Elite Talent Performs Strong at the #RoarCity Mega Camp
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Wednesday on the campus of Tennessee State University, top talent from all across the state and the country embarked on the 2021 #RoarCity Mega Camp and the event was more than a success, it was a smashing hit.
Not only did significant talent attend the event but a large group of collegiate coaches ranging from the ACC, Big 10 and SEC all the way down to FCS and the NAIA came to Nashville to evaluate prospects.
The college coaches got what they came to see as some of the best in-state talent was in attendance and several prospects walked away with new offers.
The quarterback position was stacked with guys who many on the recruiting scene already know about and they did not disappoint. Among the top names in attendance include
Chris Parson
Chris
Parson
6'0" | 190 lbs | QB
Ravenwood | 2023
State
TN
(Ravenwood '23),
Braylen Ragland
Braylen
Ragland
6'2" | 185 lbs | QB
Bartlett | 2023
State
TN
(White Station '23),
Ryan Damron
Ryan
Damron
6'0" | 185 lbs | QB
Henry County | 2023
State
TN
(Henry Co. '23), Drew Viotto (Walled Lake Western, MI'23),
Jaylen Abston
Jaylen
Abston
6'2" | 180 lbs | QB
Lebanon | 2023
State
TN
(Lebanon), Robbie Roper (Roswell, Ga),
Braden Graham
Braden
Graham
6'1" | 200 lbs | QB
Riverdale | 2024
State
TN
(Lipscomb Acad. '24) and
Jordan Bell
Jordan
Bell
6'2" | 190 lbs | ATH
Munford | 2024
State
TN
(Munford '24).
Not to be overshadowed by the group above, Mt. Juliet (QB)
Griffin Throneberry
Griffin
Throneberry
6'3" | 190 lbs | ATH
Mt. Juliet | 2023
State
TN
('23) and Tullahoma's (QB)
Ryan Scott
Ryan
Scott
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Knoxville West | 2024
State
TN
had strong performances as well. Throneberry is a rising junior with a lot of athletic potential and Scott has a big arm with strong mechanics and accuracy.
The youth at running back yesterday at Tennessee St. was the talk of the group as several guys had stand out days and certainly put themselves on the map to be recruited.
Among the top guys are
Nakelin McAfee
Nakelin
McAfee
5'10" | 190 lbs | RB
The King's Academy | 2022
State
TN
(King's Acad.),
Tre Hartwell
Tre
Hartwell
6'0" | 220 lbs | RB
Independence | 2023
State
TN
(Indy '23),
Arion Carter
Arion
Carter
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Smyrna | 2023
State
TN
(Smyrna '23),
Stef Ponder
Stef
Ponder
6'0" | 210 lbs | LB
Father Ryan | 2023
State
TN
(Father Ryan '23),
Ahmad Miller
Ahmad
Miller
6'0" | 205 lbs | RB
Whitehaven | 2023
State
TN
(Briarcrest '23),
Keion Irby
Keion
Irby
5'10" | 195 lbs | RB
Mt. Juliet | 2023
TN
(Mt. Juliet '23),
Noah Vaughn
Noah
Vaughn
5'9" | 185 lbs | RB
Maryville | 2023
State
TN
(Maryville '23) and 2024 stud
Joe Williams
Joe
Williams
6'0" | 195 lbs | RB
Melrose | 2024
State
TN
('24) from Whitehaven.
All eight of these running backs are legit college prospects with several of them already holding offers. Hartwell, Miller, McAfee and Williams in particular had really strong days and impressed everyone in attendance.
Moving on to the pass catchers, the collection of receivers and tight ends at camp were impressive and it was a good mixture of guys with size and speed along with multiple prospects who had breakout days.
