​The new 2027 rankings were released Monday and there were a lot of changes after all the big summer events. Here’s the latest intel and some thoughts on the top players in California heading through July:When Wright was committed to Georgia, a lot of the talk around him was that he was going to end up flipping but that Oregon was the biggest threat.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut there were people who kept saying Miami was the team to beat – although they were in the minority – and the Ducks seemed confident that they’d end up landing him in the end.The new No. 1 cornerback in the Rivals rankings, the Long Beach Poly standout said he loved everything about Miami, how it got to the national championship last season, how coach Will Harris and Terry Jefferson interacted with him and a promise from coach Mario Cristobal that he’d have a big opportunity to start from Day 1.From the early stages of his recruitment, USC was going to be tough to beat for the San Diego Cathedral Catholic two-way standout who idolized Reggie Bush and others from his hometown growing up.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOregon tried hard. Texas is still trying. All the top dogs came after Fa’alave-Johnson but USC not only recruited him really well but constantly had him up to campus and made him feel welcomed.Fa’alave-Johnson committed in March and while the Longhorns are still coming after him, it would be a stunner if he flipped. Coach Lincoln Riley has sat down with him to discuss how he’d be used on defense, some offensive packages and the two have gotten close.Malik James, the founder of James Sports Group and Smith’s former coach at Inglewood, would tell anyone who would listen for more than a year that Smith was an elite talent.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe has the size, power, athleticism and everything else needed by a defensive tackle to be special. Texas A&M not only fully believed in Smith but he loves that the Aggies have multiple defensive line coaches – he’s biggest on development – and that the whole coaching staff showed him love.Washington, Nebraska, Cal, USC and others were all involved but Smith felt the most love from Texas A&M and he’s given no indication of looking anywhere else.I’ll never forget the day of the Sierra Canyon showcase when Fakatou sat on a bench on the sideline and talked about his favorites at the time – Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Texas and Georgia.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOhio State position coach Larry Johnson was there that day along with an army from Texas and other coaches but Fakatou just seemed to like up when he talked about the Buckeyes.I asked him where his heart was and he said he felt it was with Ohio State. After his official visit – where coach Ryan Day made his parents tear up in a good way when he described how they’d take care of their son – it was going to be nearly impossible to beat the Buckeyes.After his USC de-commitment, i