Bru McCoy is one of the nation’s elite prospects, rated No. 8 nationally in the 247Sports Composite and No. 4 by 247Sports.

We’ve said it multiple times before but he’s one of the few athletes in recent memory who would be ranked as a top 10 player nationally if he was solely an outside linebacker or a receiver. The fact that he’s a difference maker on both sides of the ball is what truly makes him special.

McCoy earned an invite to The Opening Finals on Sunday and had the highest Nike Rating in the camp at 125.43. At 6-3, 205 pounds, he clocked a 4.62-40, 4.22 shuttle, jumped 38” in the vertical and threw the power ball 45’.

“I actually surprised myself with some of those testing marks,” McCoy said following the camp. “I’ve been training pretty hard though, haven’t focused as much on field training, more weight room training to get my body back in shape so I felt pretty good.

“Making it to The Opening was a big goal of mine and it felt great to get that honor. I’ve been watching it on TV since the 8th grade and it’s great to be a part of that family now.”

On the recruiting front, McCoy said he’s still in the relationship building part of his recruitment and isn’t close to narrowing his list yet.

“I’ll try to cut things down to 10 in the next couple of months,” McCoy said. “It’s tough right now because there are so many schools contacting me. I wake up every mooring with a ton of text messages from different coaches so I’m trying to build relationships with the coaches at the schools that I have real interest in.

“I don’t want to lead anyone on so I’m really trying to just focus on the main schools that I really like and go from there. At the beginning, it was all smokes and mirrors and schools telling me a lot of different things and now I’m trying to figure out where I really fit in the best.”

McCoy said a few schools are standing out for him right now.

“The ones that I feel good about that are realistic options for me are Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Oregon, Alabama, Nebraska, Washington, Florida State and a few others but those are off the top of my head.

“I know I’ll visit Texas and I want to get to Oklahoma and Washington too. FSU with coach Taggart is a serious option too. I still have a big list so once I cut it to 10, I can get more serious about each of the schools.”

Locally, McCoy has visited USC multiple times and the Trojans remain a strong option.

“My last visit was for Junior Day,” McCoy said. “I had lunch with the coaches, met with my position coach and had a good talk with coach Helton about where I stand on their board and how I fit in.

“It’s always great to be there and I love the atmosphere and environment. They always make it known to me how much they like me as a player and a person. It goes beyond football and I know they can develop me as a player and a person and help me be the best player I can be.

“My plan is to take my visits in the fall and then commit at the Army Game. If I know before then and feel really good about it, I could commit before then. I won’t hold off just to do it there but right now, that’s the plan, to do it in San Antonio at the Army Bowl.”