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Nation's No. 1 TE Jeremy Ruckert confirms top four schools with a decision date

The countdown begins.

Jeremy Ruckert is the most coveted tight end in the country for the class of 2018 and he's already got his top four schools figured out. The only thing left was a decision date and his final school standing. We've got half that information now as he took to Twitter to release a decision date:

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July 17th seems to be the date and the 6'6", 238-pound tight end out of New York will be heading to a powerhouse regardless of which schools he chooses. He's currently ranked as the No. 1 tight end and recruit in the state of New York by 247Sports' own rankings.

He also holds offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida State, LSU, Miami, Tennessee and Texas as well as quite a few others. The 247Sports crystal ball has 17 predictions made for him with all of them belonging to Ohio State right now.

Here are some of his highlights:

[h/t 247Sports]