Posted by Greg Biggins
Devon Carrington (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) has decided to end the recruiting process.
"I just committed to Stanford," Carrington said. "I just got off the phone with coach (Jim) Harbaugh and told him I was ready to do this and he was pretty excited about it.
"Stanford was my first offer and they have been the school recruiting me harder than anyone else from the beginning. I really like all their coaches and I like the direction the program is going in. I've always wanted to go to Stanford and lately, I started to think more about life after football and Stanford offers so much in that regard.
"Plus they were starting to fill up their class pretty fast and I didn't want to risk losing my spot. I still want to take some official visits to other schools, but my commitment is firm and I'm excited to be a Cardinal."
Carrington is one of the top safety prospects in the West region and just had an impressive showing at the USC Rising Stars Camp.
"I talked to coach Franklin after the camp and he told me they're going to start recruiting me pretty hard now," Carrington said. "If they decide to offer, they'll definitely be one of the five schools I want to visit.
"Right now, I'm still looking at Notre Dame and Arizona. Notre Dame is a great school and my family and I really like Arizona and Mark Stoops as a defensive backs coach. I had a good time visiting Cal and want to take another trip there and then probably Oregon and ASU would be my last two visits.
"I'll visit Stanford a few more times too and I think it's a great overall fit for me. Academically and athletically, you can't beat Stanford and like I said, I really like coach Harbaugh a lot and I'm excited to play for him."
Greg Biggins
Greg Biggins is a regular contributor to ESPN.com's West recruiting blog and handles player personnel for the Nike Football Training Camps for ESPNRISE.com.
