Defensive tackles with a collegiate body ready to contribute Day 1 are rare finds at the high school level. With that, 47 different teams have looked to Jones High School in Orlando seeking to bring D’Antre Robinson onboard. The Class of 2024 four-star still has outside interest coming in, but some of his focus heading towards summer official visits is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If you have not heard the name Deommodore Lenior yet, just wait, you are about to hear it a lot. The Los Angeles area two-way star is on just about every Power Five Conference team’s recruiting board whether they have a shot at him or not as a “must get” recruit able to fill […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2016 high school football season comes to a close, Sayville High School quarterback Jack Coan could leave a legacy unmatched by any other but still one-game short of his goal. Since his freshman season, Long Island has been abuzz about this 6’3”, 190 pound, quarterback slinging the ball around the yard for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA FIRST TEAM Offense WR – Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 200, Jr. WR – Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech, 6-2, 188, So. OT – Rodrick Johnson, Florida State, 6-7, 323, So. OT – Joe Thuney, N.C. State, 6-5, 295, Sr. OG – Landon Turner, North Carolina, 6-4, 325, Sr. OG – Eric Mac Lain, Clemson, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The college football docket did not look impressive on paper with only two ranked teams meeting on the gridiron going in but Week 8 turned out to be a thriller filled with overtime games, blowout upsets, and last second victories reshaping the college football playoff landscape. AAC The three ranked American Athletic Conference teams, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football fans were treated to several key matchups in Week 7 with conference and national title implications. Week 8 does not have the flair of last weekend’s games from top to bottom, especially from how the preseason rankings dropped, but several conference races will tighten up once Week 8 games have completed. AAC […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 California high school football season is barely past the mid-point of the season but Calabasas (6-1) cornerback/wide receiver Darnay Holmes is already one of the most sought after players in the 2017 recruiting class. The 5’11”, 190 pound, star athlete is already past the 20 scholarships offered mark with the potential to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Out of Southridge High School in Miami, outside linebacker/defensive end Davaris Howard was a wanted man. Among many schools showing interest in the 6’2”, 215 pound, athlete included offers from Marshall and Temple. Howard has made his way from one sunny U.S. coast line to another now putting his pads on for Los Angeles […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Saint John Bosco is at it again jumping out to a 5-0 start. The Braves are stacked with talent, like they have been the last three season, but one familiar thread from Bosco’s 2013 California state championship and national championship team, their 2014 California semifinalist squad, and this year’s state and national title contenders […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In Santa Maria, California sits a throwback tight end with current day hands ready to make it happen at the next level. Troy Artopoeus is a 6’4”, 220 pound, extra tackle on running downs and pass threat in the offense. He even doubles at outside linebacker being a true two-way ironman player. Trouble is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football recruiters are all in on Bastrop High School wide receiver Isaiah Graham. The 6’1”, 180 pound, receiver tore up opposing Louisiana high school defenses last year pulling down 48 passes for 1,138 yards with 20 receiving touchdowns leading to double-digit offers heading into his senior season. The Class of 2016 recruit has […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Will Muschamp effect has taken affect with Auburn landing stud 5-star defensive end Marlon Davidson. Davidson, listed at 6’3”, 275 pounds, is not only one of the best recruits in the state of Alabama but across the nation. Nearing 20 offers, Davidson was courted by some of the top teams in the nation […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Badgers landed their 18th verbal commitment late Wednesday night when Kendrick Pryor picked Wisconsin over Iowa. Pryor is a two-way star for Homewood Flossmoor High School in Illinois. The 6’1”, 171 pound, athlete had an interesting recruiting process favoring playing wide receiver at the next level but several schools envisioned Pryor as a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the average college football fan looks at their favorite team’s recruiting list three things are immediately sought out, recruiting ranking or number of stars, size, and stats. When Boston College fans pour over the fact sheet on Brooklyn’s Ray Marten, all they need to know is position and size. Marten is the type […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tennessee Volunteers have a lot of work left on their 2016 recruiting class with 16 pledges but got a big jump start on 2017 when Indiana quarterback Hunter Johnson committed on Sunday. Johnson, listed at 6’3”, 195 pounds, has all the tools to be a great quarterback but success on the high school […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Tigers 2016 recruiting class got a little bit stronger on Friday with the verbal commitment of Whale Branch High School