PRZPA StockUp Showcase: Unranked Spotlight
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We at Prep Redzone pride ourselves on providing exposure for athletes across any area as well as any level. Many unranked prospects attended our camp, there’s no better way to land a spot on said rankings than performing well in front of scouts. Many did this past Friday night. Many are listed below. I’ll be giving a quick eval on each unranked prospect as well as stating what they provide to their respective teams. No ranking can ever be guaranteed, but these prospects are one step closer.
[player_tooltip player_id="281291" first="Eddie" last="Bowen"] | 5’11, 176 | DL
Here’s an incoming freshman who many at Archbishop Wood are excited about. Came into the camp registering as a defensive lineman, but has the hand-eye coordination and natural hands to potentially make noise at tight end in the future. Ran a great 40 at the camp, sub 4.8. He produces like we expect him to, he’ll earn that ranking.
[player_tooltip player_id="280353" first="Raytel" last="Bryant"] | 5’6, 175 | DB
One of three "Top Performers" on this unranked list. No performance at a camp can 100% earn you a ranking, but if they could Raytel would have taken it. The best overall defensive back performance outside of Rawlison. Harrisburg has yet another stud sophomore in Bryant, who has a ton of room to fill underneath his pads. Ball locating and hip fluidity is a bit advanced for his age.
[player_tooltip player_id="267356" first="Colten" last="Danel"] | 5’8, 222 | DL
Plugged this kid’s tape on after seeing he had signed up. Relatively unknown to me beforehand. He showed off some impressive upper and lower body strength. He finishes runs and tackles with authority. The 2nd-Team All-Camp defender came into the event with the same mindset. I’m a fan from here on out.
[player_tooltip player_id="281299" first="Wyatt" last="Heistand"] | 5’11, 202 | LB
Couldn’t dig up too much out of Wyatt before the event. Didn’t matter. Unranked out of Gettysburg, the junior went on to impress mightily during the testing portion of the event. Won’t just yet release the kid’s scores, but they were good enough to land the LB/RB on our 2nd-Team All-Camp list.
[player_tooltip player_id="280231" first="Jayden" last="Johnson"] | 5’6, 153 | RB
Another "Top Performer" at his position. Coaches running the camp, as well as the coaches evaluating, all noted that Jayden’s play stood out to them. As far as a ranking goes, Johnson was well on his way to a ranking before the event. Was a late watch by the ranking team. Love his lateral speed and agility combo.
[player_tooltip player_id="281290" first="Nelson" last="Mejias"] | 5’7, 139 | WR
Here’s a freshman wideout/athlete out of Milton Hershey whose film I just plugged in before writing this piece. Almost all of his early production is in the screen-game behind the line of scrimmage, which should tell you that his JV coach trusts him as a play-maker and wants the ball in his hands. Awesome sign early in his development.
[player_tooltip player_id="120465" first="Brett" last="Nye"] | 6’1, 217 | QB
[player_tooltip player_id="120465" first="Brett" last="Nye"] not being ranked to this point is 100% an oversight. Not sure how someone of this kid’s caliber slipped through the cracks. Ranking incoming for the Shamokin junior. I wrote the kid might have a D2 floor but he isn’t on our rankings. One has got to change! He’s a frequent worker/camper. His feet match his eyes in the pocket and shows off a smooth, effortless release.
[player_tooltip player_id="281272" first="Gavin" last="Picard"] | 6’4, 180 | WR
Love what the Avon Grove sophomore brings to the table. Originally listed at 6’2, came in at 6’4. Already a huge plus when projecting the kid to tight-end. Along with the obvious height is a little bit of subtlety out of his breaks. Potential to play as a big safety as well. Athletic enough to hurt teams out in the flats and in curl zones.
[player_tooltip player_id="270361" first="Roger" last="Romany Walker"] 2022 | RB
If I could update the senior rankings one last time, [player_tooltip player_id="270361" first="Roger" last="Romany Walker"] would be on the list, and relatively higher than expected. The Hanover product produces at numerous areas of the field, providing position versatility on both sides of the ball. Senior tape below.
https://twitter.com/rog_walker/status/1480612010786275328?s=20&t=vDnxN7jHX5fljFSEhIq8hA
[player_tooltip player_id="281256" first="Corey" last="Schock"] | 5’9, 173 | QB
[player_tooltip player_id="281265" first="Samuel" last="Smalls"] | 5’7, 160 | WR
Above are two players without too much film online. Both are young prospects who caught my eye a couple of times Friday night. So much so that I wanted to name [player_tooltip player_id="281265" first="Samuel" last="Smalls"] to the 2nd-Team All-Camp list. Didn’t make that cut but still showed some solid acceleration off the line. I like [player_tooltip player_id="281256" first="Corey" last="Schock"]’s early skillset as well, a freshman out of Owen J. Roberts.
