, 62 ultimately signed with a school other than the one to which they originally committed.

Player Rivals' Rank First Commitment Signed With College Career
Class of 2007
James Wilson 12 USC Florida 5 years
Chris Culliver 19 N.C. State South Carolina 4 years
Jerimy Finch 37 Michigan Florida Also committed to Indiana in between, and transferred to Indiana in 2008
John Brantley 47 Texas Florida 5 years
Sidell Corley 58 Florida LSU Transferred to Troy in summer 2009
Antwane Greenlee 65 Florida State Florida State Also committed to Georgia in between, and transferred to North Alabama in 2010
Gary Gray 78 South Carolina Notre Dame 5 years
Class of 2008
Patrick Peterson 5 Miami LSU 3 years, turned pro
Blaine Gabbert 14 Nebraska Missouri 3 years, turned pro
Omar Hunter 17 Notre Dame Florida Still on roster
Trevor Robinson 37 Nebraska Notre Dame 4 years
A.J. Harmon 54 Clemson Georgia Transferred to Alabama State in 2011
Ramon Buchanan 61 Miami Miami Also committed to Florida in between; still on roster
Jonas Gray 72 Nebraska Notre Dame 4 years
Jarmon Fortson 75 Auburn Florida State Dismissed in 2010; transferred to North Alabama in 2010
Gerell Robinson 77 Arizona Arizona State 4 years
Ryan Bass 91 Arizona Arizona State Transferred to Idaho in 2009
Uona Kavienga 97 UCLA USC Transferred to BYU in 2009
Bryce Givens 98 Nebraska Colorado Dismissed in 2011
Kemonte Bateman 99 UCLA Arizona State Didn't qualify, attended Pasadena Junior College, went to New Mexico State in 2011
Class of 2009
Bryce Brown 1 Miami Tennessee Transferred to Kansas State in 2010, left Kansas State after three games in 2011
Vontaze Burfict 9 USC Arizona State 3 years, turned pro
Janzen Jackson 17 LSU Tennessee Transferred to McNeese State in 2011
Craig Loston 20 Texas A&M LSU Still on roster
Darius Winston 24 Arkansas Arkansas Late push by Ole Miss during recruiting, but signed with Arkansas; still on roster
Greg Reid 27 Florida Florida State Georgia was also briefly in the mix; he remains on the roster
Randall Carroll 39 USC UCLA Dismissed in 2012
Nick Kasa 42 Florida Colorado Still on roster
Patrick Patterson 50 Mississippi State Ole Miss Dismissed in 2010
Tajh Boyd 51 West Virginia Clemson Also committed to Tennessee but then-coach Lane Kiffin didn't want; he remains on the roster
Nu'Keese Richardson 68 Florida Tennessee Dismissed in 2009, transferred to Coffeyville Community College in 2010, retired
Bryce McNeal 75 Michigan Clemson Graduated, transferred to Connecticut in 2012
Justin Green 82 Ohio State Illinois Still on roster
David Barrent 85 Iowa Michigan State Medically disqualified (back)
Morrell Presley 96 USC UCLA Dismissed in 2011
David Oku 97 Tennessee Tennessee Also considered Syracuse and Auburn before signing after NSD, left team in 2010
Byron Moore 98 USC USC Also considered Notre Dame, LSU and Colorado, transferred to Harbor College in 2010, transferred to Tennessee in 2011
Alshon Jeffery 99 USC South Carolina 3 years, turned pro
Class of 2010
Keenan Allen 5 Alabama Cal Still on roster
Da'Rick Rogers 9 Georgia Tennessee Still on roster
Latwan Anderson 15 West Virginia Miami Left team in 2011
Dillon Baxter 17 USC USC Decommited after Pete Carroll left but soon recommited and signed; transferred to San Diego State in 2012
Chris Martin 18 Notre Dame Cal Released from LOI, signed with Florida, transferred to Navarro Junior College, left in 2011
Markeith Ambles 24 Tennessee USC Left team in 2011
Matt Elam 25 Florida Florida Also committed to Florida State in between; still on roster
Cassius Marsh 33 LSU UCLA Still on roster
Mike Davis 34 LSU Texas Still on roster
Braylon Heard 57 West Virginia Nebraska Still on roster
Victor Hampton 60 Florida South Carolina Dropped by Florida; still on roster
Tony Jefferson 62 Stanford Oklahoma Also committed to UCLA; still on roster
Corey Miller 66 Florida State Tennessee Still on roster
Brandon Willis 69 Tennessee North Carolina Transferred to UCLA in 2010, then back to UNC in March 2011, then back to UCLA in August 2011
Justin Hunter 75 LSU Tennessee Still on roster
Louis Nix 85 Miami Notre Dame Still on roster
Terrence Mitchell 89 Florida State South Florida Still on roster
Class of 2011
Cyrus Kouandjio 4 Auburn Alabama Still on roster
De'Anthony Thomas 5 USC Oregon Still on roster
Brandon Williams 14 Baylor Oklahoma Transferred to Texas A&M in 2011
Anthony Johnson 17 Tennessee LSU Still on roster
Dee Hart 19 Michigan Alabama Still on roster
C.J. Johnson 21 Mississippi State Ole Miss Still on roster
Stephon Tuitt 22 Notre Dame Notre Dame Also committed to Georgia Tech in between; still on roster
Aaron Lynch 28 Notre Dame Notre Dame Also committed to Florida State in between; still on roster
Marcus Roberson 37 Texas Tech Florida Also committed to Auburn in between; still on roster
Brent Calloway 38 Alabama Alabama Also committed to Auburn in between; still on roster
Jeoffrey Pagan 42 Florida Alabama Also committed to Clemson in between; still on roster
Nickolas Brassell 51 Mississippi State Ole Miss Still on roster
A.C. Leonard 57 Florida Florida Took five official visits; still on roster
Eric MacLain 59 Tennessee Clemson Originally committed to Tennessee as a sophomore; still on roster
Justice Hayes 85 Notre Dame Michigan Still on roster
Amir Carlisle 93 Stanford USC Transferred to Notre Dame in 2012
Gerod Holliman 96 Ole Miss Louisville Didn't qualify, attended prep school at Milford Academy

 
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