The top prospects many may know about include
Barion Brown
Barion
Brown
6'1" | 165 lbs | WR
Pearl-Cohn | 2022
State
TN
(Pearl Cohn),
Andrew Paige
Andrew
Paige
6'4" | 210 lbs | TE
Beech | 2022
State
TN
and
Jackson Long
Jackson
Long
6'5" | 220 lbs | TE
Beech | 2022
State
TN
from Beech,
Jacob Page
Jacob
Page
6'2" | 185 lbs | WR
Blackman | 2023
State
TN
(Ensworth '23),
Dylan Wroblewski
Dylan
Wroblewski
6'1" | 190 lbs | WR
Lipscomb Academy | 2023
State
TN
(Franklin '23),
Nate Spillman
Nate
Spillman
6'3" | 195 lbs | WR
Lipscomb Academy | 2023
State
TN
(Lipscomb Acad.) TE Thomas Jewitt (Strake Jesuit, Tx) and
Ondre Evans
Ondre
Evans
6'1" | 185 lbs | DB
CPA | 2024
State
TN
('24) from Pearl Cohn.
Brown is one of the elite receivers in the country. Paige and Long are two highly impressive young men that should see a massive influx of offers very soon. Page, Wroblewski and Spillman are all impressive talents that bring a lot of tools to the football field.
Evans might be the most impressive talent I saw at receiver yesterday. The guy is young which means he has scary potential. Evans has size, a physical build and the guy can fly! Tennessee extended an offer yesterday to Evans and they won't be his last Power Five offer.
Taking a look at the trenches, the offensive and defensive line not only had a large group of attendees but some serious talent as well, including multiple Power Five level guys.
Among those in attendance were Breon Key and Kamari Landers out of Michigan,
Ian Poe
Ian
Poe
6'4" | 295 lbs | OL
Tullahoma | 2022
State
TN
(Tullahoma),
Garrett Smith
Garrett
Smith
6'3" | 290 lbs | OL
Portland | 2022
TN
(Portland),
Owen Sacks
Owen
Sacks
6'2" | 295 lbs | OL
Page | 2022
State
TN
(Page), Zack Plunk (Knox. Halls),
Gus Hill
Gus
Hill
6'4" | 295 lbs | OL
Fayetteville | 2022
State
TN
(Fayetteville),
JaDarious Lee
JaDarious
Lee
6'4" | 305 lbs | OL
Pearl-Cohn | 2022
State
TN
(Pearl Cohn),
Joe Crocker
Joe
Crocker
6'6" | 310 lbs | OL
Frank Hughes | 2023
State
TN
(FRA '23) and
Cal Grubbs
Cal
Grubbs
6'4" | 290 lbs | OL
Maryville | 2023
State
TN
('23) from Maryville.
We also had four highly talented linemen who did not perform in camp but was in attendance to mix it up with college coaches. Those prospects were
Jacob Hood
Jacob
Hood
6'8" | 330 lbs | OL
Hillsboro | 2022
TN
(Hillsboro),
Fisher Anderson
Fisher
Anderson
6'7" | 275 lbs | OL
Franklin | 2022
State
TN
(Franklin) and 2023 standouts
Luke Brown
Luke
Brown
6'6" | 305 lbs | OL
Henry County | 2023
State
TN
(Henry Co.) and
Eli Freeman
Eli
Freeman
6'5" | 285 lbs | OL
Lebanon | 2023
State
TN
from Lebanon.
Their counterparts on the D-line had some formidable guys who really had strong performances and took steps in the right direction towards becoming a recruited prospect.
Clay Barrett
Clay
Barrett
6'3" | 240 lbs | DL
Cookeville | 2022
State
TN
from Cookeville,
Jeffrey Pillows
Jeffrey
Pillows
6'0" | 290 lbs | DL
Mt. Juliet | 2022
State
TN
from Mt. Juliet,
Matthew Plunkett
Matthew
Plunkett
6'4" | 220 lbs | DL
McCallie | 2022
State
TN
from McCallie and
Marceo Collins, Jr
Marceo
Collins, Jr
6'3" | 250 lbs | DL
Baylor School | 2023
State
TN
('23) from Baylor were four defensive linemen I felt had stellar days and really took advantage of the opportunity presented
Pillows has already added offers from Tn Tech and Bethel since yesterday and I would expect the other three to add offers sometime in the near future.
