Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When a defensive coordinator commits two and three defenders to stopping a receiving threat, you know that target is special. This has been the life of Class of 2021 tight end/receiver Hudson Wolfe much of the 2019 season. Teams are all in on shutting down the Hardin County standout but that has […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When one is a skill athlete at the level of Jaedan Dunning, you find yourself playing multiple positions with a lot of high expectations for greatness. For Dunning, he has lived up to the lofty responsibilities set forth with Tampa Bay Christian on both sides of the ball standing out at receiver, […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG College coaches not only recruit off talent and production, but they also look for character. Not only do collegiate coaches have to instruct the young men brought onto the roster in a given recruiting class on the field, but they have to spend countless hours every day for years being around a […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Another great all-around season for Jakai Torres should mean another team MVP award and more Santa Fe All-League honors. On a team with 25 to 30 players listed on the roster, Torres stood out yet again in 2019 as that do-everything athlete with the heart of a champion. Torres started catching eyes […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When looking over a roster, coordinators on both sides of the ball look for a weak link to exploit and then attack. Entering the 2019 season, California defensive coordinators thought it might be a good idea to attack Jaden Mickey, because he is a first-year varsity starter for Centennial High School (8-2). […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The spring is always a great time to find the next rising underclassman star in high school football. With camps and 7v7 season going on, the players taking their licks in practice during the regular season with limited field time in games now get to showcase what they have learned and how […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG After a big 2018 season with Memphis’ Freedom Prep High School, college football scouts throughout the region were ready to see what Class of 2021 defensive end/tackle Renard Gwynn would do during his junior year. The 6-2.5, 250-pound, standout had already earned three-star recruiting status with six offers on the table. The […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG At the end of a happy verbal commitment for any high school football player is a lot of blood, sweat, and tears put into a short time-span of one’s abilities planning for a hopeful unknown. For Class of 2020 defensive/offensive lineman Ben Roe, the countless hours of work and development started showing […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In the state of Mississippi, it would be tough to find a quarterback who has thrown for as many yards and in a more meaningful way than Ty Keyes. Keyes had a super sophomore season covering 3,736 yards with 39 touchdowns while rushing for 335 yards with four more scores off 47 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG High school football fans in Southern California have seen the 2019 season coming two years in advance and are not surprised by the play from receiver Beaux Collins. As great as Collins’ stat line of 30 receptions for 733 yards with 10 scores in nine games is, those who have seen the ascension of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG With Class of 2021 receiver Deion Smith on your roster, the goal for me if I were the offensive coordinator is to feed him the pigskin as often as possible. The 6-2, 172-pound target has been a dynamic play-maker for Provine High School over the last two years ending his sophomore campaign with 23 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When the 2018 California high school football season had ended, there was reason for college teams to look at the roster of the Loyola Cubs seeking out versatile athlete Zakhari Spears. Spears showed he could help win games on offense pulling in 20 passes for 180 yards and shinned on defense putting an end […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Put a breakout season mixed in with a senior year, and you have what quarterback Rand Jensen (6-0, 195) is doing for American Leadership Academy this season. Jensen got snaps on the field in 2018 throwing for 894 yards with 10 scores and rushed for 120 yards off 19 totes with another touchdown in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are a lot of expressions about the underdog prevailing that fit the play on the gridiron of Class of 2023 running back Dane Reed this season, but perhaps none fit as well as “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Reed has all the reasons to be overlooked by others, but is giving […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Twin brothers Blaine and Bryson Green are back at it in 2019 splitting 6A Texas defenses for Allen High School. The explosive receivers broke loose as underclassmen for the Eagles a year ago in a 14-1 season that ran through the semifinals in the playoffs. The Eagles are once again one of the top […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Football fanatics, RNG has one for you. If you are not familiar with the play of