Maryland HS Football Players to Watch: Baltimore City

Prep Redzone looks at a few players that we think you should monitor in the Baltimore City area this upcoming season. These teams saw their 2020 season wiped out because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We gathered as much information as possible on returning 2022 and 2023 players. Some teams had little for me to go on but that may change towards the start of this season. <strong>DOUGLASS</strong> <strong>Chaz Lewis/RB/2022</strong> Lewis plays in an offense that sees him getting carries on the inside and on the outside. Despite being a little undersized for the position, he runs tough and falls forward when he's tackled. <strong>Josef Manley/QB/2023</strong> Manley plays in an offense that allows him to take advantage of his mobility and athleticism at the quarterback position. His strength is running the football, and he has a good number of option plays in his highlights. When he has the football on these option plays, there's a strong chance that he may keep the football. Therefore, the defense has to worry about him, the fullback, and the tailback. Manley's ability to run the football helps him a lot when there is a play-action pass play called by his coach. <strong>Mikkel Pittman</strong>/RB/2022 <strong>Immanuel Martin</strong>/OL/2022 <strong>Jeramy Gulley/</strong>DL/2022 <strong>Bryce Dunn</strong>/WR/2022 <strong>Major Dillard/</strong>OL/2023 <strong>MERGENTHALER VO-TECH</strong> <strong>Antoine McCray</strong>/WR/2022 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="90558" first="Dontay" last="Fitzgerald"]/2022</strong> Here is what Prep Redzone's Michael Morgan had to say about Fitzgerald back in February: <blockquote>Whether at LB, or RB, he finishes every play. At LB, he looks to attack blockers and put them on the ground. When he can run downhill, he is someone to watch. At RB, he has a combination of speed and power that allows him to, either; get to the corner and make the first man miss, or burst through the line of scrimmage and put his shoulder into somebody and fight for positive yards. The balance that he shows with each move is what stands out. He is never off-balance which allows him to make the first man miss and keep moving forward for positive yards.</blockquote> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="90607" first="Kyle" last="Parker"]/RB/2022</strong> Here is what PRZ's Maryland's Michael Morgan had to say about Parker back in February: <blockquote>What stands out is his burst through the line of scrimmage. He can hit the hole and be upfield before the defense can react. When he gets upfield, the first defender usually misses. He has enough speed to beat linebackers and maintains it throughout his runs. Parker is also willing to be physical with defenders. He has the mindset to finish every run, and it shows. Numerous runs of his end with a defender on the ground, or with him on top of a tackler.</blockquote> <strong>Aiden Robinson</strong>/OL/2022 <strong>Kylish Hicks/</strong>DB/2022 <strong>Khalil Speaks</strong>/LB/2022 <strong>NEW ERA ACADEMY</strong> <strong>Kalil Nichols</strong>/RB/2022 <strong>Keon Clark</strong>/QB/2022 <strong>PATTERSON</strong> <strong>Corey Coleman</strong>/WR/2022 <strong>POLY</strong> <strong>Keith Norris Jr./DL/2022</strong> Norris, who plays defensive tackle/nose guard, isn't the fastest getting off of the football. But, he is persistent and keeps coming until he makes the tackle. <strong>Kevin Sherman/DB/2022</strong> There's two things that stand out in the first five plays of Sherman's highlights. One, he does a great job of high-pointing the ball as he makes the interception in two of the plays. Two, he is physical and lays the wood on running backs and receivers. <strong>Royel Fairfax-Byrd</strong>/DB/2022 <strong>Zachariah Toland/</strong>OL/2022 &nbsp;