Those weren't the only defensive linemen who had good days. Among the others who had shining moments was
Eric Gaston
Eric
Gaston
6'5" | 270 lbs | DL
Cane Ridge | 2022
State
TN
(Cane Ridge), Matthew Bell (Hillsboro ‘23),
Ethan Jones
Ethan
Jones
6'2" | 275 lbs | DL
Lausanne Collegiate | 2023
State
TN
(St. Benedict's ‘23),
Harrison Jackson
Harrison
Jackson
6'3" | 265 lbs | DL
MBA | 2022
State
TN
(MBA),
Joshua Jones
Joshua
Jones
6'1" | 285 lbs | DL
USJ | 2022
State
TN
(USJ),
Austyn Keen
Austyn
Keen
6'4" | 215 lbs | DL
Beech | 2022
State
TN
(Beech),
Kevin Bradley
Kevin
Bradley
6'4" | 280 lbs | DL
Nashville Christian | 2023
TN
(NCS ‘23) and Carson Gentle ('24) from McCallie, who already sports multiple P5 offers.
Looking over the linebackers, we had an absolutely loaded group that saw multiple guys walk away with offers. The main traits you found in the group were guys who could run, cover and certainly play physical.
2023 Mt. Juliet (LB)
Ethan Crisp
Ethan
Crisp
6'3" | 205 lbs | LB
Mt. Juliet | 2023
State
TN
was the top in-state name in attendance and even though the Golden Bears star defender has been on the road non-stop, visiting and camping with colleges, he still showed up, competed during drills and put together another strong showing. He ended the day earning an offer from Florida.
Two more top guys to mention are
Bryan Longwell
Bryan
Longwell
6'1" | 225 lbs | LB
Lipscomb Academy | 2023
State
TN
from Lipscomb Academy who has an offer from Liberty and
Caulen Dunn
Caulen
Dunn
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Collierville | 2022
State
TN
from Collierville who is a recent transfer into the Dragons program. He added an offer from Tennessee St. after his strong camp performance.
We also had some significant names from out of town that walked into camp with offers in hand. Among those guys include Aaron Alexander (Belleville, MI), Cameron Dyson (Belleville, MI), Aidan Vaughan (Walled Lake Western, MI), Brayden Courser (Det. Catholic), Brock Mozoki (Tabor Acad, MA ‘23) and Jalin Edwards (‘24) from Grissom, Alabama.
The in-state talent came out and performed just as strong. We had a few guys walk away with offers after the camp and others who put themselves on the radar of several collegiate coaches.
Among the top guys from camp were
Braden Kaiser
Braden
Kaiser
6'3" | 225 lbs | LB
Siegel | 2022
State
TN
(Siegel),
Jason Foust
Jason
Foust
6'0" | 195 lbs | LB/TE
Powell | 2023
TN
(Elizabethton ‘23),
Cade Apple
Cade
Apple
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Cookeville | 2022
State
TN
(Cookeville),
Khaden Walker
Khaden
Walker
6'2" | 225 lbs | LB
Jackson North Side | 2022
State
TN
(Jackson North-Side),
Edwin Spillman
Edwin
Spillman
6'3" | 215 lbs | LB
Lipscomb Academy | 2024
State
TN
(Lipscomb Acad. 24),
Brayden Hoy
Brayden
Hoy
5'11" | 210 lbs | LB
Maryville | 2022
TN
(Maryville),
Anthony Brewer
Anthony
Brewer
6'0" | 205 lbs | LB
Haywood | 2022
State
TN
(Haywood)
DaCorian Jones-Montgomery
DaCorian
Jones-Montgomery
6'1" | 220 lbs | LB
Baylor School | 2022
State
TN
(Baylor) and
Blake Johnson
Blake
Johnson
6'2" | 220 lbs | DL
Bradley Central | 2022
TN
from Bradley Central.
The last position group to talk about was possibly the deepest and most talented crop of prospects at camp and that's the defensive backs.
It honestly was hard to pick a top standout as we had so many talented guys in attendance who either have big time college offers or are on the verge of adding them.
