Williams Nwaneri, nation's No. 1 defensive lineman, sets official visit schedule

Lee's Summit North (Missouri) five-star defensive lineman Williams Nwaneri is the top uncommitted player in the country.

The 6-foot-5, 250-pound defender is rated the nation's No. 1 defensive lineman and No. 3 overall prospect, behind only Georgia-bound quarterback Dylan Raiola and Ohio State-bound wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.

So, where is Nwaneri headed?

It looks as though he's beginning to trim down his list.

This week, the dynamic edge-rusher announced his official visits schedule, featuring trips to Georgia (June 2), Oklahoma (June 9), Tennessee (June 16), Missouri (June 23) and Oregon (September 23):

Oklahoma is considered the favorite for Nwaneri's services, but his future commitment is anything but certain.

And he's considered a major recruiting prize.

Over the past two seasons, Nwaneri has been one of the nation's most dominant prospects, racking up 99 tackles, 17 sacks, 12 tackles-for-loss and 31 hurries. 

That growth and development has risen dramatically over the past year, as Nwaneri has gone from solid top-200 recruit to arguably the nation's most disruptive defender. 

Here's what 247Sports had to say about Nwaneri, in part, as a prospect:

"Was a good young prospect as a freshman and sophomore but showed big developmental strides on the field as a junior. Quickness off the ball and foot speed in pursuit were improved and those qualities of his are at a high national level. Used his hands better and when combined with his physical gifts, makes him very tough to block. Does not let offensive linemen get clean punches off on him and is able to turn himself and get skinny... Can shade inside or play on the EDGE and is going to be able to project to any defensive scheme. Based on his size, strongside end or 3-4 defensive end are where we project him although he is rare enough athlete that he can be edge pass-rusher at his size. If the development we saw between sophomore and junior year continues, he is an elite national prospect who will be an impact college player and early draft choice." 

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