Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG All high school football players wanting to take their skills to the next level have to continue to show progress in their overall game year to year. When scouts watch Class of 2021 quarterback Davis LeDoyen, they are seeing it. Not only does LeDoyen have the stats as a marker, but one can easily […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG For a next level safety, Class of 2021 Lakewood High School standout Cortez McKenzie is one heck of an outside linebacker. In stats posted through four games last season, McKenzie tore it up comping up with 25 tackles, 12 solo, 10 tackles for a loss, recorded six sacks, four quarterback hurries, knocked down a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Florida 7A high school teams who may have gotten one in on Atlantic Coast High School in 2018, you may not be so lucky this season. The Stingrays fought through a 3-7 season a year ago, but that might as well have been a decade ago given what is going on with the Jacksonville […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Chris Morris Profile Position: Offensive Lineman Height and Weight: 6-4, 290 Classification: 2020 Recruiting Ranking: 4-Star 2019 High School: Memphis Central – Memphis, TN – Class 6A Region 8 2018 High School: Freedom Prep – Memphis, TN – Class 1A 2018 Eagles Record: 8-3 Offers (43): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, East […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jake Garcia Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-3, 195 Classification: 2021 Recruiting Ranking: 5-star 2018 High School: Narbonne – Division-I – Harbor City, CA 2018 Gauchos Record: 10-3 2018 stats (8 games): 115 of 152 (76%) for 1,802 yards with 13 touchdowns; two rushing scores 2017 High School: Long Beach Poly […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Being a starter for any 7A Florida high school football squad carries weight. Being a starter for Plantation’s national powerhouse American Heritage carries a cargo plane full of props. The 2018 season was a showcase year for Class of 2020 linebacker Ruben Hyppolite with the Patriots, and one could argue that the best is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Due to hard work put in on the field and in the classroom at Bishop O’Dowd High School over the past two seasons, Class of 2020 tight end/receiver Sterling Stokes is on a path to receive a top-notch free education while helping a college program when games. Stokes secured 12 passes for 261 yards […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG High school football players who want to play at the next level, and at a top program, have to dominate their competition to be taken seriously. Dominating is one word to describe Patrick Barnett, mean and nasty – which is a good thing, are a couple of other descriptive words to label how the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The future is extremely bright for Class of 2021 receiver Semaj James. The 6-3, 185-pound, target is just scratching the surface of his game with Tallahassee’s Leon High School, and college football coaches have taken notice. Seven Division-I offers have been extended to James by Florida Atlantic, Syracuse, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Virginia Tech, Florida […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are certain areas of the country where the stats that a player accumulates carries a heavier tone. Based on what Class of 2021 Atlantic Coast High School rising star receiver/free safety Pat Bryant did against Florida 7A competition during the 2018 season, his play on the field and stat will carry heavier weight […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Dane Belton Profile Height and Weight: 6-1.5, 186 Position: Receiver and Safety Classification: 2019 Recruiting Ranking: 3-Star High School: Jesuit – Tampa, FL – 5A 2017 Tigers Record: 6-5 2017 Stats (11 games): 56 tackles, 34 solo, four tackles for a loss, one forced fumble, and four interceptions Offense: two receptions for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG John Krahn Profile Position: Offensive Lineman Height and Weight: 6-10, 380 Classification: 2019 Junior College: Riverside Community College 2017 Tigers Record: 10-2 Tigers offense averaged 459 yards per game – 262 rushing and 197 passing Interest: Alabama, Georgia, Marshall, Auburn, and Georgia among others Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com a national site […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Any experience at the high school varsity level is invaluable, especially at the quarterback position. The 2016 season went beyond measure for Brock White getting snaps in five games as a freshman. Even though the time put in was in mop-up duty, the extra snaps against live competition laid the groundwork for a breakout […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Anytime a freshman can see time on the gridiron at the varsity level, something special is happening. That little piece of extraordinary talent and effort notches up a bit when placing the rising talent on the football field in Florida against 6A competition. