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HT
WT
STARS
GRADE
SCHOOL
1
Palaie Gaoteote
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Las Vegas, NV
Bishop Gorman High School
6'2''
235
88
USC
Signed
2
Teradja Mitchell
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Virginia Beach, VA
Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School
6'2''
247
87
Ohio State
Signed
3
Ayodele Adeoye
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy
6'1''
231
85
Texas
Signed
4
Robert Hicks
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Miami, FL
Miami Central High School
6'0''
237
83
Louisville
Signed
5
Merlin Robertson
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Gardena, CA
Junipero Serra High School
6'3''
241
82
Arizona St
Signed
6
Solomon Tuliaupupu
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Santa Ana, CA
Mater Dei High School
6'3''
218
82
USC
Signed
7
Rosendo Louis
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Deerfield Beach, FL
Deerfield Beach High School
6'1''
237
81
S Carolina
Signed
8
Dallas Gant
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Toledo, OH
Saint John's High School
6'3''
224
81
Ohio State
Signed
9
Dax Hollifield
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Shelby, NC
Shelby High School
6'2''
236
81
Virginia Tech
Signed
10
Jacquez Jones
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Tuscaloosa, AL
Hillcrest High School
6'1''
225
80
Ole Miss
Signed
11
Keshon Artis
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Chesapeake, VA
Oscar Frommel Smith High School
6'0''
227
80
Virginia Tech
Signed
12
Khalid Jones
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Duncan, SC
James Byrnes High School
6'1''
228
80
Nrthwestrn
Signed
13
Nick Tarburton
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Perkasie, PA
Pennridge High School
6'4''
242
80
Penn State
Signed
14
Matthew Bauer
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Erie, PA
Cathedral Prep School
6'3''
205
80
Notre Dame
Signed
15
Eriq Gilyard
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Jacksonville, FL
Trinity Christian Academy
5'10''
225
80
UCF
Signed
16
Justice Dingle
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Bowling Green, KY
Bowling Green High School
6'3''
243
79
Georgia Tech
Signed
17
Bumper Pool
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Allen, TX
Lovejoy High School
6'3''
213
79
Arkansas
Signed
18
Daniel Bolden
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Cincinnati, OH
Colerain High School
6'1''
218
79
Toledo
Signed
19
Caleb Johnson
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Columbus, GA
Northside High School
6'3''
245
78
Auburn
Signed
20
Elijah Adams
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Rock Hill, SC
South Pointe High School
5'11''
231
78
Virginia Tech
Signed
21
Donovan Georges
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Hialeah, FL
Champagnat Catholic High School
6'1''
237
78
Florida Int
Signed
22
Jacoby Simpson
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Houston, TX
MacArthur High School
6'1''
225
78
TCU
Signed
23
Ben Wilson
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Sumner, WA
Sumner High School
6'2''
210
77
TCU
Signed
24
M.J. Tafisi
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Sandy, UT
Alta High School
6'1''
220
77
Washington
Signed
25
Blake Barron
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Rockwall, TX
Rockwall High School
6'0''
220
77
Oklahoma St
Signed
26
Antwuan Johnson
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Huber Heights, OH
Wayne High School
6'0''
239
76
Bowling Green
Signed
27
James Miller
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Seffner, FL
Armwood High School
6'1''
220
76
Indiana
Signed
28
C.J. Goetz
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Waukesha, WI
Catholic Memorial High School
6'4''
217
76
Wisconsin
Signed
29
Ernest Jones
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Waycross, GA
Ware County High School
6'2''
215
76
S Carolina
Signed
30
Jack Sanborn
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Lake Zurich, IL
Lake Zurich Senior High School
6'1''
210
76
Wisconsin
Signed
31
Vinny DePalma
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Wayne, NJ
DePaul Catholic High School
6'0''
224
76
Boston College
Signed
32
Clyde Moore
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Newport Beach, CA
Corona Del Mar High School
6'1''
225
76
Colorado
Signed
33
Jaylen Moody
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Conway, SC
Conway High School
6'1''
225
75
Alabama
Signed
34
Ed Warinner
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Powell, OH
Olentangy Liberty High School
6'2''
225
75
Michigan St
Signed
35
Kenny Bastida
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Deerfield Beach, FL
Deerfield Beach High School
6'1''
220
75
Kansas
Signed
36
Nicholas Bolton
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Frisco, TX
Lone Star High School
5'11''
235
74
Missouri
Signed
37
Jett Johnson
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Tupelo, MS
Tupelo High School
6'3''
220
74
Miss. St
Signed
38
D.J. Schramm
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Fresno, CA
Clovis West High School
6'1''
215
74
Boise State
Signed
39
Ryan Smenda
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Jacksonville, FL
Fleming High School
6'2''
204
74
Wake Forest
Signed
40
Josh Chandler
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Canton, OH
McKinley High School
6'0''
217
74
W Virginia
Signed
41
Chris Fatilua
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
San Diego, CA
Madison High School
6'2''
220
74
California
Signed
42
Donavan Mutin
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Klein, TX
Klein Collins High School
6'1''
220
73
Houston
Signed
43
Issaiah Johnson
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Los Alamitos, CA
Los Alamitos High School
6'2''
220
73
Arizona
Signed
44
Joseph Sparacio
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Naples, FL
First Baptist Academy
5'11''
215
73
Boston College
Signed
45
JaQuez Jackson
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Fort Valley, GA
Peach County High School
6'0''
210
73
Georgia Tech
Signed
46
JaCorey Johns
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Cartersville, GA
Cartersville High School
6'3''
220
73
Wake Forest
Signed
47
Tahj Brown
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Donaldsonville, LA
Donaldsonville High School
6'3''
256
72
Houston
Signed
48
Darien Butler
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Harbor City, CA
Narbonne High School
5'11''
238
72
Arizona St
Signed
49
Andrew Parker
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
New Orleans, LA
Sophie B. Wright Charter School
6'1''
220
72
Arkansas
Signed
50
Nick DeNucci
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Sparta, NJ
Pope John XXIII High School
6'1''
225
72
Boston College
Signed
51
Christian LaValle
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Viejo High School
6'0''
215
72
Arizona St
Signed
52
Cameron Wilkins
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Del Valle, TX
Del Valle High School
6'1''
234
72
Missouri
Signed
53
Jackson Barrow
Video |
Scouts Report
ILB
Indianapolis, IN
Cathedral High School
6'1''
205
72
Toledo
Signed
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