Every Monday during the college football season we will check in on five five-star prospects to see how they’re performing and if they are living up to the lofty billing that led them to be ranked atop the Rivals100. This week we focus on the five five-star linebackers from the 2014 and 2015 classes that are still in college football to see how they’re living up to the hype.
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Malik Jefferson
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As a recruit: Jefferson was one of the few recruits who followed through on his decision to take numerous visits late in the process, making trips to Texas, LSU, Texas A&M and UCLA. But his recruitment didn’t last past Christmas as he announced for the Longhorns, electing to stay home in what was a major win for then-coach Charlie Strong.
What he did this week: Despite a remarkably productive career Jefferson has taken his share of flack from fans at times but he just continues to make big plays for the Longhorns. Even though Texas lost to rival Oklahoma this weekend, Jefferson had another huge game, recording 11 tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Double-digit stops are becoming the norm for Jefferson, who looks like he has an NFL future ahead of him, either in 2018 if he decides to leave early or 2019 if he opts to stay with Texas for his senior year.
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MORE CHECKUPS: Five-stars | Four-stars | Three-stars | Two-stars | Unranked
Malik Jefferson
AP Images
As a recruit: Jefferson was one of the few recruits who followed through on his decision to take numerous visits late in the process, making trips to Texas, LSU, Texas A&M and UCLA. But his recruitment didn’t last past Christmas as he announced for the Longhorns, electing to stay home in what was a major win for then-coach Charlie Strong.
What he did this week: Despite a remarkably productive career Jefferson has taken his share of flack from fans at times but he just continues to make big plays for the Longhorns. Even though Texas lost to rival Oklahoma this weekend, Jefferson had another huge game, recording 11 tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Double-digit stops are becoming the norm for Jefferson, who looks like he has an NFL future ahead of him, either in 2018 if he decides to leave early or 2019 if he opts to stay with Texas for his senior year.
You can see the rest of the article here.