Hard call to not list everybody in camp because the defensive backs were really that deep but the guys in attendance included D'Arco Perkins (Stratford),
James Reed III
James
Reed III
5'11" | 180 lbs | DB
Father Ryan | 2022
State
TN
(Father Ryan),
Jaxon Hammond
Jaxon
Hammond
5'11" | 160 lbs | DB
Christian Brothers | 2023
State
TN
(CBHS ‘23),
Charles Ingram V
Charles
Ingram V
5'11" | 180 lbs | DB
Ensworth | 2022
State
TN
(Ensworth),
Kaleb Beasley
Kaleb
Beasley
6'1" | 175 lbs | DB
Lipscomb Academy | 2024
State
TN
(Lipscomb Acad. ‘24),
LaMarion Pierce
LaMarion
Pierce
5'11" | 180 lbs | DB
Marshall County | 2022
State
TN
(Marshall Co.),
Major Newman
Major
Newman
6'3" | 190 lbs | LB
Alcoa | 2022
State
TN
(Alcoa), Dewaine Trotter (Pearl Cohn),
Roland McGhee
Roland
McGhee
6'1" | 185 lbs | DB
Ensworth | 2022
State
TN
(Ensworth),
Jeremiah Jordan
Jeremiah
Jordan
6'2" | 190 lbs | DB
Cordova | 2022
State
TN
(Cordova),
Dyson Bell
Dyson
Bell
6'3" | 185 lbs | DB
Riverdale | 2023
State
TN
(Blackman '23) and
Jaylen Thompson
Jaylen
Thompson
6'2" | 175 lbs | DB
Riverdale | 2024
State
TN
('24) from Siegel.
What we also had at the Roar City Mega Camp was super talented and high profile out of state defensive backs that came to Nashville and put on a show.
The five top names to mention here are Christian Rapley (Belleville, MI) Jeremiah Caldwell (Belleville, MI), Aaron Gates (Trinity Chrst., Ga) and two youngsters in Caleb Williams from Canton (MI) and John Slaughter from Southhaven (MS).
This camp overall was an absolute hit, especially when you look at all the top talent that attended and the large group of college coaches that were there. The prospects more than anybody was able to display their talents and network with a lot of people in the industry they strive to be a part of, so the Roar City Mega Camp was a major success for everyone involved.
Chris
Parson
6'0" | 190 lbs | QB
Ravenwood | 2023
State
TN
(Ravenwood '23),
Braylen Ragland
Braylen
Ragland
6'2" | 185 lbs | QB
Bartlett | 2023
State
TN
(White Station '23),
Ryan Damron
Ryan
Damron
6'0" | 185 lbs | QB
Henry County | 2023
State
TN
(Henry Co. '23), Drew Viotto (Walled Lake Western, MI'23),
Jaylen Abston
Jaylen
Abston
6'2" | 180 lbs | QB
Lebanon | 2023
State
TN
(Lebanon), Robbie Roper (Roswell, Ga),
Braden Graham
Braden
Graham
6'1" | 200 lbs | QB
Riverdale | 2024
State
TN
(Lipscomb Acad. '24) and
Jordan Bell
Jordan
Bell
6'2" | 190 lbs | ATH
Munford | 2024
State
TN
(Munford '24).
Not to be overshadowed by the group above, Mt. Juliet (QB)
Griffin Throneberry
Griffin
Throneberry
6'3" | 190 lbs | ATH
Mt. Juliet | 2023
State
TN
('23) and Tullahoma's (QB)
Ryan Scott
Ryan
Scott
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Knoxville West | 2024
State
TN
had strong performances as well. Throneberry is a rising junior with a lot of athletic potential and Scott has a big arm with strong mechanics and accuracy.
The youth at running back yesterday at Tennessee St. was the talk of the group as several guys had stand out days and certainly put themselves on the map to be recruited.
