Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG No matter how prolific a given college football offense is with an elite gunslinger in the pocket, teams still need a hard-nosed tailback who can shorten the game and get the tough yards when needed. Out of Florida’s American Heritage (Fort Lauderdale), offensive coordinators have identified Byron Louis (6-0, 205) as that difference maker. […]
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Interview conducted by Ross Webby Twitter: @NorthFreshCane LaMason Waller Player Profile Height and Weight: 6-2, 170 Classification: 2025 Position: Receiver High School: Sultana – Hesperia, California Ranking: 4-Star Stats 2023 (10 games): 62 receptions for 948 yards with 12 touchdowns; 21 carries for 108 yards with three touchdowns; 1,151 total yards and 15 total scores 2022 (11): 64 […]
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Interview conducted by Ross Webby Twitter: @NorthFreshCane Mantrez Walker Player Profile Height and Weight: 6-1, 211 Classification: 2025 Position: Inside Linebacker High School: Buford – Buford, Georgia Ranking: 4-Star Recruiting Profile Offers: 30-plus Commitment: Michigan on Feb. 11, 2023 Decommitment: Sept. 11, 2023 Recent visits: Florida State, Miami, Colorado, and Penn State Upcoming visits: Ole Miss, Miami (spring […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Like the elite college football programs, Venice High School (Fla.) just reloads top talent year after year maintaining their perch as one of the Sunshine State’s best. The Indians made another run to the state title game in 2023 under the direction of 2024 quarterback Jadyn Glasser. When action goes live this fall, Jayce […]
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Interview conducted by Ross Webby Twitter: @NorthFreshCane Demari Clemons Player Profile Height and Weight: 5-10, 165 Classification: 2026 Position: Corner and Receiver School: Bennett High School – Buffalo, New York Stats 2023: 39 tackles, one tackle for a loss, two interceptions, 10 passes broken up, and one forced fumble Additional Stats: three kick returns for 60 yards and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG At any other point in time since college football began back in 1869, every coach with a whistle around their neck would be fighting to sign Trystan Haynes as a receiver. After all, the 6-2, 175-pound, talent just hauled in 45 passes for 1,0009 yards with 12 scores posted in Carl Albert’s (Midwest) perfect […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The long and winding road of Trever Jackson’s recruiting process has come to an exciting conclusion – the four-star out of Jones High School (Orlando) has committed and signed with Florida State. The Class of 2024 recruit was on his way to Ole Miss until having a change of heart on Oct. 29. Now […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A lot of things have changed since college scouts last saw Carson Dean in action. The fall of 2022, Dean was still growing, listed at 6-2, 175, but is now 6-4, 210. Dean was spinning it then for Fresno’s (Calf.) San Joaquin Memorial and now is at Reedley College, part of California’s community colleges […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG It is part of the recruiting process, and one cannot blame other teams for trying, after all Justin Thurman (6-0, 185) is one of the best running backs in the 2025 class. The consensus four-star out of Tampa’s Jesuit verbally committed to the Fighting Irish on Aug. 1, 2023, but that is not stopping […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is an elite list of college programs after Dodge County four-star linebacker-defensive back Darrell “Duke” Johnson (6-3, 208). The versatility, athleticism, and skill Johnson brings to the field has prompted 31 teams to lay down offers as interest continues to come in from teams like Clemson, Ole Miss, and Kentucky. As the days […]
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Interview conducted by Ross Webby Twitter: @NorthFreshCane Reese Poffenbarger Profile Height and Weight: 6-0, 208 High School Information Classification: 2020 Position: Quarterback High School: Middletown – Middletown, Maryland Ranking: 3-Star *Started college career as a walk-on at Old Dominion Albany Highlights 2023: CAA Preseason Honorable Mention and Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List 2023 Stats: 3,603 yards, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG It doesn’t matter which recruiting service one uses, Jontae Gilbert is one of the nation’s best regardless of position. The elite athlete shined on both sides of the ball for Douglas High School (Atlanta) throughout the 2023 season earning Georgia All-State honors. College teams have laid down 26 offers with the four-star prospect narrowing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Being a top quarterback in a given recruiting class, said player will have a long list of next level suitors banging down the door. In Findlay, Ohio, Ryan Montgomery (6-3, 215) is that guy college programs are raving about wanting to sign in the 2025 class. At the 30-offer mark, four teams are jumping […]
