Class of 2017 linebacker Ellis Brooks took to social media on Friday to announce he is decommitting from Duke:
Hereby reopening my recruitment after careful consideration with my family pic.twitter.com/wcKlhEidkX
— Ellis Brooks (@ellis_brooks13) May 20, 2016
Brooks, who is a consensus 4-star prospect from Richmond, Virginia, originally pledged to the Blue Devils in March. He is rated the No. 16 outside linebacker in the 2017 class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings.
Duke added linebacker Chris Rumph II to its 2017 group on Wednesday.