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Minnesota Football Recruiting: CJ Smith commits to Gophers

Florida DB adds to the 2018 class

By GopherNation
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Thursday evening, CJ Smith gave his verbal pledge to come to Minnesota as part of the 2018 recruiting class. What do we know about the latest Gopher commit? Not a ton as this name has not been on the radar until very recently. Let us get to know Smith a little bit.

Getting to know CJ Smith

Height: 6’ 1”

Weight: 175 lbs

Other Offers: Mississippi State (though unsure if it was commitable) and then a host of mid-major offers.

  • Formerly committed to Georgia Southern.
  • Evaluated as a 3-star recruit, Smith is currently the 4th defensive back commit in the 2018 class.
  • Evaluation of his senior season is really seeing Smith garner attention from a number of larger schools. Fleck and staff has mad him a priority and gained his verbal commitment.
  • His Fletcher High School team is currently 6-1 with a huge game against Columbia tonight (10/20).
  • Personally I love 6’1” corners, assuming they have speed to go with it.

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