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#TN2022 Rankings: New Additions/Stock Risers

#TN2022 Rankings: New Additions/Stock Risers
Chris Smith
Chris Smith January 6, 2022 @ 09:15 AM
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Ellis Ellis, Jr
Ellis Ellis, Jr 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB | 2022
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Matthew Plunkett
Matthew Plunkett 6'4" | 220 lbs | DL | 2022
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Lee Molette
Lee Molette 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR | 2022
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Craig Cunningham II
Craig Cunningham II 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB | 2022
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Grayson Morgan
Grayson Morgan 6'6" | 270 lbs | OL | 2022
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Andrew Paige
Andrew Paige 6'4" | 210 lbs | TE | 2022
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Sean Williams
Sean Williams 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB | 2022
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Ben Bolton
Ben Bolton 6'3" | 215 lbs | LB | 2022
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Alex Mitchell
Alex Mitchell 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB | 2022
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LaMarion Pierce
LaMarion Pierce 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB | 2022
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">As we wrap up our look at the final #TN2022 senior prospect rankings, we take a deeper dive into the guy's who made the biggest jump and some new names that made their way onto the list. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">There are several prospects listed below that have an opportunity to make an impact on the college level with multiple others remaining uncommitted and possible “Hidden Gems.” </span> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/tennessee/rankings/2022-rankings/">#TN2022 Senior Rankings</a> <b>Biggest Risers </b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (DB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="101996" first="Jaylen" last="Lewis"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Haywood: Moved from the teens into 7th overall</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (Ath) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102027" first="Shannon" last="Blair"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Knox. West: Jumped to 12th overall (#1 rated Athlete)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (OT) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102150" first="Grayson" last="Morgan"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - MBA: Moved inside the Top 20 at 16th overall (#2 O-lineman)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (RB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102012" first="Alex" last="Broome"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Lipscomb Acad.:  Took a big jump to 17th overall from 52nd </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (TE) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102153" first="Andrew" last="Paige"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Beech: Jumped to 25th overall from 61st </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (QB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102005" first="Kyle" last="Lowe"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Fayette Ware: Moved up to 26th overall (#4 QB)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (DB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102112" first="LaMarion" last="Pierce"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Marshall Co.:  Jumped up to 33rd overall from 76th</span> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-261233" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/01/jaylewis-300x166.png" alt="" width="300" height="166" /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Lewis had a stellar senior year where he showed the ability to stay outside at cover corner within his time at Arkansas. He could be a future star with the Razorbacks; Except for here at #PRZTN, Blair is vastly underrated nationally, who at one time was committed to Michigan State. He is now on the open market and available to all; Vanderbilt might have their future left tackle in Morgan, who had a great senior year that placed him inside the Top 20 rankings; Broome mad a major jump up the senior rankings as he was one of the top stars of high school ball here in Tennessee this season. He is talented enough to push for playing time next year as a freshman at Boston College; </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Coming into the 2021 season, Paige was a little known prospect but after focusing on football harder, collegiate coaches started to see his gridiron potential. This Bucs pass catcher has much potential as anybody in the #PRZTN rankings; MTSU got a steal in Lowe, who jumped high into the Sr rankings at 26th overall; His continue progress throughout his HS career landed him with the Blue Raiders and pursued by many other high quality college programs; Pierce is an ultra talented football player that is still looking for a college home and whoever signs him, could be getting a future pro prospect; This Middle TN product is one of the top overall athletes in the entire class. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (WR) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="153072" first="Destun" last="Thomas"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Cleveland: Ranked 51st overall, moving up from 120</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (RB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="150835" first="Craig" last="Cunningham II"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Lausanne: Moved up from outside the Top 100 to 60th overall</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (WR) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="150858" first="Lee" last="Molette"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Ravenwood: Placed at 65th overall, moving up from 93rd</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (DE/OLB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="151046" first="Matthew" last="Plunkett"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - McCallie: Jumped up to 66th overall from 115 </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (DB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="153043" first="Ellis" last="Ellis, Jr"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Hendersonville: Moves up to 79th overall from 155</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (LB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102106" first="Alex" last="Mitchell"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Riverdale: Places in at 84th overall; Previously ranked at 122</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (RB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102128" first="Sean" last="Williams"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - BGA: Ranks 95th overall, jumping up from 177 </span> [caption id="attachment_237158" align="alignnone" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-237158" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2021/11/lmolette2-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /> Photo: [player_tooltip player_id="150858" first="Lee" last="Molette"][/caption]&nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400;">Headed to Memphis to play his college ball, Thomas is a big and physical wideout that produced big numbers in his career with the Raiders and has the upside to become a standout receiver with the Tigers; Cunningham made a big jump up the rankings to 60th overall after having a big senior year, where he led his team in rushing and was the main threat on a talented Lynx offense; This is an underrated back that is still on the open market; One of the hottest recruits throughout this past season was Molette as he picked up 10 plus offers and became a legit college recruit. This Raptors wideout moved up pretty far in our rankings due to his size, length and playmaking abilities. