Distances of this year's recruits from Vanderbilt (I'm going off the high school location on Google Maps):
Jayden Harrison: 2.2 miles (0:07)
Jamil Muhammad/Daevion Davis: 112 miles (1:40)
Justin Harris: 181 miles (2:51)
Christian James: 199 miles (2:50)
JR Tran-Reno: 202 miles (2:50)
Devin Boddie: 216 miles (3:07)
Jeffrey Blake: 257 miles (3:49)
Joel DeCoursey: 311 miles (4:31)
Justin Ball: 669 miles (9:41)
So: 8 of 10 recruits in this class are within 300 miles of campus, and DeCoursey is just outside that arbitrary boundary. The average recruit is 226 miles from campus. Mason is really stepping up regional recruiting this year.
Jayden Harrison: 2.2 miles (0:07)
Jamil Muhammad/Daevion Davis: 112 miles (1:40)
Justin Harris: 181 miles (2:51)
Christian James: 199 miles (2:50)
JR Tran-Reno: 202 miles (2:50)
Devin Boddie: 216 miles (3:07)
Jeffrey Blake: 257 miles (3:49)
Joel DeCoursey: 311 miles (4:31)
Justin Ball: 669 miles (9:41)
So: 8 of 10 recruits in this class are within 300 miles of campus, and DeCoursey is just outside that arbitrary boundary. The average recruit is 226 miles from campus. Mason is really stepping up regional recruiting this year.