Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, MD) athlete Derrick Williams has narrowed his list of schools to 14. The 6-1, 195 pound Williams is a five-star prospect by Insiders.com and Rivals.com and is considered the top overall prospect in the country.

“The top 14 are (in no particular order) Penn State, Florida, Florida State, Miami (FL), Ohio State, Oklahoma, Southern California, Tennessee, Texas, UConn, Maryland, Pittsburgh, and Virginia and Virginia Tech,” said Dwight Williams, Derrick’s father.

Mr. Williams indicated all of the schools who made the initial cut are even at this point in the recruiting process. He says the second cut, which will narrow the field to about 8 schools, could come in the middle or by the end of August.

“All of the schools are pretty even,” Williams said. “There are no favorites at this time. Every school has their own specialty. We’re going to set up criteria for the second round, go over that, and evaluate everyone. We’ll set the five visits after we get down to eight.”

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