Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is no doubt that Searcy High School offensive lineman Drew Vest will be playing on Saturdays in the near future, the where is still to be determined. The 6-6, 295-pound, road-grader is up to nine college scholarship offers with a bevy of SEC schools showing interest, which could make the run up to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are certain players at the high school level that are just so talented already, yet one can see the tremendous amount of upside left in their game – Kendall Young is one of those guys. Young spent the 2017 season terrorizing opposing Arkansas offenses and is now on a fast track to doing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG After a 64-tackle sophomore season in 2016 and missed time during his junior campaign due to a knee injury, everyone, including Darin Davenport, is ready to see the Fort Smith Southside linebacker back on the field. College coaches throughout the region have an eye on the 6-2, 222-pound, active defender. Programs like area titans […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Athletes at all levels are put through every kind of test in a continuing effort to prove their talents and abilities. Different coaches have different measuring sticks to gauge an athlete, especially when it comes to how a high school football player projects at the next level by a college coach. One rising talent […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In any sport and at any position, a lot goes into being tagged a five-star player. On the gridiron, some prospects may just be physically gifted above and beyond their peer group while others are technicians and students of the game adding their physical gifting into the equation. For 2019 long snapper Luke Rizzo, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG During the 2017 season, Robinson High School was relentless in the many ways they would attack opposing Arkansas defenses. With respects to Henry Wadsworth and Paul Revere, with Class of 2019 quarterback Greyson Tackett leading the offense, the Senators were three by air and three by ground. The Senators’ ground game was especially powerful […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG After a breakout sophomore season, fans of Booker T. Washington High School want to know what Javian Hester will do next. In 2017, he was seemingly unstoppable on offense pulling in 38 passes for 705 yards with six trips into the end zone lining up on the outside. Doubling at safety, the 6-3, 175-pound, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Size, speed, strength, and a mauler’s mentality at the point of contact – just a few of the many positive traits about Elliot Harris on the gridiron. When the ball was snapped for Robinson High School in 2017, Harris was an anchor on the line manning the left tackle spot for the Senators. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Derrick Wise is truly that do-everything athlete for his high school football team. Wise projects as a next level running back, but could just as easily be a slot receiver, corner, or safety given all his physical talents on display with Northside High School. Against 7A Arkansas competition in 2017, Wise earned All-State honors […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Even though he is humble and quiet off the field, Darius Bowers sure knows how to cause a scene and attract the eye with his talents on the gridiron for Fayetteville High School. Bowers (6-1, 190) let his play do the talking during his junior season hitting 63 percent of his passes covering 3,456 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Marcus Whitaker is that freak athlete who can seemingly do just about anything on the field. The West Memphis High School standout is a matchup nightmare for opposing defenses capable of making any defensive back look bad lining up on the outside while creating problems for linebackers coming off the line at tight end. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is no question that Qualan Jones passes the eyeball test in person and on tape, but can the 5-10, 219-pound, running back past the test against a large mix of top regional talent and an unforgiving laser-timed 40-yard dash? As has been the case over the past two seasons, and on Sunday at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Helmet on or off making a tackle, Kejuan Hay was that highly active inside/outside linebacker for Owasso High School in 2017 helping lead the Rams to a 12-1 season capturing a 6A Oklahoma state title. The title run was impressive notching two wins over Jenks while avenging a regular season 44-41 overtime loss to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When one spends enough time around high school football games, practices, camps, and 7v7 tournaments, you can see the potential in various players and the path their career may go. For the last two years, Ender Aguilar has been one of those players with great upside ready to connect as the overall package – […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG If the 2018 season for Cedric Melton is anything like his 2017 campaign, opposing Texas high school defenses are forewarned. Although slight for a traditional right tackle at 6-4, 230, Melton, who is more of a blocking tight end-hybrid, worked his craft for Klein Cain High School. The Hurricanes are new to Texas high […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG On the football field, the astute can see a play develop ahead of time; player, coach and/or fan. Sometimes a play