Among the top guys are
Nakelin McAfee
Nakelin
McAfee
5'10" | 190 lbs | RB
The King's Academy | 2022
State
TN
(King's Acad.),
Tre Hartwell
Tre
Hartwell
6'0" | 220 lbs | RB
Independence | 2023
State
TN
(Indy '23),
Arion Carter
Arion
Carter
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Smyrna | 2023
State
TN
(Smyrna '23),
Stef Ponder
Stef
Ponder
6'0" | 210 lbs | LB
Father Ryan | 2023
State
TN
(Father Ryan '23),
Ahmad Miller
Ahmad
Miller
6'0" | 205 lbs | RB
Whitehaven | 2023
State
TN
(Briarcrest '23),
Keion Irby
Keion
Irby
5'10" | 195 lbs | RB
Mt. Juliet | 2023
TN
(Mt. Juliet '23),
Noah Vaughn
Noah
Vaughn
5'9" | 185 lbs | RB
Maryville | 2023
State
TN
(Maryville '23) and 2024 stud
Joe Williams
Joe
Williams
6'0" | 195 lbs | RB
Melrose | 2024
State
TN
('24) from Whitehaven.
All eight of these running backs are legit college prospects with several of them already holding offers. Hartwell, Miller, McAfee and Williams in particular had really strong days and impressed everyone in attendance.
Moving on to the pass catchers, the collection of receivers and tight ends at camp were impressive and it was a good mixture of guys with size and speed along with multiple prospects who had breakout days.
The top prospects many may know about include
Barion Brown
Barion
Brown
6'1" | 165 lbs | WR
Pearl-Cohn | 2022
State
TN
(Pearl Cohn),
Andrew Paige
Andrew
Paige
6'4" | 210 lbs | TE
Beech | 2022
State
TN
and
Jackson Long
Jackson
Long
6'5" | 220 lbs | TE
Beech | 2022
State
TN
from Beech,
Jacob Page
Jacob
Page
6'2" | 185 lbs | WR
Blackman | 2023
State
TN
(Ensworth '23),
Dylan Wroblewski
Dylan
Wroblewski
6'1" | 190 lbs | WR
Lipscomb Academy | 2023
State
TN
(Franklin '23),
Nate Spillman
Nate
Spillman
6'3" | 195 lbs | WR
Lipscomb Academy | 2023
State
TN
(Lipscomb Acad.) TE Thomas Jewitt (Strake Jesuit, Tx) and
Ondre Evans
Ondre
Evans
6'1" | 185 lbs | DB
CPA | 2024
State
TN
('24) from Pearl Cohn.
Brown is one of the elite receivers in the country. Paige and Long are two highly impressive young men that should see a massive influx of offers very soon. Page, Wroblewski and Spillman are all impressive talents that bring a lot of tools to the football field.
Evans might be the most impressive talent I saw at receiver yesterday. The guy is young which means he has scary potential. Evans has size, a physical build and the guy can fly! Tennessee extended an offer yesterday to Evans and they won't be his last Power Five offer.
Taking a look at the trenches, the offensive and defensive line not only had a large group of attendees but some serious talent as well, including multiple Power Five level guys.
Among those in attendance were Breon Key and Kamari Landers out of Michigan,
Ian Poe
Ian
Poe
6'4" | 295 lbs | OL
Tullahoma | 2022
State
TN
(Tullahoma),
Garrett Smith
Garrett
Smith
6'3" | 290 lbs | OL
Portland | 2022
TN
(Portland),
Owen Sacks
Owen
Sacks
6'2" | 295 lbs | OL
Page | 2022
State
TN
(Page), Zack Plunk (Knox. Halls),
Gus Hill
Gus
Hill
6'4" | 295 lbs | OL
Fayetteville | 2022
State
TN
(Fayetteville),
JaDarious Lee
JaDarious
Lee
6'4" | 305 lbs | OL
Pearl-Cohn | 2022
State
TN
(Pearl Cohn),
Joe Crocker
Joe
Crocker
6'6" | 310 lbs | OL
Frank Hughes | 2023
State
TN
(FRA '23) and
Cal Grubbs
Cal
Grubbs
6'4" | 290 lbs | OL
Maryville | 2023
State
TN
('23) from Maryville.