defensive tackle Nyles Pinckney. Pinckney burst onto the recruiting scene as a sophomore coming up with 91 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, and seven sacks. The 6’3”, 290 pound, athlete proved his stats in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Penn State has put together an impressive 2015 recruiting class to date with a consensus Top 10 class. The outstanding class got a little bit better on Sunday with the commitment of defensive tackle Karamo Dioubate. Dioubate is an offensive line mover listed at 6’3”, 280 pounds. In 2014 he posted 23 sacks helping Philadelphia’s Prep […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Recruiting efforts for Oklahoma during the offseason has not given Sooner Nation much to get excited about over the last six months until now. As the college football season approaches interest in recruiting is expected to pick up especially after Oklahoma landed to big recruits over the last two days; safety Chanse Sylvie and outside linebacker […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the 2015 Louisiana High School football season kicks off, Bastrop High School standout Isaiah Graham will begin his campaign to solidify himself as one of the top players not only in the state but in the nation. At the end of his junior season he had already made a strong case for himself coming up […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Living in the Big Easy could not be any easier for McDonogh 35 free safety/outside linebacker Cliff Chattman. The 6’5”, 185 pound, talent has offers from some of the top programs throughout the region but landed the big offer seemingly every other high school prospect in the state of Louisiana wants, an offer from LSU. On […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When California high school coaches start planning their offensive schemes for the 2015 season one La Mirada player they must take into consideration is Micah Croom. Croom is a 6’3”, 195 pound, beast at safety that can knock a running back’s block off just as easy as swatting away a perfect pass that would normally fit […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Being a fan of football it is hard not to be impressed with Cartersville High School tight end Miller Forristall. He is an athlete in every sense of the word and the adjective natural can very easily be thrown his way when summing up his high school career to date. The Hurricanes had an exceptional season […]
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Written by Ryan Wright A small town located between Monroe, Louisiana and the southern Arkansas border has a living tourist attraction running up and down the sidelines every Friday night. Throughout the past two high school football seasons fans have come to see the attraction bobbing and weaving, hustling and grinding, and out working others on his way to local […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When some high recruits trim their list of top teams down and make a spectacle of it, the act seems ridiculous. When a player like Devin White narrows down his list from over 40 offers down to 10 it makes sense. Friday night, via Twitter, the Louisiana running back/linebacker did just that trimming his top teams […]
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Written by Ryan Wright If college coaches were constructing the perfect defensive tackle an itemized rundown of important criteria must first be listed. Among the desired traits would have to be height, somewhere in the 6-foot 3-inch or taller range. Good weight is a must, at least 290 pounds and maybe no more than 320 on the high end. Quickness, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Slowly and quietly USC is piecing together another Top 5 recruiting class. The 2016 pledge list already includes 5-star recruits in linebackers Daelin Hayes and Mique Juarez along with 4-star offensive linemen Frank Martin and Melquise Stovall and now they can add 4-star defensive lineman Keyshon Camp to the mix. Camp arrived in Los Angeles on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The second time was the charm for Notre Dame in landing 4-star Cypress, Texas recruit Brock Wright on Friday. Wright, 6’4”, 240 pounds, just finished his sophomore year for Cy-Fair High School but is already considered one of the top Class of 2017 recruits in the nation. The 6’4”, 243 pound, target pulled down 17 passes […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When we last checked in with Blessed Trinity High School long snapper Scott Meyer he was named the best snapper in the state of Georgia by the Atlanta Journal Constitution but has since added a new honor to his growing list of accolades, he’s now a Chris Rubio rated 5-star recruit. The 6’1”, 210 pound, prospect […]
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Lake Gibson High School defensive tackle Keyshon Camp is one of the more highly sought after defensive linemen in the 2016 recruiting class. Coming in at 6’4”, 274 pounds, the versatile lineman can play end or add a few pounds in the next year or two and slide inside continuing to be a disruptive force all offensive coordinators will have […]
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The Acadiana Wrecking Rams from Lafayette, Louisiana have won back-to-back Louisiana 5A state titles. One of the leaders of the team is linebacker Kevin Moore. Moore is making a name for himself at the linebacker position with his ability to read plays and disrupt his opponent’s offense earning a ranking as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports. The 6’1”, 196 pound, recruit […]
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