develops in a blink of an eye with heavy anticipation seeing two gridiron warriors collide in a battle of strength and will. Even some five months away from the start of the 2018 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG For someone that has a flair for causing end zone celebrations, Class of 2019 all-around talent Evan Robinson is a rare football breed. During his junior season, he pulled in eight passes for an estimated 220 yards with eight total touchdowns; yet the 6-3, 215-pound, rising star likes the action blocking at tight end […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Kentwood High School, located 88 miles north of New Orleans, had an amazing season in 2017 as the Kangaroos made it all the way to 1A state championship game. Unfortunately, they suffered a heartbreaking 24-10 defeat to West St. John. During the regular season, the only other loss came in Week 1 of the season at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jeremy Mitchell Profile Position: Outside Linebacker/Safety and Receiver Height and Weight: 5-11, 185 Classification: 2019 2017 High School: Oak Ridge – Oak Ridge, TN – 5A – ranked No. 20 in Tennessee (Maxpreps) 2017 Wildcats Record: 10-3 College Interest: Miami-Ohio, Tennessee-Martin, Western Kentucky, and Middle Tennessee State Offers (2): Tulane and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Before the 2017 high school football season began, no one could have reasonably predicted the year Kade Perry would turn in for Hazen High School. The run stuffing linebacker became a master in the box shutting down opposing Arkansas 2A offenses earning All-Conference and All-State honors along the way. All eyes are now upon […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The Sportsman’s Paradise always turns out great collegiate ready football players. One of the many talents in the 2019 class carrying the torch for those Louisiana players that came before him is Jaylon Brown. Brown had an explosive junior season racking up plays all over the field drawing the eye of top college football […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The 2017 season was Zach Williams’ to showcase his talents and abilities. The 6-4, 225-pound, defensive end turned in an all-state season for Joe T. Robinson producing a stat line of 70 tackles, 30 tackles for a loss, 11 sacks, three fumble recoveries, and two forced fumbles taking one back for a touchdown. Early […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Northwest Arkansas has a well-deserved reputation for developing collegiate football talent. The cluster of towns comprising the area – Fayetteville, Rodgers, Bentonville, and Springdale, churn the talent out routinely for Division-I programs year after year. One of the many in the area carrying the legacy forward in the 2019 class is Shiloh Christian offensive […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The high school football world may not be aware of Marquez Casey, yet, but opposing Arkansas 6A East offensive coordinators, quarterbacks, running backs, and tackles are well-aware. The speedy 6-3, 232-pound, defensive end owned land in every other backfield he went against during the 2017 season coming up with 105 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 11 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Photo credits: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: @RJPSpports After a sophomore season filled with blistering top California competition, college football programs across the nation are keying in on Jaden Casey. The super sophomore threw for 3,393 yards with 32 touchdowns connecting on 221 of 349 passes in the process helping Calabasas High School to a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Being a talented player in any sport at the high school level does not necessarily ensure justified recognition. For example, a standout defensive end playing in a league against wishbone offenses will not rack up sack numbers. A stud middle linebacker may go under the radar playing against spread attacks that only air it […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Attention sought out by college coaches for do-everything 2019 athlete Derrick Wise continues to grow with interest focusing tighter as the spring evaluation period heats up. During Wise’s junior season, he was a wiz on offense rushing for 957 yards off 209 carries with 10 scores and connected on 98 passes for 1,051 yards […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The recruiting stock in Class of 2019 defensive back Donte Jones is rocketing in the right direction. After a standout junior season with Bentonville High School, Jones is beginning to receive his due off the field in the form of college football scouting looks. His latest push forward on the recruiting trail was an […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG As the football saying goes, speed kills, but speed without heart or ability is a waste of special talent. Looking back over Malik Chavis’ junior season, the rising star in the 2019 class wasted nothing using his 4.39 speed in the 40-yard dash to help Rison High School to a 10-2 season earning All-State […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG If someone right now tells you they definitively know the football path forward for Class of 2020 prospect Blayne Toll they are eight lying to you, just making an educated guess passing as the truth, or they are truly psychic. The seemingly can do anything athlete played quarterback and defensive end for his Hazen […]
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