Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Drake Metcalf Profile Position: Offensive Lineman Height and Weight: 6-3, 265 Classification: 2020 High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2017 Braves Record: 12-3 – No. 3 national ranking (MaxPreps) College Interest: LSU, USC, UNLV, UCLA, Ole Miss, and Stanford Potential 2018 Visit: Ole Miss Unofficial Visits Taken: Houston and […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 University Lab High School, located in Baton Rouge, had an amazing season as the Cubs capped off their undefeated season by winning the Division II state championship 45-19 over De La Salle. During U-Lab’s memorable season, the Cubs’ offense averaged a whopping 42.7 points a game. One of the many reasons for their great […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Photo credits: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: @RJPSports There is an underground movement happening with high school football that will soon directly affect the college game. More and more kids at the junior high level are focusing in and receiving top notch instruction from quarterback and team coaches. The result is an uptick in seeing […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Titus Toler Profile Position: Strong Safety and Cornerback Height and Weight: 6-1, 187 Classification: 2019 Recruiting Ranking: 3-Star (247Sports) 2018 High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2017 High School: Servite 2017 Friars Record: 6-5 – Division-I – Trinity League 2017 Stats (9 games): 36 tackles, 29 solo, five passes defended, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One can pretty much put ink to paper on any starting football player coming out of California’s Trinity League being a talent worth watching. A player coming out of arguably the nation’s toughest high school football conference is well-coached and has gone up against some of the country’s best players drawing out the best […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Elias Lee Ricks Profile Height and Weight: 6-2, 180 Position: Cornerback and Safety Classification: 2020 Recruiting Ranking: 4-Star (247Sports) High School: Mater Dei – Santa Ana, CA – Trinity League 2017 Monarchs Record: 15-0 – ended season No. 1 in country (MaxPreps) 2017 stats (14 games): 34 tackles, 30 solo, 2.5 tackles for […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Andrew Rodriguez Profile Position: Punter and Kicker Height and Weight: 5-8, 200 Classification: 2018 Ranking: 5-Star Punter and 4.5-Star Kicker (Chris Sailer) – No. 14 in nation, No. 2 in California (punter) High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California – Trinity League – Division I College: Mount San Antonio JUCO 2017 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One of the keys to scouting high school talent for the collegiate level is identifying potential mixed with current on the field abilities. The projection combines upside with talent in attempt to forecast how a given player could impact a program as a career backup, starter, All-Conference, and/or All-American. College coaches scouting Searcy High […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Merlin Robertson Profile Height and Weight: 6-3, 240 Position: Linebacker Classification: 2018 Ranking: 4-Star (consensus) Honors: Polynesian Bowl Invitee 2017 High School: Junipero Serra – Division I – Mission League 2017 Record: 0-2 2016 Cavaliers Record: 7-4 2016 Stats (11 games): 88 tackles, 35 solo, 15 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks, […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Isaac Taylor-Stuart Profile Height and Weight: 6-2, 196 Position: Cornerback and Receiver Classification: 2018 Ranking: 5-Star (Rivals) Honors: U.S. Army All-American Bowl West Team Invitee 2017 High School: Helix – Division I Grossmont League 2017 Record: 1-1 2016 High School: St. Augustine 2016 Saints Record: 10-3 2016 Stats (10 games) Offense: 69 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The sports world is full of dynamic characters with big personalities and lofty egos. From the truly great ones to the players that just believe they are great without much to back up the talk, but the underlying theme needed to be successful in any aspect in life, especially on the gridiron regardless of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When most head coaches sit down with their coordinators to go over a game plan against their next opponent, very few times, if ever, does the serious talk turn to the opponent’s special teams kicker and punter. When Hoover takes the field in 2017 to defend their 7A state title, another talent in a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG All the physical tools are there for Class of 2018 offensive tackle Jax Gasaway leaving college coaches to ponder about his tremendous potential. The athleticism, size, and want to are all there leading to seven scholarship offers and a growing list of Southeastern Conference football programs wanting to take a closer look at one […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One lucky college football program is going to have a very tough decision during fall camp in 2018 – where do we line John “JJ” Stephens Jr. up and let him do his thing? Stephens had a breakthrough season in 2016 punishing opposing Louisiana offenses and defenses helping guide Logansport High School to a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Throughout the sports world there are a lot of people with the desire, want to, and motivation to be successful. If lucky, some of the hopefuls have the physical gifts coupled with the will to succeed. The last element not always available is the opportunity to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Although Deondrick Glass still has two years left to play at the high school level, seems like he has already accomplished a career’s worth of accolades and milestones. The lightning fast Katy High School tailback earned MaxPreps Freshman All-American honors in 2015 and followed that up with a 1,912 yard, 30-touchdown, performance in 2016. