Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Defenders in the box may boast of loving a challenge taking on a top running back, but with a guy like Taj Butts on the other side – no, they don’t. Butts is that mix of size (6-0, 205), speed, and power that has the field vision and quickness to make the necessary cuts […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Kendall Young Profile Height and Weight: 6-5, 215 Position: Linebacker Classification: 2019 Recruiting Ranking: 3-Star High School: Bentonville West – Bentonville, Arkansas – 7A West 2018 Wolverines Record: 6-4 2018 Stats (9 games): 95 tackles, 39 solo, 11 tackles for a loss, 8 sacks, two passes defended, one forced fumble, and one blocked field goal – not complete stats […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Kendall Young Profile Height and Weight: 6-5, 215 Position: Linebacker Classification: 2019 Recruiting Ranking: 3-Star High School: Bentonville West – Bentonville, Arkansas – 7A West 2017 Wolverines Record: 9-3 2017 Stats (10 games): 85 tackles, 55 solo, 17 tackles for a loss, 13 sacks, one interception, five passes defended, and one forced […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The axis where the world of high school football and college football recruiting intersect along the recruiting trail is at potential – that is, what is the potential of said player once he gets on campus. As the 2018 season is sure to show, Class of 2021 athlete DJ Justice is full of the […]
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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 If Class of 2019 linebacker Kyvin Carroll has been anything on the gridiron over the past two seasons, he’s been a consistent playmaker for Benton High School. The 5-11, 230-pound, bone jarring defender rattled opposing Arkansas 6A competition for 83 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, 14 sacks, and two forced fumbles in 2016. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG On the high school gridiron, there is no better time to shine than during one’s senior season, and that is exactly what Destry “DJ” Stirgus is doing for Benton High School. All the top-level play has already brought in five scholarship offers with teams like Memphis, Louisiana-Monroe, and Missouri taking a closer look. With […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The goal for any offense on the gridiron is to put as many points on the board as possible to secure a win. Since Rutgers and Princeton squared off for college football’s first game on Nov. 6, 1869, offensive coordinators have been scheming how to best take advantage of the talent on-hand to move […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Everything is coming up roses for Class of 2018 offensive lineman Sean Boles. His Van Meter High School squad finished the 2016 season 11-1, he’s added 15 pounds of muscle during the off-season, and he just knocked the ACT out of the park scoring a 32. On the recruiting trail, Boles has secured eight […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A checklist is made by college coaches for every position out on the recruiting trail. There is a wish list that typically starts with a prototypical size expanding from there to include playing style, athletic ability, fundamentals of the game, and on the field productivity. Class of 2019 rising talent Kentrell Hill hits all […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jackson Heath Profile Position: Tight End/Receiver and Outside Linebacker Height and Weight: 6-5, 215 Classification: 2018 High School: Blue Valley Northwest – Overland Park, KS – 6A – Eastern Kansas League 2016 Huskies Record: 2-7 2016 Stats: 36 receptions, 592 yards, and five touchdowns; 78 tackles, six tackles for a loss, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The never-ending search by college coaches for high school gridiron talent that one day could be a major contributor to the roster is in full swing. College coaches are scouring the country for hidden gems to invite to their camps for further evaluation seeking out that future starter for their roster. One Class of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The Tigers landed their first verbal commitment for the 2018 class on Wednesday reeling in a very athletic dual-threat quarterback in James Foster. The future in the pocket at Missouri under head coach Barry Odom is clear after landing 2017 dual-threat Taylor Powell and with Foster, the Tigers will throw the ball all over […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Any opportunity to get recruits on campus to sell a program and university is all-too important. Throughout the winter and spring, college football coaches across the country pass out invites to rising talent for Junior Day events getting the freedom to spend time not usually allotted during the season to inform and educate about […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Size, speed, strength, and determination travels playing on any high school gridiron in the nation. Scrolling through the list of top Class of 2018 athletes with playmaking abilities in all three phases of the game, few can stack up to Missouri wide receiver/cornerback Mario Goodrich. Goodrich exploded onto the scene in 2015 giving a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Missouri added an all-around athlete to their 2017 recruiting class on Sunday picking up a verbal commitment from Florida safety Tyree Gillespie. Gillespie did a little bit of everything on the field for Vanguard High School during his senior season. The 5-11.5, 202 