Randallstown (MD) 5-star defensive end Melvin Alaeze has narrowed his list to just 6 schools. The next step in his recruiting process will be deciding which of these schools he will make official visits to. He says he will probably make “between 2 and 4” official visits.

“Yes,” Alaeze replied, asked if he had narrowed his list of schools. “I’m considering Maryland, Virginia Tech, Miami, Florida, Florida State and Ohio State. I’m not sure which ones I’m going to visit. I haven’t decided. I’ll wait to talk to my parents about it. I’ll probably do that after the season.”

Alaeze stated the factors that will be central to his decision making process.

“I’ll choose the schools where I have the best relationship between me and the coaches,” Alaeze said. “I want to visit a school that I’m comfortable with. I want to go to a place that will be hard but not too hard to fit in. I want a challenge. I also want to go where the position I play will fit my abilities. Academics are also a factor.”

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