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU recruited as well as any other college football team in the nation over the past decade under former head coach Les Miles and appear to be on the same path under new head coach Ed Orgeron. Orgeron and company nailed down a Top 10 class in February with the 2017 recruits and have […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Israel Mukuamu had a great first three years of his high school career at Berkeley High School in South Carolina. In 2016, Mukuamu had an incredible 63 total tackles and broke up seven passes while helped lead the Stags to a 9-3 record which included an eight-game winning streak from Sept. 9 to Nov. 25 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Kilgore High School, located 120 miles east of Dallas in Kilgore, started the 2016 season 1-3 before turning it up a notch winning five of their last six games to finish the regular season 6-4. The Bulldogs easily took down Navasota, 29-13, in the first round of the playoffs before suffering a heartbreaking 27-21 loss […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As the old football expression goes, speed kills and every year out of the high school ranks the state of Florida ‘kills it’ on the recruiting trail at the skill positions. The 2018 class is no different, especially at running back with the likes of Lorenzo Lingard (Miami), TJ Pledger (Oklahoma), James Cook (Florida […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Rafiti Ghirmai Profile Position: Offensive Tackle Height and Weight: 6-4, 290 Classification: 2018 – 3-star (consensus; for now) High School: Wakeland – Wakeland, Texas – 6A 2016 Wolverines Team Record: 8-5 Offers (27): LSU, UCLA, Alabama, Missouri, Houston, Iowa State, Colorado, Baylor, Bowling Green, Central Florida, Kansas, North Texas, SMU, UTSA, Ole […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Steve Stephens Profile Height and Weight: 6-0, 185 Positions: Free Safety Classification: Class of 2018 Ranking: 4-Star High School: Edison – Fresno, California 2015 Stats: 48 tackles, one interception, and two passes defended 2016 Stats: 87 tackles, three interceptions, eight pass breakups, and two forced fumbles 2016 Camps: Nike Opening in Los […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU’s coaching staff has heated up the recruiting trail since the beginning of the year adding seven verbal commitments to the 2018 class. Three came on Saturday during a Junior Day event picking up Evangel Christian teammates ArDarius Washington, Davin Cotton, and Micah Baskerville. If there was a great team to pick up rising […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Nothing quiets the doubters like success on the field. If anyone was in Deondrick Glass’ ear ahead of the 2015 season telling him what he can or cannot do on the field for Texas powerhouse football program Katy High School, he wasn’t having it. That theme for one of the more electric players in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tigers added two in-state talents to their 2018 recruiting class on Thursday when defensive end Travez Moore and defensive tackle Nelson Jenkins pledged to LSU. Moore, originally from Bastrop High School, was a highly prized end as part of the 2016 class helping the Rams to a 10-3 campaign during his senior season […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College coaches are always looking for that versatile playmaker that can bring an impact to the game in ways that will offset an offense’s game plan. If Carter High School’s Class of 2018 standout can continue is upward trajectory on the gridiron, expect one lucky collegiate defensive coordinator to find multiple ways to infuse […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the universe presents a golden opportunity, one should take it. After flashing elite speed and playmaking abilities for College Park High School during the 2016 season, Class of 2019 receiver Chase Lane is making a move in the off-season that should guarantee a rise in production on the field and up recruiting boards. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA High praise can be a motivational tool for a player before stepping out onto the field, but all of the pat on the butts and big talk is nothing without follow through from said player. Before Rafiti Ghirmai even stepped foot on the field for Wakeland High School’s varsity squad there were big expectations […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Success attracts attention and all of the players on Saint John Bosco’s 2016 California championship winning team seemingly has the eye of college football recruiters from across the country. The attention is warranted with Braves’ head coach Jason Negro consistently turning raw high school talent into top collegiate prospects forming national powerhouse teams year […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If there ever was a reason on the gridiron for a triumphant primal scream or the literary barbaric yawp, Grant Gunnell may have recreated that moment 71 times during the 2016 season. The Class of 2019 gunslinger stood tall in the pocket for St. Pius X High School last season rolling over opposing Texas […]
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