pound, standout was second on the Knights roster with 555 yards […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tigers gained a prized recruit while taking one away from a SEC East foe when cornerback Adam Sparks committed on Christmas Day. Sparks played his way into being a highly touted Louisiana corner with Dutchtown High School. The Griffins went 4-7 in 2016 with Sparks recruitment continuing even after a June 27 verbal […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tigers have built a reputation for having great defensive linemen over the years. Head coach Barry Odom added to more potential candidates to help carry the torch forward in junior recruits Nate Anderson and Rashad Brandon. Brandon was the first to commit, pledging to the Tigers on Saturday. The former St. Anthony High […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA An invasion is in process for American style football with a growing popularity of the sport in Australia. Not only are the new found players loving and adopting the game as their own, they are showing they can excel on the gridiron just as well as their American brethren. There is a widely popular […]
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Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com FREE! If RNG has helped you, a friend, or a family member through an article, video, or stylized interview with our countless hours of free promotion for high school, junior college, and college athletes – please donate. Any amount is appreciated! Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Life for the Greenwood Bulldogs on the gridiron could […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The “got to haves” on the football recruiting trail go deep at every position but rarely do we see a long snapper being flipped from one Power Five Conference team to another. That rarity happened on Sunday when Desert Ridge High School special teams standout Adam Bay pledged to the Badgers. Bay committed to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Another standout player in the junior college ranks seeing his recruitment skyrocket in recent weeks is outside linebacker/defensive end Michael Clemons. Clemons has continued to shine throughout his redshirt freshman season drawing college recruiters to Cisco. Clemons is one of those rare breed of athletes that can seemingly do it all but has flown […]
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Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com FREE! If RNG has helped you, a friend, or a family member through an article, video, or stylized interview with our countless hours of free promotion for high school, junior college, and college athletes – please donate. Any amount is appreciated! Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Sometimes fate, nature, or a lucky college coach unleashes […]
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Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com FREE! If RNG has helped you, a friend, or a family member through an article, video, or stylized interview with our countless hours of free promotion for high school, junior college, and college athletes – please donate. Any amount is appreciated! Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is nothing worse for a defensive coordinator than […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The push on the college football recruiting trail to take action seems to start earlier and earlier for young men across the nation. What used to be a senior sometimes junior classification affair has turned into a recruiting march for some beginning during their eighth grade season. One Class of 2018 recruit getting plenty […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Michael Clemons captured the imagination of college recruiters across the country after his spring practice highlight reel hit the internet. Clemons is that rare athlete who is big, powerful, quick, and productive but is just starting to come into his own. The coaching staff at Cisco (Texas) redshirted Clemons during the 2015 season. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tigers secured a commitment from another potential offensive playmaker on Wednesday when East St. Louis High School quarterback/athlete Reyondous Estes pledged to Missouri. Complete stats were not kept on the Flyers season in 2015, but through five games Estes completed 42 passes for 789 yards with two scores and ran the ball 39 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In early May, RNG did a highlight interview piece on Cisco Class of 2017 or 2018 defensive end Michael Clemons. The titled interview “Cisco JUCO to Unleash Scary Talented DE/OLB Michael Clemons in 2016” has gone a long way to help pull interest towards the redshirt freshman. As the 2016 schedule draws closer, interest […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tigers made up ground in a hurry with their 2017 recruiting class securing verbal pledges from five players from Saturday to Tuesday. The class got a bump from guard Larry Borom and wide receiver Roderick Ford on Saturday followed by linebackers Jamal Brooks and Aubrey Miller along with offensive tackle Case Cook on […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Staley High School, located in Kansas City, had a great season in 2015 as the Falcons went 9-2 and reached the third round of the playoffs before suffering a heartbreaking 27-16 loss to Park Hill. Staley’s only regular season loss came in Week 5 when they were stunned by Fort Osage, 17-14 in overtime. […]
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