Class of 2021 do-everything defender Xamarion Gordon, take the time (Hudl link); you will not be disappointed. The Warren High School defender is a scarce commodity in the football world truly capable of playing corner, safety, nickel, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The ascension of Class of 2021 defensive end/athlete Cade Denhoff has been a sight to see. The 6-5, 228-pound, defender has been a one-man wrecking crew destroying 3A Florida offenses every Friday night. He ended his sophomore campaign with 95 stops, 6.5 sacks, a batted down pass, and three forced fumbles. That play caught […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG We know that three-star Class of 2020 linebacker Sean Evans can play, he has been doing it against California competition since making Upland’s varsity roster as a freshman. He cemented his spot as a rising linebacker in 2017 earning Sophomore All-State honors producing 56 tackles, five tackles for a loss, and three forced fumbles […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One thing that everyone who follows high school football in Southern California knows, Leshaun Bell is a dangerous man off the edge. The 6-4, 240-pound, end was a captain of chaos as a junior with Westlake High School coming up with 77 stops, 11 sacks and two forced fumbles in partial stats from his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG As evidence will prove, Caleb “CJ” Jordan is that prototypical high school quarterback running the Spread offense that offensive coordinators and quarterback coaches love. Beyond his senior stat line of 1,115 passing yards off 68 completions for nine touchdowns and 293 yards with four scores off 64 totes, the 6-3, 197-pound, dual-threat has led […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Over the last three seasons, Class of 2020 Servite tight end Jake Overman has worked his way into being one of the best in the nation. Initially highly-praised for his run and pass blocking (IHOP), the 6-4.5, 235-pound, talent expanded his offensive capabilities working to be a threat in the passing game for the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG It takes a lot for an Air Raid offense to work, or at least work effectively at the prolific level intended. The 2019 Myrtle Beach Seahawks have it down. The team has raced out to a 9-0 record against 4A foes while the offense is lighting up the board at a clip of 46 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Since the 2017 season, Class of 2021 quarterback Daron Bryden has been laying it on Connecticut high school defenses. The Bloomfield gunslinger has worked his craft along the way leading to noticeable improvement with his game which has translated to a 19-1 record over the last two seasons. Good news for the Warhawks, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are talents who impact a game and then there are talented players who impact the game by setting the tone. Like a blast that sends ripples through the air effecting the immediate area, that is a normal tackle for Long Beach Poly linebacker Bryun Parham, and that shockwave of a hit is stopping […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Speed on the edges and big guys in the trenches, that seems to be the prevailing theory on how to attack Spread offenses in the high school and collegiate levels. College programs seeking an edge rusher who can stuff the run, pressure the quarterback and drop back against the pass, the ones that have […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When people talk about top California skill athletes, it is hard not to instantly think of Tyson McWilliams. The St. Augustine High School standout has been doing it all against San Diego Division I competition over the last two seasons and the results have been nothing but wins for the Saints. The other development […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When a high school team is as loaded as Cathedral High School with upperclassmen skill talent, it is rare for underclassman like Juan Wilson Jr. to break the threshold with valuable game experience, but Wilson has done it. With senior four-star talents like Chad Johnson Jr. and Darius Wallace and Class of 2021 standout […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Rancho Santa Margarita Catholic defensive end Derek Wilkins is that strongside defender who can do it all with his hand in the dirt. His sophomore campaign against Trinity League competition was an introduction to what it takes to play at a high level against Division I California high school football teams. His junior season […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is no other way to describe Moliki Matavao but as the do-everything tight end who does everything really well. The 6-6, 240-pound, talent is essentially another offensive tackle in the run game and another receiver when asked to run routes in the passing attack. Matavo ended his sophomore season with Liberty pulling down […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Standing out on a senior-laden team with multiple four- and three-star Class of 2020 recruits that won a Washington 3A state title a year ago is not easy, but here is William Reed (6-6, 260). The Class of 2021 right tackle is the only starting junior on Eastside Catholic High School’s offensive line helping […]
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