We also had four highly talented linemen who did not perform in camp but was in attendance to mix it up with college coaches. Those prospects were
Jacob Hood
Jacob
Hood
6'8" | 330 lbs | OL
Hillsboro | 2022
TN
(Hillsboro),
Fisher Anderson
Fisher
Anderson
6'7" | 275 lbs | OL
Franklin | 2022
State
TN
(Franklin) and 2023 standouts
Luke Brown
Luke
Brown
6'6" | 305 lbs | OL
Henry County | 2023
State
TN
(Henry Co.) and
Eli Freeman
Eli
Freeman
6'5" | 285 lbs | OL
Lebanon | 2023
State
TN
from Lebanon.
Their counterparts on the D-line had some formidable guys who really had strong performances and took steps in the right direction towards becoming a recruited prospect.
Clay Barrett
Clay
Barrett
6'3" | 240 lbs | DL
Cookeville | 2022
State
TN
from Cookeville,
Jeffrey Pillows
Jeffrey
Pillows
6'0" | 290 lbs | DL
Mt. Juliet | 2022
State
TN
from Mt. Juliet,
Matthew Plunkett
Matthew
Plunkett
6'4" | 220 lbs | DL
McCallie | 2022
State
TN
from McCallie and
Marceo Collins, Jr
Marceo
Collins, Jr
6'3" | 250 lbs | DL
Baylor School | 2023
State
TN
('23) from Baylor were four defensive linemen I felt had stellar days and really took advantage of the opportunity presented
Pillows has already added offers from Tn Tech and Bethel since yesterday and I would expect the other three to add offers sometime in the near future.
Those weren't the only defensive linemen who had good days. Among the others who had shining moments was
Eric Gaston
Eric
Gaston
6'5" | 270 lbs | DL
Cane Ridge | 2022
State
TN
(Cane Ridge), Matthew Bell (Hillsboro ‘23),
Ethan Jones
Ethan
Jones
6'2" | 275 lbs | DL
Lausanne Collegiate | 2023
State
TN
(St. Benedict's ‘23),
Harrison Jackson
Harrison
Jackson
6'3" | 265 lbs | DL
MBA | 2022
State
TN
(MBA),
Joshua Jones
Joshua
Jones
6'1" | 285 lbs | DL
USJ | 2022
State
TN
(USJ),
Austyn Keen
Austyn
Keen
6'4" | 215 lbs | DL
Beech | 2022
State
TN
(Beech),
Kevin Bradley
Kevin
Bradley
6'4" | 280 lbs | DL
Nashville Christian | 2023
TN
(NCS ‘23) and Carson Gentle ('24) from McCallie, who already sports multiple P5 offers.
Looking over the linebackers, we had an absolutely loaded group that saw multiple guys walk away with offers. The main traits you found in the group were guys who could run, cover and certainly play physical.
2023 Mt. Juliet (LB)
Ethan Crisp
Ethan
Crisp
6'3" | 205 lbs | LB
Mt. Juliet | 2023
State
TN
was the top in-state name in attendance and even though the Golden Bears star defender has been on the road non-stop, visiting and camping with colleges, he still showed up, competed during drills and put together another strong showing. He ended the day earning an offer from Florida.
Two more top guys to mention are
Bryan Longwell
Bryan
Longwell
6'1" | 225 lbs | LB
Lipscomb Academy | 2023
State
TN
from Lipscomb Academy who has an offer from Liberty and
Caulen Dunn
Caulen
Dunn
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Collierville | 2022
State
TN
from Collierville who is a recent transfer into the Dragons program. He added an offer from Tennessee St. after his strong camp performance.
We also had some significant names from out of town that walked into camp with offers in hand. Among those guys include Aaron Alexander (Belleville, MI), Cameron Dyson (Belleville, MI), Aidan Vaughan (Walled Lake Western, MI), Brayden Courser (Det. Catholic), Brock Mozoki (Tabor Acad, MA ‘23) and Jalin Edwards (‘24) from Grissom, Alabama.
