Less than two months after first speaking to defensive coordinator Lance Anderson, 2019 Lovett High corner back KJ Wallace added Stanford to his list of offers.

"It's definitely a blessing, honestly," he said. "They're one of my top schools."

Wallace's connection to Stanford goes back further than a couple months, though. He attended a one week business and leadership camp at the university following his freshman year. The experience made an impression on the Atlanta native.

"I fell in love with the campus," he said.

Wallace found his way to Stanford that summer after talking to a family friend who attends his high school. They were considering ideas to improve their college applications and talked to their school counselor about the Stanford camp. He attended with a friend and was able to experience a measure of life as a Stanford student.

At the time Wallace was a varsity player as a freshman drawing attention from college programs. Now his recruiting profile is expanding beyond his region.

Wallace visited Stanford the weekend of the spring game and was able to have one-on-one time with defensive backs coach Duane Akina. Listed as an athlete by Rivals, Wallace considers himself a corner back, and Stanford agrees.

Stanford's attention to detail, from strength and conditioning to studying video, impressed the sophomore.

"I like the way they do things," he said "It's not all, 'We're going to lift and blah, blah, blah.' They actually look at the player and say, 'All right, you need this amount of rest.' They're not going to just throw you in there.

"We watched a lot of film and he (Akina) explained what I'd be doing," Wallace said. "He talked about what you need to do to be a good Stanford DB. I really appreciated that. Most schools say, 'You need to do this and that.' But they broke it down for me and told me, 'This is exactly what you need to be doing day in and day out to be better.' That was cool."

Wallace was hosted by Obi Eboh and his interactions with everyone on the visit created a comfortable atmosphere for him and his father. He already is looking forward to bringing out more of his family to see the campus.

"I definitely want to go back out there," he said. "I bet my brothers and sisters would really like it out there. It would be fun to take them. It was a great feel ... it's far away from (home) but it had a great feel."

Wallace had a conversation with his family about the distance from their home to Stanford, which is in stark geographic contrast to the other schools that stand out to him right now. He listed North Carolina and Vanderbilt as appealing options because of academics and football. He also likes Auburn because he found a similar feeling of comfort there that he did at Stanford.

Each of those programs have offered, along with South Carolina, Nebraska, Tennessee and Boston College. Stanford is his only offer west of Lincoln.

But that isn't a deterrent for his family.

"Honestly, they want me to go," he said. "They're like, 'I get it. It's far away and we'll miss you, but it's Stanford.'"

Wallace doesn't have any other visits planned at the moment, and he wants to explore his options with a rough decision timeline of between his junior and senior seasons. He was clear that he wants to be able to visit the college of his choice before his freshman year while no longer thinking of himself as a recruit.