Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Quality depth on any football roster can be the difference in fielding a tough-competitive team or getting walked out of the stadium. For The Benjamin School, the talent was on the roster when their starting quarterback switched schools leaving the Palm Beach Gardens area for Jacksonville, even in a Class of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Receiving varsity game reps playing behind three-star senior quarterback Ja’Cory Jordan during the 2020 season will prove invaluable for Class of 2025 quarterback Colin Hurley (5-11, 199). The eighth grader was part of Trinity Christian Academy’s 12-1 state championship season going against Florida 3A squads. With Jordan graduating and heading off […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook As an offensive, defensive, and special teams coordinator, going up against Milton High School during the 2020 season required all 11 on the field to identify where No. 4 was lining up in all three phases of the game. Identifying him pre-snap was the easy part, after the ball was hiked […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook Tristen Sion is a rising star in the Sunshine State. The young defensive back just completed his sophomore season at Palm Beach Lakes High in West Palm Beach and is already drawing interest from big-time college programs all over the country. The 6’2″, 175-pound, defender has five offers so far including Baylor and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Jones High School is pushing the boundaries to greatness during the 2020 season. The Fighting Tigers are 12-0 ranked No. 6 in Florida (MaxPreps) with a No. 44 national ranking. The squad has pushed through the first three rounds of the 5A playoffs ready to take on Tampa’s Jesuit (15-0) for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The frights for Florida high school football players during the 2020 season do not cease on October 31, but extend as long as IMG Academy keeps it going. The Ascenders are 7-0 ranked No. 1 nationally by MaxPreps taking the field with a no-prisoners mentality. One of the many highly recruited […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Have big arm, will travel – that is the look for Class of 2022 quarterback Davin Wydner. Wydner slung the pigskin around the yard with Savannah’s (GA) Island High School during the 2019 season throwing for 1,013 yards and 11 scores while rushing for 328 yards tacking on three more touchdowns. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The 2019 season for Antonio Robinson was amazing in more ways than one. The freshman quickly rose to being a leading playmaker for Florida Christian ultimately being counted upon in all three phases of the game. The result was four-star recruiting status and all that potential being tapped into during his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Over the decades, there have been a lot of heated watercooler exchanges about which state has the best high school football. In recent years, much like college football programs top national high school teams travel cross country to help settling the debate. But there are thousands of kids who do not […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook With Spread offenses covering the landscape of college and high school football, the need for versatile defenders on the gridiron is at a premium. Recruits that can cover receivers, slots, and tight ends while playing in space and in the box against the run with an eye on dual-threats are not […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook When the 2020 high school football season gets going in Florida, there will be few taking the field as excited as Lliam Horrocks. The 6-3, 230-pound, Class of 2021 weakside defensive end/outside linebacker went to town on Maryland Mid-Atlantic squads a year ago coming up with 71 stops, 28 solo, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Playing and competing at a high level in sports within comfortable surroundings is one thing, but how one welcomes challenges being stretched in a different way says a lot about the spirit within. For Class of 2024 quarterback Davi Belfort, he has a no fear approach to life on the gridiron […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Class of 2024 quarterback Tyler Aronson enters the 2020 season ranked No. 6 in his class nationally by QB Hit List and will have a much better opportunity than his peer group to push his name up the list when all is said and done. The 6-2, 200-pound, gunslinger won two […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The beginnings of something special was happening throughout the 2019 season for defensive back Daniel Jean. Working against 7A Florida offenses, Jean (5-10, 170) was ever-present in Hialeah High School’s secondary. If he was playing safety hammering running backs coming down the alley, knocking away passes as a corner, or lining […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The first two years of Alfonzo Allen Jr.’s high school career on Florida’s gridirons have been a blur of heavy activity. Coming up as a freshman he popped 96 ball carriers with 16 tackles for a loss, forcing two fumbles with four passes broken up. Moving from Everglades to McArthur High […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Speed on the