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Duke has landed its second Five Star commitment in the 2020 class, as overall 4 ranked rising senior Jalen Johnson announced his decision to attend Duke next year tonight via social media. Adding Johnson gives Mike Krzyzewski one of the most versatile and well thought of players in the class according to 247 Director of Scouting, Jerry Meyer. Johnson has great size for such a highly skilled player https://www.dukebluedevilsjersey.com/marques-bolden-jersey-c-9.html, said Meyer in his evaluation of the Wisconsin five star prospect. He s a smooth athlete. Has the frame to fill out nicely. Room for improvement in foot quickness. Has complete skill set with high basketball IQ and top notch court vision as a passer. Has high release jumper with range. Loves to go left. Passes well off dribble. Quality rebounder. Can improve as a defender. Tremendous talent with upside. Trending towards lottery pick status. Johnson was the first 2020 recruit to receive a scholarship offer from Duke and the coaching staff never wanted from their efforts to being in the versatile wing it this class. Jon Scheyer led 1the charge for the Blue Devils as they landed yet another top recruit from the Midwest after securing the commitment of Matthew Hurt in last year s class and Tre Jones the year before. The early decision may https://www.dukebluedevilsjersey.com/matt-jones-jersey-c-7.html have come as a surprise to some, but Johnson s father Rod explained to TheDevilsDen.com s Steve Clark that Jalen wanted the decision out of the way before this month s Peach Jam in Augusta, SC. I think for him it’s just I think he wants to have his decision made so he can focus on basketball and not having it hanging over his head like at Peach Jam and just in general. I think he s just really wants to focus on Peach Jam and keep working towards solidifying himself as one of the best players in his class. Don t miss a thing about Duke Basketball, Football or Recruiting! Sign up in less than a minute for The Devils Den s FREE Newsletter today The allure of playing with Duke s current point guard commit, Jeremy Roach Lance Thomas Jersey, was a contributing factor for Johnson and his family in his decision to commit to the BlueDevils , as well as the coaching staff s continued pursuit of Brandon Boston, Walker Kessler and Mark Williams, among other talented players. Then you look at Duke and their track record, they already have Jeremy Roach committed to that program that we know well and they re also looking at several other really talented players, so he’d have some great players with him including Jeremy Roach , like they could be a great two headed monster and even more with some of the other guys they are looking at https://www.dukebluedevilsjersey.com/frank-jackson-jersey-c-8.html, the elder Johnson explained. By virtue of landing Johnson, the Blue Devils have taken a commanding but early lead in the race for the top 2020 recruiting class.