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are looking for a pass rusher with a quick 1st step, Plunkett is your guy; His ability to bend and quickly get into the backfield made Plunkett a Top 70 in-state prospect and a prospect clearly on the radar of college coaches; Coaches are missing the beat right now when it comes to recruiting Ellis, Jr as this is a talented young man that could develop at multiple roles; His versatility and physical game play launched him into the Top 100 at 79th overall; This senior season for Mitchell was a breakout year for him where he displayed and enhanced his speed, athleticism and football knowledge along with being a key cog on one of the best defenses in the state; Placing at 95th overall in our final #PRZTN Sr rankings, Willliams earned this spot after establishing himself as one of the top running backs in the Middle TN area and senior class; This is a talented back that recently added a new offer from Yale and several others will follow soon. </span> <b>New Additions</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (DE) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="196963" first="Keyron" last="Crawford"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Briarcrest Chrst.: Placed at 29th overall after being unranked</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (LB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="196967" first="Javante" last="Mackey"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Whitehaven:  Moved inside the Top 100 at 32nd after being unranked</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (LB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102132" first="Ben" last="Bolton"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Lausanne: Placed at 48th overall after being unranked</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (WR) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="196975" first="Xavier" last="Gaillardetz"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - McCallie: Jumped inside the Top 100 at 63rd overall </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (WR) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="205185" first="Mac" last="Owen"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - MUS: Previously unranked, now places at 93rd overall </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (Ath) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="220557" first="Antonyus" last="Moore"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Middle Coll.:  Moves inside the Top 100 at 98th overall </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (WR) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="222294" first="Jack" last="Rummell"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Independence:  Jumps into the rankings at 108th</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (LB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="232394" first="Ahmad" last="Paige"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Memp. Central: Previously unranked, now places at 161 overall</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (WR) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="258289" first="Dayton" last="Sneed"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - DCA: Ranked at 180 overall, previously unranked </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- (WR) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="196461" first="Nic" last="Raum"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Ravenwood: Jumps into the Top 200 at 185 overall </span> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-263233" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/01/bbolton2-300x297.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="297" /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Crawford burst onto the scene this year as an unknown guy but had a great senior year that landed him in the #PRZTN Top 30 and to Arkansas St. University.; Mackey is another under the radar talent that broke out this past season and became one of the best linebacker prospects not just in the greater Memphis area but the entire state; This Tigers linebacker has big time potential and upside; Lausanne had a linebacker in Bolton that came out of nowhere this season to become one of the top linebacker prospects in the state and he is still available for the taking; Big, strong, physical and can run, Bolton lands at the 48th spot and is worth every look a college coach can give him; Gaillardetz made the move to McCallie last offseason and it paid off big time where he became the Blue Tornado's top receiving target and a guy that placed himself squarely on the college radar; Owen stole the show this year for his MUS team as established himself as the team's go to guy and big play threat deep down the field; Ranked 93rd overall, Owen is a true under the radar talent right now still looking for a college home.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Many may not know much about Moore but this is a talented and athletic two way player that could bring a lot of value to the football field for whoever takes a chance on him; Ranked 98th overall, Moore is dynamic prospect worthy of bigger looks; Rummell came out of nowhere this year and pleasantly surprised many who watched him compete; This Eagles wideout was a force this year that defense's had a hard time stopping and his play has earned him a few FCS offers with more possibly on it's way; Ranked 161st overall, Paige is a new addition to the rankings after jumping on the radar this past season as a stout middle linebacker that finds the ball with ease; Two wide receivers in Sneed and Raum jump into the senior rankings after putting together strong senior years, especially Sneed who put up huge numbers and became one of the top producing wideouts in the state; Sneed comes in at 180 while Raum places close behind at 185th overall</span> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/tennessee/rankings/2022-rankings/">#PRZTN #TN2022 Rankings </a> <b>Notes </b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Summit (TN) linebacker </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="101983" first="Keaten" last="Wade"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">took over the number one spot in our final #PRZTN senior rankings and you can see him compete this weekend in San Antonio at the Army All-American Game. Joining Wade in Texas will be the four overall prospect as well in Pearl Cohn receiver </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="101984" first="Barion" last="Brown"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Both the offensive line and defensive back positions placed three prospects a piece within the #PRZTN Top 20. The O-line: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="101974" first="Fisher" last="Anderson"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">(Ranked 9th), Morgan (16th) and </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102004" first="Patrick" last="Kutas"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (19th overall). The defensive backs start with </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="101975" first="Kody" last="Jones"], </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">ranked in 6th place, </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="101996" first="Jaylen" last="Lewis"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">(7th) and </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="101999" first="Anthony" last="Brown"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">from Milan, coming in at 11th overall. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Here are the top uncommitted prospects based off ranking positions: Paige (25th), Pierce (33rd), </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102006" first="Camron" last="Douglas"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">(43rd), </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102020" first="Alex" last="Ford"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">(46th), Bolton (48th), </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102061" first="Evan" last="Carney"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">(52nd), </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102030" first="Kendyle" last="Ball"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">(55th), </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="101988" first="Mikeece" last="Jones"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">(56th), </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="101985" first="Tommy" last="Winton"] </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">(58th) and Cunningham II ranked 60th overall.</span> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-256673" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2021/12/aford3-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" />
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