gridiron kills, and Matthew McDoom is an 8A Florida team killer. The 5-9, 160-pound, athlete did a little bit of everything for West Orange High School during the 2019 season at the skill positions in all three phases highlighted at receiver, cornerback, and as a kick returner. The overall skillset coupled […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A rising claimant as a poster child for determination has to be Class of 2021 linebacker/short-yardage back Nelson Tawah. The 6-2, 225-pound, defender has taken his skills from Canada to New Hampshire, suiting up in 2019 at St. Paul’s High School, and is now going to the deep south to showcase the skills against […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG If the 2019 season is a gauge as to what will happen in the coming years… Maryland high school football players need to brace for the impact of Aaron Wilson. Wilson man-handled top Florida 8A offenses as a sophomore lining up all over in the trenches compiling 43 stops, 25 solo, with 11 sacks, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The state of Florida routinely fills college football rosters with high school prospects every season. One of the next rising stars to come out of the Sunshine State to fulfill their dream of playing college football will be Baldwin High School junior quarterback Bryce Tompkins. Tompkins led the Indians to a 7-4 record in 2019 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The position labeled “safety” on the gridiron is there for good reason, and for teams to be successful they need a good one. At Fort Pierce Westwood High School, the Panthers have one of the best in the nation out of the 2022 class in Kamari Wilson. For a last line of defense on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Tip of the hat to 7A Florida defenders that have to go four quarters against Class of 2021 right tackle Walter Rosas. Lining up across the now 6-6, 325-pound, offensive lineman cannot be easy. Big, strong, and ready to pancake, Rosas was an intimidating force again for Atlantic Coast High School during the 2019 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The 2019 season was a successful one for Class of 2023 quarterback Dylan Rizk. The rising freshman got the rare call-up to the varsity level with American Heritage starting the season serving as a backup for 2020 dual-threat Zachary Bohannon. The Stallions coaching staff worked Rizk (6-2, 185) in as needed against 4A Florida […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Odd to think about what could have been for Michael Trigg during the 2019 season, but one still has to wonder. As is, the 6-4, 225-pound, athlete had as amazing a season as anyone in the nation, yet some of the stats could have been even better. There is a reason Trigg is a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The 2019 high school football season proved to be a big one for Walter Simmons. Oakleaf High School’s three-star standout further developed his game in the team’s Spread/RPO attack passing for over 2,000 yards with 18 touchdowns while rushing for 600 with 14 scores on the ground. The difference in the 6-2, 195-pound, quarterback’s […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Big, strong, long, fast and determined… any offensive tackle that has to go up against Shambre Jackson is in for a long night, and that notion will continue on into the college ranks. Jackson earned second team Florida 8A All-State honors as a junior after posting a 50-plus tackle season with 20 tackles for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG No matter which position Terrion Arnold may play on the field at the next level, one can’t help but have the feeling that he will be a takeover kind of talent. At Tallahassee’s St. John Paul II High School, he is that caliber of player already dominating both sides of the ball. Coming up […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Class of 2021 quarterback Matt O’Dowd is a recruiting prospect to watch. The 6-2, 204-pound, quarterback can sling it, and the pigskin is a thing of beauty coming out of his hand. He spent the 2018 season as a backup at Florida powerhouse American Heritage appearing in five games throwing for 160 yards with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG With the football world watching, Alfonzo Allen did it again. After an amazing freshman season with McArthur High School, the Hollywood (FL) area defensive back showed his play in 2018 was no fluke. His talents have elevated his recruiting status to that of a five-star with 18 offers to pick from so far, and […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Watching film on Class of 2022 quarterback Peter Zamora, the present skillset displayed is impressive but the best is yet to come. The 6-0, 175-pound, gunslinger took on top Florida 8A competition with Monarch High School (6-4) this season completing 134 of 193 passes for 2,170 yards with 26 touchdowns against only […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When one is a skill athlete at the level of Jaedan Dunning, you find yourself playing multiple positions with a lot of high expectations for greatness. For Dunning, he has lived up to the lofty responsibilities set forth with Tampa Bay Christian on both sides of the ball standing out at receiver, […]
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