Top 2023 prospect M’Pemba transfers to IMG
The unusual 2020-21 school year has produced plenty of storylines for St. Louis area football teams, from the late start for some schools in the fall to the abbreviated spring season. Among the unique circumstances has been the transfers of…
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Continue ReadingThe unusual 2020-21 school year has produced plenty of storylines for St. Louis area football teams, from the late start for some schools in the fall to the abbreviated spring season. Among the unique circumstances has been the transfers of two top talents from the state of Missouri.
Earlier this offseason Class of 2021 standout wide receiver Luther Burden, a two-sport star at Cardinal Ritter who had already verbally committed to the University of Oklahoma, announced he was transferring across the Mississippi River to Illinois powerhouse program East St. Louis for his final high school season.
The next big move came in recent weeks when Ladue High School standout Samuel M’Pemba Samuel M’Pemba 6'4" | 225 lbs | DL Ladue | 2023 FL , a unique two-way talent in the Class of 2023, announced he was transferring to IMG Academy in Florida.
M’Pemba, who was ranked by Prep Redzone as the second-best defensive line prospect and No. 5 overall prospect in Missouri in his class, stands 6-feet-4 and 230 pounds and is a sought-after prospect who could end up playing defensive end, tight end or even possibly wide receiver at the next level.
M’Pemba has already attracted scholarship offers from coast to coast, including several of the top programs in college football. His first Division I offer came from the University of Texas last May and before the end of his sophomore season he already had offers from Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Missouri, Illinois, Washington and Florida State.
Then came a recruiting surge in February. Penn State offered on February 18. Oklahoma offered on February 19. Alabama offered on February 23. Oregon offered on February 24.
Now M’Pemba heads to the Sunshine State as a national recruit with attention from every top college program in the country.