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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- ESPN Watch List offensive tackle Braden Smith (Olathe, Kan./Olathe) has taken the last few weeks to sit back and relax.

With the dead period in full effect, he was given some time to himself. But now that the contact period is about to get going again and teams are finishing up their bowl schedules, it will pick up again.

"Pretty much it has been going slow," he said. "But I think it is going to pick back up in January after all the bowls and stuff. I will try to take some visits to Texas and Notre Dame, places like that."

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- ESPN Watch List tight end Jacory Washington (Westlake, La./Westlake) has a wide range of options when it comes to his college choice.

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Mississippi, Texas A&M, UCLA, Vanderbilt and Washington are just some of them. And while he does admit there are some schools standing out to him above the rest, Washington doesn't want to get specific.

"I have a couple favorites, but I don't want to mention them," he said.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Having as many as six big-time offers at this early stage isn't lost on 2014 OL Garrett Brumfield (Baton Rouge, La./University Lab).

Florida, Florida State, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Miami and Texas A&M have said they have a spot waiting for the ESPN Watch List guard. And that has Brumfield plenty motivated.

"The more choices, the better, so I am real excited," he said.

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