[player_tooltip player_id="268100" first="Soren" last="Stoltzfus"] | 6’1, 280 | OL
Was an absolute pleasure hosting this kid. I really like our 2024 rankings with just under 300 prospects on it. Soren wasn’t one of those 300, which will change very very soon. The only 1st-Team camper that is currently unranked. All eyes are on him moving forward.
[player_tooltip player_id="267356" first="Colten" last="Danel"] | 5’8, 222 | DL
Plugged this kid’s tape on after seeing he had signed up. Relatively unknown to me beforehand. He showed off some impressive upper and lower body strength. He finishes runs and tackles with authority. The 2nd-Team All-Camp defender came into the event with the same mindset. I’m a fan from here on out.
[player_tooltip player_id="281299" first="Wyatt" last="Heistand"] | 5’11, 202 | LB
Couldn’t dig up too much out of Wyatt before the event. Didn’t matter. Unranked out of Gettysburg, the junior went on to impress mightily during the testing portion of the event. Won’t just yet release the kid’s scores, but they were good enough to land the LB/RB on our 2nd-Team All-Camp list.
[player_tooltip player_id="280231" first="Jayden" last="Johnson"] | 5’6, 153 | RB
Another "Top Performer" at his position. Coaches running the camp, as well as the coaches evaluating, all noted that Jayden’s play stood out to them. As far as a ranking goes, Johnson was well on his way to a ranking before the event. Was a late watch by the ranking team. Love his lateral speed and agility combo.
[player_tooltip player_id="281290" first="Nelson" last="Mejias"] | 5’7, 139 | WR
Here’s a freshman wideout/athlete out of Milton Hershey whose film I just plugged in before writing this piece. Almost all of his early production is in the screen-game behind the line of scrimmage, which should tell you that his JV coach trusts him as a play-maker and wants the ball in his hands. Awesome sign early in his development.
[player_tooltip player_id="120465" first="Brett" last="Nye"] | 6’1, 217 | QB
[player_tooltip player_id="120465" first="Brett" last="Nye"] not being ranked to this point is 100% an oversight. Not sure how someone of this kid’s caliber slipped through the cracks. Ranking incoming for the Shamokin junior. I wrote the kid might have a D2 floor but he isn’t on our rankings. One has got to change! He’s a frequent worker/camper. His feet match his eyes in the pocket and shows off a smooth, effortless release.
[player_tooltip player_id="281272" first="Gavin" last="Picard"] | 6’4, 180 | WR
Love what the Avon Grove sophomore brings to the table. Originally listed at 6’2, came in at 6’4. Already a huge plus when projecting the kid to tight-end. Along with the obvious height is a little bit of subtlety out of his breaks. Potential to play as a big safety as well. Athletic enough to hurt teams out in the flats and in curl zones.
[player_tooltip player_id="270361" first="Roger" last="Romany Walker"] 2022 | RB
If I could update the senior rankings one last time, [player_tooltip player_id="270361" first="Roger" last="Romany Walker"] would be on the list, and relatively higher than expected. The Hanover product produces at numerous areas of the field, providing position versatility on both sides of the ball. Senior tape below.
https://twitter.com/rog_walker/status/1480612010786275328?s=20&t=vDnxN7jHX5fljFSEhIq8hA
[player_tooltip player_id="281256" first="Corey" last="Schock"] | 5’9, 173 | QB
[player_tooltip player_id="281265" first="Samuel" last="Smalls"] | 5’7, 160 | WR
Above are two players without too much film online. Both are young prospects who caught my eye a couple of times Friday night. So much so that I wanted to name [player_tooltip player_id="281265" first="Samuel" last="Smalls"] to the 2nd-Team All-Camp list. Didn’t make that cut but still showed some solid acceleration off the line. I like [player_tooltip player_id="281256" first="Corey" last="Schock"]’s early skillset as well, a freshman out of Owen J. Roberts.
[player_tooltip player_id="268100" first="Soren" last="Stoltzfus"] | 6’1, 280 | OL
Was an absolute pleasure hosting this kid. I really like our 2024 rankings with just under 300 prospects on it. Soren wasn’t one of those 300, which will change very very soon. The only 1st-Team camper that is currently unranked. All eyes are on him moving forward.
