Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Few senior seasons are carrying the magnitude of force as the one for Lakeside High School quarterback Jordan Mills. During his junior season, Mills was playing behind a senior, but still contributed to his team starting at outside linebacker. Now the 6-4, 220-pound, quarterback will be in full control of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Southern California knew all too well about the talents of Aaron Williams, but now the rest of the country is catching on. The Class of 2023 corner has earned four-star recruiting status the hard way with Centennial High School and by taking on every challenge presented to him from camps to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The 2020 high school football season was one of learning for Jackson Gilkey playing behind a senior. As soon as the door closed on Gilkey’s sophomore season, the focus changed. A foundation was set hitting 19 of 26 passes for 243 yards with three touchdowns avoiding an interception while rushing six […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Every senior season is a big one, but the 2022 college football recruiting class is under a special set of circumstances, especially in California. The 2020 season was an abbreviated one in the Golden State allowing a half season for most. That puts an extra importance this fall for hopeful recruits […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The 2021 season for Quincy Briggs will be an all-out affair on the field. The Class of 2022 athlete will be stretched beyond playing corner and receiver for Memphis Central adding quarterback, running back, and safety to his list of regular duties. With track speed to burn, Briggs will be ready. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook As California high school football schedules go outside the Trinity League, Alemany High School has one of the toughest in the Golden State this fall. The Warriors open with national powerhouse St. John Bosco on the road and then face Oaks Christian and Mission Viejo all before getting into the heart […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The camp season has been a flurry of activity for three-star Class of 2023 receiver Malachi Riley. Teams in need of a 6-2, 170-pound, target that catches everything thrown his way within the same zip code are dropping offers left and right. The Centennial High School talent has camped with Rivals […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook After the 2020 high school football season in Hawaii, there is a Pacific storm coming to California fall 2021 in the form of Kaden Baptista. The 6-0, 195-pound, athlete got a snippet of time with Villa Park High School this spring showing his overall skills as a safety and athletic abilities […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook On the gridiron, speed kills and so does having a no fear mentality. Having no fear proves biggest as an insider receiver going across the middle and as a kick and punt returner staring down 11 souls ready to pound the guy with the ball into the turf. At the end […]
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Written by Erick Hernandez via The Team Room Twitter: @randoutwest and @TheTeamRoom1 RNG on Facebook Advice from a Young Coach After his first season as a high school coach, Erick Hernandez learned valuable lessons about his players. We asked him to dive deeper into the top three lessons. Lesson One: Belief and Confidence In my first year as a coach, […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Texas Fury Roster 2024 QB Mabrey Mettauer – The Woodlands (TX) 2023 CB Aaron Williams – Centennial (CA) 2023 WR Malachi Riley – Centennial (CA) 2023 RB Re’Shaun Sanford – Harker Heights (TX) 2022 LB Reid Pulliam – Life Christian Academy (VA) 2022 TE Terrance Carter – Harker Heights (TX) […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook With a smooth-quick stroke of the arm, the pigskin flies out of Nathaniel Serrette’s hands with a vapor trail behind it hitting his target in stride in the chest. With the essentials of playing quarterback drilled into the fabric of his game, he moves around the pocket with that sixth sense […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Come July 18, some fortunate football program will have a five-star quarterback attached to their 2023 recruiting class. The excitement and buzz are already building for Malachi Nelson’s announcement that will be carried live on CBS. The 6-3, 185-pound, field general for Los Alamitos High School has 26 offers in-hand with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The future is bright for Class of 2023 athlete Micah Johnson, but that spells a lot of trouble for opposing Louisiana squads. The 6-2, 2115-pound, Parkview Baptist standout worked his developing magic on both sides of the ball last season grabbing more spotlight with the bigger numbers on offense with 411 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook After his sophomore season with Jacksonville High School, Quincy Rhodes looked like a sure-fire D-I defensive end in the making. But once his junior season with the Titans gets going, college coaches may have a great debate in the boardroom if he’s a defensive end or a tight end. What we […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook As long as running the ball is not outlawed in football, there will always be a need for the intimidating beat-you-down linebacker in the box who can also cover. At Ryan High School in Denton, they have that do-all with the menacing presence on the field in Anthony Hill. During the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The quick rise for Parker Leise up recruiting boards has been impressive. From a young age, Leise has been spinning it but took a turn at linebacker as a freshman earning Nebraska Super State honors. The one-year hiatus on defense helped the 6-2, 210-pound, talent in his return role under center […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook For some 7v7 teams, all they need is an end zone and a pigskin; tell them the time and place, they will be there ready to compete. During the spring and summer 7v7 season, Texas Fury has traveled throughout the Lone Star State and taken the show on the road routinely […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Since his freshman season, Jayden Denegal has made it a mission to pick apart California defenses making playing quarterback look easy. After throwing for 2,214 yards with 36 TDs while rushing for 155 yards with four more touchdowns, Denegal hit 129 of 196 attempts in 2019 for 2,260 yards with 34 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The outside linebacker position has become a “skill position” on defense with multiple duties attached to the spot. No longer are outside backers bangers containing with coverage in the flats. The evolution of the game has demanded OLB stuff the run, contain, come off the edge, and cover in a zone […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The game film doesn’t lie, and the 14 offers being dropped in a hurry help support Rodrick Pleasant as a top Division-I college football recruit. The 5-11, 180-pound, corner blanketed Mission League teams during the 2020 season for Serra High School coming up with 22 stops, 17 solo, a tackle for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The world of college football has fallen in love with Class of 2023 free safety/athlete Tackett Curtis, and for good reason. The Many High School standout is a boss on the field making impact plays on seemingly every snap of the ball giving the feel that he is covering the entire […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Have a canon for an arm will travel, so goes it on the gridiron. The 2020 season for Kenneth “KJ” Cooper and his teammates with Pebble Hills High School was a series of stops and goes with just two games played. But in the stats posted from Game 1, the 6-5, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Confidence is such a big part of any sport. Having an idea of what you can verses knowing what you can do makes all the difference in the world. After the 2020 season, Class of 2024 tight end/fullback Ian Flynt now knows what he can do on the gridiron, and the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook A freshman season with 900-plus passing and over 600 yards rushing with 21 total touchdowns got people’s attention. That awareness was raised to another level as a sophomore completing 152 passes for 1,830 yards with 14 scores while rushing for 925 yards crossing into the goal line 12 times. The five-game […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Mountain West offenses, you are put on notice. A headhunter is heading to the conference, and his name is Dionte Thornton. The Mountain West Conference will not be a safe place for offensive players in the near future once Class of 2022 defensive back Dionte Thornton matriculates to Boise State. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook In his own words, the 2021 season is a big one for quarterback Israel Carter. Centennial High School employed a three-man rotation under center during the 2020 season, and now the QB battle during Huskies’ practices are on replacing senior Jake Retzlaff. Carter (6-2, 187) appeared in all five Centennial games […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Hilmar High School football talent Derek Taylor is part of a movement that will soon be taking hold at the collegiate and professional levels, and that is a do-all skill player on offense that defies the old concepts of the game. At 6-7, 215 pounds, Taylor is a receiver who can […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Since the last great Miami run in the early 2000’s under Larry Coker, the Hurricanes have been in a constant cycle of a three-year build up with a breakout season only to go back into the building cycle again. The winds of change appeared under Mark Richt during his first two […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Negating opportunities is the name of the game on defense, and Serra High School has a big one in Dakoda Fields. The freshman captured the imagination this spring earning a starting spot on the Cavaliers’ roster at corner, and then showed he more than belonged. The productivity was there ending 17 […]
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