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Class of 2020 running back/slot receiver Yasias […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Isaiah Foskey Profile Position: Tight End Height and Weight: 6-4, 215 Classification: 2019 Ranking: 4-Star (247Sports) High School: De La Salle – Concord, CA – Freelance League – Division-I 2016 Spartans Record: 11-2 – No. 24 ranked team in the nation 2016 Stats: 9 receptions, 194 yards, and three touchdowns […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Everyone with a competitive spirit wants to be the best at what they do. The drive for excellence serves as motivation for most trying to reach the pinnacle of their craft. For Alabama Class of 2018 combo kicker/punter Evan McPherson, he is atop his peer group setting the tone for the rest of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On the field of play three things can separate a player from his competition – knowledge, strength, and speed. Knowledge and strength can be acquired over time with hard work and dedication, but speed, speed is a God given ability that cannot be taught. When college coaches come across a player with blazing speed […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Hurricanes helped build that proverbial recruiting fence around south Florida on Wednesday picking up a commitment from offensive tackle Kai-Leon Herbert. Herbert is another in a long list of Miami area talents highly prized by college coaches across the country. He played his way into being a four-star recruit with American Heritage helping […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is nothing more comforting for a high school player at any grade classification than knowing that there is at least one collegiate opportunity awaiting. All of the years of hard work put in on the practice field, in games, and in the classroom have helped achieve a goal. For Armwood High School wide […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Legends are made during the playoffs when all of the chips are on the table. American Heritage’s 2016 squad is on the cusp of doing something spectacular with their 2018 all-purpose back Miles Jones creating his own legacy along the way. Nothing new seeing American Heritage as one of the top teams not only […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Hurricanes added their 21st recruit to their 2017 class on Tuesday when in-state three-star center Corey Gaynor committed. Gaynor was part of a Stoneman Douglas High School team that posted a 6-4 record in 2016. The 6-4, 282 pound, lineman butted heads against some of the top talent Florida has to offer in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One of the more interesting recruiting battles for top high school football players left uncommitted in the state of Florida is centered upon cornerback Latavious Brini. Brini has 36 scholarship offers from most of the top programs in the country but could still see his recruiting value soar even higher over the next couple […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Activity on the recruiting trail is starting to pick up again for Miami again adding their second verbal commit in less than two weeks when four-star linebacker De’Andre Wilder pledged to the Canes. Wilder is a big addition to Miami’s class adding an active outside linebacker to the mix. Miami Carol City High School […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Sports is all about opportunity and talent. A player can have the talent but never get the opportunity to show it leaving said player and those around him to wonder what if? Victor Harvey Jr. got a taste of top Florida varsity football during the 2015 season leading to a call to action in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Guys like Zack Zambrano make scouting football players at the high school level very-very easy. Does he pass the eyeball test – check. Does he have talent – check. Does he have upside or potential – check. Does he play against top talent – check. Does he have the grades – another check. All […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Gators added a lot of potential to their 2017 recruiting class when in-state three-star prospect Shawn Davis verbally committed on Saturday. Davis went out onto the field for Miami Southridge on Friday night helping the Spartans beat Edison 7-0 in their season opener and then released a commitment video on Saturday. The video […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA At the time of this post, at least 11 college programs, their offensive line coach, offensive coordinator, and head coach all agree with a RNG evaluation, Samari Saddler is emerging as a can’t miss next level recruit. If Saddler were two inches taller, the recruiting world from coast to coast would surely know his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Miami recruiting train continued to roll picking up their fifteenth commitment in the 2017 class on Monday when Zach Dykstra pledged to the Hurricanes. The courtship between Miami and Dykstra did not take long. The 6’6”, 290 pound, offensive tackle had offers from Southern Miss, South Dakota State, Colorado State and from in-state […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Recruiting efforts paying off for head coach Jim McElwain and staff for the 2017 class were nowhere to be found until the Gators netted 4-star Miami tight end Kemore Gamble on Friday landing a really big recruit out of the Hurricanes’ backyard. Gamble was effective in the passing game for Southridge High School hauling […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Getting top players on college campuses as often as possible is one way to land top prospects year after year. Miami is working their on-campus magic to near perfection landing two recruits on Saturday during a Hurricanes Junior Day in wide receiver Kevaughn Dingle and quarterback N’Kosi Perry. The Hurricanes have 12 verbal commitments […]
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