Everyone has an opinion and a story. No two recruits are the same or share same story. My two cents: my son committed to a D2 and he was “seen” at their Winter camp. We saw it was cheap, over a break and had little to no experience with recruiting. When coaches saw something they liked, they called kids over and talked to them about high school, travel play, etc.. that’s how our story began and ultimately he ended up there. He was also a Junior when he went. Now, due to COVID happening his very first year on campus, his journey changed. He is a Premed student and was looking at not playing another year because the whole team of starters decided to use their COVID year of eligibility to return the next season. He was recruited with the lure of all the players who would be graduating and how he would use first year to get feet wet and then roll into second year ready to go. Things change that are beyond your control. You adjust and make hard decisions. He decided to focus on academics and left the team, the coaches told him he could return anytime he wanted to. He is happy, still hangs with the team, and has no regrets. Enjoy your journey!