The Stanford Cardinal bolstered their secondary on Tuesday by adding 4-star cornerback prospect Nygel Edmonds to their 2016 recruiting class.
Rivals.com's Woody Wommack reported the news of Edmonds' commitment to play for Stanford along with the mature perspective the youngster had regarding his decision:
I'm making the decision to commit to Stanford. The reason I chose Stanford is because of the chance to go to a great school academically and also go somewhere that is extremely competitive athletically. It's the best of both worlds for me and I can get something out it both as an athlete and as a student, and that's very important to me.
Edmonds, who hails from the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, ranks as 247Sports' 27th-best cornerback prospect in the country. The site lists him at 5'11" and 181 pounds.
Andy Drukarev of Rivals.com points out how the Cardinal's 2016 class has been picking up steam recently, with Edmonds being the latest to come aboard:
Stanford lost two starters from its 2014 secondary in Alex Carter and Jordan Richards, so it will need players like Edmonds to provide depth and perhaps step up into a playing role sooner rather than later.
Although he's listed as a cornerback, Edmonds told Wommack that he'd be willing to play anywhere and that the Cardinal have expressed to him he may play safety or offense. Such versatility shows how valuable Edmonds has the potential to be to the Stanford program in the years to come.
The 2016 crop of talent the Cardinal are welcoming in is indeed looking up. Per 247Sports, they've landed two other 4-star prospects in tight end Kaden Smith and outside linebacker Curtis Robinson within the past week as well. Headlining the group is 5-star, pro-style quarterback KJ Costello.
Wherever Edmonds winds up playing, he has the football savvy to thrive for Stanford coach David Shaw, who has to be excited about the future after a down 8-5 campaign in 2014.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1PJVkIl
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