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No. 6 defensive tackle for 2016 considering trio of SEC schools in top 5
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Three SEC schools are in the running for one of the highest-rated defensive tackles in the Class of 2016, at least as rated by Rivals.com.
D’Andre Christmas-Giles, out of New Orleans, La., announced that South Carolina, LSU and Ole Miss are among his top five. On Thursday afternoon, Christmas-Giles tweeted out his top 5, which also included Texas and TCU.
1. South Carolina
2. LSU
3. Texas
4. TCU
5. Ole Miss
The 6-foot-3, 290-pounder is rated as the sixth-best defensive tackle in the class and a four-star prospect, according to Rivals.com, but the site’s rankings haven’t been updated since Dec. 9.
Meanhile, Christmas-Giles is only rated as the 40th-best DT in the class and a three-star prospect in updated rankings by 247Sports.
Nonetheless, Christmas-Giles has been offered by several top schools, including Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, TCU, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M, among others.
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
