Midlands 5A Football Top Players

The
Midlands Class 5A is loaded with talent and here is a breakdown of each
position along with some accolades.

CLASS 5A TOP PLAYER: Jalin Hyatt, WR, Dutch Fork

My pick as one of the best football athletes in the state, period.
He’s uncoverable by one guy and is a deep threat anytime someone fails to play
a man over the top.

CLASS 5A TOP POSITION: Defensive Backs

While the wide receiver position may give it a run for its money,
the Defensive back position in the Midlands is LOADED. With Guys like O’Donnell
Fortune of Sumer, Tyrik McDaniel and DiMarco Johnson of Dutch Fork, Chase
Atkinson of Blythewood…these guys and every other one on this LB list will be
playing on Saturday’s somewhere.

CLASS 5A MOST HIGHLY RECRUITED: Jalin Hyatt, WR,
Dutch Fork

Hyatt committed to Tennessee in July, but prior to his commitment
he had fifteen Division I offers, most of which were Power 5 conference
schools.

CLASS 5A MOST UNDER RATED: Trey Irby, DL, Dutch
Fork

Irby is a disruptive force in the middle of that Dutch Fork defensive
line and will be the reason that all but one of the other DF stars will miss
the Shrine Bowl because they are gonna have to take this kid. He is the best DL
force in the middle of the defense of any other team in this state. So why no
big time offers? Because he only measures 6-0 tall. So, because of some magic
template, the DI majors are going to miss out on a kid who could help them.
Just some FYI for the college coaches…the best defensive lineman in the NFL is
only 6-1.

These are the top players to watch in the Class
5A in the Midlands. They are broken down by position. The player listed first
at the position is the one I feel is the best in the Midlands at that position;
all other players are in no particular order.

QUARTERBACKS

Ty Olenchuk, Dutch Fork

Aveon Smith, White Knoll

Roger Pedroni, Chapin

Hayden Vasquez, Sumter

RUNNING BACKS

Braden Walker, River Bluff

Jon Hall, Dutch Fork

Brandon Edwards, Blythewood

Justice Wells, Sumter

Murray Newell, White Knoll

Taylor Mathias, Lexington

Hunter Rogers, Spring Valley

Marquel Brown, Spring Valley

Ahmad Bynum Scott, Lexington

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

Parker Clement, Lugoff-Elgin

Tashawn Brooks, Dutch Fork

Nick Taiste, White Knoll

Josh Taylor, Chapin

Miles Riley, Blythewood

Thornton Gentry, Chapin

Mike Koromah, Sumter

Walker Anderson, Lexington

Weston Harmon, Lexington

Jabari Avery, Irmo

Dallas Carroway, Spring Valley

Sean Sullivan, Spring Valley

Zane Derrick, River Bluff

WIDE RECEIVERS

Jalin Hyatt, Dutch Fork

Elijah Spencer, Dutch Fork

Tylee Craft, Sumter

Tony Dinkins-McCall, Sumter

Josh Burrell, Blythewood

David Patten, Blythewood

Tyson Trottier, River Bluff

Manny Moore, Spring Valley

Zavier Short, Chapin

Darius Derrick-Jones, White Knoll

Kobe Taylor, Irmo

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Trey Irby, Dutch Fork

Garrett Hyuck, Chapin

Kaseem Vauls, Irmo

Jamon Thames, Sumter

Isaiah Boyd, Lexington

Coby Cornelius, Spring Valley

Jakari Davis, River Bluff

Shelton Bibbs, White Knoll

LINEBACKERS

OT Nkiri, Spring Valley

David Cromer, Lexington

Brandon Edwards, Blythewood

DJ Hutcherson, Blythewood

Donte Coleman, Sumter

Levi Gulasa, Lexington

Sam Greer, Chapin

Jajuan Johnson, White Knoll

Adam Molnar, River Bluff

DEFENSIVE BACKS

O’Donnell Fortune, Sumter

Tyrik McDaniel, Dutch Fork

DiMarco Johnson, Dutch Fork

Chase Atkinson, Blythewood

Jordan Burrell, Blythewood

Chad Ishmael, Blythewood

Tristan Allen, Lexington

Calvin Johnson, Spring Valley

Connor Lehman, Chapin

Drew Beard, River Bluff

Shagquawn Garvin, River Bluff

KICKERS

Louis Orellana, White Knoll

Graham Newboult, Dutch Fork

Brayden Rivers, River Bluff

Mason Suber, Chapin

About Jim Baxter

Founder of SCVarsity.com, and The Southern PIgskin Report. Former publisher with Rivals.com and Nationally published recruiting anlayst witih 30 years of experience in the industry. His work has appeared in publications such as Athlon, Sporting News, The Recruiting News and Deep South Recruiting. He is the author of the best selling book, The Book On Evaluating Football Players.

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