Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG After the junior season Kevin Compton had on the field with Watson Chapel, only an insane man would take the field against the Wildcats without a scheme against him – and that is what is happening in 2019. Compton was one of the nation’s best against the pass as a junior picking off 10 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A new defensive scheme for Carrollton High School has caused fits for 5A Georgia offenses this season. Running that scheme, it helps to have four-star linebackers in 2021 talent Chaz Chambliss and 2020 playmaker Kevin Swint. Swint is a Clemson commit, but the recruiting trail is still wide open for Chambliss. The 6-3, 239-pound, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Julian Armella is a four-star recruit now, but if the scale went beyond five-stars there is not telling where he would end up. The St. Thomas Aquinas standout was so impressive as a freshman he not only made the roster but started seven games. Now the 6-6, 305-pound, lineman is that versatile talent going […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG All collegiate football teams seek versatility in their players, and few high school recruits are as uniquely versatile as Ravenwood talent Reggie Grimes. Grimes has come up through the Tennessee high school varsity ranks as a defensive end/outside linebacker and running back who can also line up as a fullback/H-back and defensive tackle if […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Fans of the “Sweet Science” need not go sit outside a boxing ring to see a backyard brawl, they can head to Peach County High School to watch Class of 2021 left tackle Terrence Ferguson fight for four quarters at a time slugging it out in style. The 6-4, 300-pound, lineman takes to the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Come the fall in North Carolina on Friday nights, there is a spectacle all football fans must see. That wonder in action is Class of 2022 defensive tackle Travis Shaw. The Grimsley High School standout put spectators in awe against 4A competition as a freshman and is nowhere close to reaching his full potential […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Watching Class of 2021 talent Ceyair Wright in action, there is no doubt that he is coming into his own as an athlete and football player. Any skill position possible there is to play, Wright (6-0, 17) can do it. He has lined up at receiver, kick and punt returner, can carry the rock […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When scouting high school football players, there is a mix between current production and potential at the next level that goes into the overall equation. For Class of 2021 linebacker/tight end Will Schweitzer, he already has the production on the field and his upside can only seemingly be stopped by himself. All adds up […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Every year the state of Alabama turns out fantastic high school football talent that makes a major impact at the collegiate level. Another in the long line of talented next level players ascending up the recruiting ranks is 3-star running back Dylan Peterson. The 6-1, 210-pound, bruising back with speed picked up 538 yards […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Class of 2021 quarterback Jaylen Henderson knows a thing or two about playing with and against top national recruited talent. Henderson spent his sophomore season on the field with Narbonne competing with, and against in practice and in games, five-, four-, and three-star players. After a 1,381 yards season with 11 touchdowns and 256 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG If watching an intricate offense with weapons all over the field made to look easy is a thing of beauty for you, watching Class of 2021 quarterback Miller Moss working Bishop Alemany’s scheme is a must-see event. The Warriors (5-1) have been a team on fire this season stomping out 43 points per game […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG If you are not familiar with the name Garrett Nussmeier, get accustomed to hearing it a lot, especially once he matriculates to the collegiate level. The 6-2, 180-pound, quarterback sliced and diced 6A Texas defenses during his sophomore season throwing for 1,557 yards with 12 touchdowns committing just five interceptions in 218 pass attempts. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The bright lights of three-star recruiting status and an offer sheet nearing 30 scholarships can be blinding to some, but not to Class of 2020 defensive end Lance Keneley. The Diablos are consistently one of California’s top football programs but have had the unfortunate task of meeting up with back-to-back national champs Mater Dei […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Terian Williams II was one of those freshman sensations during the 2018 season getting it done on both sides of the field. Williams not only impressed with his athletic talent, but he earned it the hard way going after it in one of the hardest divisions in the nation – Georgia 7A. Playing both […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG All high school football teams need that versatile guy in the box who can thump against the run and fly against the pass. For Forrest City, that guy is Class of 2021 linebacker Marco Avant. Avant (6-2, 205) worked his way to 5A East