National Signing Day comes to a close as athletes finalize choices

The excitement and drama of National Signing Day was in full force on Wednesday. For most athletes, signing day is about being able to take a step beyond a verbal commitment, however, there are also athletes who choose to announce the school they would be playing football at on signing day.

The announcement of Dorial Green-Beckham was one of the most anticipated moves of the day. Green-Beckham, out of Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Mo., was ranked as the number one player in the country according to rivals.com.

Media members across the country had assumed Green-Beckham's choice would be Oklahoma, Texas or Arkansas. At the end of the day, it was the commitment of Missouri through their recruiting process that was important to Green-Beckham and his family.

"I feel like they've been there since day one, since the start," Green-Beckham told ESPN.com. "That's the right place for me."

Green-Beckham will pair with Texas transfer Darius White at Missouri to make one of the most dangerous receiving combinations in 2013.

White sat out the 2012 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.

No. 2 ranked Mario Edwards Jr. of Denton, Texas, committed to Florida State last March but visited LSU, Oklahoma and Texas this past season.

As a team, Florida State put together one of the more impressive recruiting hauls this year.

Other then Edwards, Florida State received a letter of intent from top ranked defensive tackle Eddie Goldman.

Goldman, a 6-foot-4 307-pound force, will help anchor Florida State's defensive line for the next several years.

The Seminoles are waiting on the decision of Jameis Winston, ranked No. 1 among all quarterbacks. Winston is verbally committed to Florida State, but chose not to sign his letter of intent on Wednesday.

Winston, an impressive quarterback prospect, is also a standout baseball player. Winston has examined the possibility of playing both football and baseball in college as well as entering Major League Baseball.

Florida State is no stranger to the situation. In 2001, Minnesota Twins catcher, Joe Mauer, turned down a scholarship to play for the Seminoles, deciding to play professional baseball instead.

Texas picked up the top running back of the class for the second consecutive year with the signing of Jonathan Gray. Between Gray, Joe Bergeron and Malcolm Brown, Texas will have one of the more talented backfields in the country next season.

Coming off its first bowl win since 1992, Baylor signed four-star linebacker Brian Nance, of Euless, Texas, and four-star defensive end Javonte Magee, of San Antonio, Texas.

After being hired at Kansas on Dec. 10, 2011, Charlie Weis went to work quickly on his recruiting class. Weis was able to sign 17 players. Fifteen of those players committed after Weis was hired.

Three-star quarterback Grant Rohach of Moorpark, Calif., leads a class of 21 signees for Iowa State.

With quarterback Landry Jones returning, Oklahoma bolstered its receiving corps with five signings. Five-star Trey Metoyer of Chatham, VA., leads the group.

Filling the vacant quarterback position will be important for Oklahoma State. Four-star Wes Lunt of Rochester, Ill., will step in and compete for the starting job.

Texas Tech's pass-heavy offense picked up extra weapons with the additions of four-star wide receivers Dominique Wheeler, of Crockett, Texas, and Reginald Davis, of Tenaha, Texas.

Big 12 newcomer TCU returns much of its offense next season. Tyler Matthews of McPherson, Kan., adds depth to a traditionally strong quarterback spot at TCU.

Former Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen brought the pass-happy offense to future Big 12 member West Virginia this season.

Four-star wide receiver Deontay McManus, of Baltimore, Md., gives the Mountaineers yet another weapon offensively.