A new name to add to USC’s recruiting board for the 2021 class is WR Adonai Mitchell
July 23, 2019, | sportstalk.com
A new name to add to USC’s recruiting board for the 2021 class is WR Adonai Mitchell (6-3 187), formerly of Houston but now living in Antioch, TN just outside of Nashville. Mitchell is a member of the National Playmakers Academy (NPA), an organization that works with football players in the Nashville area on and off the field in helping them earn scholarships, and it’s a group that has sent players to USC. Mitchell said the Gamecocks made the offer thru the NPA’s founder and CEO Buck Fitzgerald. He has yet to talk to the Gamecocks’ area recruiter Bobby Bentley about the offer, but plans to do so as soon as possible.
Mitchell has been rehabbing a hip injury this summer and that limited his ability to get to camps and seven on seven events. But he did travel with his team to USC for a seven on seven in June where he got a chance to see the facilities and talk with some coaches.
“I wasn’t able to play and the coach (Bryan McClendon) wasn’t able to see me in action in person,” Mitchell said. “They already knew who I was. Fast forward a little bit, my recruiter (Fitzgerald) sent some videos to the coach and the very next day he called me and said South Carolina had just offered based off the videos. I was pretty excited.”
The Gamecocks join Tennessee and Kentucky as the major offers for Mitchell at this point.
“I feel good,” Mitchell said. “I’m just like, all my hard work is paying off. Coaches are starting to open their eyes. They like how explosive I am. They like how I can make plays with ball. They like my yards after catch. They like my speed and I can make big plays.”
Mitchell also visited Tennessee this summer for a camp. He also visited Tennessee and Georgia Tech in March. He said he plans to visit USC again early in the season, perhaps for the first home game.
Last season Mitchell had 25 catches for 378 yards and 3 touchdowns, and he scored another 5 touchdowns on the ground.
July 23, 2019, | sportstalk.com
Mitchell has been rehabbing a hip injury this summer and that limited his ability to get to camps and seven on seven events. But he did travel with his team to USC for a seven on seven in June where he got a chance to see the facilities and talk with some coaches.
“I wasn’t able to play and the coach (Bryan McClendon) wasn’t able to see me in action in person,” Mitchell said. “They already knew who I was. Fast forward a little bit, my recruiter (Fitzgerald) sent some videos to the coach and the very next day he called me and said South Carolina had just offered based off the videos. I was pretty excited.”
The Gamecocks join Tennessee and Kentucky as the major offers for Mitchell at this point.
“I feel good,” Mitchell said. “I’m just like, all my hard work is paying off. Coaches are starting to open their eyes. They like how explosive I am. They like how I can make plays with ball. They like my yards after catch. They like my speed and I can make big plays.”
Mitchell also visited Tennessee this summer for a camp. He also visited Tennessee and Georgia Tech in March. He said he plans to visit USC again early in the season, perhaps for the first home game.
Last season Mitchell had 25 catches for 378 yards and 3 touchdowns, and he scored another 5 touchdowns on the ground.