As we prepare for another college season full of hype during spring games and scrimmages, it is important to note a few of those names that stick out. Below are two players that have excelled in high school and were no lower than four-star recruits via 247 Sports coming out. There are many players that […]
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Bruce Feldman of The Athletic reports former Miami WR Jeff Thomas will transfer to Illinois. Thomas was dismissed from Miami and later rebutted that it was a mutual agreement. Thomas was recognized as the teams best playmaker on offense and has a bright future beyond college so long as his “issues” – whatever they may
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Through four weeks of college football, some questions about players development and upside have started to be answered. Each week new names climb to the top of the production stats and these players work themselves into solidified roles in their team’s offense. When it comes to NFL projection, these stat lines can be a bit
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Anthony Ratliff-Williams was an electrifying dual-threat quarterback in high school. As a college fantasy football player, it’s pretty disappointing that we never got to see him play QB in Chapel Hill. We’ve gotten glimpses of him on trick plays but not nearly as much as I would like. That being said, AR17’s future at the
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Cody Thompson is the most recent confoundingly under-recruited player in my summer profile series. He was a do-it-all two-star-recruit from Huron, Ohio. His high school highlights are quite enjoyable. He played wide receiver as a sophomore, catching 48 passes for 865 yards, and scored 11 times. He then switched positions as a junior and was
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If the saying, “Adversity builds character” is true, then it should come as no surprise that Hakeem Butler is truly an exceptional young man. For fans of the HBO’s show, The Wire, you will have some context for what life may be like for a young African-American in Baltimore. Butler’s father left when he was
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It’s that time of year again, where everybody resets after the Draft is over and begins work for the next year. I’ve spent some time watching the wide receivers for next year’s draft and this upcoming class has a bevy of talent available and could make an impact as large as the 2014 class did
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“CeeDee Lamb is a very, very talented natural athlete. He’s a guy that just kind of has that ‘it’ factor on the outside as a receiver… You talk about ball skills being able to go up in the air and get the ball and attack it. He’s a guy that he’s going to be able
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It’s that time of year again, where everybody resets after the Draft is over and begins work for the next year. I’ve spent some time watching the wide receivers for next year’s draft and this upcoming class has a bevy of talent available and could make an impact as large as the 2014 class did
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Last summer I took a look at the 2017 crop of incoming college receivers and attempted to project which of them had the best opportunities to “breakout” as true freshmen. I based my projections primarily on vacated production, offensive situation, and talent. You can view last year’s article here. Of the five freshman breakouts I
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I have the privilege of studying a lot of prospects with very diverse and unique backgrounds. Very few of them are as interesting to me as Antonio Gandy-Golden is. The junior wide receiver took a very unique route to Liberty University. Originally from Chicago, AGG started learning gymnastics as a four-year-old. By age seven, he
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PROFILE TAMORRION TERRY, WR 6’4” 196lbs College: FSU Hometown: Ashburn, Ga. High School: Turner County Redshirt Freshman BACKGROUND A four-star WR by 247Sports and ESPN, Tamorrian Terry has caught at least one touchdown pass each practice this spring according to first-year HC Willie Taggart. A product out of Turner County High School in Ashburn, Georgia, Terry posted
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Intro: After a promising true freshman season (29 receptions, 429 yards 14.2 YPC and 2 TDs), A.J. Brown had a breakout campaign in 2017 for the Ole Miss Rebels. His 75 receptions were 33 more than his next closest teammate. His 1,252 yards were nearly twice as much as any other Rebel. His 16.7 YPC
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The success rate on first-round receivers in recent years has been low. Guys like Tavon Austin and Laquon Treadwell, who many believed would become stars, turned out to be massive duds at the next level. I don’t see that same fate for Washington’s Dante Pettis. In a class loaded at the receiver position, Pettis stands
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Background: Tyler Vaughns hails from Pasanda, California and attended Bishop Amat High School. Vaughns graduated from high school in 2016 making him draft eligible in the 2019 class. Rated the second overall wide receiver by the 247.com composite rankings and the 30th overall player. Vaughns picked USC over the likes of Texas A&M, Alabama, and Oklahoma.
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After watching a good majority of the wide receivers for the 2018 signing class, a few conclusions were met. This class is full of big-bodied wide receivers who can move, a ton of skilled route runners, some true number one types, and a crop of raw players who have the ability to surpass their peers
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The Sun Belt Conference isn’t exactly known for producing top-end NFL talent, but New Mexico State has a wide receiver that has the size NFL teams dream about. Making national headlines from an insane one-handed touchdown grab against Arizona State, Jaleel Scott has quickly garnered the attention of college football fans and NFL Draft enthusiasts.
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The ACC and the SEC collide in a Power 5 matchup at the TaxSlayer Bowl. Louisville, from the ACC, ended the year 4-1 over their final five games to finish the season with an 8-4 record. Their final stretch included wins over three bowl teams in Florida St, Virginia, and Kentucky. They will face off
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While most of the country was tuned into the high profile Power 5 Conference Championship games last weekend, here’s a look at some performances you may have missed from the Group of 5 (Non Power 5) games that took place. The following is a recap of several potential Devy prospects who may be flying under
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With all the news of late surrounding the Ole Miss football program, we will look at what currently is the most talented wide receiver core in college football. Ole Miss has a habit of producing very high-quality wide receivers that do not pan out at the NFL level, such as Laquon Treadwell and Donte Moncrief,
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