Every recruiting class has them: The household names who are tracked breathlessly, who can send a fan base into a whirlwind with one cryptic tweet, who become water-cooler (i.e.,message board) fodder because of two things: They’re really damn good — and they’re uncommitted. As the 2025 recruiting class hits the fall slate of visits, 24Sports is profiling a slew of these players in the War Daddy series as our analysts handicap far-and-wide recruiting battles and tell you why these players matter on a national scale.
The No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 2 overall prospect in the 2025 class, five-star David Sanders of Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day, is working with a top six and has his unofficial visits behind him.
Next up: the good stuff.
He’ll take official visits to his six finalists, starting with South Carolina (this weekend) and followed by Clemson (May 31), Georgia (June 7), Tennessee (June 14), Alabama (June 18) and Ohio State (June 21).
Sanders plans to make a July or August decision. He’ll certainly factor in his parent’s opinions during the decision-making process.
He’s got three little sisters and they admire the heck out of their big brother. So proximity from home is something to consider when analyzing the six finalists.
Sanders (6-foot-6, 270 pounds) told 247Sports during a springtime visit to Providence Day that the two biggest factors in his decision will be, one, a place he grow on and off the field, and, two, where the environment makes him feel most at home.
By decision time, no stone will have been uncovered. Sanders and his parents will continue to diligently and exhaustively gather facts on each finalist.
Boxes are being checked and discussions around the dinner table are being had. But when all the chips are pushed in, ultimately it’ll boil down to a feeling, which is often propelled by relationships in recruiting.
“Now it’s just going to be getting that final ‘this is it’ moment,” Sanders told GoVols247 following his Tennessee visit last weekend. “I’m going to just enjoy all of my officials and just take my time with it.”
Sanders’ ultimate goal is to become either a starting left tackle in the NFL or an orthopedic surgeon. Sounds like he needs to aim a little higher.
Here is a closer look at each finalist in alphabetical order, and perhaps a change in pecking order needs to be discussed…
