Sting Factor: Randon Fontenette’s decommitment from Utah

When a significant program loses a crucial recruit, Rivals.com takes a seem at how significant of a blow it is to the respective university, analyzing it from a community and national amount. To quantify the “sting” of every single decommitment, we assign a score from 1 to 10, with one particular remaining no significant offer and 10 remaining a catastrophic strike.

Randon Fontenette fully commited to Utah in July and it was a large recruiting victory for the Utes because they dipped into Texas for a four-star prospect. His pledge ongoing a extended string of talented players in the secondary heading to Salt Lake Metropolis.

But in current times, the Freeport (Texas) Brazosport standout backed off his pledge to the Utes as TCU and Vanderbilt have now emerged as the much more really serious contenders in his recruitment.

Defensive back again recruiting is definitely no issue at Utah and after the Utes landed a pledge from Kahuku, Hawaii, a few-star basic safety Brock Fonoimoana in August, there ended up some rumblings that Fontenette could be hunting at other choices.

It unquestionably has not damage TCU’s chances with the in-state prospect that it has been playing so nicely this season and some indications point to the Horned Frogs staying the primary player for the 4-star prospect.

Now back on the market, Fontenette has been hearing from Oklahoma, Texas and Notre Dame so there is obviously substantial interest in him.

Fontenette’s decommitment hurts Utah thanks to the reality that they told him he was the only basic safety they would be taking. He took that severely adequate that when Utah got a commitment from Brock Fonoimoana — who is expected to provide an LDS mission to start with — Fontenette inquired with the Utah workers.

The reality is that Utah churns out safeties on a annually basis under Morgan Scalley. Utah is also set at security for at the very least the subsequent 1 to 3 decades. The decommitment was 100-percent Fontenette’s selection. Fontenette must go on to a effective college vocation, but Utah will not skip a beat at the safety spot. He’ll be a further team’s attain, but not Utah’s decline — while Utah would have liked to have experienced him. – Alex Markham, UteNation.com

Sting element: 6

Fontenette would have been welcomed with open up arms at Utah mainly because he is truly talented, he has ranginess and athletic capability, and he’d healthy in seriously perfectly with the Utes. Furthermore, recruiting Texas is always an crucial component of achievements and this would have been a huge coup for the Utah staff members.

But the Utes will stay. With TCU, Texas, Oklahoma and other individuals having extra concerned, it is not stunning that the Freeport (Texas) Brazosport standout is searching somewhere else. Utah will be loaded in the secondary simply because coach Kyle Whittingham and his team do a phenomenal occupation of handling their roster so even though Fontenette would have been a excellent piece to the recruiting puzzle, the Utes will be just fine. – Adam Gorney, Countrywide Recruiting Director

Sting aspect: 5

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