Elite 5-star EDGE feels the pull from college football’s emerging NIL powerhouse

The recruitment of five-star EDGE LaDamion Guyton will heat up over the next year as the class of 2027 star entertains some of the top college football programs in the country. Guyton (6-foot-3, 240 pounds) was a Max Preps Freshman All-American after racking up 82 tackles (19.5 for loss) with 10 sacks in 2023 for Savannah (Georgia) Christian. He totaled 52 tackles (13.5 for loss) with 6.5 sacks as a sophomore last season before transferring to Benedictine Military School, also in Savannah. Guyton ranks as the No. 1 EDGE, the No. 1 player in the state and the top overall player in his class, per Rivals. Guyton has attended camps at in-state powerhouse Georgia and Florida State this year before taking his only trip of the summer to Texas Tech. The Red Raiders have made a name for themselves as of late thanks to a strong Name, Image and Likeness arm that rivals some of the game's biggest programs. Backed by billionaire Cody Campbell and The Matador Collective, Texas Tech signed the nation's top transfer class a