All-Conference honors as a sophomore lining up 67 tackles, with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG At the end of the 2018 high school football season in Georgia, Milton High School stood among the best not only in-state but in the nation. The Eagles ran their record to 13-2 winning a 7A state championship in a 14-13 thriller against Colquitt County. A run like that takes a total team effort, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG It is hard to not get excited about the play of Saguaro High School defensive end/lineman Quintin Somerville. Somerville cracked the Sabercats roster as a freshman showing he had potential for something amazing on the field. He backed that notion up in 2018 with 44 stops, 16 tackles for a loss, five sacks, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When a freshman tailback makes a varsity squad, they are typically on the field come Friday night running for their lives. This was not the case for Jadarian Price during the 2018 season. Price schooled 5A Texas high school football teams for 1,421 yards off 210 carries with 16 scores going up on the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are two old expressions that may apply well to the play of Tiaoalii Savea Jr. on the gridiron, 1) a person you would want to be in a foxhole with and 2) someone you would not want to mess with in a darkened back alley. After watching reel on Savea, it does not […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Watch any Wild Kingdom episode or a National Geographic segment on animals in the wild, we are taught that only the strong survive. When the 2018 season came around, Florida 6A quarterbacks thought it was a good idea to pick on Robert E. Lee High School freshman corner Jaheim Singletary; as true in nature, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG On a senior-laden roster that included five- and three-star receivers and a three-star tight end, other receiving targets for Mater Dei High School took on a secondary role during the Monarchs run to a second consecutive national title in 2018. As the Monarchs march towards a threepeat with a 6-0 record and a No. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When college teams look for a difference maker in the high school ranks on defense, Class of 2021 outside linebacker/end Clayton Smith is the kind of recruit all coaches seek. Using quickness, determination, and growing technique, Smith worked his trade during the 2018 season for 57 tackles, 37 solo, adding in nine tackles for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG If there is one thing we all know about Phillip “Trey” Dawson it is he can sling the ball around the yard. Since his freshman season when he jumped onto the varsity scene throwing for 2,305 yards with 14 touchdowns in 10 games followed by another fantastic 10-game season spraying 233 completions around the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is nothing more intimidating for a running back or a receiver than knowing that there is a punishing safety waiting if you break a run or have the ball slung your direction downfield. In Ohio, Class of 2022 strong safety CJ Hicks is putting the hurt on anyone and everyone that gets in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG For most high school football teams, playing three preseason nationally ranked Top 10 teams in a season (No. 9 Centennial (CA), No. 3 St. Frances (MD), and No. 4 St. John’s (DC) would be enough to call it a day, but not for Mater Dei High School. The Monarchs are always one of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Easy to guess that if an anonymous poll was taken of high school head coaches, offensive coordinators, offensive linemen, and quarterbacks in Maryland, there would be a 100 percent consensus that those surveyed are all ready for defensive lineman Dani Dennis-Sutton to matriculate to the collegiate level. The bad news for the aforementioned, Mr. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Due to circumstances, there are certain players who leave the high school ranks a little more prepared for what they may face at the next level than others. If it is playing in a tough conference going against top talent each week or if it is playing for a smaller school having to fill […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Some football stats are a product of a given scheme that may hide flaws in one’s game. One statistical measurement that is hard to deny for a quarterback, regardless of the offensive scheme, is completion percentage. True a quarterback can be accurate fitting throws into tight windows but the receiver drops it killing the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are many reasons Texas 6A teams do not want to play Duncanville High School. For one, collectively, the team is just nasty. The 2018 squad put the screws down on the competition for a clean run to the championship game colliding in a… You must be logged into RecruitingNewsGuru.com to view this content. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A consistent force for one of California’s top teams over the last two seasons has been outside linebacker Jordan Allen. Allen showed he was the real deal a year ago popping 100 ball carriers with 29 tackles for a loss, and 10 sacks helping his Cathedral Catholic squad to a 12-2 season with a […]
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