Vanderbilt added its ninth verbal commitment on Monday when Baton Rouge (La.) cornerback Adam Sparks jumped on the Commodores recent offer. The 6-0, 170-pound three-star prospect became a sudden target for the Vanderbilt program following what head coach Derek Mason described as a phenomenal performance at the Commodores Friday Night Lights camp over the weekend.

The smooth and skilled defensive back out of Dutchtown High grabbed Vanderbilt's attention this spring following a strong performance at the New Orleans Opening Regional camp, leading to the invite to the FNL camp. Once Sparks got to the camp on Friday, he quickly gained the attention of Mason as well as defensive backs coach Marc Mattioli with his long arms and athletic frame.

That attention turned up a notch as Sparks displayed arguably the best footwork and fluidity among a talented group of defensive backs. Sparks was sensational in both position drills and 1-on-1's during the day, utilizing both his quickness, agility and active hands to make several plays on the ball while also showing promise as a potential lockdown, cover corner.

As a junior, Sparks posted three interceptions and broke up nine passes while also forcing three fumbles during Dutchtown's 8-4 season. His 3.95 shuttle run and 42.4 vertical leap at the New Orleans Opening Regional ranks ninth nationally among NIKE SPARQ testing this year.

Sparks joins Georgia three-star safety Tae Daley as future members of the Commodore secondary. Vanderbilt plans to get two corner in the 2017 class to join Sparks, though now with the Louisiana standout in the boat, the staff has a little freedom to concentrate its energy at other positions.