CBS Sports top 10 recruiting battles left on the board

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1. California DB/WR Adoree' Jackson -- Florida vs. USC vs. LSU vs. UCLA
Ranked by 247Sports as the nation's No. 7 overall prospect, the 5-9, 182-pound speedster plays at a program (Serra HS) that sent Robert Woods, Marqise Lee and George Farmer to USC. Worth noting: Jackson is originally from the St. Louis area and is said to be open to leaving the West Coast. "He can be a game-changer," says one college coach from the Pac-12. "People try to compare him to De'Anthony Thomas but I don't think he's quite as quick, but he could become an NFL first-rounder as a cornerback."

Steve Wiltfong, a national recruiting analyst for 247, calls Jackson the biggest wild card down the stretch in this class because he "is capable of picking just about any of his finalists. The perceived favorites are Florida and USC, and with less than two weeks away from NSD, I'll throw out the Trojans as the landing spot with the right to change my mind."

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4. New Orleans WR Malachi Dupre -- LSU vs. UCLA vs. FSU vs Ole Miss vs. Alabama
Dupre comes from a traditional powerhouse program (John Curtis) but it doesn't throw the ball that much and runs the Veer. "He's the best wide receiver prospect in the country," a Pac-12 coach said about the 6-3, 187-pounder, who is the state long jump and triple jump champ. "He's big, fluid, gets great separation."

"He's really raw, but so talented, so smooth," said an SEC coach. "He's a potentially dominant X."

Most assume he'll end up at LSU or FSU but don't discount UCLA. Word is, Dupre's godparents are very fond of Bruins coach Jim Mora.

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5. Norcross, GA OLB/DE Lorenzo Carter -- Georgia vs. FSU vs. LSU vs. Florida
To say Carter's recruiting has gotten crazy would be an understatement. Just look at the picture in this AJC story. "He's a stud," said a college coach on the West Coast. "He has definite first-round tools. Can fly, long wingspan. I imagine this might've been what Bruce Smith looked like when he was young. Great kid too."

Bartow's prediction: "Georgia -- Scheme fit, instate, Jeremy Pruitt."

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