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Interview conducted by Ross Webby Twitter: @NorthFreshCane Antione Jackson Profile Height and Weight: 6-1, 182 Classification: Class of 2023 – has entered the transfer portal – Sophomore Position: Cornerback High School: Dillard – Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Ranking: 4-Star ECU Game Stats 2023: Played in six games starting three Highlights: Pick-six vs. Appalachian State and had a team-high […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG All the pieces are there for Michael Clayton (6-4, 191), the upside is tremendous. There are five college programs, Arkansas, Florida A&M, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and Virginia Tech, who see the same in the 2026 Florida quarterback. As Clayton makes the move from Orlando’s Edgewater High School to Seminole, college programs are heading south to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Missouri’s coaching staff and their fans got an early Christmas present on Tuesday when four-star receiver Courtney Crutchfield (6-2, 183) verbally committed. The prolific talent out of Pine Bluff High School (Ark.) had a top four of Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, and Missouri with the Tigers winning out. The Tigers officially hosted Crutchfield over the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Playing for Washington’s Bellevue High School attracts a next level crowd. Year after year the Wolverines are one of the state’s best loaded with next level talent capturing titles along the way. The 2023 campaign was no different going 11-2 with players earning rings after a 14-0 victory over Yelm. One of the players […]
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Interview conducted by Ryan Wright Twitter/X: @RyanWrightRNG Player Profile Name: Gavin Nix Height and Weight: 6-0, 225 Position: Linebacker Classification: 2025 Recruiting Ranking: 4-Star School: IMG Academy – Bradenton, Fla. Recruiting Offers: 23 2023 Game-Day Visits: Florida, Florida State, and UCF Potential 2023 visits: Michigan State, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio State, and Texas *Click the link for the Sept. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One didn’t have to be a soothsayer to see how the recruiting process for Lorenzo Cowan (6-4, 220) was going to play out. The three-star defensive end from Savannah’s Jenkins High School (Ga.) had been a verbal commit to the Kentucky Wildcats since Sept. 10, but reopened his recruiting process on Dec. 13 after […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Georgia defensive ends and linebackers seeing Gainesville High School on the schedule know they are in for a long Friday night with Alex Payne at left tackle. The 6-5, 270-pound, big man is a mauler with technique using his size and wingspan to keep opposing 6A defenders out of the pocket and away from […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Everything along the recruiting trail is fluid until a recruit’s pen hits paper on a National Letter of Intent. Locked in with Kentucky since Sept. 10, a quick relationship established with USC led to an official visit over the weekend for three-star defensive end Lorenzo Cowan (6-4, 220), and a decommitment from the Wildcats […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Since four-star linebacker Mantrez Walker opened his recruiting process again, the frenzy to land him has been intense. Top programs across the nation need a linebacker who can control the box, and that is what the four-star talent brings to the field for Buford High School (Ga.). Heading into the New Year, Walker (6-1, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A terrific high school career for Courtney Crutchfield (6-2, 183) wrapped at the end of November. The Class of 2024 prospect has left no doubt he is one of the best receivers in the nation, the only thing left undeclared is where he will play his college ball. Year after year Crutchfield filled up […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A typical Friday night in Tampa watching Wharton High School on the gridiron includes seeing Canon Pickett tossing defenders around like ragdolls. The upside for the 6-5, 280-pound, tackle is tremendous already playing with sound technique and controlled aggressiveness. Six offers have been extended to the ’26 talent, seeing a recruiting war already brewing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Over the last three seasons, fans buying a ticket to a Sultana High School (Hesperia, Cali.) football game were in for a treat. The play of LaMason Waller forces fans out of their seats with hands brought together giving thunderous applause with their jaws dropped every Friday night. The Class of 2025 four-star receiver […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One way to surmise the play of Andrew Stargel – size, versatility, technique, and the strength to finish plays. Stretching the tape at 6-4 and tipping the scale at 285, Stargel was a big piece up front for the Hornets allowing QB KJ Smith to spin it for over 2,500 yards and running back […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Big, strong, athletic, and nasty – all the attributes college coaches love in offensive linemen can be found in Tavaris Dice (6-5, 295). The Class of 2025 offensive lineman shined against 6A Georgia defenders protecting five-star Ohio State ’24 QB commit Air Noland while opening gaping holes for 1,200-yard rusher Justus Savage (Indiana) and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Fans that love stats would be woefully disappointed looking at Jontae Gilbert’s (6-1, 185) numbers during the 2023 season, and they would be missing the mark by a country mile rushing to any judgement. The Douglas High School (Atlanta) cornerback posted 21 tackles, 17 solo, with two tackles for a loss, one pick, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG At one of the newer high schools in the state of Arkansas, a D-I talent is being overlooked. After playing his junior season with Mills, Derrick Murdock suited up for Little Rock Southwest in 2023 continuing to terrorize 7A Natural State ball carriers. As a safety, nickel, and outside backer, Murdock (6-0, 200) has […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A year ago, the Michigan Wolverines dropped an offer on Buford (Ga.) 2025 linebacker Mantrez Walker (6-1, 222) picking up his commitment on Feb. 11. Once college and high school football action got going again this fall, Walker split ties with the Wolverines on Sept. 11. On Dec. 12, the four-star backer is ready […]
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