The in-state talent came out and performed just as strong. We had a few guys walk away with offers after the camp and others who put themselves on the radar of several collegiate coaches.
Among the top guys from camp were
Braden Kaiser
Braden
Kaiser
6'3" | 225 lbs | LB
Siegel | 2022
State
TN
(Siegel),
Jason Foust
Jason
Foust
6'0" | 195 lbs | LB/TE
Powell | 2023
TN
(Elizabethton ‘23),
Cade Apple
Cade
Apple
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Cookeville | 2022
State
TN
(Cookeville),
Khaden Walker
Khaden
Walker
6'2" | 225 lbs | LB
Jackson North Side | 2022
State
TN
(Jackson North-Side),
Edwin Spillman
Edwin
Spillman
6'3" | 215 lbs | LB
Lipscomb Academy | 2024
State
TN
(Lipscomb Acad. 24),
Brayden Hoy
Brayden
Hoy
5'11" | 210 lbs | LB
Maryville | 2022
TN
(Maryville),
Anthony Brewer
Anthony
Brewer
6'0" | 205 lbs | LB
Haywood | 2022
State
TN
(Haywood)
DaCorian Jones-Montgomery
DaCorian
Jones-Montgomery
6'1" | 220 lbs | LB
Baylor School | 2022
State
TN
(Baylor) and
Blake Johnson
Blake
Johnson
6'2" | 220 lbs | DL
Bradley Central | 2022
TN
from Bradley Central.
The last position group to talk about was possibly the deepest and most talented crop of prospects at camp and that's the defensive backs.
It honestly was hard to pick a top standout as we had so many talented guys in attendance who either have big time college offers or are on the verge of adding them.
Hard call to not list everybody in camp because the defensive backs were really that deep but the guys in attendance included D'Arco Perkins (Stratford),
James Reed III
James
Reed III
5'11" | 180 lbs | DB
Father Ryan | 2022
State
TN
(Father Ryan),
Jaxon Hammond
Jaxon
Hammond
5'11" | 160 lbs | DB
Christian Brothers | 2023
State
TN
(CBHS ‘23),
Charles Ingram V
Charles
Ingram V
5'11" | 180 lbs | DB
Ensworth | 2022
State
TN
(Ensworth),
Kaleb Beasley
Kaleb
Beasley
6'1" | 175 lbs | DB
Lipscomb Academy | 2024
State
TN
(Lipscomb Acad. ‘24),
LaMarion Pierce
LaMarion
Pierce
5'11" | 180 lbs | DB
Marshall County | 2022
State
TN
(Marshall Co.),
Major Newman
Major
Newman
6'3" | 190 lbs | LB
Alcoa | 2022
State
TN
(Alcoa), Dewaine Trotter (Pearl Cohn),
Roland McGhee
Roland
McGhee
6'1" | 185 lbs | DB
Ensworth | 2022
State
TN
(Ensworth),
Jeremiah Jordan
Jeremiah
Jordan
6'2" | 190 lbs | DB
Cordova | 2022
State
TN
(Cordova),
Dyson Bell
Dyson
Bell
6'3" | 185 lbs | DB
Riverdale | 2023
State
TN
(Blackman '23) and
Jaylen Thompson
Jaylen
Thompson
6'2" | 175 lbs | DB
Riverdale | 2024
State
TN
('24) from Siegel.
What we also had at the Roar City Mega Camp was super talented and high profile out of state defensive backs that came to Nashville and put on a show.
The five top names to mention here are Christian Rapley (Belleville, MI) Jeremiah Caldwell (Belleville, MI), Aaron Gates (Trinity Chrst., Ga) and two youngsters in Caleb Williams from Canton (MI) and John Slaughter from Southhaven (MS).
This camp overall was an absolute hit, especially when you look at all the top talent that attended and the large group of college coaches that were there. The prospects more than anybody was able to display their talents and network with a lot of people in the industry they strive to be a part of, so the Roar City Mega Camp was a major success for everyone involved.
