South Carolina’s Best Zones For PRZ’s Top-10 Talent (Part 1)
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From the Lowcountry to the Upstate, the Pee Dee to the CSRA, the Midlands up to the Charlotte suburbs, talent is everywhere. The six zones of South Carolina’s prep football landscape are all represented in droves when it comes to…
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Continue ReadingFrom the Lowcountry to the Upstate, the Pee Dee to the CSRA, the Midlands up to the Charlotte suburbs, talent is everywhere.
The six zones of South Carolina’s prep football landscape are all represented in droves when it comes to our Class of 2022, 2023 and 2024 rankings. But which of the six has at least temporary bragging rights when it comes to the Palmetto State’s top 30 players?
Using the 10 highest-ranked players in each of those classes, we broke them down by zone. Yes, some of those are bigger than others, with more schools in bigger classifications to boot. However, this two-part series will highlight a clear trend in recruiting.
Talent begets talent.
PEE DEE (1)
Adam Randall Adam Randall 6'3" | 200 lbs | WR Myrtle Beach | 2022 State SC may end up being the best college receiver to come out of the Pee Dee since Bryan Edwards, the former South Carolina Gamecocks record-breaking big man. Randall played alongside current North Carolina freshman JJ Jones JJ Jones 6'3" | 195 lbs | WR Myrtle Beach | 2021 State SC at Myrtle Beach last season, and in 2021, Randall is going to be Priority No. 1 for opposing defenses before heading on to Clemson.
CLT SUBURBS (2)
Part of the area, Rock Hill, is known as Football City, U.S.A., thanks to its propensity to send players to big-time schools and then the NFL. Northwestern offensive lineman Jordan Knox Jordan Knox 6'4" | 295 lbs | OL Northwestern | 2023 State SC (6-foot-4, 295 pounds) already has an early offer from South Florida in hand with plenty more to come.
And when it comes to offers, no rising player in South Carolina has more than Catawba Ridge quarterback Jadyn Davis Jadyn Davis 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Providence Day | 2024 State NC from nearby Fort Mill. He spent June bouncing from Tuscaloosa to Clemson to Norman to Columbia to Columbus.
CSRA (5)
A trio of Class of 2024 players from just east of Augusta will become household names over the next three seasons. Silver Bluff’s Traevon Dunbar Traevon Dunbar 5'10" | 205 lbs | RB Midland Valley | 2024 State SC , Ridge Spring-Monetta’s Jamarious Lockett Jamarious Lockett 5'10" | 160 lbs | ATH Gray Collegiate | 2024 State SC and Aiken’s Jayden Fuller Jayden Fuller 5'11" | 225 lbs | LB Silver Bluff | 2024 State SC each play different positions, and a slew of opportunities await them.
Rising seniors Nick Williams Nick Williams 6'5" | 300 lbs | OL Fox Creek Charter | 2022 State SC (Fox Creek) and Zack Chalmers Zack Chalmers 6'4" | 200 lbs | WR Newberry | 2022 State SC (Newberry) are entering their final years with their high school teams, but there are also an established credentials on each of their resumes.
MIDLANDS (6)
Two seniors, three juniors and a sophomore have the benefit in playing for big-name programs – and, yes, that goes for the one SCISA representative of the bunch.
Hammond’s CJ Stokes CJ Stokes 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Hammond School | 2022 State SC recently committed to Michigan (over nearby South Carolina, among his other offers). Dutch Fork’s Antonio Williams Antonio Williams 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR Dutch Fork | 2022 State SC is the second-best receiver in the state and will have his pick.
Rising juniors Xzavier McLeod Xzavier McLeod 6'5" | 320 lbs | DL Camden | 2023 State SC (Camden), Williams’ Dutch Fork teammate Jarvis Green Jarvis Green 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Dutch Fork | 2023 State SC and Irmo tailback Naahzeikial Mays Naahzeikial Mays 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Brookland-Cayce | 2023 State SC should all put up big numbers this fall. As well second-year Chapin starting quarterback Jayden Bradford Jayden Bradford 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Osceola | 2023 FL (Pictured).
Coming up in Part 2: The Upstate and the Lowcountry