Football Recruiting

RANK PLAYER POS SCHOOL YEAR 1 JORDAN BURCH DE HAMMOND 2020 2 ODONNELL FORTUNE DB SUMTER 2020 3 ALEX HUNTLEY DL HAMMOND 2020 4 CHASE ATKINSON DB BLYTHEWOOD 2020 5 TREY IRBY DL DUTCH FORK 2020 6 JORDAN BURRELL DB BLYTHEWOOD 2021 7 TYRIK MCDANIEL DB DUTCH FORK 2020 8 …

The Midlands Class 4A is loaded with talent and here is a breakdown of each position along with some accolades. CLASS 4A TOP PLAYER: Christian Horn, Westwood Highly under rated wide receiver, ranked 3rd among WRs in the Midlands and committed to App State. 6-1, 170 CLASS 4A TOP POSITION: …

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 …

Piedmont  (SC) The Class of 2021 is loaded with talent around the state and Wren High School has their share of rising stars. Shyhiem Scottland (6-2, 185) is on the radar of in state schools for his prowess on the football field and he definitely has a college future in …

Columbia (SC) Let the debates begin. Here is my preseason player rankings, Top 30, for the Midlands area for the Class of 2020. Keep in mind, these rankings are NOT based on recruiting or offers. They are based on these young men’s value as a high school football player. RANK …

Batesburg (SC) running back Marvin Gantt is a player to watch for the Class of 2021. The rising junior, who plays both sides of the ball for the Panthers, started at defensive back as a sophomore while rotating in at the running back position on offense. On defense, Gantt had …

Sumter (SC) wide receiver Tylee Craft (6-4, 175) did not take the competition by storm last season in a predominately power run offense, but the rising senior was able to collect 16 receptions for 305 yards and 5 touchdowns. He had an incredible camp season and was offered and committed …

Blythewood (SC) defensvie back Chase Atkinson is one of the more dyamic players in the Midlands area. Last yeaer as a junior, the 2020 player was dangerous as a return specialist, returning 14 punts and kicks for 390 yards, averaging 43.3 yards per return. In the secondary, Atkinson collected 24 …

RANK POS PLAYER HOMETOWN HGT WGT Commitment/Lean 1 DL Jordan Burch Columbia, SC 6’5 250 Probable Clemson 2 DL DeMonte Capehart Hartsville, SC 6’5 275 Clemson 3 DL Tonka Hemingway Conway, SC 6’2 250 Probable Clemson 4 QB Luke Doty Myrtle Beach, SC 6’2 190 South Carolina 5 DL Alex …

SCVARSITY PLAYER TO WATCH Zair Harrison, Defensive End/LB  South Aiken HS Class of 2019 6-2, 225 2017: 90% GRADE Tackles 53 solo 25 asst 28 Sacks6 TFLS 10; was All Area as a junior